SF bar turning itself into a huge ball pit for nostalgic revelers

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Growing up sucks. Beer helps, but eventually you'll just find yourself sitting inside a bar, surrounded by other drinkers, aging together, slowly and aimlessly.

But, what if you could trudge through time and a whole bunch of multicolored plastic balls at the same time, just like you used to do at The Jungle or Chuck. E. Cheese's? (Except with alcohol.)

Romper Room, a bar on Maiden Lane in San Francisco, is going to make that happen when it launches what it's proclaiming to be "The World's First Pop-up Ball Pit Bar" later this month.

"This is the first ever event of it's [sic] kind to be done," the event listing reads. "Growing up is never easy. Come celebrate and reunite with your inner child!"

Romper Room will be transformed on March 19 from 12 p.m. to 10 p.m., and on March 20 from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. While advance tickets to the event quickly sold out, some will be available at the door for $30 depending on availability.

And if you don't get into this one, all hope is not lost. The organization behind the plan — Forward Motion — will be holding a similar event in the city on April 28.

Happy wading, San Francisco.