First Fridays at Thrive City (Dirtybird Holiday Dance Party)

First Fridays at Thrive City is a themed celebration of live music and Thrive City retailers! We are partnering with Dirtybird to bring you a stacked lineup of music to kick off the weekend. Dress up in your finest holiday attire and make sure to bring your dancing shoes! Enjoy special offers from Thrive City retailers and enter to win prizes by completing your First Friday passport by getting stamps at our participating locations! RSVP while supplies last.

Pick up your First Fridays at Thrive City Passport at the check-in table in the West Plaza or at one of our participating retailers.

Although this event is free, we highly encourage you to donate an unwrapped new or gently used toy to the Mission Food Hub. They will have a table on-site during the event where you can drop off your unwrapped donation! We are asking you to donate a gift wish you had growing up to the children of the families that they serve.

About the Mission Food Hub:

The Mission Food Hub, a project founded by the 501(c)3 nonprofit Cultura Y Arte Nativa de las Américas (CANA), collectively serves the community by procuring and distributing culturally-appropriate and nutritious food to ensure the well-being of families and individuals. Founded in March 2020 during the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Mission Food Hub started providing 500 families with one grocery bag a week. The number of people rapidly grew to 1,800 within a couple of weeks and at the peak of the pandemic we were serving 9,000 households weekly through our distribution site, community partners, and deliveries for seniors and COVID positive households.

While the world may have moved onto recovery, our community continues to be heavily impacted by food insecurity and economic hardship. Many of our clients are monolingual Spanish speakers and newcomer families who have not financially recovered from the pandemic work closures. Because of this, they cannot afford to give their children toys or gifts for the holidays.

Passport Stamp Location + Deals & Offers:

• Cupcakin’ Bake Shop: Free mini cupcake with purchase
• Dumpling Time: Voucher for a complimentary BBQ Pork Bao next time you visit
• GluGlu: Isastegi Basque Cider for $7 and Sardine Toast for $7
• Gott’s Roadside: Frosé (Special Menu Item)
• Harmonic Brewing: Prague Rock Pilsner & Potato Empanada for $14
• Miller & Lux: M&L Burger for $20 and 1 free Deviled Egg with passport stamp
• Misalignment Museum: Free AI Palm Reading and stickers
• Mission Bay Wine Bar: Get a free small flatbread with the purchase of two 5 ounce glasses of any wine available by the glass
• Philz Coffee: Buy a food item and get $1 off your drink (any size, any drink). This deal applies to in store or in app purchases on the First Friday of each month.

In alphabetical order - enjoy live music from:

• Ardalan: Ardalan is a favored act on line-ups who trust in his ability to fire up a crowd with his DJ prowess and ability to make eclectic selections feel right at home on the dancefloor.He’s played at Coachella, Dirtybird Campout, CRSSD, Secret Garden, Desert Hearts and at esteemed venues like Space Miami, New York’s Output, and Detroit’s TV Lounge.
• Deron Delgado: As a DJ, curator, A&R, entrepreneur, promoter, talent buyer and many other hats in between, Deron has over 30 years of experience with some capacity leading dancefloors.
• Life On Planets: Life On Planets is a singer/songwriter melding hip-hop, R&B, soul and house in his original productions; the artist’s eclectic sound took him from the streets of Baltimore to cities the world over. Join Life as he weaves live performance with electronics to explore themes of human nature, mythology and consciousness across dance floors.
• Moody Jones: Moody Jones, by day GM of EMPIRE Dance & Dirtybird, by night DJ/Producer who has recently surpassed 10 million streams and has released music with artists like Ayra Starr, Fireboy DML & Asake. Moody has played over 120 shows in 22 cities and loves sitting in the sun with sand in his swimming trunks.
• Mz Worthy: No one knows how to push the boundaries of House music quite like Mz Worthy. With a deeply intuitive understanding of production, she’s shown reverence to the traditional form of classic House even while tripping off the mark & sinking into euphoric, less-charted territories of bass. Attaching “Mz” to her name, Mz Worthy marks the new era of her career. With a new relationship to DJing, she connects with her music and her audience like never before.
• n808: n808 (pronounced nate oh eight) is a DJ and producer based in San Francisco. He got into music at a young age playing violin and singing with his family’s mariachi bands. He thoroughly enjoys classical music and corridos as well as all things electronic in nature. He has released tracks on labels like Dirtybird, Trippy Ass Techno, Desert Hearts, My Techno Weighs A Ton, and King Street Sounds. His production style hinges on the one major rule that is the lynchpin of the rest of his life: there are no rules as long as it’s fun and you’re not hurting anyone.

+ Special Guests

Registration does not guarantee admission. Space is limited and subject to availability.

First come, first served.

For all information on Thrive City's fall programming, please visit here.

Prohibited Items & Activities at Thrive City:

• No Weapons of any kind
• No Alcohol brought on plaza
• All Pets^ on a leash
• No Coolers
• No Lawn Chairs
• Non-surgical masks will not be allowed; guests must be easily identifiable. Limited face paint will be accepted.
• No Panhandling, solicitation, or loitering
• No Smoking of any kind
• No Amplified sound
• No Drones
• No Bicycles, skateboards, roller blades or scooters (bicycles can be locked at any rack on streets around the venue)
• No Motorized vehicles
• No Pamphlets or product samples
• No Overnight camping
• No Tents
• All Garbage, bottles, cans, paper, or other waste matter should be placed in designated trash and recycling receptacles
• No Trespassing when Thrive City is closed
• Any other prohibited items, activity, or behaviors deemed unsafe, or unacceptable by Chase Center Management

^^Exception certified service animals as defined by US Dept of Justice, Civil Rights Division