No estaba muerto, estaba de parranda - May 05 - 11
Horror films, goth parties, witchy behavior, darkwave, post-punk, drag performers, World Goth Day celebrations and more
For daily updates please follow me on IG: @notdead__sf
05/05
Dark Alleys (First Mondays)
Join us for Darkwave Bowling! After Party at Death Guild!
$10 | Age | 6pm | Link
The Cult Of Cinema Happy Hour: Hundreds of Beavers (2022)
The Cult Of Cinema Happy Hour : Weird Films For Weird Folks
Free | 21+ | 7pm | Link
The Apricots, Dog Eyes and Secret Secret
$15.66 | 21+ | 8pm | Link
Monday Movie Night: Born in Flames (1983)
Featuring iconic punks, artists and activists in an impressively low budget classic
8pm | Link
Hubba Hubba Revue presents: Apsara Sin ~ Burlesque & Variety Show
MC Kingfish & Red Bettie welcome you to a SPRING FLING with the Best in BURLESQUE!
From $10 | 18+ | 8pm | Link
Death Guild (Every Monday)
The oldest weekly goth/industrial dance night in the world!
$5 | 18+ | 9:30pm | Link
05/06
T-Venom Presents ‘soul Spark Vol 3’
With Live Performances By Vocab Slick W Dj True Justice + Rpxsb + Frisco Baby + Dj Say + Versoul + Diwa • Hosted By T-Venom
Free | 21+ | 7:30pm | Link
Crybaby and The Hard Times Presents: Leftover Crack
With special guest Pobreska + The Hellas
$26.21 | All ages | 7:30pm | Link
Korine
Synthpop / darkwave duo pulsating energy of the ’80s, but with their own flair of generational angst
$18 | All ages | 8pm | Link
ALTERNA Goth Skate: World Goth Day and HAZMADT’s Birthday
We will be celebrating WORLD GOTH DAY, Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, and HAZMADT's birthday!
$20 | 18+ | 8pm | Link
Interzone SF: Darkness Descends
Premiers the return of SF Batcave DJ X-Christ. Expect unearthed treasures from the past and curated Darkwave from the present
FREE (Before 11pm) | 21+ | 9pm | Link
Terror Tuesday: The Faculty (1960)
The Breakfast Club Meets Invasion Of The Body Snatchers
$15.74 | 9:30pm | Link
05/07
Riff Mama
With Kinda Good and Sheesh Mahal
$13 | All ages | 8pm | Link
WHORROR!! May's theme is: BELTANE!
Inspired by the Celtic celebration of fertility, and general witchy behavior
$10 | 21+ | 8pm | Link
Talmi Entertainment presents: Venjent
All about massive basslines, cheeky remixes, and unfiltered vibes
$23 | 18+ | 8pm | Link
Hook-Ups, Bounce House, Xay Cole, The Heart Wants
$13.39 | 21+ | 8pm | Link
Popscene + Rickshaw Stop present: FRIKO
Spring 2025 tour with youbet
$22 | All ages | 8pm | Link
Hot Goth GF presents Diavol Strâin, Ruiness, Bat Noise (Oakland, CA)
A darkwave/post-punk duo from Valparaíso, Chile, conjuring cinematic soundscapes steeped in cold, dystopian beauty
$11.34 | 21+ | 8pm | Link
The Hold Up!! (Every other Wednesday)
An all vinyl love affair with music
9pm | Link
Playland: SL*T POP MASHUP NIGHT! + Nexus Monthly Meetup!
NEXUS Meetup at PLAYLAND: Every First Wednesday
$10 (in Fetishwear) / ($20 in Street Clothes) | 21+ | 9pm | Link
Phane, Aramento Fatal, Nostril, Grosero
Six Hours Of Fully Charged Dangerous Hardcore Punk Rock
$15 | 21+ | 9pm | Link
05/08
Foxy Shazam
With The Number Twelve Looks Like You and Lobby Boxer plus special guests from...
