Collabs
Market Street Arts is proud to partner with Bay Area event producers to bring immersive experiences with the arts to the Mid-Market.
Upcoming Collabs
MURALS & MONUMENTS
San Francisco Public Library, San Francisco Arts Commission, Market Street Arts and YBCA
WHEN: Saturday, October 24, 2026
WHERE: Tour begins at the SF Public Library Main Branch
Co-presented by San Francisco Public Library, San Francisco Arts Commission, Market Street Arts and YBCA
Join art historian, writer, and skateboarder Ted Barrow for a walking tour through San Francisco’s Civic Center, Mid-Market, and SoMa, exploring murals, monuments, and other forms of public art shaped by collective action and community collaboration. Beginning at the San Francisco Public Library’s Main Branch with Portrait of a Phenomenal Woman, the monument honoring Maya Angelou by artist Lava Thomas, the tour traces a path down historic Market Street over to Yerba Buena Center for the Arts and the exhibition Dread Scott: The Body Politic.
Along the way, Barrow will highlight works that celebrate the people and communities that shape San Francisco, while considering how public art can create spaces for connection, visibility, and collective expression. Together, the tour and exhibition explore the potential of art as a platform for protest and the struggle for social justice, and consider how artists use public space to give form to community, difference, interdependence, and the latent strength of a united body politic.
This program is presented in partnership with the San Francisco Public Library, the Shaping Legacy Project of the San Francisco Arts Commission, and the Market Street Arts initiative of the Mid-Market Business Association and Foundation.
Past Collabs
WARFIELD COMMONS HOUSEWARMING
KALW Public Media & Community Arts Stabilization Trust (CAST)
WHEN: Sunday, September 27, 2026
WHERE: Warfield Commons
This housewarming and grand opening celebrated the opening of Warfield Commons at 988 Market St—a reimagined multi-story hub for arts, media, culture, and civic engagement designed to activate community and amplify the stories of the Bay Area and beyond.
Hosted in collaboration with Community Arts Stabilization Trust, Tenderloin Community Benefit District, and Mid-Market Business Association & Foundation, this free public Grand Opening included cultural performances, a showcase of local food vendors, exclusive tours led by Warfield Commons tenants, and family-friendly activities. The event serves as the beginning of KALW celebrating their 85th birthday as they look toward the next 85 years anchored at the People's Studio at Warfield Commons.
ONE CITY DAY
A CITYWIDE DAY OF SERVICE
WHEN: Saturday, July 11, 2026
WHERE: Mid-Market Business Association & Foundation Office
One City Day is a citywide day of service led by Mayor Daniel Lurie and First Lady Becca Prowda. This was a moment to show up for San Francisco students, seniors, small businesses, and corporations and invite them to to roll up their sleeves and get involved.
Mid-Market Business Association & Foundation partnered up with local Mid-Market businesses to give back — Blick Art Supplies, Holy Stitch, The Roar Shack, SAMS, and Haru by SAMS all received support sweeping, patching holes, organizing supplies, painting windows, and more from volunteers and the MMBAF team looking to support small Mid-Market businesses.
HIP HOP DANCE FESTIVAL
ALL THE WAY LIVE FOUNDATION
WHEN: Saturday, September 27, 2025
WHERE: Civic Center - Fulton Plaza
All The Way Live Foundation in partnership Creative Grounds and the Civic Center CBD, presents the Hip Hop Dance Festival at Fulton Plaza. This all ages, family friendly event features Dance Battles including crew breaking, 1 vs 1 all styles, and 1 vs. 1 kids all styles (13 & Under). Hosts include Safahri, Powerserge, and MC Preach, with DJ sets by Kool Raul, Sus Jones, and Precise.
The Hip Hop Dance Festival features the People's Market, an open air marketplace that celebrates local artists, crafters, makers, bakers, and celebrators. With a little something for everyone, you’re invited to an afternoon of great music, dance, food, and a little shopping therapy.
