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SoMa Nights: Hidden Alley Art Show w/ Local Artists (SF)

Thursday, July 23, 2026 - 5:00 pm to 8:30 pm | Cost: *
*RSVP Required

1145 Folsom St. | 1145 Folsom Street, San Francisco, CA

Free / RSVP

SoMa Nights is back with a free outdoor gallery featuring local artists, live music, and a hidden alley transformed into a creative hub. Meet the artists, discover original artwork, and support local creativity.

We’re stoked to present to you our annual SoMA block party activation: Sidewalk Gallery.

Join us for a pop-up outdoor gallery and street-level music takeover nestled in one of soma’s hidden alleyways, a vibrant site of resistance, joy, subversion and raw creative energy.

SoMa Nights: Sidewalk Gallery
Thursday, July 23, 2026 | 5p – 8:30p
1145 Folsom St, SF
FREE | RSVP

Part of july’s Soma Nights in collaboration with Soma West Cbd, Sidewalk Gallery engages about a dozen local part-time artists that have had to take a second shift outside of their creative practice to make ends meet in an increasingly absurd economy.

Support local artists by bringing home a piece of art. Support culture by participating with your presence. support spaces where art can flourish by showing up!

At Sidewalk Gallery, we’ll reclaim industrial infrastructure and use this urban alleyway as a temporary gallery, an homage to independent art and underground culture.

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.


Cost: *
*RSVP Required
Categories: *Top Pick*, Art & Museums, Community, In Person, Live Music, Sponsored
Address: 1145 Folsom Street, San Francisco, CA

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