The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) releases the following upcoming event-related traffic and transit impacts for this week from Thursday, Oct. 2 through Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025.
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Downtown First Thursdays
Thursday, Oct. 2: The Downtown First Thursdays (DFT) event will take place on 2nd Street from 5 to 10 p.m. This is a free monthly street party that takes place every first Thursday of the month. For event details, visit www.dftsf.com.
The following street closures will be required from noon until midnight, Thursday:
- 2nd Street between Market and Folsom streets
- Clementina Street between 2nd and 1st streets
- Jessie Street between New Montgomery and 2nd streets
- Minna Street between New Montgomery and 1st streets
- Natoma Street between New Montgomery and 1st streets
- Stevenson Street between New Montgomery and 1st streets
- Tehama Street between Hawthorne and 1st streets
These intersections will remain open at all times: 1) 2nd and Mission streets; 2) 2nd and Howard streets.
There will be no impact on Muni service.
Unity Fest
Friday, Oct. 3: As part of the Unity Fest skateboard celebration over the weekend, an event hosted by Double Down Zine will take place on Valencia Street.
To facilitate this event, a street closure of Valencia Street between 14th and 15th streets will be required from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., Friday, Oct. 3.
There will be no impact on Muni service.
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2025
Friday, Oct. 3 through Sunday, Oct. 5: The Hardly Strictly Bluegrass free live music festival will take place at Hellman Hollow and at Marx and Lindley meadows in Golden Gate Park. The concert will be held from 1 to 7 p.m. on Friday and from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, each day. An attendance of 150,000 participants is expected each day. For more event details, visit www.hardlystrictlybluegrass.com.
The park streets in the immediate area will be closed. No city street closures will be required.
The following Muni lines and routes will be affected: N Judah; 5 Fulton; 5R Fulton Rapid; 28 19th Avenue; and 29 Sunset.
Due to increased ridership for the event, concert patrons should allow extra travel time on the N Judah line and all bus routes serving Golden Gate Park. Traffic in the area will also be heavy.
Taxi
Temporary taxi stands for the event will be in place at the following locations from 11 a.m., Friday, Oct. 3 to 8 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 5:
- Fulton Street (south side) between 22nd and 24th avenues
Bicycle
There will be self and valet bike parking available at various event entrances.
Muni Service to and from Concert
- Muni will provide supplemental service for pre- and post-concert from Friday through Sunday.
- There will be supplemental service on Muni route 5R Fulton Rapid.
After the final concert, supplemental 5R Fulton Rapid bus service will operate one-way eastbound departing from 30th and 25th avenues making all regular rapid stops until Van Ness Avenue. The last stop will be at Hyde and Grove streets near Civic Center BART Station.
Boarding Locations for 5R Fulton Rapid: Fulton Street at 25th and 30th avenues
SFMTA staff will be on site to assist customers.
Options for Buying Muni Tickets
Muni Ticket Sales - In Person
Muni customers may purchase their fare in advance, on-board vehicles and at any Muni ticket vending machine.
Use of Clipper Card
Concert goers are encouraged to use Clipper® Card to get to Golden Gate Park. Customers using Bay Area public transportation systems are strongly encouraged to purchase their fares in advance or use Clipper® Card to attend the event. Customers using a Clipper Card receive 50 cents off an adult single ride when transferring to Muni from BART, Golden Gate Ferry and Transit, and San Francisco Bay Ferry routes (Oakland-Alameda, Harbor Bay and Vallejo). Golden Gate Ferry and Transit and San Francisco Bay Ferry provide the same discount on return trips. To learn more about transfer discounts, visit www.sfmta.com/getting-around/muni/fares. For more information on using Clipper on Muni, visit www.sfmta.com/clippercard.com/muni.
Purchase Muni Fare using MuniMobile
Concert goers may use MuniMobile, an official SFMTA app, to save time by instantly buying tickets for Muni bus, rail, cable car, and paratransit services on their iPhone and Android devices. Tickets can be purchased through a credit/debit card or PayPal account for individual or multiple riders on one smartphone. Customers can buy tickets ahead of time and activate when they are ready to ride - with MuniMobile, your phone is your fare.
