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“Sunday Streets” SF’s Free Street Festival & Block Party (2025)

Livable City is announces the 2025 season of Sunday Streets with six events across San Francisco and the fifth annual Phoenix Day citywide block party program.

From June to October, the season will launch with one key theme: Safe Streets, Shared Joy. In the midst of political division and economic uncertainty, Sunday Streets provides the blueprint for everyday people to build community, steward their public spaces, and foster collective safety and well-being for all neighbors.

Sunday Streets 2025 Season Schedule

• June 15th – Tenderloin Community Block Party, 12pm-4pm
• July 20th – Mission Mile Long Event, 11am-4pm
• August 24 – Bayview Community Block Party, 12pm-4pm
• September 21st – Western Addition Community Block Party, 12pm-4pm
• October 5 – South of Market Community Block Party, 12pm-4pm
• October 19 – Excelsior Mile Long Event, 11am-4pm
• October 19 – Phoenix Day – City-wide Neighborhood Block Parties

Sunday Streets take place in diverse neighborhoods across the City, including the Tenderloin, Mission, Excelsior, Bayview, Western Addition, and South of Market. Each event features fun free active play games, cultural performances, health resources, live music and more with the goal of connecting San Franciscans on car-free open streets. Sunday Streets invites local residents, neighborhood groups, faith-based organizations, businesses and more to join the community planning meetings that shape the day.

Launched after the COVID-19 pandemic, Phoenix Day unites residents on a block to build relationships, knowledge, and concrete plans to help each other when things go wrong. With free event technical assistance and block party permit sponsorship, neighbors in every district can take action in creating safer streets and resilient communities.

Sunday, August 18, 2013
Tenderloin | “Sunday Streets” SF’s Free Street Festival & Block Party (2025)

Sunday Streets: Tenderloin Activities | Sunday, August 18, 2013
Programs Subject to change

Golden Gate Between Hyde and Leavenworth
• TIE (This is Embarrassing)
• Serve the City: Free Phone Calls and Social & Legal Aid at 12 pm
• Serve the City: Dog Washing at 12 pm
• The Domesticated Animal
• Green Urban Dog
• Wellness with Michael: Breakdance lessons
• Native American Health Center: Blood pressure and Glucose testing
• Jobs with Justice
• CCSF
• Young Workers United

Golden Gate Between Leavenworth and Jones:
• ANTS Tennis
• Freedom From Training Wheels
• Little Artistas
• Wu Yee Children’s Services: Multilingual resources for parents and caregivers; Tactile zone; Multi-lingual library; Art studio-art to take home; Make your own playdough; Sidewalk chalk, bubbles, hula hoops, and more.
• Tenderloin CBD: Crafts, Tenderloin Walking Tours, Safe Passage
• SF Postcard Project

Jones Between Golden Gate and Turk:
• Serve the City: Kids Fun Fair with the Boys and Girls Club at 12 pm
• SF Skate Club
• Hospitality House: Info and Arts

Jones Between Turk and Eddy
• Boys & Girls Club: DJ Duy Nguyen, Art Table- Post Card Making for Youth & Families, Program Outreach, Board Game/Activities
• Serve the City: Reality SF Worship Band, Free Haircuts & Photo Booth at 12 pm

Jones and Eddy
• Serve the City: Info Booth at 12 pm
• Vietnamese Youth Development Center (VYDC)
• Trust for Public Land
• Community Housing Partnership; Safe Haven Program

Jones Between Eddy and Ellis:
• Serve the City: SF City Impact Free Beauty Salon, Foot Washing, Manicures and Pedicures at 12 pm

Ellis Between Taylor and Jones
• Glide’s 50th Anniversary Celebration of Co-Founders Cecil Williams & Janice Mirikitani:
11 am: GLIDE Ensemble and Change Band,
12 pm: Announcement from Mayor Ed Lee,
12:15 pm: A Great Day In The Tenderloin Photo,
12:45-4 pm: Children’s Choir, GLIDE Ensemble, John Turk and the Change Band, Spoken Word, Zumba, Springalicious sampler, GLIDE Ensemble soloists, DJ set, kid’s and family activities

Jones Between Ellis and O’Farrell:
• Serve the City: SF City Impact medical, dental and vision services at 12 pm

O’Farrell Between Jones and Leavenworth
• Sunday Streets Information tent
• San Francisco Pain Management & Physical Therapy
• UCSF Alliance Health Project: HIV Counseling and Testing Services
• San Francisco Senior Center
• Curious Quail

O’Farrell and Hyde
• Gentlemen’s Heroes from 12 to 1 pm
• Collision from 1:30 to 3:30 pm

O’Farrell and Larkin
• Shelby Foot Three
• Caffeine Anonymous/World Apparel

Larkin Between Ellis and Eddy
• Picture Atlantic

Larkin Between Eddy and Turk:
• Serve the City: Free Clothing Fair at 12 pm
• Bollywood dance at 2:15 pm by BollywoodFire Bhangra. 3 pm: Rhythms of Punjab dance by Dholrhythms

Larkin Between Golden Gate and McAllister:
• Philz Coffee – Live music by Live Human, DJ Polo G., DJ Baysik, and DJ Ewok
• Serve the City: Free Art Fair at 12 pm
• Coalition on Homelessness:  Gardening with household objects; seeds and small pots, chalk art, children’s activities, “Know your Rights” training, voter registration
• Monterey Bay Aquarium “Fintastic Voyager”
• The People’s Garden: Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation (TNDC)
• Batala Brazillian Drums at 2 pm

Larkin Between McAllister and Grove
• Sunday Streets Volunteer check-in and Information tent: Come be interviewed for the Sunday Streets Video from 12:45 to 2 pm
• Sponsor area
• SF Planning Department
• Department of Environment
• Walk SF
• Wild Equity Institute: Butterfly crafts
• Rin Tin Tiger
• EF International Language Centers
• Free Bike Rentals by Parkwide
• America Scores Soccer
• Body Awakening: Ancient Wellness Arts: Yoga at 11 am (BYO yoga mat)

Fulton Between Larkin and Hyde:
• SF Public Library – 25th Anniversary of Chronicle Books
• SF Public Library’s Bookmobile
• Free Bike Repair by Huckleberry Bicycles

Larkin and Grove
• SF Rock Project at 1:15 pm & 2:15 pm

Roving Entertainment:
• The Bubble Girl

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.