All The Way Live Foundation is a Bay Area based grassroots organization centered in preserving and honoring Hip Hop Culture by elevating and amplifying voices and kinetics from historically marginalized communities. Centering our efforts on the one element that has stayed true to Hip Hop Culture, All The Way Live San Francisco brings you an afternoon honoring and amplifying the diverse street styles of Hip Hop.
Market Street Arts is proud to support the Hip Hop Dance Festival.
TENDERLOIN MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL
PSYCHED! RADIO
WHEN: May 17, 2025 at 12 PM
WHERE: Civic Center Plaza
Psyched! Radio San Francisco, TLCBD, and SFOEWD presented the second annual Tenderloin Music & Arts Festival—a three-day celebration of radical creativity, grassroots community-building, and Bay Area sound and spirit, supported in part by Market Street Arts.
At the center of the festival is Civic Center Plaza, transformed for the weekend into a high-energy hub for live music and performance. Genre-defying sets performed by Son Rompe Pera, Fake Fruit, Marina Fages, Juicebumps, False Flag, Pure Hex, Pink Breath of Heaven, Cosmic Kitten, Buzzed Lightbeer, and dozens more from San Francisco, Oakland, and beyond.
The Tenderloin Music & Arts Festival is a natural extension of Psyched! Radio San Francisco’s ethos: fiercely independent, unapologetically DIY, and deeply committed to platforming underrepresented voices in music and art. Known for its flagship event, Psyched! Fest—which has grown exponentially over the past three years—and its 24/7 broadcast station supporting underground artists, Psyched! Radio has been recognized for revitalizing the Bay Area’s live music scene with passion, care, and inclusivity.
The Art of The Game - Art + Basketball Exhibit by SoleSpace Labs
THE ART OF THE GAME
SOLESPACE LAB
All Star Weekend is coming to San Francisco!
The Art of the Game, presented by SoleSpace Lab, was a historic exhibit celebrating the 2025 All Stars, plus the Golden State Warriors' all-time greats, on the Wall of Warriors. See 50+ pieces of amazing basketball art by 21 talented Bay Area artists.
This exhibit ran throughout the NBA's All Star Weekend, from Friday February 14th through Sunday February 16th, noon to 8pm daily. Tickets were on a sliding scale basis and all proceeds go to the artists and community-based producers of this labor of love.
SoleSpace Lab, is a nonprofit arts incubator connecting existing and emerging artists in the Bay Area with opportunities to grow our region's creative economy. This is their fifth basketball art-themed exhibit, in addition to 700+ events produced since 2012, featuring partners ranging from Vans and Jack Daniels, to ESPN and Grammy award- winners Lauryn Hill, Fantastic Negrito, and Alphabet Rockers.
ART KIOSK
COUNTERPULSE
WHEN: Every Friday and First Thursday, Fall 2024
WHERE: Market Street & Sixth Street
Visual art curated by CounterPulse was on exhibit and for sale at one of the JCDecaux Kiosks each Friday & first Thursday at Market & Sixth Streets. Art enthusiasts and passersby are encouraged to stop by and explore local art and potentially take home a new piece.
The CounterPulse TenderArts Program invited artists to apply to exhibit and sell their work at this kiosk. CounterPulse will be showcasing visual artists to exhibit and sell their work at the kiosk any Friday 1-5pm.
This unique opportunity was made possible through a partnership with San Francisco Arts Commission and JCDecaux, with financial support by Market Street Arts.
Y LA BAMBA
PSYCHED! FEST 2024
WHEN: November 3, 2024 at 1 PM
WHERE: Civic Center - UN Plaza
Join Psyched! Radio for a FREE outdoor show with Y La Bamba at UN Plaza this Sunday, November 3rd, as part of Psyched! Fest 2024! Originally planned for the UC Theatre, this highly anticipated performance has moved to the vibrant outdoor setting of UN Plaza.
Starting at 1 PM, Y La Bamba will bring their captivating blend of Latin folk, electronica, and cumbia to the heart of San Francisco. Also performing is Kiltro, adding their unique sound to this cultural celebration. The afternoon will feature a DJ set by Lizzy Al Toque to keep the energy flowing between performances.
