Hardly Strictly Bluegrass
Friday, Sept. 29 through Sunday, Oct. 1: The Hardly Strictly Bluegrass free live music will take place at Hellman Hollow and at Marx and Lindley meadows in Golden Gate Park. The concert will be held from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday and from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, each day. An attendance of 150,000 participants is expected each day. For more event details, please visitwww.hardlystrictlybluegrass.com.
The park streets in the immediate area will be closed. No city street closures will be required.
Taxi
Temporary taxi stands for the event will be in place at the following locations from Friday at 11:00 a.m. to Monday at 8:00 p.m.:
- Fulton Street (south side) between 22nd Ave. to 24th Avenues
Portola Music Festival
Saturday Sept. 30 through Sunday Oct. 1: The Portola Music Festival will take place Saturday and Sunday at 1 p.m. each day at Pier 80 in San Francisco. More information at www.portolamusicfestival.com .
The following street closures will be required:
Saturday Sept. 30 at 7 a.m. to Sunday Oct. 1 at 11:59 p.m.:
- Cesar Chavez Street between Michigan and Maryland streets
- Marin Street between Illinois and Maryland streets
Saturday, Sept. 30 at 8:00 a.m. to Sunday, Oct. 1 at 11:59 p.m.:
- Cesar Chavez Street between 3rd and Michigan streets
- Marin Street between 3rd and Illinois streets
- Michigan Street between Cesar Chavez and Marin streets
- Illinois Street between Amador and 25th streets
Saturday, Sept. 30 at 9:00 a.m. to Sunday, Oct. 1 at 11:59 p.m.:
- 25th Street between 3rd and Maryland streets
- Illinois Street between Amador and 23rd streets
Saturday, September 30, 2023, 8:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.:
- 3rd Street between Cargo Way and 25th Street
- Cesar Chavez St between Tennessee and 3rd streets
Sunday, September 30, 2023, 8:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.
- 3rd Street between Cargo Way and 25th Street
- Cesar Chavez St between Tennessee and 3rd streets
Castro Street Fair
Sunday Oct. 1: The 49th Castro Street Fair featuring LGBTQ artists, live music and drag performances will take place from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. in the vicinity of Castro and Market Streets. More information at www.castrostreetfair.org.
The following street closures will be required on Sunday, Oct. 1 from 2 a.m. to 10 p.m.:
- Castro Street from Market to 19th streets
- Castro Street from 16th to Market streets
- Market Street from Noe to Collingwood streets
- 18th Street from Noe to Diamond streets
- 17th Street from Noe to Castro streets
- Hartford Street from 19th to 17th streets
- Collingwood Street from 19th to Market streets
Local access will be permitted on 17th Street between Diamond and Market via Diamond Sunday, October 1, 2023, 4 a.m. to 10 p.m.
The following intersections will be under required closure on Sunday, Oct. 1 from 4:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.:
- Market Street at Castro
- 17th and Collingwood Streets
- 18th Street at Hartford and Collingwood streets
- Castro Street at States Street
Taxi Stands
There will be a temporary taxi stand at Noe Street, west side, north of 18th Street for pick up and drop off only.
Italian Heritage Parade Block Party
Sunday, Oct.1: The Italian Heritage Parade committee will hold a small street celebration in advance of the parade which takes place the following week.
There will be a required street closure of Stockton Street from Union to Filbert Streets from 3:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
San Francisco Giants Baseball Games
Friday, Sept. 29: The San Francisco Giants will play their final three games of the season against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Listed below are start times for these games:
- 1) 7:15 p.m., Friday, Sept. 29; 2) 6:05 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 30; and 3) 1:05 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 1.
For more event details, visit www.mlb.com/giants.
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, east side, north of King Street
Events at Chase Center
Saturday, Sept. 30: The WWE Supershow will take place at Chase Center, doors at 6:30 p.m., start time is 7:30pm.
Supplemental Muni Service
- Muni will operate supplemental 78X Arena Express service:
- Pre-event express shuttle service from 16th Street BART Station to Chase Center will start two and a half hours before each game/event and will end one hour after game/event starts.
- Post-event express shuttle service from Chase Center on 16th Street to 16th Street BART Station will run until the area clears.
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 an event.
- Only local access will be allowed on Northbound Illinois Street between Mariposa and 16thstreets.
Taxi Stands
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.