Where Art, Culture, and Entertainment Collide
Explore San Francisco’s historic cultural heart, from its renowned theaters to cutting-edge dining and nightlife.
Theatres
Catch Broadway shows, independent productions, and live performances at some of the city’s most historic theatres.
Dining & Cocktails
Savor culinary delights and handcrafted cocktails at Mid-Market’s best dining destinations.
BAKERIES AND CAFÉS
COCKTAILS
DINING
Making
Music History
Experience unforgettable
live music and events.
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Market Street Arts is expanding our Busk-It program inviting live performers of all kinds to apply for paid gigs. Dancers, performance artists, magicians, stiltwalkers, contortionists... Busk It!
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We’re calling on crafters, painters, sculptors, woodworkers, planters, jewelers, and any other makers to bring their art to the Mid-Market community on the sidewalks of Market Street.
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The Creative Hubs program is one of several projects aimed at transforming the experience in Mid-Market. Check out Holy Stitch and Red Tail Beer and Wine Bar.
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Market Street Arts is proud to partner with Bay Area event producers to bring immersive experiences with the arts to the Mid-Market neighborhood. For a complete calendar of collabs happening, click here.
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San Francisco's Mid-Market area has a storied past as a lively theater district that dates back to the Gold Rush, captivating audiences with vaudeville, opera, and comedy.
After the 1906 earthquake, theaters like The American helped Market Street rebuild and flourish into a cultural hotspot during the Golden Age of Theater. Despite setbacks from economic shifts and urban development, Mid-Market has recently revitalized with iconic venues like The Warfield and The Strand, joined by a wave of new creative spaces, reaffirming its legacy as a vibrant center for arts and entertainment.
Historic American Buildings Survey, Creator, and Joseph A Baird. Market Street, Historic View, San Francisco, San Francisco County, CA. California San Francisco County San Francisco, 1933. Documentation Compiled After. Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/cao667/-
High arts lure people
back to S.F.’s downtown…
Nic Moore as Ferdinand and David Everett Moore as Iris in the San Francisco Shakespeare Festival’s “The Tempest.”
Photo: Neal Ormond/San Francisco Shakespeare Festival
SF CHRONICLE
Bringing vibrancy to the sidewalk and the city…
Photos by Courtney Muro for The Bold Italic.
SF STANDARD
Between live music and burlesque, this was not your typical MUNI ride…
Photos by Courtney Muro for The Bold Italic.
