AIDS Memorial Quilt Display | Castro

Submitted by the Event Organizer

The AIDS Memorial Quilt will be on display in several locations in San Francisco from February 13-20. Take this opportunity to see the quilt before it moves on to another city. 

The quilt can be seen at the following locations:

• Under One Roof – 518 A Castro Street (9am-1pm, 5-6pm)
• Bank of America – 501 Castro Street (9am-6pm)
• Body – 450 Castro Street (10am-8pm)
• Catch – 2362 Market Street (11:30am – 2:30pm, 5:30pm – 9:00pm)
• Quilt in the Castro: (Former site of Tower Records) –  2278 Market Street  (noon-8pm)

About the AIDS Memorial Quilt

In June of 1987, a small group of strangers gathered in a San Francisco storefront to document the lives they feared history would neglect. Their goal was to create a memorial for those who had died of AIDS, and to thereby help people understand the devastating impact of the disease. This meeting of devoted friends and lovers served as the foundation of the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt.

Today the Quilt is a powerful visual reminder of the AIDS pandemic. More than 44,000 individual 3-by-6-foot memorial panels — most commemorating the life of someone who has died of AIDS — have been sewn together by friends, lovers and family members.

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.