BARtab :: Nightlife
Going Out, April 24-May 2, 2025 arts & nightlife events
With May just around the corner, may we bestow upon you a plethora of fun, informative, educational and beautiful arts events and nightlife revelry? Because as long as we can dance, we're happy to be a part of the revolution.
Going Out, April 17-25, 2025 arts & nightlife events
As funding for arts nonprofits gets eliminated by a hideous regime, arts events become more precious than ever. Vibrant theater, comedy nights, and benefits abound. Support your favorite art forms, and nightlife, too!
Going Out, April 10-18, 2025 arts & nightlife events
You're tough, you're smart, and you can get through it. Stocks may tumble, but arts and nightlife entertainment remain a great investment, listed each week in Going Out.
SF supervisors approve Castro Entertainment Zone
The Castro LGBTQ neighborhood is about to be able to bolster outdoor nighttime events by making it easier to drink alcohol on the street.
Crowds descend on SF as Downtown First Thursdays seeks to rewrite ‘doom loop’ narrative
Blocks used to commuters and office workers had the energy of a major pop concert or a even a rave April 3 as they bustled with people celebrating the first Downtown First Thursdays of the springtime.
Going Out, April 3-11, 2025 arts & nightlife events
We don't want to act too much like the MC in "Cabaret," but it is feeling very Weimar Republic about now. You can fight back, march, protest, call your elected officials and also try to have a good time at some point.
Going Out, March 27-April 5, 2025 arts & nightlife events
Here's a great idea for a date. Take your date someplace you've never been, and they do the same for you. Adventure awaits at art galleries, music concerts, theaters and nightclubs in the Bay Area.
Castro Night Market: photos by Steven Underhill
The monthly Castro Night Market returned on Friday, March 21, with blocked-off streets making room for visitors and venders. Local shops offered samples and wares for sale, DJed music played, and gogo dancers shook their groove things.
Going Out, March 20-28, 2025 arts & nightlife events
Sing out at your local karaoke night, or leave the vocals to the professionals at concerts and recitals. For more music, theater and nightlife pleasures, check out Going Out each week, right here.
Shake-up at Ginger's: Changes at the downtown bar as manager departs
Drag shows that have been a regular feature of late at Ginger's – the Financial District's only LGBTQ bar – will be replaced by DJ performances, and the bar will close earlier, after the bar's manager departed following issues with management.
Going Out, March 13-22, 2025 arts & nightlife events
We are full-tilt DEI here, just so you know. Not only do we support Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, but Drag, Entertainment and Informative events. Defy oppression. Celebrate our lives. Check out Going Out each week.
Going Out, March 6-14, 2025 arts & nightlife events
While most bars may not be the place "where everybody knows your name," (Sounds kinda creepy, actually), you can get some cheers at queer and queer-friendly bars around the Bay. For arts and nightlife listings, Check out Going Out.
Going Out, February 27-March 8, 2025 arts & nightlife events
Take a chance on stimulating arts events, nightlife revels, or quiet outdoor journeys as well even though it's midwinter you know it is a bit brisk, so wear hat. Does anyone still wear a hat? Oh, we've also got a few fun Oscar-watch parties, too.
Under the disco ball: Frank DeCaro's book documents the glittery, glamorous gay music era
In "Disco: Music, Movies, and Mania Under the Disco Ball," gay writer Frank DeCaro shares a stunning portrait of the cultural phenomenon that was central to lives of so many, including the LGBTQ community.