Greek Heritage Parade
Sunday, April 19: The Greek Heritage Parade will take place in the Union Square area. Event hours are from noon to 5 p.m. The event will feature ‘live’ Greek music concert. More event details, visit uhasca.org/greek-independence.
A 5-minute rolling street closure will be required from 12:45 to 1:50 p.m.:
- Post Street between Ellis and Post streets
- Stockton Street Ellis and Post streets
- Powell Street Ellis and Post streets
Castro Night Market
Friday, April 17: The Castro Night Market will take place from 5 to 9 p.m. on 18th and Castro streets. For more details, visit castro-night-market .
The following street and parking lot closures will be required from 11 a.m., Friday, April 17 to 1 am., Saturday, April 18:
- 18th Street between Collingwood and Hartford streets
- The SFMTA parking lot behind Walgreens
Cherry Blossom Festival
Saturday, April 18 and Sunday, April 19: The 59th Annual Cherry Blossom Festival will be held on Saturday, April 18 and Sunday, April 19. The festival will take place from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. each day. For event details visit www.sfcherryblossom.org.
The following street closures will be required:
- From 4 a.m. Saturday, April 18 to 11 p.m. Sunday, April 19:
- Post Street between Laguna and Fillmore streets
- Webster Street between Geary Boulevard and Sutter Street
- Intersection; Webster Street at Post Street
The Cherry Blossom Grand Parade will take place on Sunday, April 19. At 10 a.m., parade units will gather at Civic Center. A procession will start from Civic Center at 1 p.m., following a route from Polk and McAllister streets, north on Polk Street and west on Post Street and ending in Japantown at Post and Fillmore streets.
All intersections along the parade route will remain open except when the parade passes. Streets will re-open as soon as possible after the parade passes and the streets have been cleaned.
Haight Ashbury Activity
Monday, April 20: Heavy pedestrian traffic may be anticipated around the intersection of Haight and Stanyan streets and on Haight Street between Stanyan Street and Masonic Avenue between 1 and 5 p.m. Drivers are advised to use caution. Some Muni delays may occur. No street closures are planned, but personnel from San Francisco Police Department may implement closures if necessary for public safety.
Traffic delays may occur in the area. Motorists who normally use Lincoln Way, Fell or Oak streets to travel between the Sunset District and downtown may consider using alternate routes.
San Francisco Giants Games
- Three games against the Los Angeles Dodgers: 1) 6:45 p.m., Tuesday, April 21; 2) 6:45 p.m., Wednesday, April 22; and 3) 12:45 p.m., Thursday, April 23.
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