Block Fest
Artists Activating Community
CounterPulse’s Block Fest animates and celebrates the unit block of Turk Street (between Mason Street and Taylor Street) with free arts activities, cultural offerings, community information, and discussion for local residents, workers, and visitors. From protest sign & button workshops to ofrenda-making, Block Fest celebrates the creativity and resiliency of the Tenderloin.
[Pictured: Skywatchers at Block Fest in the Forest in association with the Luggage Store/Tenderloin National Forest, www.luggagestoregallery.org. Photo by Robbie Sweeny]
Upcoming Events
TenderArts Drumming Circle
Dana Fontana
Every Thursday, 2:30-3:30pm PDT at Boeddeker Park
Artists
Archived Events
The Sun as Camera: Cyanotype Printing at Block Fest – EVENT POSTPONED
Anna Rotty & Kristi Chan
Fri, May 15, 3:00pm-5:00pm
Infinite Poetry at Block Fest – EVENT POSTPONED
Curry Senior Center's Phillip Gerson
Fri, Apr 3, 3pm-5pm
Chronicles: Finding Home
Axel Craig Osterberg
Fri, Mar 6, 3-5pm
Valentine’s Day Boxes
Jeff Marshall
Fri, Feb 14, 3-5pm
Music Box Orchestra and the Traveling Mural
Rick Darnel, Dawn Leigh, Ms. Rita Whittaker
Fri, Feb 7, 3-5pm
Block Fest: Let’s Start From Scribbles, Let’s Start From Scraps
Kat Geng
Fri, Oct 18, 3pm-5pm
Crochet Jam at Block Fest
Ramekon O’Arwisters
Fri, Sept 6, 3pm-5pm
Zine-Making at Block Fest
San Francisco Suicide Prevention
Fri, Jun 7, 3:00pm-5:00pm
The Actors Space at Block Fest
Patrick Russell & Lauren English
Thu, Mar 14, 2pm-4pm
Block Fest with Adam Herbst: The Creature
Adam Herbst
Fri, June 1, 3pm-5pm
Knowledge and Affirmation from the Past
Txutxo Perez
Fri, Apr 6, 3pm-5pm
Barley Sculpture at Block Fest
Tan Sirinumas
Fri, Mar 2, 3pm-5pm
Magic in the Tenderloin: A Coloring Book Adventure
Hannah Boles and Sylvester Guard
Fri, Jan 5, 3pm-5pm
Black Hawk Mural & Biketivity
Dawn Leigh & San Francisco Yellow Bike Project
Saturday, Oct 7, 12pm-2pm
Block Fest in the Forest
Leroy Staples, Dawn Leigh, Ramekon O'Arwisters, Jason Wyman, Mary Claire Amable, Celi Tamayo-Lee
Friday, May 5th, 3pm-5pm
Block Fest with Sylvester Guard
April 7, 3pm-4:30pm, Every first Friday