Sunday Streets: Tenderloin

St. Anthony Foundation to Co-Host Sunday Streets in the Tenderloin on June 4th!

Partnering with Livable City, the family-friendly event shows the benefits of car-free, safe community spaces like the Golden Gate Greenway project

 
An initiative of the non-profit Livable City, Sunday Streets SF are festive events that empower local communities to transform miles of streets into pedestrian-only spaces for children to play, seniors to stroll and neighbors to connect. Celebrating its 15th year, Sunday Streets begins at the end of May and spans until mid-October in various neighborhoods throughout the city. Sunday Streets offers free recreational activities, health resources, local vendors, music, dance, and more.
 
For its milestone year, residents of all ages are invited to celebrate together on the Golden Gate Greenway by enjoying an array of fun activities including:
 
– Dunk tank
– Climbing wall
– Mobile dental clinic by UCSF
– San Francisco Fire Department fire truck
– Food trucks
– Live music from multiple local bands on an elevated stage
– Interactive fun for children – face painting, chalk for street art, bubbles, youth lounge, and more
– Circus performers from Circus Center, stilt walkers
– Photo booth
– Sports – basketball, cornhole, soccer
– Circus performers from Circus Center, stilt walkers
– Mobile bike repair
– Plant-potting and greening of the block
– Community information booths from nonprofits, including details about the Golden Gate Greenway project and a social justice fair.
– Contests, giveaways (including San Francisco Public Library book giveaway), and prizes
 
While St. Anthony’s is co-hosting the event with Livable City, several organizations are also participating in the Sunday Streets event, including the Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center (APICC), the Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation (TNDC), Glide Memorial Church, Circus Center, Tenderloin Community Benefit District (TCBD), San Francisco Public Library, Tenderloin Museum, Street Soccer USA, De Marillac Academy, Wu Yee Children’s Services, 826 Valencia, Code Tenderloin, Neighborhood Emergency Response Team (NERT), Chinatown Community Development Center (Chinatown CDC), San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department, Friends of the Urban Forest, and San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA).