Gemini

Hardcore music and experimental sounds take over The Stud for a night that's deliberately unhinged and unapologetically weird. This is the kind of event where the vibe is the point — no apologies, no explanations, just pure sonic chaos and the people who show up ready for it. $5-15 sliding scale, no one turned away for lack of funds.

Truck is San Francisco's high-energy Wednesday night dance party, now calling The Stud its permanent home. Expect a packed dance floor, killer DJs, and a crowd that knows how to celebrate — all inside the city's legendary worker-owned cooperative nightclub in SOMA. Doors at 9:30pm every Wednesday.

The Stud School of Drag is back for its second student showcase — a night of developing drag talent getting their moment on stage in full medieval fantasy mode. Watch the drag babies slay (literally, there are dragons), with a judging panel featuring guest professors Mudd the Two Spirit and Mercedez Munro. Doors at 9, show at 10. Sliding scale cover means everyone can get in.

A new monthly residency celebrating femme and gender-expansive dancers at The Stud's first Friday dance parties. Expect a carefully curated mix of dance and pop spanning from early Madonna and Grace Jones to Sylvester and current hits — the kind of soundtrack that makes you want to show up right after work and stay through the night. Free entry, every first Friday.

Three rotating drag shows every Friday night at The Stud — Kitten Heels at 9:30 hosted by Queen Curveball, then Pumps at 10:30 and 11:30 hosted by Laundra Tyme. DJ Mama Celeste Fan Club and Beatrix Lahaine keep the energy moving all night. This is the weekly drag lineup that's become essential Friday ritual for anyone who knows where to be.

Second Tuesday of the month at The Stud: doors at 5pm, program kicks off at 6:15. A monthly gathering for nonprofit workers and queer community organizers to mix, mingle, and celebrate the people doing good work. Low-key, welcoming, and a solid reason to get out midweek.