Every Night Market in San Francisco Bay Area in 2025
The San Francisco Bay Area is set to host a series of bustling, open-air markets and nighttime events in 2025. Please note, we’re continuing to update this guide. Here’s the latest, updated June 24, 2025.
Bay Area Night Markets 2025
San Francisco
- Castro Night Market – Every 3rd Friday, 5-10p – 18th & Castro – Thu Oct. 2025
- DFT – Downtown First Thursdays (SOMA) – Every 1st Thursday, 5-10p – 2nd & Howard – Thru Dec. 2025
- Downtown Hoedown – Country/Western Party, Every 1st Thursday, Front St. @ Sacramento, 4-9p, May to Oct. 2025
- Bhangra & Beats Night Market – Fridays, July 25 + Oct. 24 – Sacramento at Front St.
- NEW for 2025! SOMA Nights – Every 4th Thursday, Folsom btwn 6th & 8th – Ongoing
- Off the Grid Fort Mason – Fridays 4-9p, May 30, June 27, July 18, Aug. 15, Sept. 5, Oct. 17, Nov. TBD, Dec. 12
- Noe Valley Night Market – Last Tuesday of the Month, 4-7p. – Town Square + 24th btwn Vicksburg & Sanchez – ongoing
- “Valencia Live” Night Market – Every 2nd Tuesday, May thru October – Valencia btwn 16th & 19th
- Chinatown Night Market – Every 2nd Friday, March thru October – Grant btwn. California & Pacific
- NEW for 2025! Fridays on Front St. – May 30, July 18, Aug. 22, Oct. 10 – 4-9p, btwn California & Sacramento
- NEW for 2025! Downtown Hoedown – Every 1st Thurs, 5-10p, May thru October – Front btwn California & Sacramento
- North Beach Night Market – May 9, Jul 4, Aug 9, Sep 20, Oct 25, Nov 15, Dec 12 (5-10pm) @ Grant Avenue & Vallejo Street
- Unstaged – Third Thursdays – June 19, July 17, Aug. 21, Sept. 18, Oct. 16 (4-7p) – Market St. btwn 5th and 6th.
- Bayview Night Market – SF Black Wall Street – May 30, June 27 – 5-9p @ Third & Yosemite
- Cole Valley Night Market – Sunset Mercantile – April 17, May 15, June 12 – 4-9p @ Cole & Carl
- “Heart of the Richmond” Night Market – Every 3rd Saturday, June to September 2025 (4-8p) @ Clement btwn. 22nd + 25th
- NEW for 2025! Minted SF – Every Friday at 5th/Mission – July 4-Sept. 19, 5-9pm
- NEW for 2025! Glen Park Night Market – June 1, July 18, Aug. 16, Sept. 20 at Kern/Diamond, 4-8:30p.
- NEW for 2025! Excelsior Night Market – Every 2nd Friday July to Dec 2025 (except Aug) on Norton btwn Mission and Alemany, 5-10p
- Friday, July 11, 2025
- Saturday, August 2, 2025 — Special “Jerry Day” Saturday Night Market for August 2025
- Friday, September 12, 2025
- Friday, October 10, 2025
- Friday, November 14, 2025
- Friday, December 12, 2025
East Bay
- 626 Night Market – May 2-4 + July 25-27 – Alameda County Fairgrounds, Pleasanton ($5.90)
- Prescott Night Market -July 24, Aug 21, Sept 4, Oct. 9 (5-9p) 1620 18th Street, Oakland
- Walnut Creek’s Locust Street Festival – May 14, June 11, July 16 & August 6 – Walnut Creek
San Francisco 2025
Castro Night Market 2025
Select 3rd Fridays (currently scheduled March – October 2025)
Time: 5-10 pm
18th St. & Castro St., San Francisco, CA
FREENew for 2025, the Castro Night Market is now a monthly event held every third Friday of the month from March through October featuring local food vendors, merchants, and live entertainment.
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Downtown First Thursdays 2025
First Thursdays: (currently scheduled April through December 2025)
Second Street, Downtown San Francisco, CA
Free | All AgesDFT (Downtown First Thursdays) is a free, all-ages monthly street party hosted in Downtown San Francisco, taking place on every first Thursday of the month from 5pm to 10pm. Get ready for disco in the streets, DJs, live music, drag, fashion, street performances, and more.
