{"id":431795,"date":"2026-08-13T14:22:23","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T14:22:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/431795\/"},"modified":"2026-08-13T14:22:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T14:22:23","slug":"three-blocks-on-valencia-street-will-be-closed-for-a-free-street-party-and-night-market-this-week-with-food-music-and-dancing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/431795\/","title":{"rendered":"Three blocks on Valencia Street will be closed for a free street party and night market this week, with food, music, and dancing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/J1A0809-1024x650.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\" alt=\"Valencia LIVE! block party in SF\" width=\"1024\" height=\"650\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMasaki Omori for Civic Joy Fund<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">San Francisco has plenty of exciting, free events to look forward to this month, including the return of a popular street party and night market in the Mission District this week. The event spans several blocks in the neighborhood and features local food vendors, live music, and more. Here\u2019s what to know. <\/p>\n<p>Valencia LIVE! August 2026<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"672\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/J1A0772-1024x672.jpg\" alt=\"a band performing with people dancing\" class=\"wp-image-45329\"  \/>A previous Valenica LIVE! event. Photo by Masaki Omori for the Civic Joy Fund<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This week, three blocks in the Mission District will be closed to car traffic for a free street festival. The monthly event, called Valencia LIVE!, is on Thursday, August 13, on Valencia Street, one of the Mission District\u2019s main commercial corridors. The street is packed with restaurants, bars, and shops, and the free street party brings even more local vendors to the area. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"623\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/J1A0833-1-1024x623.jpg\" alt=\"a block party in SF\" class=\"wp-image-45331\"  \/>Masaki Omori for Civic Joy Fund<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The street party has been slowly making its way down Valencia Street since May, and this month\u2019s event will span from the 17th to the 20th. Attendees can also look forward to live music curated by Carnival SF, with this month\u2019s lineup featuring Sambax\u00e9, Chavalos Danza por Nicaragua, and Los Kimberos. On the 19th and 20th, Clemetine Darling and Play Date will be performing. Grace Towers and Friends will host free Latin dance lessons, and you can check out a silent disco. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Plus, you can check out a free clothing swap outside of Community Thrift or help create a community mural. The night market will take place between 5 and 10 pm on Thursday, August 13, and is free to attend. If you\u2019re looking for more night markets to attend this weekend, we recommend checking out the <a href=\"https:\/\/secretsanfrancisco.com\/chinatown-night-market-august-sf\/\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_self\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/secretsanfrancisco.com\/chinatown-night-market-august-sf\/\" data-action=\"text_cta_0\" data-category=\"click_internal\">Chinatown Night Market<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/secretsanfrancisco.com\/fillmore-after-dark-august-night-market\/\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_self\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/secretsanfrancisco.com\/fillmore-after-dark-august-night-market\/\" data-action=\"text_cta_1\" data-category=\"click_internal\">Fillmore After Dark<\/a> on Friday, August 14. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Masaki Omori for Civic Joy Fund San Francisco has plenty of exciting, free events to look forward to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":263521,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[101,103,102,104,106,105],"class_list":["post-431795","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-francisco","tag-san-francisco","tag-san-francisco-headlines","tag-san-francisco-news","tag-sf","tag-sf-headlines","tag-sf-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/431795","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=431795"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/431795\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/263521"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=431795"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=431795"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=431795"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}