Block Fest
Block Fest = Fun. Free. First. Friday.
Every first Friday of the month from 3PM-5PM locally sourced Artist Activators offer up free art making. 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 the local residents, workers, and visitors. From live performance and art exhibition to screen printing workshops and crochet jams, Block Fest is a monthly celebration of the Tenderloin’s creative spirit.
Block Fest made possible in part by awards from the California Council for the Arts Creative California Communities program and the San Francisco Office of Economic & Workforce Development. Presented by CounterPulse and Central City S.R.O. Collaborative.
[Cover photo of Skywatchers by Robbie Sweeny]
Artists
Archived Events
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
Block Fest: Let’s Start From Scribbles, Let’s Start From Scraps
Fri, Feb 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