The Compton’s Cafeteria Riot
Fri Nov 6, 7pm
Immersive queer history play
This event is in the past.It took place on October 23, 2026 at Tenderloin Museum.
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Tenderloin Museum Presents The Compton's Cafeteria Riot
October 10 at 7pm - October 23
Tenderloin, San Francisco
🎭"absolutely worth your time"
🏳️⚧️Transgender cultural district just blocks away
🎟️Free admission for TL residents Wednesdays
Three years before Stonewall, trans women and drag queens fought back at a Tenderloin diner. This interactive play puts you inside the 1966 Compton's Cafeteria Riot, a pivotal moment in queer resistance.
Interactive theater
LGBTQ+ history
Pre-Stonewall story
Immersive experience
They recommend it:
Play
Tenderloin Museum Presents The Compton's Cafeteria Riot
October 10 at 7pm - October 23
Tenderloin, San Francisco
🎭"absolutely worth your time"
🏳️⚧️Transgender cultural district just blocks away
🎟️Free admission for TL residents Wednesdays
Three years before Stonewall, trans women and drag queens fought back at a Tenderloin diner. This interactive play puts you inside the 1966 Compton's Cafeteria Riot, a pivotal moment in queer resistance.
Interactive theater
LGBTQ+ history
Pre-Stonewall story
Immersive experience
They recommend it:
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- Interactive theater
- LGBTQ+ history
- Pre-Stonewall story
- Immersive experience
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