Journey to the End of the Night FREE Street Game | Embarcadero

Submitted by the Event Organizer

Journey to the End of the Night is a FREE street game of epic proportion. Players race through the haunted cityscape of San Francisco to a series of checkpoints, while avoiding being caught by chasers.

Last year over 600 participants showed up at Justin Herman Plaza to experience a sprawling night of costumes, alleys, haunted houses, skeletons, bells, stealth, and signatures.

RULES & INFORMATION: To play, you must RSVP at the Facebook page for secret info. Players are not allowed to use bicycles, skates, cars, taxis, or any other mode of transit other than their feet and public transportation. Players should wear comfortable shoes and clothes, and bring water—depending on the route taken by the player, the length of the race can be 10 – 20 kilometers.  Home-made prizes will be awarded for top finishers, best chasers, and best costume.

This free citywide game of tag will bring 500-1,000 costumed players from throughout the world to the haunted cityscape of San Francisco on Halloween for a heart-pounding chase through the streets, with stops only to receive signatures from strangers at themed checkpoints. 2009 checkpoints included a live game of Clue, an Alice in Wonderland-themed haunted house, and an end party at the Noisebridge hacker collective in the Mission. 2010 checkpoints will remain secret until the game begins on October 30.

Players sporting colored ribbons will try to make it through a series of checkpoints on foot or by public transportation, while avoiding being caught by chasers. Those who survive will be praised and feted at the END PARTY, which is open to players of all ages. Those who fall will become chasers themselves, rising in undeath to pursue their former friends and allies.

Journey to the End of the Night is presented without any kind of sponsorship or player fee, it’s free to attend, organized by volunteers, and funded entirely by participant donations. The game has also been produced in L.A., Chicago, NYC, Washington, D.C., London,Vienna.

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.