Tenderloin Legends: A Historic Walking Tour
Mar
7
2:00 PM14:00

Tenderloin Legends: A Historic Walking Tour

Saturday, March 7, 2026 | 2:00-3:30 PM

Meet at Tenderloin Museum, 398 Eddy St., SF, CA 94102

$15: Tour only / $25: Tour + museum admission | Register via Humanitix

There’s no better way to get to know the Tenderloin than by walking its streets! Traverse the neighborhood with our passionate, knowledgeable resident tour guides, visit key sites from the Tenderloin’s history, and connect these notable places to what’s going on in the neighborhood today. 

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2nd Thursdays at Dodge: Cascada de Flores
Mar
12
5:00 PM17:00

2nd Thursdays at Dodge: Cascada de Flores

Thursday March 12, 2026

At Dodge Alley (Turk & Larkin St.)

Free to attend | No registration required


Live music returns to the Tenderloin’s Dodge Alley in 2026! Cascada de Flores share an evening of song and story, drawing on their vast repertoire and curiosity for the multitudes of Mexican music and its cross cultural reverberations. Música from the heart: song, dance, and story for all ages.  $15 vouchers for food/drink at nearby businesses first come first serve!

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"Valley of the Queens" LGBTQIA+ Walking Tour by Unspeakable Vice
Mar
14
2:00 PM14:00

"Valley of the Queens" LGBTQIA+ Walking Tour by Unspeakable Vice

Tenderloin Museum is thrilled to partner with Unspeakable Vice, “a volunteer history initiative making queer belonging accessible to everyone,” to offer a monthly walking tour focused on the LGBTQIA+ history in the Tenderloin and Polk Street neighborhoods.

Saturday, March 14, 2026 | 2:00-4:00 PM

Meet at the Tenderloin Museum | 398 Eddy St., SF, CA 94102

Register to attend via Humanitix | Admission to the Tenderloin Museum included with ticket

Created by downtown San Francisco resident and professor at California College of the Arts Shawn Sprockett, Unspeakable Vice began as a close look at the queer origins of San Francisco, traversing the city’s North Beach and Barbary Coast areas to trace the history through from 1770-1960. This new tour extends Sprockett’s richly detailed and craftily delivered approach to the TL and Polk Street to offer a deep dive into the emergence of LGBTQIA+ icons and movements that shaped the area from the 1960s to the 1990s. 

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Mission Local presents: Promises, Parks & the Tenderloin
Mar
19
6:00 PM18:00

Mission Local presents: Promises, Parks & the Tenderloin

Thursday March 19, 2026 | 6-8pm

At the Tenderloin Museum | 398 Eddy St. SF, CA 94102

Free to attend with registration via Eventbrite


Join Mission Local for a community conversation on activating green spaces in the Tenderloin. Mission Local reporter Eleni Balakrishnan and a team of experts will dig into the mystery. Why does the Tenderloin have so few green spaces? Why do the neighborhood’s new public spaces keep disappearing? And what can we do about it? Featuring panelists Aseel Fara (SF Planning/TL-raised), Curtis Bradford (TNDC/TCAP), Cyntia Salazar (TLCBD/TL-resident)

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Theaters of the Tenderloin Walking Tour with Linda Day
Mar
28
2:00 PM14:00

Theaters of the Tenderloin Walking Tour with Linda Day

Saturday March 28, 2026 | 2-3:30pm

Meet at TLM | 398 Eddy St. SF, CA 94102

$15 | Register via Humanitix

Past and present, the Tenderloin has been home to a multitude of theaters, from movie palaces to grindhouses and cabarets to clubs. Linda Day leads a survey of some of our district’s notable stages and screens, exploring these theaters’ architecture, programming, iconic characters, and evolutions in tandem with the Tenderloin’s history.

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"Valley of the Queens" LGBTQIA+ Walking Tour by Unspeakable Vice
Apr
11
2:00 PM14:00

"Valley of the Queens" LGBTQIA+ Walking Tour by Unspeakable Vice

Tenderloin Museum is thrilled to partner with Unspeakable Vice, “a volunteer history initiative making queer belonging accessible to everyone,” to offer a monthly walking tour focused on the LGBTQIA+ history in the Tenderloin and Polk Street neighborhoods.

Saturday, April 11, 2026 | 2:00-4:00 PM

Meet at the Tenderloin Museum | 398 Eddy St., SF, CA 94102

Register to attend via Humanitix | Admission to the Tenderloin Museum included with ticket

Created by downtown San Francisco resident and professor at California College of the Arts Shawn Sprockett, Unspeakable Vice began as a close look at the queer origins of San Francisco, traversing the city’s North Beach and Barbary Coast areas to trace the history through from 1770-1960. This new tour extends Sprockett’s richly detailed and craftily delivered approach to the TL and Polk Street to offer a deep dive into the emergence of LGBTQIA+ icons and movements that shaped the area from the 1960s to the 1990s. 

