Events

JULY CASTRO ART WALK

Friday, July 5 from 5-8pm. Castro Art Walk is every first Friday of the month. Experience the collaboration between local artists and small businesses as they extend their hours and open their doors to showcase exceptional artwork. Route and more information.

BIKING AND ROLLING PLAN OPEN HOUSE

Wednesday, July 10 from 5-7pm at the Upper Noe Rec Center at 295 Day Street. Formerly known as the Active Communities Plan, San Francisco is conducting a series of open houses across the city to gather feedback on the programs, policies, and direction of the Biking and Rolling Plan. Supervisor Mandelman’s office and SFMTA invite you to the District 8 open house for a presentation followed by stations where you can engage with SFMTA planners. There will be Spanish interpretation and light refreshments. Please RSVP here for the SFMTA Open House.

JULY CASTRO CLEANUP

Saturday, June 13 from 10am-noon. Our neighborhood clean-up days are every second Saturday of the month. This month talk with board members at our table at Jane Warner Plaza starting at 10am. We’ll provide gloves, tongs, a trash bag, and safety vests. Bring your friends! If it is raining, we’ll see you at the next one on Saturday, August 10 at 10am.

HORTICULTURAL MAINTENANCE WORKPARTY

Thursday, July 18 from 10am-noon at Mission Dolores Park (19th and Dolores Streets). Please join the Dolores Garden Club and the Dolores Park Ambassadors at a monthly volunteer workparty. Meet your neighbors and make new friends at this recently renovated park. Volunteer tasks include planting, weeding and horticultural maintenance of ornamental planting beds. All supplies, tools and gloves are provided by SFRPD. Please wear closed-toed shoes, long pants and layers. The event will occur rain or shine. Meet at the plaza entrance to the Children's Playground next to the picnic benches. Limited slots available - RSVP online.

CASTRO STROLL

Sunday, July 21 from noon to 5pm on Castro between 18 and 19 Streets. Free, family-friend event featuring LGBTQ+ artists and live music. More information on Facebook.

JULY NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING: How to Host a Block Party

Tuesday, July 23 from 6:30-7:30pm (EVNA business from 7:30-8pm) via Zoom. Have you always wanted to host a small block party? Do you want a little encouragement & support? The Duboce Triangle Neighborhood Association and Eureka Valley Neighborhood Association are hosting a fun, interactive Zoom to help you! Learn more about how others have put together successful block parties, what resources are out there, and what possible hurdles you might face as San Francisco revises the policies & bodies around local community events. Questions & ideas welcome! Our goal is to have lots of small block parties in the Duboce Triangle / Eureka Valley / Castro / Upper Market / Dolores area during our beautiful fall weather.

IMPORTANT: Registration is required but free and open to everyone for this meeting. Register online now.

SAVE THE DATE: DISTRICT 8 NEIGHBORHOOD MAYORAL FORUM

Thursday, September 5 at 6:30pm at the Randall Museum Theater. All five major candidates are scheduled to participate (a candidate must be polling with at least 5% of first-choice votes in ranked voting in the next San Francisco Chronicle poll). The forum is strictly a non-partisan, public education forum, organized by neighborhood groups. No sponsoring organization endorses any of the mayoral candidates (Bernal Cut Neighborhood Alliance, Cole Valley Improvement Association, Corbett Heights Neighbors, Dolores Heights Improvement Club, Duboce Triangle Neighborhood Association, Eureka Valley Neighborhood Association, Friends of Noe Valley, Glen Park Association, Mount Olympus Neighbors Association, Upper Noe Neighbors). Seating will be limited. More details to come!