“Bhangra and Beats” Night Market 2025
July 25 & October 24, 2025
Time: 5-10pm | All Ages, 21+ to drink
Sacramento & Front Streets, Downtown San Francisco
FREENow spanning four full city blocks and featuring San Francisco’s first-ever Front Street Entertainment Zone, Bhangra & Beats Night Market is a high-energy celebration of street food, cocktails, music, dance, and artisan shopping—set under the moonlit skyline of downtown San Francisco.
East Bay 2025
Prescott Night Market 2025
2025 Dates: July 24, Aug 21, Sept 4, Oct. 9
1620 18th Street, Oakland, CA (between Peralta St and Campbell St)
5-9 pm
FREEWest Oakland comes alive once a month on Thursday nights from June to September with live entertainment, street food, performances, and drinks.
2024 Night Markets – OLD INFORMATION – WILL BE UPDATED FOR 2025 SOON
Taraval Night Market 2024
September 21, 2024 | 3-9 pm
Taraval & Great Highway, San Francisco, CA
FREEThe first ever Taraval Night Market at the Beach features the tastiest food, drinks, and great music to dance the night away.
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Undiscovered Block Party 2024
Oct. 19, 2024 | 12-6pm
Multiple venues in SOMA Pilipinas Cultural District
FREE – RSVPNo details yet for 2025 (as of 5/14/25)
UNDISCOVERED Block Party is a Filipinonightmarket. Undiscovered SF returns in 2024 as one big daytime culture crawl across multiple venues celebrating traditional & contemporary Filipino American culture. Enjoy local artisans, food vendors, art, and live music/dance performances. For the past 7 years, the festival has been filled with sights and sounds dedicated to uplifting Filipino food, art, & culture in SOMA Pilipinas Cultural District.FoodieLand 2024
Daly City (Cow Palace): May 24-26
San Jose (Santa Clara County Fairgrounds): July 12-14 & August 16-18
Sacramento (Cal Expo): May 10-12 & Aug. 30-Sept. 1Friday – 3 PM to 10 PM
Saturday – 1 PM – 10 PM
Sunday – 1 PM – 10 PM
$7 Admission (sold in advance through Etix only; none available at the door); 5 & under are freeInspired by Asia’s open-air night markets, FoodieLand is a family-friendly outdoor food festival featuring a carefully-curated multicultural marketplace featuring 175 vendors representing foods and flavors fom across the globe. Plus there’s an array of entertainment; attendees can try their hand at activities like carnival games, watch live musical performances on one of our two stages, and shop at local artisans for treasured goods and novelty items.
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Sunset Night Market
Dates: August 30 & September 27, 2024
Time: 5-10pm
Irving Street between 20th-26th Avenue, San Francisco
FREEThe Sunset Night Market is a family-friendly night market inspired by the night markets of Asia, featuring local food, entertainment, activities, merchants, and artists. The Sunset Night Market offers the community an exciting new evening destination for people of all ages, with food vendors and makers, children’s activities, live music, and dance, plus lots of local specials from Irving Street’s local businesses.
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Chinatown Night Market 2024
Every Second Friday | 5:30-9 pm
Grant Ave. from Sacramento to Jackson, San Francisco
FREEThree blocks of Grant Avenue in SF light up for a monthly Asian-style Night Market every second Friday of 2024. Featuring a tantalizing array of culinary delights from esteemed vendors like AA Bakery, the Lucky Creation Vegetarian Restaurant, and Dragon Papa Dessert, alongside numerous other merchants, the night market promises a feast for the senses.
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626 Night Market 2024
– May 17-19, 2024 (Friday-Sunday)
– July 26-28, 2024 (Friday-Sunday)
Alameda County Fairgrounds, Pleasanton, CA
Tickets: $5 single day admission, or $9 for a 3 day passInspired by the famous open-air nighttime bazaars of Asia, this iconic Californian festival named after the 626 area code region of San Gabriel Valley, northeast of Los Angeles, features 200+ food, merchandise, crafts, arts, games, music, and entertainment attractions in an epic event that appeals to all ages.
Neon Night Market 2024
April 6, 2024 – One night only | 4-9 pm
Chabot College, Hayward
FREEFor one night only, on April 6, explore 90+ lit vendors featuring food, artisans, and DJs plus a kid’s glow zone at the Neon Night Market in Hayward.