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Tenderloin Legends: A Historic Walking Tour
Feb
28
2:00 PM14:00

Tenderloin Legends: A Historic Walking Tour

Saturday, February 28, 2026 | 2:00-3:30 PM

Meet at Tenderloin Museum, 398 Eddy St., SF, CA 94102

$15: Tour only / $25: Tour + museum admission | Register via Humanitix

There’s no better way to get to know the Tenderloin than by walking its streets! Traverse the neighborhood with our passionate, knowledgeable resident tour guides, visit key sites from the Tenderloin’s history, and connect these notable places to what’s going on in the neighborhood today. 

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GO TOGETHER - Film 9 of Rob Nilsson's "9 @ Night"
Feb
26
6:30 PM18:30

GO TOGETHER - Film 9 of Rob Nilsson's "9 @ Night"

Thursday February 26 , 2026 | 6:30 - 8:30pm

at the Tenderloin Museum | 398 Eddy St. SF, CA 94102

Tickets: $10 GA / $6 TLM members | Register via Humanitix

$50 / $35 (TLM members) full series tickets available at this link.

Film #9 in Rob Nilsson’s Tenderloin epic 9 @ Night. The sinking fortunes of an Oakland art cinema mirrors a shaky marriage. Michelle wants to program high minded films while her co-owner husband prefers "vintage porn" promoted by St. Tre, owner of a strip club and escort service. St. Tre's boy friend Ben Malafide, a recent inmate, begins to think life in prison is preferable to the "freedoms" of polite society. Bills pile up, homeless people begin to camp outside the theatre and, oddest of all, the theatre itself begins to speak.

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PAN - Film 8 of Rob Nilsson's "9 @ Night"
Feb
24
6:30 PM18:30

PAN - Film 8 of Rob Nilsson's "9 @ Night"

Tuesday February 24 , 2026 | 6:30 - 8:30pm

at the Tenderloin Museum | 398 Eddy St. SF, CA 94102

Tickets: $10 GA / $6 TLM members | Register via Humanitix

$50 / $35 (TLM members) full series tickets available at this link.

Film #8 in director Rob Nilsson’s 9 @ Night film cycle. Bobby is a latch-key kid, a lonely 9 year old boy who plays at home as his single mother works to support them. Pan. an ex-convict tries to father a dysfunctional family of street people in an encampment by the railroad tracks. He tries to teach Bobby about life on the streets but violent consequences await those who challenge society's taboos.

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Tenderloin Blackness Walking Tour with Del Seymour
Feb
21
2:00 PM14:00

Tenderloin Blackness Walking Tour with Del Seymour

Saturday February 21, 2026 | 2:00 - 3:30pm

Meet at Tenderloin Museum | 398 Eddy St. SF, CA 94102

$30 GA / $20 Members | Register to attend via Humanitix

In celebration of Black History Month, TLM teams up with the “Mayor of the Tenderloin” and Tenderloin Blacknesscreator Del Seymour to offer a special walking tour highlighting the contributions and culture of the Black community in the TL past and present.

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NEED - Film 7 of Rob Nilsson's "9 @ Night"
Feb
19
6:30 PM18:30

NEED - Film 7 of Rob Nilsson's "9 @ Night"

Thursday February 19 , 2026 | 6:30 - 8:30pm

at the Tenderloin Museum | 398 Eddy St. SF, CA 94102

Tickets: $10 GA / $6 TLM members | Register via Humanitix

$50 / $35 (TLM members) full series tickets available at this link.

Film #7 in director Rob Nilsson’s 9 @ Night film cycle. Petite robs johns in order to support Tyrone, a failing pool hustler. Jane works as a stripper in a Tenderloin club. Lou, Jane's mother and a heroin addict, is a renegade aging prostitute who works the streets in defiance of the pimps. Francesca manages an escort service and does phone sex. In a profession which thrives on fantasy and martyrdom these women struggle to hold onto their reasons for caring for each other.

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SCHEME C6 - Film 6 of Rob Nilsson's "9 @ Night"
Feb
17
6:30 PM18:30

SCHEME C6 - Film 6 of Rob Nilsson's "9 @ Night"

Tuesday February 17 , 2026 | 6:30 - 8:30pm

at the Tenderloin Museum | 398 Eddy St. SF, CA 94102

Tickets: $10 GA / $6 TLM members | Register via Humanitix

$50 / $35 (TLM members) full series tickets available at this link.

Film #6 in Rob Nilsson's Tenderloin epic 9 @ NIGHT. A scheme is a dream with street smarts. but doomed to fail. Bid's father is a cop but Bid is an urban outlaw on a motorcycle determined not to need family or society. Yve, his anarchistic girl friend and Grey, his accomplice in stolen auto parts, are part of his scheme to stay one step ahead of the law. Bid invites rebellion but discovers loneliness.

