14th Annual Supermarket Street Sweep | SF

Submitted by the Event Organizer

Supermarket Street Sweep is an annual bike race that benefits the San Francisco Food Bank. For the past several years, hundreds of participants have zipped around the city to local supermarkets and brought back thousands of pounds of food to donate to this wonderful charity.

The San Francisco-Marin Food Bank will once again be a one-stop shop for both the race finish and the after party. Last year, 166 racers brought in 18,202 lbs. of food on their bicycles and raised $21,229.

2019 Supermarket Street Sweep
Saturday, December 7, 2019 | 10:30 am to 4 pm
Cupid’s Span, Folsom and Embarcadero, San Francisco
FREE to watch. Racing requires an RSVP

The first 200 to RSVP online will receive special swag.

Race Day Schedule:

10:30 am – Rider check-in at Cupid’s Span

Noon – Riders begin Sweep

4:00 pm – Sweep cutoff. Riders check in at Food Bank. After party

5:30 pm – Awards

Rider check-in starts at 10:30 am. Ideally, will get all of you on the road by noon once we make a short speech and hand out the manifests (which lists the stores you’ll visit and the items you’ll buy to donate to the food bank). Race and fundraising end at 4 pm.

The race starts at Cupid Span’s (Bow & Arrow) at Folsom and Embarcadero. Please meet here to check in for the event. You don’t need to bring or print out your Eventbrite registration/ticket.

The race ends at the SF-Marin Food Bank, and this is also where the party will be. No additional travel necessary. There will be a raffle from 5:30 pm-6 pm (if you pre-registered on Eventbrite, you’ll automatically be entered.)

We’re planning on awarding prizes to the top five men and women in the POINTS and CARGO categories, the top five teams, and the top three fundraisers at 6 pm. 

For more info, read the FAQ.

Race-Day Registration:Only for SPEED/POINTS and CARGO categories; there is no race-day registration for the TEAM category.

Here’s a run-down of their impressive stats:

SMSW stats:
2006: 80 racers – 1,172 lbs of food
2007: 110 racers – 1,595 lbs.
2008: 150 racers – 5,266 lbs.
2009: 198 racers – 7,507 lbs.
2010: 171 racers – 6,920 lbs. + $4,877
2011: 201 racers – 7,990 lbs. + $9,552
2012: 119 racers – 6,552 lbs. + $7405
2013: 149 racers – 10,615 lbs. + $14,222
2014: 134 racers – 12,095 lbs. + $14,794
2015: 109 racers – 12,218 lbs. + $13,194
2016: 151 racers – 15,329 lbs. + $23,409
2017: 153 racers – 15,358 lbs. + $16,643
2018: 166 racers – 18,202 lbs. + $21,229

Total Amount of Food Donations: 120,819 pounds
Total Amount of Funds Raised: $125,325
Total Meals To Date (from food and monetary donations): 330,880 meals and counting

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.