This event is presented by Market Street Arts, TLCBD, SFOEWD, Psyched! Fest, and Psyched! Records. Don’t miss this FREE celebration of music, culture, and community in one of San Francisco’s most iconic outdoor spaces.
HIP HOP DANCE FESTIVAL
ALL THE WAY LIVE FOUNDATION
WHEN: Every Friday May through September 2024
WHERE: Civic Center - UN Plaza
All The Way Live Foundation, in partnership with Market Street Arts and Creative Grounds, presents the return of Hip Hop on the Plaza, a series of free, all-ages events celebrating the rich history and diverse artistry of hip hop dance in San Francisco.
Running weekly through September, Hip Hop On the Plaza featured a dynamic lineup of programming, including weekly dance workshops and bi-monthly dance battles that transformed UN Plaza into a hub of creative expression and community engagement.
Supported by the San Francisco Office of Workforce Development and Market Street Arts.
ANTI PROM
BRUJAS x LE VANGUARD
WHEN: June 22, 2025 3-7 pm
WHERE: UN Plaza Skate Park
BRUJAS held their fifth Anti-Prom this summer with an OUTDOOR party at the UN Plaza Skate Park, on June 22nd.
Skate gang “BRUJAS” joined art heroes Le Vanguard in the name of DIY cultural power, this time in the queer heart of downtown San Francisco at the newly renovated UN Plaza Skate Park.
Vayda headlined this fifth annual celebration of ANTI PROM, with a special apperance by the Bay’s own Aroma. This party is notoriously dedicated to women and queer skaters, rap heads, club aficionados, and anybody who was ever kicked out of anything. With a history of venue experimentation and carefully curated co-hosts and artists (hosted by Princess Nokia in 2016, Gypsy Sport in 2017 headlined by Yaeji and Cardi B, RedBull Music Festival in 2018 headlined by Young MA, and in 2019 with Maliibu Miitch) Anti Prom continues a promising celebration of queer art and life!
Anti Prom was presented in partnership with Market Street Arts, San Francisco Office of Economic & Workforce Development, and SF Recreation & Parks.
Additional program support provided by local ISP provider Monkeybrains.
TENDERLOIN MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL
PSYCHED! RADIO
WHEN: May 24-26, 2024
WHERE: Various Tenderloin Venues & UN Plaza
Psyched! Radio in the TL & Mid-Market! The Tenderloin Music and Arts Festival 2024 was a free 3-day concert festival held throughout San Francisco’s Tenderloin District, at venues including: Edinburgh Castle, Phoenix Hotel, Moth Belly Gallery, Kayo Books, The Tenderloin Museum and UN Plaza.
All of these 12 shows were completely FREE and all of the bands, musicians, acts, drag queens, poets, DJs and writers are LOCAL. Psyched! Radio believes deeply in supporting the San Francisco and Oakland music and art scenes.
This festival was held in partnership with Market Street Arts, the Tenderloin CBD, San Francisco Office of Economic & Workforce Development, SF Recreation & Parks.
SPRING BREAK ‘24: STEVENSON TAKEOVER
BARGAIN ROCK
WHEN: April 27, 2024
WHERE: Stevenson b/w 6th & 7th streets
Bargain Rock’s Spring Break took over Stevenson Street for the first time ever. Just a block south of Market, Stevenson between 6th & 7th turned into a Spring Break ‘24 venue, on April 27th in partnership with Market Street Arts.
The event featured cool vendors and musicians from Sacramento to San Jose, and all points in between, including Nauseaters, Four Eyes, the Boars, the Teutonics and teen sensations, Geneva Powerhouse and DJs Jimmy Jaguar and Sharky.
Ages teen to rockasaur paid tribute to all the memories and sounds of Stevenson. From CRIME, Phantom Surfers, Poontang Wranglers, Other Music and the music and art made here.
Stay tuned for more upcoming events on Stevenson with the team from Bargain Rock & SF Complex.