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Sunday, May 10, 2015 - All Day | Cost: FREE
The Mission District | Mission St. and 20th St., San Francisco, CA

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“Sunday Streets” SF’s Free Street Festival & Block Party (2023)

Celebrate our milestone with us – Sunday Streets SF returns for its 15th season in 2023 with new event formats in five neighborhoods, plus the 3rd Annual Phoenix Day block party program, inviting all San Francisco residents and visitors to make joyful memories in the streets.

Sunday Streets, San Francisco’s community-powered open streets program, invites all residents and neighbors to celebrate its 15th anniversary, featuring three community block parties, two signature mile-plus routes, and the Third Annual Citywide Phoenix Day. On select Sundays from May to October, Sunday Streets invites every open streets lover to join in the streets and help define community, sustainability, and regenerative economy for the program’s next 15 years.

Sunday Streets 2023

May to October, 2023
11am to 4pm
FREE

Sunday Streets SF 2023 event dates, routes, and highlights include:

Sunday Streets Bayview – May 21st, 2023

5 blocks of car-free fun and recreation on Galvez Ave between Phelps St & Mendell St for the whole family to enjoy.From 12 PM to 5 PM, celebrate Bayview’s roots with free recreational activities hosted by San Francisco Recreation and Parks and Street Soccer USA, STEM learning experiences by Mission Science Workshop and Exploratorium, a live music stage sponsored by Bayview Hunters Point YMCA, and catch health and wellness resources like free flu vaccines and COVID boosters from SF Department of Public Health and free dental checkups by UCSF. The new community block party route will be on Galvez Ave, between Phelps St and Mendell St, Mendell St between Hudson and Fairfax Ave, and Youngblood-Coleman Playground.

Sunday Streets Tenderloin – June 4th, 2023

2 blocks of car-free fun and recreation in the Tenderloin for the whole family to enjoy. Exact location to be announced soon.

Sunday Streets Mission/Valencia – July 30th, 2023

1+ mile of streets in the Mission for an afternoon of car-free fun for the whole family. As one of the most visited Sunday Streets SF events of all time, Sunday Streets Valencia is one of the Ciclovía (or open streets) routes to take in this season. Taking place on Valencia Street between Duboce Ave and 26th Street, neighbors and visitors alike can enjoy free recreation, health resources, music, dance and more!

Please join the American Indian Cultural Center for the land acknowledgment and opening ceremony at 15th St and Valencia St intersection at 11 AM, followed by Sunday Streets Mission speaker program with community leaders at Centro Del Pueblo (474 Valencia S, San Francisco, CA 94103) from 12 PM to 1 PM

Activity highlights on Valencia St, between Duboce Ave and 26th St, include:

  • Marketplace with free performances and community resources hosted by the American Indian Cultural Center, plus Mission Housing Valencia Gardens Block Party with bounce houses and kid-friendly activities
  • Get vaccinated (COVID booster, MPOX, and flu) with the SF Dept. of Public Health Mobile Vaccine Unit, first 50 eligible participants receive a $100 gift card
  • Finding A Best Friend Rescue pet adoption with free portrait session from Wildebeest
  • Kid-friendly activities hosted by SF Human Rights Commission, Circus Center, Natural Resources, The Marsh, Freedom from Training Wheels kids bike lessons with SF Bicycle Coalition & SFMTA, and SF Public Library Mission Branch & Book Mobile book giveaway
  • Free rock-climbing wall and community swim at the Mission Community Pool from 12 to 2 PM by SF Recreation and Parks and the Mobile Recreation Program, free bike rentals by Bay Wheels, soccer drills and mini-games with Street Soccer USA and Mission Youth Soccer League, and more throughout the route
  • Brick-and-mortar activations and music performances throughout the route, including Double Down Zine, Milk SF, Fort Point Beer Co., Often Wander, Valencia Room, City Station, Fellow, 826 Valencia, City Art Cooperative Gallery, Hila Gelato Caffè, Shaped Af SF, Amado’s, Radio Habana Social Club, Bottega, Sanguchon Eatery, and Lotusland Yoga
  • For event details, including route information and an activity guide, visit SundayStreetsSF.com/Mission

Sunday Streets Western Addition – September 24th, 2023

Sunday Streets SF will host the Western Addition Community Block Party, creating a car-free recreational destination in the Western Addition for the whole family to enjoy. Exact location to be announced soon.

Sunday Streets Excelsior – October 15th, 2023

Celebrate the end of Sunday Streets SF 15th anniversary in the Excelsior. Popular with families and music lovers, Sunday Streets Excelsior is one of the Ciclovía (or open streets) routes to walk or roll this season. Taking place on Mission St between Theresa/Avalon St and Geneva Ave, Sunday Streets SF Excelsior is the family fun hub destination for the 3rd Annual Phoenix Day. Neighbors and visitors alike are invited to the Excelsior on Phoenix Day to enjoy free recreation, health resources, music, dance and more!

