Downtown First Thursdays
Thursday, Nov. 5: 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
Events at Chase Center
- Thursday, Nov. 5: The Warriors will play against the Miami Heat. Game will start at 7 p.m. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m.
- Saturday, Nov. 7: The Warriors will play against the Orlando Magic. Game will start at 5:30 p.m. Doors will open at 4 p.m.
- Monday, Nov. 9: The Warriors will play against the New Orleans Pelicans. Game will start at 7 p.m. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m.
- Tuesday, Nov. 10: Performance by Teddy Swims will take place. The show will start at 7 p.m. Doors will open at 6 p.m.
Street ClosuresTo 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.
- 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.
Veterans Day Parade
Sunday, Nov. 8: The annual Veterans Day Parade will take place. Formation will begin at 9 a.m. with parade to commence at 11 a.m. from North Point Street and The Embarcadero to Aquatic Park, via The Embarcadero and Jefferson Street.
The Embarcadero north of North Point and Jefferson streets to Aquatic Park will be closed to traffic during the parade, approximately between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Microsoft Ignite 2026
Thursday, Nov. 12, through Sunday, Nov. 22: A street closure of Howard Street between 3rd and 4th streets will be required for the Microsoft Ignite 2026 event beginning at 6 a.m., Thursday, Nov. 12 and continuing through 6 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 22. There will be additional lane closures around Moscone Center to support the event.
Tuesday, Nov. 17 through Friday, Nov. 20: Microsoft will be holding its Microsoft Ignite event at the Moscone Center. An attendance of 20,000 plus is expected at Moscone Center North, South and West. For more event details, visit https://ignite.microsoft.com.
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 4th Streets is anticipated from early morning through the evening between Tuesday, Nov. 17 through Friday, Nov. 20. Travelers are encouraged to take public transportation or use alternate routes. There will be heavy pedestrian traffic in the area.
Thursday, Nov. 12 through Sunday, Nov. 22, 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