Muni Heritage Weekend 2025

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Sep 20-21
77 Steuart Street, between Market Street and Mission Street

Muni Heritage Weekend - Join us for a Journey Through Time!

Two historic buses at the 2018 Muni Heritage Weekend

Save the Date! Muni Heritage Weekend 2025

  • Event Details: September 20(Saturday) - September 21(Sunday)
  • Time: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
  • Location: San Francisco Railway Museum, 77 Steuart Street between Market Street and Mission Street

Our signature annual event is back! Join us for Muni Heritage Weekend 2025 on Saturday, September 20 and Sunday, September 21, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Celebrate San Francisco's rich transit history and Transit Month with a two-day experience.

What to Expect:

Step aboard unique vintage transit vehicles rarely seen on the modern streets of San Francisco. The festivities will unfold near the San Francisco Railway Museum, conveniently located near the Ferry Building and Embarcadero Plaza.  All vintage buses and special excursion streetcars depart for round trip rides from the plaza directly across from the museum.  

Event Highlights:

  • Ride Vintage transit: Hop aboard historic streetcars, buses, and cable cars spanning 25 to 141 years of service. Don't forget to check out additional vintage vehicles on display around the outdoor plaza and extending to the Embarcadero.
  • Motorized Cable Car: Skip the Powell turnaround lines! Snap a photo with our mobile cable car—once part of regular service, now modified to travel anywhere.
  • Experience Bus by ‘Muni Raised Me,’ SOMArts’: Step into a double feature that honors San Francisco’s diverse stories. Muni Raised Me shares youth's perspectives on growing up with Muni, while the Altared SF Bus transforms a retired coach into a rolling interactive altar honoring immigrant families, local memory, and life lived on transit.
  • Family-friendly fun: Enjoy kids’ activities, artifact exhibits, and informational booths for all ages.
  • Special tours: Sign up in advance for a guided cable car walking tour hosted by SF City Guides.
  • Visit the SF Railway Museum: Free admission plus a chance to grab a unique transit-themed souvenir.
  • The Muni Store Pop-up: The Muni Store is coming to life! Get your favorite Muni official merch in person—and ride in style.

A Captivating Experience

  • Ride the same transit vehicles that generations of San Franciscans once used, including the beloved 1896 "Dinky" streetcar.
  • Cruise along the Embarcadero up to Pier 39 on a Streetcar loop aboard Muni’s iconic “Boat Tram” from Blackpool, England!
  • Take a ride through time—experience buses from every decade between the 1930s and 2010s, including ones you may remember from your own childhood.

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Plan Your Visit:

The event is at the San Francisco Railway Museum on Steuart Street and Don Chee Way.

  • From Embarcadero Station (BART & Muni Metro) : Exit the station to street level and walk one block to the end of Market Street, and one-half bock down Steuart Street to the museum.
  • From the F-line historic streetcars: Both the Steuart Street stop, and the Ferry Building stop are within steps of the museum, located on ‘Don Chee Way’, the streetcar right-of-way between Steuart Street and The Embarcadero.
  • From the California Street Cable Cars: From the cable car terminal at Market & Drumm Streets at the Hyatt Regency, the museum is easy to reach by walking one block to the end of Market Street, and one-half block down Steuart Street to the museum.
  • From the Muni Buses: 1 California,  2 Sutter, 5 Fulton, 9 San Bruno, 12 Folsom/Pacific, 14 Mission/14R Mission Rapid, routes will get you close to the event.  

For more Muni options, check out the trip planner at SFMTA.com/Planner.

Download: San Francisco's Historic Rail Lines Map by Market Street Railway Museum.pdf

Don’t miss this incredible opportunity to relive history and immerse yourself in the captivating world of San Francisco's transit heritage. We can't wait to welcome you!

 

a family with motorized cable car 62 Small group of community members learn about the SFMTA at community event. People board a yellow and tan historic streetcar during the 2024 Muni Heritage Weekend. Riders on the open-topped boat style Blackpool streetcar on the Embarcadero Interior of Muni Raised me bus, Image credits SFTR Altared SF' by Muni Raised Me -Image by SOMArts Cultural Center
Altared SF' by Muni Raised Me
 Cream and green open-air streetcar, a Boat Tram, drives near the Embarcadero. The operator waves.
Cream and green open-air streetcar, a Boat Tram, drives near the Embarcadero. The operator waves.
 Child rings a bell at community event. Riders sitting in the boat streetcar. Community member plays a game at an SFMTA public outreach event. Altered bus by Muni Raised Me - Image credit SF Transit Riders
Altered bus by Muni Raised Me Exterior - Image Credit SF Transit Riders
 Three vintage vehicles lining up for Muni Heritage weekend An orange historic streetcar passes a green and cream open-air Boat Tram and another orange historic streetcar. Palm trees and Ferry Building in the background.
An orange historic streetcar passes a green and cream open-air Boat Tram and another orange historic streetcar. Palm trees and Ferry Building in the background.
 Two retro streetcars, one cream and green and one gray and red, pause during Muni Heritage Weekend 2023. streetcar and ferry building An operator shows children the SFMTA boat streetcar. Historical Street Car and Boat Tram passing next to each other An operator and his son sit on a historic bus Two users of the system getting on the bus. Members of the public engage with staff at our tent during community event. Boat Trams by the Ferry Building Three vintage vehicles lining up for Muni Heritage weekend Historical Street Car and Boat Tram passing next to each other trolley coach and streetcar vintage buses F-Line streetcar turning onto Market Street with Ferry Building in background
  1. a family with motorized cable car 62
  2. Small group of community members learn about the SFMTA at community event.
  3. People board a yellow and tan historic streetcar during the 2024 Muni Heritage Weekend.
  4. Riders on the open-topped boat style Blackpool streetcar on the Embarcadero
  5. Interior of Muni Raised me bus, Image credits SFTR
  6. Altared SF' by Muni Raised Me -Image by SOMArts Cultural Center
  7. Cream and green open-air streetcar, a Boat Tram, drives near the Embarcadero. The operator waves.
  8. Child rings a bell at community event.
  9. Riders sitting in the boat streetcar.
  10. Community member plays a game at an SFMTA public outreach event.
  11. Altered bus by Muni Raised Me - Image credit SF Transit Riders
  12. Three vintage vehicles lining up for Muni Heritage weekend
  13. An orange historic streetcar passes a green and cream open-air Boat Tram and another orange historic streetcar. Palm trees and Ferry Building in the background.
  14. Two retro streetcars, one cream and green and one gray and red, pause during Muni Heritage Weekend 2023.
  15. streetcar and ferry building
  16. An operator shows children the SFMTA boat streetcar.
  17. Historical Street Car and Boat Tram passing next to each other
  18. An operator and his son sit on a historic bus
  19. Two users of the system getting on the bus.
  20. Members of the public engage with staff at our tent during community event.
  21. Boat Trams by the Ferry Building
  22. Three vintage vehicles lining up for Muni Heritage weekend
  23. Historical Street Car and Boat Tram passing next to each other
  24. trolley coach and streetcar
  25. vintage buses
  26. F-Line streetcar turning onto Market Street with Ferry Building in background
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