Heart of the Richmond District Night Market 2024
Dates: June 8, July 20, August 17, & September 21, 2024; 4-8 pm
Clement Street between 22nd and 25th Avenue
FREEThe Richmond District hosts a series of family-friendly night markets featuring activities and booths which include arts and crafts, carnival-style games, small business vendors, resources from community organizations, activities, performances, and dining with pre-packaged food options.
Lucky Cat Night Market 2024
September 7, 2024, 4-9 pm
Stonestown Mall Parking Lot, 501 Buckingham Way, San Francisco
FREEEverdaze and Lovestruck Vintage are taking over the Stonestown parking lot to host their first San Francisco night market with a vintage marketplace, performers, live music, DJs, local artists and good food.
Oakland Chinatown’s 1st Ever Night Market “Dumpling Olympics” 2024
September 7, 2024, 5-9 pm
Oakland Chinatown | 800 Franklin St, Oakland
FREEThe first ever Oakland Chinatown Night Market brings Asian cuisine from local vendors, live performances showcasing traditional and modern talents, and a bustling marketplace filled with handcrafted goods and one-of-a-kind treasures.
SF’s Chinatown “Hungry Ghost Festival” 2024
August 17, 2024, 4-9 pm
Portsmouth Square | 733 Kearny Street, San Francisco
FREEChinatown will transform into a rousing celebration of honoring ancestors and wandering spirits into the night with a shopping challenge, art activation, a procession, and live performances.
Friday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid 2024
Between April and October, every Friday, 5—9 pm
Oakland Museum of California, 1000 Oak St., Oakland
FREE (for food truck access and outdoor activities)– Optional late-night museum admission for purchase
Gather with family, friends, and community every Friday at 5 pm for free live music and hands-on activities, Off the Grid food trucks, and late-night access to our galleries and special exhibitions, with a Museum ticket.
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San Jose’s Gordon Biersch Night Market 2024
Dates: Every Thursday, the market features 50+ food trucks over the course of the season, an eclectic mix of live music ensembles selected by San Jose Jazz, and special release Gordon Biersch beers.
Foster City Market 2024
Every Wednesday starting April 3, 2024 | 5-9 pm
Leo J Ryan Park, Foster City, CA
FREESet right on the lagoon, Foster City Market offers crowd-favorite food options every Wednesday evening. Always full of families and safe for kids to ride their bikes around. Fun fact: The fire department will often stop by for a meal at this bustling market.
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Pleasant Hill Market 2024
Every Wednesday starting April 3, 2024 | 5-9 pm
100 Gregory Lane, Pleasant Hill, CA
FREEPleasant Hill Market brings a dash of spice to downtown Pleasant Hill with a huge variety of food options for the entire family. Add live entertainment, and you got yourself a perfect Wednesday evening!
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Fillmore’s Friday Night Market 2024
2024 dates have yet to be announced
Every Friday from 4 to 9 pm
September 29 – December 8, 2023* (Please note that 2024 dates aren’t yet scheduled, but hopefully this night market will be back for 2024)
O’Farrell Street Between Fillmore St and Steiner St, SF
FREEThis community-driven weekly market, operating since August 2023, offers soul food, showcases local businesses, and supports artists in San Francisco’s historically Black neighborhood along O’Farrell Street between Fillmore and Steiner streets.
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Off the Grid at Fort Mason Friday Night Food Truck Party 2024
2024 dates have yet to be announced
September 1 – October 27 2023*(Please note that 2024 dates aren’t yet scheduled, but hopefully this night market will be back for 2024)
Most Fridays | 5-10 pm – Rain or Shine
Fort Mason Center parking lot, 2 Marina Blvd., SF
FREE
The weekly event brings an estimated 9,000 people to the historic former Army post every Friday night and typically includes around 25 food trucks filling up the impressive 100,000-square-foot scene.
Coming Soon:
Pacifica Market 2024
Located at the historic Sea Bowl Parking Lot, you will soon be able to enjoy Off the Grid’s best foods with stunning panoramic ocean views at this prime pre-post surfing location.
Alameda Market 2024
Due to popular demand, Off The Grid is coming back to Alameda (Alameda Point) in Q2 2024!
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