EVENTS & TRAFFIC : Friday August 9th through Friday August 16th

EVENTS & TRAFFIC : Friday August 9th through Friday August 16th
August 9, 2024 Bob Cassinelli

Outside Lands

Friday, Aug. 9 through Sunday, Aug. 11: Outside Lands will be held in Golden Gate Park from noon to 10 p.m., Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Attendance of over 225,000 participants is expected over the course of the weekend. For more event details, visit https://sfoutsidelands.com.

Taxi

Temporary taxi stands for the event will be in place at the following locations from 9 a.m., Friday to 2 a.m., Monday:

  • Irving Street between 26th and 27th avenues. (Taxi Zone)
  • Fulton Street between 24th and 25th avenues. (Taxi Zone)
  • Fulton Street between 28th and 29th avenues. (Taxi Zone)
  • Larkin Street. between Hayes and Grove streets. (Taxi Shuttle Service to Festival)

Outside Lands Shuttle Service

The private Outside Lands shuttle service will run between 11 a.m. and midnight each day from the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium to the event venue. Regional shuttles will also depart from various locations in the Bay Area. For pricing information and additional information, visit https://outsidelands.frontgatetickets.com.

 

San Francisco Giants Baseball Games

Friday, Aug. 9 through Thursday, Aug. 15: The San Francisco Giants will play seven home games at the ballpark. Listed below are start times for these games:
  • Three games against the Detroit Tigers: 1) 7:15 p.m., Friday, Aug. 9; 2) 1:05 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 10; and 3) 1:05 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 11.
  • Four games against the Atlanta Braves: 1) 6:45 p.m., Monday, Aug. 12; 2) 6:45 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 13; 3) 6:45 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 14; and 4) 12:45 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 15.

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.
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

Pistahan Parade and Festival

Saturday, Aug. 10 and Sunday, Aug. 11: The 31th annual Pistahan Festival will take place at Yerba Buena Gardens from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., each day. For more event details, visit www.pistahan.net.

Saturday, Aug. 10: A parade for the Pistahan Arts Festival will begin at Grove and Larkin streets in Civic Center with an opening ceremony at 10 a.m.

The parade will start at 11 a.m. traveling east on Grove Street, east on Market Street, south to 4th Street and into Yerba Buena Gardens, where the Pistahan Festival will be held on both Saturday and Sunday.

Cross traffic will be allowed between parade units on an intermittent basis. Motorists should allow extra travel time if planning to cross Market Street between 8th and 4th streets.

Head West Marketplace

Sunday, Aug. 11: The Head West Marketplace event will take place in Hayes Valley. For more details visit www.headwestmarketplace.com/hayesvalley.

The following street closures will be required from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m., Sunday:

  • Hayes Street between Gough and Octavia streets
  • Octavia Street between Hayes and Fell streets
  • Linden Street between Octavia and Gough streets

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