{"id":479099,"date":"2026-09-29T06:43:14","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T06:43:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/479099\/"},"modified":"2026-09-29T06:43:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T06:43:14","slug":"downtown-san-francisco-is-shutting-down-5-blocks-for-its-massive-free-monthly-block-party-this-thursday-featuring-8-beers-live-djs-and-local-street-food","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/479099\/","title":{"rendered":"Downtown San Francisco is shutting down 5 blocks for its massive free monthly block party this Thursday \u2014 featuring $8 beers, live DJs, and local street food"},"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\/09\/DSCF5605-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\" alt=\"Downtown First Thursdays\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCourtesy of Downtown First Thursdays\/ Sammy Braxton-Haney @sammyeventphotos<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of San Francisco\u2019s most popular free block parties is back this week, with a lineup of DJs, local food vendors, and plenty of fun activities. The monthly block parties, Downtown First Thursdays, are celebrating the beginning of October this week by shutting down several blocks in SF\u2019s Financial District. <\/p>\n<p>Downtown First Thursdays October 2026<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/DSCF4171-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"DJ at downtown first thursdays\" class=\"wp-image-28568\"  \/>Courtesy of Downtown First Thursdays\/ Sammy Braxton-Haney @sammyeventphotos<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Thursday, October 1, Downtown San Francisco will shut down five blocks for a free block party with music, drinks, and dancing. The monthly block party is known to draw large crowds, showcasing local businesses while guest performers take the main stage. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This month\u2019s featured performer is Mr. Carmack, who will play from 8 to 9 pm on the Howard and 2nd Street stage. Carmack is originally from San Francisco, and his music is a blend of dance music and hip hop. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Other activities to look out for include a Discoteca with DJs and drag performances, plus dancing at the Natoma Dance Hall. Stop by the Howard Street outdoor bar for happy hour between 5 and 7 pm, with $8 beers and $12 margaritas.  Plenty of local food vendors will be in attendance, including Peaches Patties, Bini\u2019s Kitchen, and Sunrise Deli. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/DiscotecaOnMinna_3-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"person dancing at Downtown First Thursdays\" class=\"wp-image-28580\"  \/>Courtesy of Downtown First Thursdays\/ Sammy Braxton-Haney @sammyeventphotos<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While you\u2019re in the area, we recommend stopping by MoAD, which will offer free admission from 4 to 8 pm. The Living Room Bar will have a Vinyl night, and Art Gallery 111 Minna will have a DJ accompanying their latest art show. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The free block party is free and open to all ages and will run from 5 to 10 pm. We recommend taking public transit to the block party, as it can be difficult to find parking in the area due to the many attendees. Downtown First Thursdays is located on 2nd Street between Market and Howard in San Francisco. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Courtesy of Downtown First Thursdays\/ Sammy Braxton-Haney @sammyeventphotos One of San Francisco\u2019s most popular free block parties is&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":479100,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[101,103,102,104,106,105],"class_list":["post-479099","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\/479099","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=479099"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/479099\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/479100"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=479099"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=479099"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=479099"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}