The San Francisco Peace Festival | 2019

Submitted by the Event Organizer

The Peace Festival is a celebration of the beauty and diversity of the Buchanan Mall neighborhood, and a call to choose peace over violence.

This year’s festival will be the best and biggest yet.

Performers and Attractions Include:

• Emcee Lady Blue, Western Addition resident and luminary
• Appearance by rapper, Mistah F.A.B
• DJ Shug spinning and sharing stories from his extraordinary life: from ex-offender to Youth Director for the San Francisco Sheriff’s Department to Doctor of Education and adjunct professor at the University of San Francisco
• Face painting by ChickiPoo
• Bay Area-based spoken word artist, Jeremy Michael Vasquez
• Boxing champion and Fillmore resident Karim Mayfield showing off his championship belt
• Abundant Remnant Gospel Choir
• Skate park by San Francisco Skate Club
• Skateboarding with San Francisco Skate Club and the Exploratorium
• Bounce house
• Youth spoken-word poetry slam on themes of peace and anti-bullying

There will also have free:

• Delicious BBQ lunch
• “Start a Small Business” workshop led by the SF Small Business Development Center (1–3pm; register in advance)
• Eye exams, blood-pressure checks, massages, and peer counseling for youth on safe-sex practices
• Shuttle passes to visit the national parks in the bay area
• Yoga and other exercise classes at the buchanan ymca
• Apprenticeships with the Sheet Metal Workers’ Local 104 union
• Grocery giveaways
• Personalized resume-writing assistance for job-seekers
• Exploratorium High School Explainers (local teens trained and employed by the Exploratorium) hosting hands-on science-based activities
• Three-on-three basketball games between members of the San Francisco Police Department and local youth

You can also enter the #mybuchananstory photo contest. Contest ends on Peace Festival day, August 24. All are welcome.

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.