Purchase Single Ride Muni Fare Electronically
Muni customers who purchase fares in advance using a Clipper® Card or use the official SFMTA app, MuniMobile, can save 15 cents per trip. A single ride fare on Muni is good for 120 minutes of travel, whether it be on a single route or a trip with multiple transfers across buses and light rail. For more details visit www.sfmta.com/muni-fares.
One-Day $5.70 Muni Pass Available on MuniMobile
Event participants may consider Muni’s $5.70 pass available only on MuniMobile ®. With the one-day day pass, customers can have unlimited rides on buses, trains and historic streetcars throughout the day until 11:59 p.m. For details, visit https://www.sfmta.com/blog/new-one-day-5-muni-pass-available-munimobile.
Purchase Single Ride Muni Fare Electronically
Muni customers who purchase fares in advance using a Clipper® Card or use the official SFMTA app, MuniMobile, can save 50 cents per trip. A single ride fare on Muni is good for two hours of travel, whether it be on a single route or a trip with multiple transfers across buses and light rail.
For more details, visit www.sfmta.com/getting-around.
Richmond District Autumn Moon Festival
Saturday, Oct. 4: The Richmond District Autumn Moon Festival will take place on Clement Street between 8th and 11th avenues, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information, visit www.sfrichmondmoonfest.com.
The following street closures will be required from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 4:
Clement Street between 8th and 11th avenues
- 9th Avenue between Clement Street and 50’ north of Clement Street
- Intersections closed: 8th, 9th and 10th avenues at Clement Street
- Harrison Street between 14th and 15th streets
- Alameda Street between Harrison Street and Treat Avenue
- Treat Avenue between Division Street/Florida Street and Alameda Street
- Alabama Street between Treat Avenue and 15th Street
- 15th Street between Harrison and Alabama streets
- Treat Avenue between Alabama Street and 16th Street/Harrison Street
There will be no impact on Muni Service.
Stuff Saturdays – Shared Space
Saturday, Oct. 4: The vintage and modern collective store, Stuff by Luxe, will host a monthly Roadway Shared Space with multiple vendors Street in the Mission District. This event will take place on the first Saturday of each month.
The following street closures will be required from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 4:
These closures will occur on the first Saturday of every month through Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026.
There will be no impact on Muni service.
Italian Heritage Parade Block Party
Saturday, Oct. 4: The Italian Heritage Parade Committee will hold a small street celebration in advance of the parade which will take place the following week.
A street closure of Stockton Street between Union and Filbert streets will be required from 2 to 9 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 4.
The 39 Coit Muni route will be impacted.
Castro Street Fair
Sunday, Oct. 5: The 51st annual Castro Street Fair will take place from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. For more details, visit www.castrostreetfair.org.
The following street closures will be required from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.:
- Castro Street between 16th and 19th streets
- Market Street between Noe and Diamond streets
- 17th Street between Hartford and Castro streets
- 18th Street between Noe and Eureka streets
- Hartford Street between 17th and 19th streets
- Collingwood Street between 19th and Market streets
- Diamond Street between Market and 18th streets
The following Muni lines and routes will be affected, including reroutes around the event: F Market; 24 Divisadero; 33 Ashbury/18th Street; 35 Eureka; 37 Corbett; L-OWL and K Bus (early morning shuttle).
There will be a temporary taxi stand at the west side of Noe Street, north of 18th Street for pick up and drop off only.
Dreamforce Convention
Sunday, Oct. 5, through Sunday, Oct. 19: A street closure of Howard Street between 3rd and 4th streets will be required for the Dreamforce Convention beginning at midnight, Sunday, Oct. 5 and continuing through 10 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 19.
Beginning Sunday, Oct. 12, at 10 p.m. there will be a closure of the eastern half of 4th Street between Mission and Folsom streets.
Monday, Oct. 13 through Thursday, Oct. 16, there will be closures each day, from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m., all of 4th Street between Mission and Howard streets to all traffic except Muni and shuttles. During this period, vehicle access to Howard Street between 5th and 4th streets and to 4th Street between Howard and Folsom will be via Howard Street at 5th Street.
