Cats Corner San Francisco

Put on your black turtleneck, tilt that beret, and bring a little café-poet attitude to the dance floor. This Wednesday, Cat’s Corner is leaning into our North Beach roots for Beatnik Ball — a night inspired by the neighborhood’s legendary jazz, poetry, art, and late-night bohemian spirit. We’re dancing just steps from City Lights Bookstore, Vesuvio Café, Jack Kerouac Alley, and generations of artists, writers, musicians, and beautiful weirdos who helped make North Beach one of San Francisco’s most iconic creative neighborhoods. So come ready to get a little poetic between dances. Dress cool, creative, and danceable: black turtlenecks, berets, stripes, dark sunglasses, scarves, loafers, cigarette pants, pencil skirts, vintage dresses, sport coats, goatees real or imagined, and anything that says, “I wrote this poem on a napkin at 2 AM.” And yes — the theme is Beatnik, but the floor will be all swing.

This Wednesday, March 25, our end-of-the-month theme night is here — and we’re going nautical. Join us for Smooth Sailing, a seaworthy night of live music, social dancing, sharp style, and just the right amount of maritime mischief. Dress to impress in your best captain, sailor, first mate, deckhand, yacht-club chic, mermaid, merman, or ocean-inspired look. Blue, green, and white are strongly encouraged, along with stripes, scarves, sailor hats, captain’s hats, life preservers, and any other dance-friendly nautical flair.