La Cocina’s San Francisco Street Food Festival brings all of the best food and music in the Bay Area to one street, once a year, to celebrate the talent, taste, and entrepreneurial spirit of people who make a living doing what they love to do. Over the years, the festival has both galvanized a national movement while supporting local businesses – both informal vendors and high-profile restaurants.
Admission to the festival is free, however all food at the event – whether from State Bird Provisions, Central Kitchen, or the local tamale-maker’s tent – will be priced at under $8. Attendees may purchase a passport before the event, the culinary ticket to all street food and discounts, to save time and money.
In addition to mouth-watering eats from 80-plus vendors, the festival serves as a fundraiser for La Cocina’s kitchen incubator, cultivating low-income and immigrant food entrepreneurs since 2005. For the complete festival line-up and continued updates, download the festival app or visit sfstreetfoodfest.com.
Saturday, August 17 from 11am-7pm in the Mission, on Folsom from 20th to 26th Streets, and on 21st and 25th Streets from Treat to Shotwell, as well as the Cesar Chavez Elementary School parking lot, Parque de los Ninos Unidos, and Jose Coronada Playground