BONUS: BLOCK PARTIES – Sunday Streets Phoenix Day – October 15th, 2023

Sunday Streets SF and our partners are sponsoring over 50 block party permits on October 15th, 2023 so neighbors in every district of San Francisco can have fun in the streets and celebrate the 3rd Annual Phoenix Day.

The Phoenix Day Block Party program is specifically for residential block parties 1 block in length without restricted activities like generators and food sales.

We hope you’ll take advantage of the Sunday Streets Phoenix Day block party program to bring play and exercise to your streets with the whole San Francisco community on October 15th, 2023!

Keep an eye out for more details soon!

 

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The Mission Sunday Streets will take place on Valencia St from 26th St to McCoppin Hub Plaza. Sunday Streets is a pet friendly event.

2015 Mission Sunday Streets
Sunday, May 10, 2015 | 11 am to 4 pm
Mission District, San Francisco
FREE

2015 Activities:

Roving Entertainment:

  • The Bubblegirl
  • Clif Bar – Free samples
  • Pianobike

McCoppin Plaza

  • SFMOMA Everyhere Logistics Jr. Rangers art truck
  • Cleary Bikes: Bike obstacle course for kids
  • Circus Center
  • Umpqua Bank: Free Pop Nation Popsicles
  • Northern California Art Therapy Association
  • America SCORES Bay Area
  • Vet Pronto

Valencia between Duboce and 14th

  • AstaYoga Kids
  • Alice B. Toklas LGBT Democratic Club
  • Animal Ethics
  • Education First
  • Experience Corps Bay Area
  • Sierra Club

Valencia between 14th and 15th

  • Live music by Seth Lael
  • Skunkfunk Valencia
  • SF Department of Public Works
  • SF SAFE bike registry
  • San Francisco Human Services Agency
  • Public Utilities Commission
  • Department of Public Health
  • Department of Public Works
  • SF Rec and Park
  • BAAQMD
  • Port of San Francisco
  • SFMTA
  • SF Department of environment
  • Box Dog Bikes Free bike tune-ups
  • 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu San Francisco
  • FREE bike rentals by Parkwide

Valencia Between 15th and 16th

  • Sunday Streets Information and Volunteer Check-in
  • First Aid Tent
  • Live broadcast by KISQ
  • Wild Equity Institute
  • Wee Scotty Sewing activity
  • San Francisco Flex Academy
  • SF Housing Action Coalition
  • Mission Pony: Electric Horse Jousting
  • Rogue and Saint Fitness classes

Valencia Between 16th and 17th

  • Live music by Rin Tin Tiger at Harrington’s
  • Cornerstone Church: Free Water Station

Valencia between 18th and 19th

  • Xi Psi Phi, Iota Chapter
  • The Women’s Building
  • Family Dog Rescue
  • Wellspring Pets
  • Mickaboo Companion Bird Rescue
  • Lotus Veterinary Housecalls
  • Blue Diamonds Belly Dance at 1 pm
  • Mission Bicycle
  • Live music by Alzara & Brother Spellbinder

Valencia Between 19th and 20th

  • Sports Basement: Outdoors Obstacle Course, Basic Maintenance, and Information Booth
  • Open Bluegrass Jam hosted by Beauty Operators String Band

Valencia between 20th and 21st

  • Bi-Rite: Serving Seasonal Fruit
  • Little Mission Studio
  • DPW Street Sweeper
  • Integral Yoga Institute: Hatha Yoga every 30 minutes between 12 and 3:30 pm

Valencia between 21st and 22nd

  • SF Bike Coalition: Freedom From Training Wheels
  • ABADÁ Capoeira S.F.
  • Little Artistas
  • SF Community Radio at Aquarius Records
  • Puddle Jumpers

Valencia Between 22nd and 23rd

  • Radio Habana Cuban Rumba
  • CCSF Volunteer Enrollment Campaign
  • Spinlister – Free Bike Valet and Cornhole
  • Airbnb

Valencia Between 23rd and 24th

  • Sunday Streets Information and Volunteer Check-in
  • First Aid Tent
  • Walk San Francisco
  • City CarShare
  • Sutter Health CPMC: Mini golf, hopscotch, mini basketball, arts and chalk
  • New Wheel: Test ride an electric bike
  • Dahon Bikes: Free minor bike tune-ups
  • Maikaze Taiko Drummers

Valencia between 24th and 25th

  • Swing Dancing
  • Natural Resources
  • Performing Arts Workshop
  • Community Boards
  • Cuban Salsa

Valencia between 25th and 26th

  • EHS Pilates: Grand Reopening: Free Classes and Demos All Day
  • Sambaxé

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.


Cost: FREE
Categories: **Annual Event**, *Top Pick*, Block Party, Fun & Games, Funcheap Presents, Kids & Families, Mother's Day
Address: Mission St. and 20th St., San Francisco, CA