Tuesday, Oct. 14, through Thursday, Oct. 16: The Salesforce Corporation will be holding its yearly Dreamforce Convention at the Moscone Center. Conference hours will be from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. each day. An attendance of 30,000 is expected at Moscone Center North, South and West. For more event details, visit https://www.salesforce.com/dreamforce/.
Significant traffic congestion is anticipated in and around Moscone Center between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. daily for the duration of the closure, particularly on streets immediately east of 3rd Street. Additional congestion on 4th Street from Market Street and on Mission Street between 3rd and on 4th Streets is anticipated from early morning through the evening between Monday, Oct. 13 and Thursday, Oct. 16. Travelers are encouraged to take public transportation or use alternate routes. There will be heavy pedestrian traffic in the area.
From Sunday, Oct. 5 through Sunday, Oct. 19, Howard Street traffic will be detoured via southbound 2nd Street to Harrison Street, or via New Montgomery Street to Hawthorne Street to either Folsom or Harrison streets.
There will be a signed bicycle detour for people on bikes on Howard Street to turn north at 2nd Street to Market Street. People on bikes who wish to stay on Howard Street will have the option to dismount at Howard and 3rd streets and walk their bicycle through the event along the north sidewalk.
Signage will be placed in advance of the street closures and detour routes.
Caltrans will activate electronic message signs on major freeways entering the city to notify motorists of the closures.
SFMTA Parking Control Officers and San Francisco Police Officers will be deployed at key intersections throughout the closures.
There will be no impact on Muni service.
There will be temporary taxi stands for pick up and drop off only:
- White Zone at W Hotel, north side of Howard Street between 3rd Street and Hawthorne Street
- White Zone at Intercontinental, north side of Howard Street at 5th Street
- Southside of Howard Street (westbound) between 4th and 5th streets
Blessing of the Fishing Fleet
Sunday, Oct. 5: The annual La Madonna de Lume parade and the Blessing of the Fishing Fleet will begin with a procession at 2 p.m. from Saint Peter and Paul’s Church on Washington Square. The procession will proceed to Jefferson Street between Jones and Taylor streets via Columbus Avenue and Leavenworth Street for the blessing celebration at approximately 3 p.m. The parade will consist of about 100 people, two vehicles.
The following street closures will be required:
- 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.: Filbert Street between Stockton and Powell streets
- 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.: Jefferson Street between Jones to Taylor streets
There will be no impact on Muni service.
Event at Chase Center
Sunday, Oct. 5 through Wednesday, Oct. 8: There will be basketball games to be held at the Chase Center:
- Sunday, Oct. 5: The Warriors will play their first pre-season game against the Los Angeles Lakers. Game will start at 5:30 p.m. Doors will open at 3:59 p.m.
- Wednesday, Oct. 8: The Warriors will play their second pre-season game against the Portland Trail Blazers. Game will start at 7 p.m. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m.
Muni will provide supplement 78X Arena Express service:
- Pre-event express shuttle service from 16th Street BART Station to Chase Center will start two and a half hours before each game/event and will end one hour after game/event starts.
- Post-event express shuttle service from Chase Center on 16th Street to 16th Street BART Station will run until the clears.
Special Event Parking Rates
During basketball games and other area major events with more than 10,000 expected attendees at the arena, parking meters close to the arena will charge a special event rate of $12 per hour. These rates help reduce congestion and keep parking spots available in the neighborhoods near the arena, 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 can be found on www.sfmta.com/special-event-parking.
Street Closures
To accommodate events that will take place at the arena, the following street closures will be enforced two hours before and one hour after each event:
- 16th Street between 3rd Street and Terry Francois Boulevard
- Warriors Way between 3rd Street and Terry Francois Boulevard
- Northbound 3rd Street between 16th Street and Warriors Way will also be closed approximately 30 minutes before and 45 minutes after the event.
Only local access will be allowed on Northbound Illinois Street between Mariposa and 16th streets.
No Parking Zone
To facilitate loading and pick up for Muni customers and patrons, NO PARKING will be in effect at these locations during events:
- 16th Street between 3rd Street and Terry Francois Boulevard
- Warriors Way between 3rd Street and Terry Francois Boulevard
- Between the 500 and 700 blocks of Terry Francois Boulevard (TFB)
Taxi Stands
There is one taxi stand located on southbound Terry Francois Boulevard.
