One-Night Market Street Arts & Theater Festival: 50+ Experiences (SF)

Market Street transforms into a walkable arts spectacle. Free public performances, ticketed shows at iconic venues, and tons of sensational things to see and do.

Uniting iconic independent venues, beloved homegrown artists, and our landmark theaters, this festival is as bold, eclectic, and singular as San Francisco itself.

The festival kicks off at 4pm in UN Plaza with Dear San Francisco, BANDALOOP, and SF’s first ever Drag Laureate, D’Arcy Drollinger of OASIS.

Market Street Arts & Theater Festival
Saturday, October 17, 2026 | 4p – 10p
Market Street between 5th & Van Ness, SF
FREE | RSVP Recommended; first 500 RSVPs get a $20 voucher for food at participating venues

Experiences include:

• Dear San Francisco, Circus Bella, Spectrum Theater and The People’s Circus at the UN Plaza stage
• BANDALOOP Vertical Dancers
• DJ Mark Farina with Monarch at The Market
• ACT’s Young Conservatory Cabaret
• Drag Queen Show Tune Sing Along with Curveball at the Orpheum Theatre Sunroom
• Skywatchers in the ACT Strand Lobby
• San Francisco Neo Futurists at 447 Minna
• Misfit Cabaret at The Hibernia
• Danny Clay record release at Roar Shack Live!
• Psyched! Radio at Mi Cocina
• 200 Channels theatrical experience at the International Art Museum of America
• The Compton’s Cafeteria Riot
• Opera at The Rumpus Room
• Denim Art at Holy Stitch!
• Soul line dancing and kinetic sculptures
• Projection art installation by Mark Johns along the corridor
• Dance Performances at CounterPulse
• Busk It! street performers at SAMS & Haru
• LINES Ballet BFA at IKEA
• Dueling pianos at Civic Center
• Puff, Puff, Laugh at Moe Greens
• Civic Center CBD’s “Fall Family Festival” in Fulton Plaza
• Beer garden at Limoncello in Civic Center
• Entertainment Zone between 5th & 6th on Market
• Market Street Arts Festival Hub at Saluhall in partnership with Spirited, including Well-Crafted Maker Workshops

And the return of “The Hotsy Totsy Cable Car” featuring D’Arcy Drollinger and OASIS

Plus Live, Ticketed Shows:

• ‘Every Saturday Night’ presented by SFBATCO at The Strand
• Sara Bareilles at The Theater at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium (Sold Out!)
• Jessie Ware at The Warfield
• Live Jazz at Mr. Tipple’s
• Stand-up Comedy at The Function

 

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