The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) releases the following upcoming event-related traffic and transit impacts for the holiday week from Thursday, May 22 through Wednesday, May 28, 2025.
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Muni Service on Memorial Day Holiday
On Monday, May 26 (Memorial Day Holiday), Muni will operate on a Saturday service schedule. For real-time updates, follow us on https://twitter.com/sfmta_muni.
Parking Enforcement on Memorial Day Holiday
Monday, May 26: Parking meters (all meters including color capped), white zones, nightly street sweeping (street cleaning) and safety violations (no stopping, no parking, red and blue zones) will be enforced.
Other SFMTA parking programs will not be enforced:
- Residential Parking Permits (RPP) Zones
- General Parking Time Limits
- Weekday Daytime Street Sweeping (Street Cleaning)
- Commuter Shuttle Towaway Zones
- Unmetered Yellow and Green Zones
Vehicles creating a hazard and/or an unsafe condition (i.e. double parking, blocking a bike lane, blocking driveways, blocking crosswalks, fire hydrants, etc.) are subject to receiving citations and can possibly be towed.
Note: Parking meters in the city are enforced Monday through Saturday with exception of the following areas where parking meters are enforced seven days per week throughout the year except Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day:
- Parking meters in the Fisherman’s Wharf area
- On and near The Embarcadero roadway
- In the Special Event Area around AT&T Park
- Five metered off-street parking facilities listed below:
- 8th Avenue at Clement Street
- 9th Avenue at Clement Street
- Geary Boulevard at 21st Avenue
- 18th Avenue at Geary Boulevard
- Pierce Street Garage (between Lombard and Chestnut streets)
Harvey Milk Day 2025
Thursday, May 22: A gathering for a tribute to Harvey Milk and a celebration of life and legacy of the “Mayor of Castro Street” will take place from 4:30 to 7 p.m. in Jane Warner Plaza at Castro and 17th Street.
A street closure of 17th Street between Castro and Noe streets will be required from 4:30 to 7 p.m.
The F Market & Wharves Muni line will be impacted.
San Francisco State University Commencement at Ballpark
Friday, May 23: San Francisco State University’s 2025 Commencement will be held at the ballpark on Friday. Gates will open at 3:30 p.m. The ceremony will begin at around 6:30 p.m. and conclude with fireworks at around 9:30 p.m.
Motorists are advised to avoid the increased congestion in downtown San Francisco and to avoid using the Bay Bridge two hours before and after the ceremony. Use of public transit, taxi, bicycles or walking is recommended.
Heavy traffic is expected in and around the ballpark. Those who choose to drive should allow extra travel time.
A street closure of Terry Francois between 3rd and South streets will be required from 3 to 10 p.m.
Muni will operate extra S Shuttle trains along the M Ocean View Line between San Francisco State University and Oracle Park.
For additional details and about transportation to ballpark, including connections from Bay Area transit system to Muni, visit www.sfmta.com/oracle-park.
Carnaval Festival and Grand Parade
Saturday, May 24 and Sunday, May 25: A free two–day festival will take place in the Mission District along Harrison Street between 16th and 24th streets. Event hours will be from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day. For more event details, visit carnavalsanfrancisco.org.
The following street closures will be required:
From 4 p.m., Friday, May 23 to 2 a.m., Monday, May 26:
- Harrison Street between 16th and 17th streets
- Harrison Street between 21st and 22nd streets
- 20th Street between Harrison Street and Treat Avenue
- 21st Street between Harrison and Alabama streets
From 7 p.m., Friday, May 23 to 2 a.m., Monday, May 26:
- Harrison Street between 16th and 24th streets
- Alabama Street (west side only) between 16th and 24th streets
- 17th Street between Folsom and Alabama streets
- 18th Street between Folsom and Alabama streets
- 19th Street between Folsom and Alabama streets
- 20th Street between Folsom and Alabama streets
- 21st Street between Folsom and Alabama streets
- 22nd Street between Treat and Alabama streets
- 23rd Street between Treat and Alabama streets
- Mariposa Street between Harrison and Alabama streets
- Treat Avenue between 16th and 21st streets
- Mistral Street between Treat Avenue and Harrison Street
- Intersection will be closed:
- 17th, Mariposa, 18th, 19th, Mistral, 20th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd streets at Harrison Street
- 17th, 18th, 19th and Mistral streets at Treat Avenue
On Sunday, May 25, the Carnaval Grand Parade will begin at 9:30 a.m. The staging area for the parade will be on Bryant Street between 17th and Cesar Chavez streets and on 24th Street between Harrison and York streets. Assembly for the parade will begin at 5 a.m. and the parade will finish approximately at 4 p.m.