Ramp Taxis should use the loading zone on eastbound Warriors Way at Bridgeview Way.
Other pickup/drop-off locations near Chase Center
- 4th Street, which connects to Chase Center via the Gene Friend Way pedestrian path on the UCSF campus.
- Owens Street, which also connects to Chase Center via the Gene Friend Way pedestrian path on the UCSF campus.
For details about transportation to the Chase Center, including Muni service and connections from the Bay Area transit system to Muni, visit SFMTA.com/ChaseCenter.
For additional details and about transportation to the ballpark, visit www.sfmta.com/chase-center.
CONSTRUCTION WORK AND OTHER UPDATES
UPDATED: Caltrans Off Ramp Closures
Monday, Oct. 6 through Sunday, Oct. 12: Caltrans will close off-ramps to install wrong-way signage and striping. During the installation work:
- No more than two ramps will be closed at a time;
- Consecutive ramps will not be closed simultaneously;
- For contingency purposes, multiple dates of closure are scheduled for a single location;
- Depends on the work progress, closures hours reflected may or may not be fully utilized.
Listed below are details of these closures:
From 10 p.m., Monday, Oct. 6 through 6 a.m., Tuesday, Oct. 7:
- Northbound US-101 at Vermont Street
From 11 p.m., Monday, Oct. 6 through 6 a.m., Tuesday, Oct. 7:
- Northbound US-101 at Mission Street
From 11:59 p.m., Monday, Oct. 6 through 7 a.m., Tuesday, Oct. 7:
- Southbound I-280 at Alemany Boulevard
From 11:59 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 7 through 6 a.m., Wednesday, Oct. 8:
- Southbound I-280 at Monterey Boulevard
From 1 through 4 a.m., Wednesday, Oct. 8:
- Southbound I-280 at San Jose Avenue
From 11:59 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 7 through 4 a.m., Wednesday, Oct. 8:
- Northbound I-280 at Geneva Avenue
From 11:59 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 7 through 7 a.m., Wednesday, Oct. 8:
- Southbound I-280 at Geneva Avenue
From 11:59 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 7 through 4:30 a.m., Wednesday, Oct. 8:
- Southbound I-280 at John Daly Boulevard
From 9 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 8 through 6 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 9:
- Northbound I-280 at San Jose Avenue
From 10 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 9 through 6 a.m., Friday, Oct. 10:
- Northbound I-280 at Alemany Boulevard
From 1 through 4 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 9:
- Southbound US-101 at San Bruno Avenue
From 12:30 a.m. through 5 a.m., Friday, Oct. 10:
- Southbound US-101 at Bayshore Boulevard
From 10 p.m., Friday, Oct. 10 through 7 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 11:
- Northbound US-101 at 3rd Street
From 1 through 5 a.m., Friday, Oct. 10:
- Northbound I-280 at Cesar Chavez Street
From 7 p.m., Friday, Oct. 10 through 7 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 11:
- Southbound I-280 at Mariposa and18th streets
From 11 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 11 through 9 a.m., Sunday, Oct. 12:
- Northbound I-280 at Mariposa Street
From 1 through 4 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 11:
- Southbound I-280 at 25th Street
From 1 through 5 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 11:
- Northbound I-280 at King Street
From 9 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 11 through 5 a.m., Sunday, Oct. 12:
- Westbound I-80 at Macalla Road
Signage will be placed in advance of these closures and detour routes.
UPDATE: SFPUC Geary Boulevard Sewer and Water Replacements
Now until 2027: Replacement work of sewer and water lines is currently taking place along Geary Boulevard between 32nd Avenue and Stanyan Street. Due to construction work at multiple locations, some of the bus stops for Muni routes 38 Geary and 38R Geary Rapid will be temporarily relocated nearby. Riders should look for orange signage at impacted bus stops.
ONGOING
ONGOING: Sewer Replacement and Street Reconstruction in the Wharf Area
Now through Mid-October: As part of this work, bus stops will be relocated and some bus lines will be rerouted. The work area is Powell Street between Jefferson and North Point streets, and, on North Point Street between Mason and Powell streets. The following Muni routes will be impacted by the construction work:
- The 39 Coit: Some stops will be relocated