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Tenderloin Legends: A Historic Walking Tour
Feb
14
2:00 PM14:00

Tenderloin Legends: A Historic Walking Tour

Saturday, February 14, 2026 | 2:00-3:30 PM

Meet at Tenderloin Museum, 398 Eddy St., SF, CA 94102

$15: Tour only / $25: Tour + museum admission | Register via Humanitix

There’s no better way to get to know the Tenderloin than by walking its streets! Traverse the neighborhood with our passionate, knowledgeable resident tour guides, visit key sites from the Tenderloin’s history, and connect these notable places to what’s going on in the neighborhood today. 

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STROKE - Film 5 of Rob Nilsson's "9 @ Night"
Feb
12
6:30 PM18:30

STROKE - Film 5 of Rob Nilsson's "9 @ Night"

Thursday February 12 , 2026 | 6:30 - 8:30pm

at the Tenderloin Museum | 398 Eddy St. SF, CA 94102

Tickets: $10 GA / $6 TLM members | Register via Humanitix

$50 / $35 (TLM members) full series tickets available at this link.

Film #5 in director Rob Nilsson’s Tenderloin epic 9 @ Night. Phil Berkowitz, a 60 year old North Beach poet, survivor of the days of wine and roses, has a stroke. Helpless, he lies in his flea bag Tenderloin hotel room and is found by Johnny, part-time janitor in a seedy strip club run by St. Tre and Malafide, now operating under the name Modisco. Johnny tries to help him regain his speech and plays Cupid, Introducing him to Svetlana, a waitress, and alcoholic. Svetlana feels sorry for Phil, but Phil mistakes kindness for attraction.

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SINGING  - Film 4 of Rob Nilsson's "9 @ Night"
Feb
10
6:30 PM18:30

SINGING - Film 4 of Rob Nilsson's "9 @ Night"

Tuesday February 10, 2026 | 6:30 - 8:30pm

at the Tenderloin Museum | 398 Eddy St. SF, CA 94102

Tickets: $10 GA / $6 TLM members | Register via Humanitix

$50 / $35 (TLM members) full series tickets available at this link.

Film #4 in director Rob Nilsson’s Tenderloin epic 9 @ Night. SINGING follows Perry Truman, an accountant from the suburbs, rejects a tryst offered by his live-in girl friend of 20 years. She wants to rekindle their love. He has just quit his job. Wandering the Tenderloin that night he is drawn into a series of dangerous and erotic street encounters. Everyone sings in SINGING, except the real singer. Perry sings the same song twice but with different meanings. At the end he sings like a man who knows he has failed to live passionately.

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ATTITUDE - Film 3 of Rob Nilsson's "9 @ Night"
Feb
5
6:30 PM18:30

ATTITUDE - Film 3 of Rob Nilsson's "9 @ Night"

Thursday February 5, 2026 | 6:30 - 8:30pm

at the Tenderloin Museum | 398 Eddy St. SF, CA 94102

Tickets: $10 GA / $6 TLM members | Register via Humanitix

$50 / $35 (TLM members) full series tickets available at this link.

Film #3 in director Rob Nilsson's Tenderloin epic 9 @ NIGHT. ATTITUDE follows Spoddy, an impossible small time auto thief who alienates everyone. Then he is diagnosed with AIDS. Stunned, and in denial, he confronts his girlfriend, sister of two tough partners in crime. She rages at him. Where did he get it? Spoddy rages back. “I spread what I want." The bottom is about to fall out of his life.

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USED - Film 2 of Rob Nilsson's "9 @ Night"
Feb
3
6:30 PM18:30

USED - Film 2 of Rob Nilsson's "9 @ Night"

Tuesday February 3, 2026 | 6:30 - 8:30pm

at the Tenderloin Museum | 398 Eddy St. SF, CA 94102

Tickets: $10 GA / $6 TLM members | Register via Humanitix

$50 / $35 (TLM members) full series tickets available at this link.

Film #2 in Rob Nilsson’s Tenderloin epic 9 @ Night. USED follows two pilgrimages to Reno. Malafide and Johnny hop trains to seek inspiration from People T, an ex-con Cherokee healer. But St. Tre takes would-be paramour Kenny by plane to play cards. Out in the Nevada desert one voyage ends in reconciliation... then suicide. The other ends empty-handed back where it started. Everyone has used and been used. A latter day WAITING FOR GODOT. but in constant motion.

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NOISE - Film 1 of Rob Nilsson's "9 @ Night"
Jan
29
6:30 PM18:30

NOISE - Film 1 of Rob Nilsson's "9 @ Night"

Thursday January 29, 2026 | 6:30-8:30pm

398 Eddy St. SF, CA 94102

Tickets: $10 GA / $6 TLM members | Register via Humanitix

$50 / $35 (TLM members) full series tickets available at this link.

Film #1 in director Rob Nilsson’s 9 @ Night film cycle. Ben Malafide (Robert Viharo), arrives in San Francisco by ferryboat after 20 years in Federal Prison. He finds a world run by misdirection, euphemism, equivocation, downright lies and which avoids direct answers to any given question. Street raw meets digital glitz and Ben is transported...then thwarted.

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