SF Mixers Sorted by Crowd
A lot of the San Francisco calendar is built around age editions. The idea is not to keep anyone out. It is to put you in a room with people at a similar point in life, so the conversation starts a little easier.
Bar and Bean Fusion has hosted a run of them. In May it held a 20s & 30s mixer, and in June it ran a 20s to 40s night. Both were $10 at the door. In October it hosted a 30 & Up edition. Over at Hardwood Bar and Smokery, September brought a 35 & Up mixer, also $10 at the door.
If you are past those ranges, the singles events over 35 and over 50 pages explain the 35 & Up and 50 & Up editions, which show up around the Bay Area and are worth the trip.
The city also hosts LGBTQ+ nights. DecoDance hosted an LGBTQ+ night in April. Those LGBTQ+ singles mixers come around about once a month and move between San Francisco, the East Bay and the South Bay.
The Rest of the San Francisco Venue List
Not every SF night has an age label. Plenty are the flagship 21 & Up format, where every single adult is welcome and most venues charge nothing to get in. DecoDance came back for regular mixers in June and September. Southern Pacific Brewing hosted in May and again in September. Zoe Bar took an August date.
That spread means the city never feels like one scene. A brewery crowd on a Saturday night is different from a bar crowd on a Sunday afternoon, and both are different from an LGBTQ+ night. Try a couple and see which room feels like yours. This walkthrough of a regular mixer covers the night from the moment you arrive.
Coming Into the City by BART, Caltrain or Muni
Getting to a San Francisco mixer is usually easier without a car. From the East Bay, BART crosses under the Bay and stops at Embarcadero, Montgomery, Powell and Civic Center downtown, then 16th Street Mission, 24th Street Mission, Glen Park and Balboa Park farther south. From the Peninsula and South Bay, Caltrain runs into the 4th and King station in SoMa, with a stop at 22nd Street near Dogpatch and Potrero Hill.
Inside the city, Muni Metro and buses reach the Mission, the Castro, Hayes Valley, North Beach, the Marina and the Sunset. Driving in means the Bay Bridge from the east, the Golden Gate Bridge from Marin, or US 101 and I-280 from the south. Parking in busy neighborhoods can eat into your evening, so leave a little early if you drive. The event page always lists the address.
