July 4th Parking Rules in SF (How Not to Get a Ticket) | 2026

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Even parking tickets get a day off now and then… sort of. Parking Enforcement follows the City and County of San Francisco Holiday Calendar.

The basics, is that on Saturday, July 4, 2026  parking meters, white zones, and nightly street sweeping are still enforced, but neighborhood parking permits, daytime street sweeping and unmetered yellow/green zones are not enforced.

Are Parking Meters Enforced on 4th of July?

Unfortunately yes. The only days of the year when meters are not enforced are Thanksgiving, Christmas Day (observed) and New Year’s Day (observed).

Independence Day (Saturday, July 4, 2026)

Parking meters (all meters, including color-capped and Pay or Permit), white zones, and nightly street sweeping (street cleaning 12am-6am) will be enforced.

Safety violations (no stopping, no parking, red and blue zones) will be enforced.

Other SFMTA parking programs will not be enforced:

• Time-limited Residential Parking Permits (RPP) Zones
• General Parking Time Limits
• Weekday Daytime Street Sweeping (Street Cleaning 6am-2pm)
• Commuter Shuttle Towaway Zones
• Unmetered Yellow and Green Zones

In the Mission Bay and China Basin areas, SFMTA parking rates change for special events and gamedays at Oracle Park and Chase Center.

Source: SFMTA Holiday Enforcement

Disclaimer: Please double check event information with the event organizer as events can be canceled, details can change after they are added to our calendar, and errors do occur.