Sunday Streets VIII: Car-Free Street Festival | Western Addition

Submitted by the Event Organizer

Sunday Streets is a city-wide event that takes place in different neighborhoods on Sundays throughout the Spring and Summer and shuts down city streets to traffic so that residents can take over for a day with all sorts of healthy and family friendly activities.

Sunday Streets VII:  Western Addition
Sunday, September 19, 2010
10:00 am to 3:00 pm
– Location and event information

Panhandle (Fell between Central and Baker)
Main Sunday Streets Activity Hub
• Sunday Streets info booth and Volunteer Check In
• Sunday Streets Sponsor booths
• Community information tables
• NEW: Sunday Streets merchandise for sale- sponsored by Walk SF
• Free basic bike maintenance by REI
• KISS FM Radio music broadcast and free samples of healthy snacks
• Stretches and running info with Achilles Tours
• Chair massage, presented by the Institute for Health & Healing, California Pacific Medical Center

Pet Programs in the Panhandle (Fell between Central and Lyon)
Presented by Happy Hounds Massage
• Happy Hounds Massage
• No. Calif. Family Dog Rescue
• PAWS
• Paws and Rewards
• SF Chihuahua Meetup
• Pet Food Express Virtual Pet Adoptions
• Give a Dog a Bone
• Grateful Dog
• SPCA of SF

North of Panhandle (Central, Grove, Baker)
Presented by North of Panhandle Neighborhood Assoc. and the Wigg Party
Music and Family Entertainment:
• Music, dancing, and DIY art projects presented by the Wigg Party (Central near Hayes)
• Live Music with Con Brio at Matching Half Café (Central and Grove)
• Live Music (Baker and McAllister)
• Facepainting and kid’s activities by St Cyprian’s Episcopal Church (Baker and McAllister)
• Free test rides on PUBLIC Bikes (Baker and McAllister)

Bike programs (Grove between Lyon and Baker)
Presented by the SF Bicycle Coalition and Presidio YMCA Bike Program
• Freedom from Training Wheels presented by the SF Bicycle Coalition
• Kid’s Bike Safety Rodeo presented by Presidio YMCA Bike Program
• How to load a bike on the bus, by MTA Sustainable Streets Program
• MTA’s Bike bus loading Demonstration

Preparedness Pavilion (Grove between Baker and Broderick)
Presented by Department of Emergency Management
• Mobile “Command Van One”
• Cyber cafe
• Shake Shack earthquake simulator
• Emergency preparedness information

Farmer’s Market (Grove between Broderick and Divisadero)
• Community info tables
• Live music with Lily Holbrook
• Magician Hernan Cortez
• Cooking Demonstrations

Golden Gate Ave:
Skating Presented by the Calif. Outdoor Rollersports Assoc.
• 10 – 2:30: Free roller rink, skating lessons & skates (at Baker)
• 12:30 & 2:30: Slumdog Millionaire skate dance
• 12:45 & 2:45: Thriller skate dance
• RollerSoccer International Federation, demos by RollerSoccer US Team players (at Webster)

Info and outreach on Golden Gate Ave.
• The Hearing and Speech Center Divisadero at Golden Gate
• SF Creative Arts Charter School
• Alamo Square Neighborhood Assoc.

Children’s Activities at Hayward Playground (Laguna and Golden Gate)
Presented by Buchannan YMCA
• Kid’s Games, Hula Hoops,
• Programs for Teens & Tweens by La Casa de Las Madres
• Kid’s games and snack bars from Clif Kid

Fillmore STREET: (Golden Gate Ave to Post)
Presented by Fillmore Community Benefit District
Fillmore Street cultural performances
• Rock the Bike pedal powered stage and live music (Fillmore Mini Park near Turk)
• Church of John Coltrane 41st Anniversary Celebration (1286 Fillmore near Eddy)
• Music, arts, special promotions by Fillmore Street merchants

Mobile Free Wall Project (Fillmore and Turk)
Presented by Department of Public Works and SF Arts Commission
• StreetSmARTS program hosted by muralist Chore Boogie
• Open to artists of all ages and abilities

Kimball Athletic Field Opening Celebration (O’Farrell and Steiner)
Sponsored by City Fields and SF Recreation & Parks
• Sports drills and exercises
• Tiny tot agility course
• Free Batting cages
• Live Music performances
• Trash Mash Up parade
• Community BBQ and picnic

Japantown Peace Plaza (Post at Buchannan)
Presented by Japantown Merchants Association
• Bike rentals by Blazing Saddles
• 10-3 Chair Massage, presented by the Institute for Health & Healing, California Pacific Medical Center
• West Coast Lion Dance Troupe
• Hawaiian Dance performances
• Yoga and Meditation Brahma Kumaris Meditation Center
8:30 PM: The Center for Asian American Media and the Japantown Merchants Association present a FREE outdoor showing of HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE.

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.