San Francisco Marathon
Sunday, July 28: The annual San Francisco Marathon will begin from The Embarcadero and Mission Street at 5:30 a.m., with staggered starts beginning at 5:15 a.m. The race route will loop north along The Embarcadero, through Fisherman’s Wharf and the Marina into the Presidio and onto Golden Gate Bridge, then south through the outer Richmond District on 26th and 27thavenues. The race will continue through Golden Gate Park, and then through the Haight, crossing Market Street at Guerrero, and then to continue through the Mission District primarily on 16th Street into Mission Bay and then back to The Embarcadero. An attendance of up to 27,500 runners is expected for all the events, which include a half marathon, 5K and 10K in addition to the full marathon. For more event details, visit www.thesfmarathon.com.
This will be a large citywide running event. Traffic around the City will be affected as soon as the race begins. The following are travel options to cross the marathon route:
East/West Travel
- Richmond District: all streets with exceptions of Lake Street and El Camino de Mar
- Dogpatch: 18th and 20th Street
- Great Highway (North of Lincoln Avenue)
- 19th Avenue
- Steiner Street
- Fillmore Street
- Valencia Street
- Mission Street
- South Van Ness Avenue
- Folsom Street (from 15th to 17 streets)
- Bryan Street
- Potrero Avenue
- Kansas Street
- De Haro Street
- Pennsylvania Street
Travelers should expect transit and travel delays due to street closures during the race and crowds of racers and spectators both before and after the race. The race will begin at 5:30 a.m. and conclude in the early afternoon.
Various additional street closures will be required between midnight to 3 p.m. on Sunday, throughout the race route including in the Presidio and Golden Gate Park, with the majority not being implemented until later, in the early morning hours and being removed as soon as possible after the races have passed. Additional detail of race day traffic advisory with suggested detours can be found at www.thesfmarathon.com/race-weekend/traffic-advisory .
Taxi Service: Between 12:01 a.m. and 7 p.m., Sunday, there will be temporary taxi stands for the event at the following locations:
- Clay Street between Drumm and Davis streets
- North side of Drumm Street (Six Spots Only)
San Francisco Giants Baseball Games
- Three games against the Colorado Rockies: 1) 7:15 p.m., Friday, July 26; 2) 4:05 p.m., Saturday, July 27; and 3) 1:05 p.m., Sunday, July 28.
- Two games against the Oakland Athletics: 1) 6:45 p.m., Tuesday, July 30; and 2) 6:45 p.m., Wednesday, July 31.
Street Closures
To 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.
- 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
Up Your Alley Fair
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Sunday, July 28: The Up Your Alley Street Fair will be held in the South of Market area between 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. For event details visit www.folsomstreet.org/fs-events.
The following street closures will be required from 12:01 a.m. to 11:59 p.m., Sunday:
- Folsom Street from 9th to 11th streets
- 10th Street from Howard to Harrison streets
- Dore Street from Howard to Sheridan streets
- Intersection: 10th and Dore streets at Folsom Street
The following Muni routes will be affected: 12 Folsom and 27 Bryant.
There will be a temporary taxi stand with two spaces at the corner of 9th and Folsom streets.