San Francisco State University Commencement at Ballpark
Friday, May 24: San Francisco State University’s 2024 Commencement will be held at the ballpark on Friday. Gates will open at 3:30 p.m. The ceremony will begin at around 6:30 p.m. and conclude with fireworks at around 9:30 p.m.
Motorists are advised to avoid the increased congestion in downtown San Francisco and to avoid using the Bay Bridge two hours before and after the ceremony. Use of public transit, taxi, bicycles or walking is recommended.
Heavy traffic is expected in and around the ballpark. Those who choose to drive should allow extra travel time.
A street closure of Terry Francois between 3rd and South streets will be required from 3 to 10 p.m.
Carnaval Festival and Parade
Saturday, May 25, and Sunday, May 26: A free two–day festival will take place in the Mission District along Harrison Street between 16th and 24th streets. Event hours will be from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day. For more event details, visit carnavalsanfrancisco.org.
The following street closures will be required:
From 4 p.m., Friday, May 24 to 2 a.m., Monday, May 27:
- Harrison Street between 16th and 17th streets
- Harrison Street between 21st and 22nd streets
- 20th Street between Harrison Street and Treat Avenue
- 21st Street between Harrison and Alabama streets
- Harrison Street between 16th and 24th streets
- Alabama Street (west side only) between 16th and 24th streets
- 17th Street between Folsom and Alabama streets
- 18th Street between Folsom and Alabama streets
- 19th Street between Folsom and Alabama streets
- 20th Street between Folsom and Alabama streets
- 21st Street between Folsom and Alabama streets
- 22nd Street between Treat and Alabama streets
- 23rd Street between Treat and Alabama streets
- Mariposa Street between Harrison and Alabama streets
- Treat Avenue between 16th and 21st streets
- Mistral Street between Treat Avenue and Harrison Street
- Intersection will be closed:
- 17th, Mariposa, 18th, 19th, Mistral, 20th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd streets at Harrison Street
- 17th, 18th, 19th and Mistral streets at Treat Avenue
On Sunday, May 26, the Carnaval Grand Parade will begin at 9:30 a.m. The staging area for the parade will be on Bryant Street between 17th and Cesar Chavez streets and on 24th Street between Harrison and York streets. Assembly for the parade will begin at 5 a.m. and the parade will finish approximately at 4 p.m.
The parade will proceed west on 24th Street from Harrison Street, north on Mission Street and east on 15th Street to the dispersal area along Harrison and Alameda streets between 16th and Division streets. 16th Street will remain open to traffic, however, motorists may experience significant delay and should allow extra travel time.
Cross traffic along Bryant Street, where parade staging will take place, will be allowed until 9 a.m.
The City will open streets to traffic as the end of the parade passes each intersection of the route.
SF Giants Baseball Games
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Monday, May 27 through Wednesday, May 29: The San Francisco Giants will play three home games at the ballpark. Listed below are start times for these games:
- Three games against the Philadelphia Phillies: 1) 2:05 p.m., Monday, May 27; 2) 6:45 p.m., Tuesday, May 28 and 3) 12:45 p.m., Wednesday, May 29.
Street ClosuresTo accommodate events that will take place at the ballpark, the following street closures will be enforced:- Two and a half hours before the opening pitch, the SFMTA will close eastbound King Street between 3rd and 2nd streets to vehicle traffic. King Street will reopen after first pitch until the seventh inning.
- From the seventh inning until post-game traffic dies down, the SFMTA will again close eastbound King Street between 3rd and 2nd streets to vehicle traffic in order to reduce congestion on city streets.
- Additionally, the northbound portion of the 4th Street Bridge (Peter R. Maloney Bridge) will be closed to all traffic except Muni, taxis and bicycles during the post-game period.
Taxi Stands
- 2nd Street, west side, between Brannan and King Streets
- 2nd Street, east side, between Townsend and King Streets
- 3rd Street, west side, north of King Street
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