A Huge List of Things To Do If Your Friends Are At Burning Man
Image: Burning Man backdrop by HawaiiSavvy via Flickr, Cable Car by RunnerAlan via Flickr, Ferry Building via WikiMedia Commons
Burning Man is going on and you’re not going. But don’t trip! Turns out nightclubs are still having club nights, stores are open regular hours and tons of wack events are scheduled in the Bay Area from August 28 – September 5. The Broke-Ass Borg has your itinerary covered with this handy list of things to do if your friends are at Burning Man, so you don’t get the FOMO while those mofos are out partying on the playa.
We’ve listed each week-of-Burning Man 2016 event chronologically by date below, with a whole bunch of Bay Area options for every day you’re not out on the playa. But if we missed any good ones, burn us on it in the comments below! We’ll radically include new suggestions as the week goes on.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 28
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Treasure Island Flea Market Dog Wedding
The most interestingly named event all week, the Treasure Island Flea Market Dog Wedding is a weekend-long dog rager and yes they will be marrying dogs to one another, holding a doggie bar crawl and serving up Salty Dogs.
The Wizard Of Oz at The Castro
Merry Jane Presents Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa: The High Road Tour
Bluegrass And Beyond at Milk Bar
Thee Parkside Presents: Original Famous Twang Sundays feat. Beau Wiley, Angelica Rockne, The Ugly
MONDAY, AUGUST 29
Hubba Hubba Revue: Dreamy Queens vs. Burlesque Beauties
The DNA Lounge holds court for another raucous Monday night Hubba Hubba Revue, this night a “Drag Queens vs. Burlesque” theme featuring Sophilya Leggz, Bobby Ashton, Ariyana LaFey, Lady Satan, Pearl E. Gates, Joie de Vivre, Ophelia Coeur de Noir and Alexa Von Kickinface.
Dave Mathews Band at The Greek
X, Mike Watt + The Secondmen at Mystic Theatre
“Bring In Your Favorite Vinyl” 4:20pm Record Party!
98 Degrees, O-Town, Dream, Ryan Cabrera
The State of Cocktails: East Bay Addition
TUESDAY, AUGUST 30
Trivia Night at SoMa StrEat Food Park
The most delicious and generous competitive Bay Area weekly trivia night is at SoMa StrEat Food Park, where a Brainstormer trivia event pays big dividends for smarty-pants competitors who can win plenty of food and drinks at the myriad adjacent food trucks.
Some Like It Hot at the Top of the Mark
Planet Of The Apes (1968) at Alamo Drafthouse
The Breakaway! Swing Dance Tuesday
Doc’s Lab Presents Literary Pop!: Wonder Dave, Danny Thanh Nguyen, Amy Stephenson & more
UKSUS: A chamber opera by Erling Wold at the Oakland Metro Operahouse
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31
Image: Jonny Silvercloud via Flickr
Drink & Draw at the New Parkway
It’s a free artists’ drink & draw every Wednesday at The New Parkway Theater in Oakland, or you could also theoretically watch The Lobster or Joshy.
Government Mule at the Somo Village Event Center
PianoFight Presents: Harry Potter and the Hella Magical Super Dope Summer Shindig
Julia Holter and White Magic at The Chapel
Koret Discover Jazz Course: Brazilian Roots
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1
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HellaSingle: SF’s Only Comedy Show & Singles Mixer
Single? Don’t get Urk’ed, get some action! San Francisco’s only comedy show and dating mixer for singles hooks you up at Milk Bar with world-class comedians, the chance to meet the love of your life and DJ Josef spinning your favorite 90s and RnB Jams until 2 a.m.
No Scrubs: A 90s Tribute Dance Party
Off the Grid: Presidio Twilight
Recipes and Techniques for Cooking Deer, Elk, Moose, Antelope and Other Antlered Things
Christian Schwarz presents Mushrooms of the Redwood Coast
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2
Image: David Wilson via Red Hots Burlesque
Red Hots Burlesque Modern Circus & Cabaret
You got 3 hot chances to catch the babe-alicious, boob-alicious Red Hots Burlesque during this week of Burning Man, including this Friday night show at The Stud and both Sunday afternoons (8/28 and 9/4) at PianoFight.
LATRICE ROYALE – Here’s To Life
Fat Fury, Fat Love: Claiming Fat Space in Activist Communities
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3
LATRICE ROYALE – Here’s To Life
RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 4 star Latrice Royal belts out her acclaimed one-woman show Here’s To Life all weekend long at the Verdi Club in a Peaches Christ production.
SF Mime Troupe Schooled at Golden Gate Park
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 4
Whoa, there is now a weekly, all-gender pole-dancing club night at The Stud? There is, it’s called Polesexual, and it features pole-dancing, drag and hoop-dancing hosted by Dakota Pendent & Florence Frightengale.
SF Mime Troupe Schooled at Dolores Park
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5
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SF Mime Troupe Schooled at Dolores Park
The San Francisco Mime Troupe has been performing their hilarious outdoor free shows for 57 years, and their new show Schooled is their latest satirical romp.
Elle Rio’s Calico Queens Labor Day Party (formerly Cowgirl Palooza)
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