CRANE Watch Party: Shipyard Crane Light Show (Oct. 16-17)
The historic gantry crane at Hunters Point Shipyard comes to life in CRANE, a large-scale work of public art in light, original music and projection. It honors the story of the Shipyard and Bayview Hunters Point, and the people who built it, worked it and lived it. CRANE is the final event in the San Francisco Arts Commission’s Shaping Legacy series.
On Friday, October 16 and Saturday, October 17, watch the performance from Building 101, the Shipyard’s artist studio building, more than half a mile across the Shipyard from the crane. The live feed from the crane is projected large on the building wall.
CRANE Watch Party
Friday & Saturday, October 16-17, 2026
Bldg. 101, Hunters Point Shipyard, 451 Galvez Ave., SF
Tickets: $10–$75, with seated options in Areas 1 and 2 and standing General Admission at $25. Bayview Hunters Point (94124) residents can enjoy a special $10 community ticket.If ticket costs are a barrier, you can request financial assistance through this form.
FULL SCHEDULE:
- 5:30 pm Doors open
- 6:00 pm Reception: Open Studios preview exhibition and art auction in the gallery, food vendors and a bar outside, live jazz by Guitar Trifecta
- 7:45 pm The Dr. George W. Davis Senior Center Choir (live on Saturday; on the livestream on Friday)
- 8:00 to 8:40 pm CRANE
- After the show, the crane stays lit until 9:15 and the gallery stays open until 10:00, with the artists back from the crane pier to talk with visitors.
Can’t make it to the Shipyard? Every performance (October 9, 10, 16 and 17) is livestreamed free at crane.video.
On Saturday come early and enjoy Open Studios at the same site with over 130 artists.
About CRANE
In October 2026, the historic gantry crane at Hunters Point Shipyard — the towering landmark of San Francisco’s southeastern waterfront — comes to life in CRANE, a large-scale work of public art combining illumination, original music, and live performance.
CRANE is a celebration of community history: the story of the Shipyard and Bayview Hunters Point and of the people who built it, worked it, and lived it, told in light and sound on the crane itself.
Performances will be live-streamed. Because the crane rises high above the Shipyard, you can experience it in real life from anywhere the crane can be seen, augmented by streamed sound and detail images on your own device.
Listen to some of the CRANE audio soundscapes under development at crane.video.
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Friday, October 16
The historic gantry crane at Hunters Point Shipyard comes to life in CRANE, a large-scale work of public art in light, original music and projection. It honors the story of the Shipyard and Bayview Hunters Point, and the people who built it, worked it and ...
Saturday, October 17
The historic gantry crane at Hunters Point Shipyard comes to life in CRANE, a large-scale work of public art in light, original music and projection. It honors the story of the Shipyard and Bayview Hunters Point, and the people who built it, worked it and ...
