EVENTS & TRAFFIC : Saturday February 19th through February 25th

Saturday, Feb. 19 and Sunday, Feb. 20: The Chinatown Community Street Fair will be held this weekend. The street fair will take place along Grant Avenue between Clay and Broadway streets from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Saturday and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday. For more event details, visit https://chineseparade.com/community-fair/.

The following street closures will be required for the event from 11 p.m., Friday, Feb. 18 to 11 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 20:

• Grant Avenue between California Street and Broadway
• Pacific Avenue between Columbus Avenue and Stockton Street
• Jackson Street between Stockton and Kearny streets
• Washington Street between Stockton and Kearny streets
• Intersections at Grant Avenue: Jackson Street, Washington Street and Pacific Street
• All alleys in the area bounded by California Street, Stockton Street, Broadway and Kearny Street

There will be heavy traffic in the area

• Saturday, Feb. 19: The Chinese New Year Parade will start from 2^nd and Market streets at 5:30 p.m. The parade will travel west on Market Street, west on Geary Street, north on Powell Street, east on Post Street and north on Kearny Street to Columbus Avenue. The parade will disperse on Columbus Avenue between Pacific and Washington streets. For event details, visit https://chineseparade.com/.

  Staging of the floats will begin at 10 a.m. in the parking lane of Main Street between Market and Harrison streets. The following street closures will be required:

  • From 2 p.m.:
    • 2^nd Street between Market and Mission streets
  • From 3 p.m.:
    • Main Street between Harrison and Market streets
    • Market Street between Main and 3^rd streets
    • Main Street between Harrison and Market streets
    • Geary Street between Market and Powell streets
    • Powell Street between Geary and Post streets
    • Post Street between Powell and Kearny streets
    • Kearny Street between Post Street and Columbus Avenue
  • From 5 p.m. to approximately 9:30 p.m.:
    • Columbus Avenue south of Pacific Avenue
    • Jackson Street between Kearny and Sansome streets
    • Washington Street between Kearny and Sansome streets
    • Clay Street between Kearny and Sansome streets

  Beginning at 3 p.m., Mission Street between 4^th and Beale streets will be designated as transit-only street until Market Street re-opens to transit.

  Traffic along Market Street will be diverted during the event:

  • Westbound to Howard Street
  • Eastbound to Folsom Street