Hot Fix Sideshow
27.50 | 21+ | 7pm | Link
Ladies of Freestyle (San José, CA)
Taking you back on our early days of jamz close to our hearts. A mix of freestyle disco y throwbacks.
Free | 7:30pm | Link
Can’t, Fuzz Attack, The Chuckleberries, Dj Big Nate
Exciting, Crushing, Teenage Garage Rock All Night Long
$10 | 21+ | 8pm | Link
Magenta Wave
An alternative indie-rock band, based in Seattle, known for emotionally charged vocal melodies and evocative guitar solos
$12 | 8pm | Link
Drook, Welcome Strawberry, For Kino and Brother M
The Pure Joy of Jumping, stands as a testament to the lofty ambitions of the Richmond, Virginia-based group and their ever-spinning wheelhouse of interests
$15.66 | 21+ | 8pm | Link
Talent Moat Presents: DEERHOOF
with Marinero and Commode Minstrels Bullface
$32.90 | All ages | 8pm | Link
Hot Goth Girlfriend & DNA Lounge present: Diavol Strâin
A darkwave/post-punk duo from Valparaíso, Chile, conjuring cinematic soundscapes steeped in cold, dystopian beauty
$14 | All ages | 8:30pm | Link
Class of 1984: Go-Go's vs Duran Duran
The Dancing starts at 9pm as DJ Damon (Club Gossip) & DJ Starr Noir (Nightshift) make you sweat and groove to all the great 80s bangers
Free | 21+ | 9pm | Link
05/09
Queer Club Happy Hour
With Louie El Ser
5pm | Link
Tino Drima
With Noelle & The Deserters and Jimmy Touzel
From $17 | All ages | 8pm | Link
The Helltones, Alvie and the Breakfast Pigs, The Strange One (Oakland, CA) Garage Punk Rock and Roll from Oakland, CA
$13.40 | 21+ | 8pm | Link
Tribulation
Swedish metal band Tribulation has been called Goth Metal, Horror Metal, Death metal and art rock
$25 | All ages | 8:30pm | Link
That Band Frank ft. Yeobo and Periscope
Listen to three local bands coming together for the first time to sing, play, and party
$15 | 9pm | Link
Ladymonix & Lubelski presented by Public Works, Rinsed SF & Signature Sounds
Ladymonix, Lubelski, Lossless Wax, Joe 2
$20.24 | 21+ | 9pm | Link
Bulletproof Cabaret
Inspired by the bump and grind Burlesque legends of the 50s, Grindhouse cult classics and good ol’ fashioned rock & roll
$24.72 | 21+ | 9pm | Link
Strapt Presents A B2b Dance Party And Birthday Celebration
Featuring Bastiengoat + Discnogirl + 40 Split + Tomu Dj Spinning Stacks Of Booty Shakers, Miami Bass Pounders, Club Breakers, And Much More All Night Long
$5 | 21+ | 9pm | Link
Alterna SF
Back at Emmy's Spaghetti Shack for late happy hour. ALTERNA DJs Stranger and John Z playing tunes across the alternative genres with videos
Free | 9pm | Link
MUNGO'S Hi Fi & Eva Lazarus - DJ Sep - Robert Rankin - Christafari - & more
Get ready for a night of vibes with MUNGO'S Hi Fi, Eva Lazarus, DJ Sep, Robert Rankin, and Christafari and Soul Thick Crew in the loft
From $25.40 | 21+ | 9:30pm | Link
Nightshift
In the back room DJ Melting Girl & Daniel Skellington spin the best new Darkwave, Post-Punk + In the front room DJ Starr Noir & Owen spin all the Goth, Industrial, EBM, & Dark 80’s jams
$10 | 21+ | 9:30pm | Link
PAWLOWSKI
The French TECHNO producer and DJ renowned for his unique approach to electronic music blends Oldschool synths with futuristic sounds
From $12 | 21+ | 10pm | Link
DJ Dials, Insomniac, & 1015 Folsom Present: Funk Tribu, southstar
w/ Miss Crafty Suanni, Axela, Ksweet, Fernsure, Egodeath, Milla, Gaztech, Rob B
$31.13 | 21+ | 10pm | Link
05/10
San Francisco Goth Picnic for World Goth Day 2025!
