Public Works

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161 Erie St
San Francisco, CA 94103
Located in the heart of San Francisco’s Mission district, Public Works is a community-minded nightclub and event space dedicated to “giving the people what they want.” As a blank canvas of creativity with a Funktion-One sound system, we welcome international DJs, underground artists, rising talent, and the myriad of arts and music communities who call San Francisco home. Please note the hours listed are our normal operating hours. We are sometimes open during other hours and on other days, please visit our website to see all of our upcoming events.

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3.5267 reviews
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K I.
9/16/2024

Public Works is still the best nightclub on Earth. Hifi lovers, you are home here! I wish there was a Public Works in every city in the world. They are such a gift to the music scene. The...

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Warren J.
8/2/2025

Pluses: Terrific staff, great acts, wonderfully central, accessible location. Minuses: Horrendous sound system-- actually very high quality, but totally wrong (too powerful, distorted sound)...

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Sammi T.
2/26/2024

I don't usually review nightclubs because, let's be honest, they're normally so trashy , even when you have the best time that it's not worth it to actually Review them. Came here for Gorgon City...

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Jessica T.
4/29/2024

I'm thankful that Public Works is still doing their thing. Still bringing quality music to the SF area. I was thrilled to be able to attend an Ant-ten-nae and Polish Ambassador set the other...

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AJ C.
5/29/2025

This venue brings out some amazing house and techno artists. Unfortunately they have a history of chronically overselling their shows to the point that it's too crowded to have fun. It wasn't like...

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