FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 20, 2024
CONTACT
Sally Chen, sally@livablecity.org
(510) 815-9514
***MEDIA ADVISORY***
16TH ANNUAL SUNDAY STREETS WESTERN ADDITION BLOCK PARTY ON SEPTEMBER 22
San Francisco, CA — On September 22, 2024, Sunday Streets SF will host the Western Addition Community Block Party from 12pm-5pm, creating a car-free open streets recreation space on Golden Gate Ave, between Laguna St. and Webster St., and the Buchanan Street Mall Park for the whole family to enjoy.
Bring kids and teens for face painting by Allen Community Development Corporation / Anvil Learning Center, an interactive photo booth by African-American Shakespeare Company, chalk painting by SF Bicycle Coalition and more! Activities for elders include senior Zumba classes with the Buchanan YMCA and senior bingo at Rosa Parks Senior Center with special winning prizes. The fun activities and giveaways will all be set to fantastic live music performances on the Collective Impact outdoor stage.
Make sure to save your appetite for the foodie fun zone in the Ella Hill Hutch Community Center parking lot featuring local food vendors, offering everything from Creole-Caribbean cuisine, smoked BBQ, grilled oysters, and fried seafood to vegan comfort food and rolled ice cream.
WHAT: Western Addition Block Party with live music, free activities, and fun for all ages.
WHERE: Golden Gate Ave, between Laguna St. and Webster St., and the Buchanan Street Mall Park
WHEN: Sunday, September 22, 2024 from 12 PM – 5PM
Media kit: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/19o6tojaZi3439519mOVrhGswE0Z6MTqX
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About Sunday Streets
Sunday Streets is a program of the nonprofit Livable City, presented in partnership with the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, the San Francisco Department of Public Health, and the Shape Up SF Coalition. Additional City support comes from San Francisco Public Works, the Department of Recreation & Parks, the Police Department, the SF County Transportation Authority, San Francisco Mayor London Breed and her offices, and the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.
About Livable City
Livable City is dedicated to increasing affordable housing, improving transportation, land use, open space, and environmental policies, and supporting grassroots initiatives to make San Francisco safer, healthier, and more accessible. For more information on Livable City, visit LivableCity.org.
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Sunday Streets Western Addition is made possible by the support of the following event sponsors: Burge LLC, Citizen Film, Kesh Cares, Success Centers, Buchanan YMCA, Honey Art Studio, Chicki-Poo Face Painting, Collective Impact, Bayview Senior Services, and the San Francisco Office of Economic and Workforce Development.
The Sunday Streets SF 2024 season is made possible by the support of the following season sponsors and partners: SF Department of Public Health Community Health & Equity Promotion (CHEP), San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD), and Spare the Air, SF Human Rights Commission, SF Public Works, SF Department of Child Support Services, SF Recreation and Parks, SF Environment, District Attorney’s Office Victim Services Division, Lyft and Bay Wheels, Wu Yee Children’s Services, Xfinity, University of California San Francisco, Dolby, iHeartMedia, and Into the Streets.