Bring your goth selves out to the park in San Francisco for a gothnic to celebrate World Goth Day!
Free | All ages | 2pm | Link
Jackson Saints, Infamous Stiffs and Wey (from SLC)
Free Matinee Show! Let's Party!
Free | 21+ | 2pm | Link
Mango: The Sweet Spot - Super Big Gay Dance Party: Dyke March Benefit
An afternoon of music, movement, and celebration—all while supporting the 2025 SF Dyke March!
From $11.49 | 21+ | 3pm | Link
Select Thine Own Journey... In Space!
SF’s funniest drag performers are trying to save the galaxy & they need a little help from you!
From $39.93 | 21+ | 6pm | Link
𝑺𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒉𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒂: Social Club (Every 2nd Saturday)
For the Sapphics & Their Friends: The ONLY Day party for girls who love girls in SF
$5 | 21+ | 9pm | Link
Near Dark: An All Vinyl Dance Party (Oakland, CA)
w/ DJ Liquid Temple and special guest Hot Goth GF playing turntable homage to 70s and 80s trad goth, darkwave and synth pop
$21.65 | 21+ | 9pm | Link
GLOBAL P
w/ Dj Baysik & Guapi
Free | 21+ | 9pm | Link
Pisces Music presents Secret Psychedelica: 24th Anniversary: Taurus
Secret Psychedelica is celebrating its 24th anniversary!!
From $15 | 18+ | 9pm | Link
Club Gossip Presents: New Order and Joy Division Night
This month we pay special tribute to Joy Division and New Order, who are such a foundation the Post-punk and New Wave era of what we love listening and dancing to
From $9.85 | 21+ | 9pm | Link
REPARATIONS with ONYA NURVE!
The breakout star and winner of Snatch Game of Drag Race season 17: ONYA NURVE is coming to Oasis for her Reparations debut & it takes a whole lotta Nurve to be this sickening!
From $17.40 | 21+ | 9:30pm | Link
A Club Called Rhonda SF: Boy Harsher (DJ Set), Pablo Bozzi, Jennifer Cardii
Get ready to dance all night at A Club Called Rhonda SF with Boy Harsher, Pablo Bozzi, and Jennifer Cardii!
From $17.15 | 10pm | Link
Oliver Smith
The progressive house Anjuna star swings through with his "Footprints Tour" delivering another night of full-body feels on the dance floor!
$24 | 21+ | 10pm | Link
Intimate Night with Sphera, Yuli Fershtat, and Sunchild
An Intimate Night with Perfect Stranger
$37.39 | 21+ | 10pm | Link
The Chulita Vinyl Club
Saturday Night Dance Party • Souldies, Funk, Cumbia, Reggaeton, Freestyle And Much More
$5 | 21+ | 10pm | Link
05/11
R&B and Ribs: Benefit For Calma
A Day Party with Good Food and Dope DJs. Food by @prubechusf
$30 | 21+ | 2pm | RSVP here
I Feel Like A Ghost
W/ Fan Fiction and Like Planes
$13 | 21+ | 6pm | Link
MILF: A Mother's Day Cabaret
Drag, music, comedy, and champagne with Elsa Touche, Katya Smirnoff-Skyy, BeBe Sweetbriar, Curveball, Lady Satan, Natasha Muse, and more!
From $23.53 | 21+ | 7pm | Link
Actors
Vancouver's brilliant post-punk and new-wave quartet Actors music displays their flair for sonic cinematics
$22 | All ages | 8:30pm | Link
UNPLUG Party
Night 39 of our weekly dark electronic music party. Celebrating all things Cyberpunk and beyond
Free | 21+ | 10pm | Link
Stamina Drum & Bass
Always free, always DnB...see you this Sunday
Free | 10pm | Link
For daily updates please follow me on IG: @notdead__sf
As always, please make sure to check with the organizer of the event directly for the most updated information (ticket pages, social media posts etc), as details can change at the last minute!
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