Downtown First Thursdays
Thursday, Sept. 3: The Downtown First Thursdays (DFT) event will take place on 2nd Street from 5 to 10 p.m. This is a free monthly street party that takes place every first Thursday of the month. For event details, visit www.dftsf.com.
The following street closures will be required from noon until midnight, Thursday:
- 2nd Street between Market and Folsom streets
- Clementina Street between 2nd and 1st streets
- Jessie Street between New Montgomery and 2nd streets
- Minna Street between New Montgomery and 1st streets
- Natoma Street between New Montgomery and 1st streets
- Stevenson Street between New Montgomery and 1st streets
- Tehama Street between Hawthorne and 1st streets
Dreamforce Convention
Saturday, Sept. 5, through Sunday, Sept. 20: A street closure of Howard Street between 3rd and 4th streets will be required for the Dreamforce Convention beginning at 6 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 5 and continuing through 10 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 20.
Sunday, Sept. 13: Beginning at 10 p.m., the closure of eastern half of 4th Street between Mission and Folsom streets will be enforced.
Monday, Sept. 14 through Thursday, Sept. 17: During these dates, from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m., each day:
- NO traffic will be allowed on 4th Street between Mission and Howard streets, except Muni buses and shuttles
- Vehicle access to Howard Street between 5th and 4th streets and to 4thStreet between Howard and Folsom streets will be via Howard Street at 5th Street
Tuesday, Sept. 15, through Thursday, Sept. 17: The Salesforce Corporation will be holding its yearly Dreamforce Convention at the Moscone Center. Conference hours will be from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. each day. An attendance of 45,000 is expected at Moscone Center North, South and West. For more event details, visit https://www.salesforce.com/dreamforce/ .
Significant traffic congestion is anticipated in and around Moscone Center between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. daily for the duration of the closure, particularly on streets immediately east of 3rd Street. Additional congestion on 4th Street from Market Street and on Mission Street between 3rd and on 4th Streets is anticipated from early morning through the evening between Monday, Oct. 13 and Thursday, Oct. 16. Travelers are encouraged to take public transportation or use alternate routes. There will be heavy pedestrian traffic in the area.
From Sunday, Sept. 6 through Sunday, Sept. 20, Howard Street traffic will be detoured via southbound 2nd Street to Harrison Street, or via New Montgomery Street to Hawthorne Street to either Folsom or Harrison streets.
There will be temporary taxi stands for pick up and drop off only:
- White Zone at W Hotel, north side of Howard Street between 3rd Street and Hawthorne Street
- White Zone at Intercontinental, north side of Howard Street at 5th Street
- Southside of Howard Street (westbound) between 4th and 5th streets
Hungry Ghost Festival
Saturday, Sept. 5: The Lotus Tao Culture Association will host their second annual Hungry Ghost Festival on Grant Avenue in Chinatown.
A street closure of Grant Avenue between California and Sacramento streets will be required from noon to 11 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 5.
Chinatown Car Show and Parade
Sunday, Sept. 6: Chinatown will host the 5th annual car show and parade. Show will take place on Grant Avenue between California Street and Broadway, from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., with a car parade to start at 3 p.m. Parade will conclude the event, with participants cruising through Chinatown via Grant Avenue, Sacramento, Stockton, Columbus, Pacific streets and back on Grant Avenue.
A street closure of Grant Avenue between Broadway and California Street will be required from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 6.
Giro di San Francisco
Monday, Sept. 7: The 50th annual Giro di San Francisco bicycle race will take place on Labor Day holiday. For event details, visit girosf.com.
The following street closures will be required from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 7:
- Battery Street between Vallejo Street and The Embarcadero
- Sansome Street between Broadway and Greenwich Street
- Greenwich Street between Sansome and Battery streets
- Union Street between Sansome and Front streets
- Green Street between Sansome and Front streets
- Vallejo Street between Sansome and Front streets
- Front between Union and Vallejo streets
- Intersections closed: Sansome Street at Vallejo, Green, Union, Filbert and Greenwich streets
- Battery Street at Embarcadero, Union, Green, and Vallejo streets
- Front Street at Union, Green and Vallejo streets
San Francisco Giants Games
- Three games against the St. Louis Cardinals: a) 5:10 p.m., Monday, Sept. 7; b) 6:45 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 8; and c) 12:45 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 9.
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, east side, north of King Street
Event at Chase Center
Wednesday, Sept. 9: Performance by Weezer will take place at Chase Center. The show will start at 7:30 p.m. Doors will open at 6:30 a.m.
Street Closures
To accommodate events that will take place at the arena, the following street closures will be enforced two hours before and one hour after each event:
- 16th Street between 3rd Street and Terry Francois Boulevard
- Warriors Way between 3rd Street and Terry Francois Boulevard
- Northbound 3rd Street between 16th Street and Warriors Way will also be closed approximately 30 minutes before and 45 minutes after the event.
Only local access will be allowed on Northbound Illinois Street between Mariposa and 16th streets.
- There is one taxi stand located on southbound Terry Francois Boulevard.
- Ramp Taxis should use the loading zone on eastbound Warriors Way at Bridgeview Way.