The parade will proceed west on 24th Street from Harrison Street, north on Mission Street and east on 15th Street to the dispersal area along Harrison and Alameda streets between 16th and Division streets. 16th Street will remain open to traffic, however, motorists may experience significant delay and should allow extra travel time.
Taxi Stand Location: Alabama Street between 16th and 17th streets on the east side.
Cross traffic along Bryant Street, where parade staging will take place, will be allowed until 9 a.m.
The City will open streets to traffic as the end of the parade passes each intersection of the route.
No public parking will be available for this event. Event and parade participants are encouraged to take public transportation. There will be temporary bus stops for Mission Street Muni buses along Valencia Street at 14th,16th, 18th, 20th, 22nd, 24th and 25th streets.
The following Muni routes will be affected: 12 Folsom/Pacific; 14 Mission; 14R Mission Rapid; 22 Fillmore; 27 Bryant; 33 Ashbury/18th; 48 Quintara-24th Street; 49 Van Ness/Mission; 55 Dogpatch and 67 Bernal Heights.
Concert at Oracle Park
Wednesday, May 28: Stray Kids dominATE World Tour will take place at Oracle Park. The concert will begin at 7 p.m.
For details of event, visit https://www.mlb.com/giants/tickets/events/concerts/straykids.
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 of event, the SFMTA will close eastbound King Street between 3rd and 2nd streets to vehicle traffic.
- Until post-event 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
- East side of 2nd Street between King and Townsend streets
- West side of 2nd street between King and Townsend streets
- West side of 2nd street between Townsend and Brannan streets
Special Event Parking Rates
During baseball games and other major events with more than 10,000 expected attendees at the ballpark, parking meters close to the ballpark will charge a special event rate of $11 per hour. These rates help reduce congestion and keep parking spots available in the neighborhoods near the ballpark, discouraging circling for free or cheap parking. Start times for special event rates vary based on the start time of the event. More information on special event parking regulations and a schedule of dates when special event rates are in effect, visit www.sfmta.com/special-event-parking.
For additional details and about transportation to ballpark, visit www.sfmta.com/oracle-park.
CONSTRUCTION WORK AND OTHER UPDATES
UPDATED: Castro Elevator Accessibility Improvement Project
Monday, April 21 and continuing through Monday, May 30, Castro Station south escalator will be out of commission for two and a half weeks to accommodate construction activities for the Castro Elevator Accessibility Improvement project.
The concrete walkway and lamp replacement work will temporarily block access to the escalator on the south side of the station. During this time, Muni customer should utilize the escalator on the north side for accessibility to the station.
To learn more about the Castro Elevator Improvement Project, visit: www.SFMTA.com/CastroElevator website.
UPDATED: Cable Car Sheaves Upgrade Project
Beginning Tuesday, Feb. 18, crews will be restoring the cable car system sheaves, which are massive, grooved wheels that guide the underground cables through specialized pulley systems.
These upgrades will take place from Tuesday, Feb. 18 and will continue through September 2025. During this work,
- there will be occasional closures of individual cable car segments;
- bus shuttles will replace cable car lines where work is being done;
- at least one cable car route will remain open to the public during normal operating hours while sections are being upgraded.
For more information and to see the latest work schedule, visit SFMTA.com/CableCarUpgrades.