Skrillex, Juneteenth, Pride & More: Civic Center Welcomed the Crowds

A surprise rave from Another Planet Entertainment and SF Rec & Park took over Civic Center Plaza on the first day of June, featuring popular DJs Skrillex and Fred Again. The fun party atmosphere of the sold out show popped up in photos and videos across social media, and has lots of people asking when will this happen again?

Following this, Civic Center Plaza continued to host the crowds at events such as the Juneteenth Festival, which featured live music, food and vendors; and the 53rd Annual SF PRIDE Civic Center Celebration, which featured even more music, food and fun!

Great one-off events at Futon Plaza and UN Plaza, like the Psyched! Radio Show, Rae Studios special Sunday Boombox event, Anti-Prom, Bay Area Skate Fest and SFLive, rounded out the calendar alongside ongoing series such as Chess & Mahjong Lessons, Civic Center Soundtrack, Heart of the City Farmers Market and Hip Hop on the Plaza. What a quarter for Civic Center events!



To find out more of what's happening in these spaces, be sure to check out those listed below and our events calendar!

Grab your dog and head to Civic Center Plaza this Saturday, August 3 for the Pack Games & Parade! While the Olympics are taking place in Paris, your pup can join the Pack Games open ceremony parade, run through the obstacles of the agility course, join in the Olympics costume contest and visit dog-centric vendors. Please RSVP here for a doggy goodie bag!

Get ready to shop 'til you drop! The new Fulton Plaza Vintage Market, from those behind the Oakland Vintage Market, has debuted! Happening every third Saturday from 10am to 3pm, shoppers can stroll through 30+ vendors to find the best in vintage.

After the project to build a 40-story residential building at the corner of Market and Van Ness (1500 Market St.) stalled last year, it looks as though it may go forward after all -with new developers Emerald Fund. The new plans include changing the 309 condos into 460 rentals. Read the latest in the SF Chronicle.

The UN Skate Plaza was among the focus of an article calling attention to the way skateboarding is positively changing the urban landscapes of cities across the US and around the globe. In the article it quotes Ashley Rehfeld, a local skater and marketing director with skateboarding company Deluxe Distribution: "If you want a vibrant city for all groups, you have to build it with key people, then people will come. The city trusted us.”

The popular Indian-Himalayan restaurant Urban Curry has moved from North Beach to the old Ananda Fuara space on Market Street. Serving their popular curries, naan breads, rice dishes and more, you can find them open for lunch and dinner at 1298 Market St.

In April The Kelsey topped off, which when completed will feature 112 100% affordable apartments apartments with a focus on housing those with disabilities. To learn more about this project see The Kelsey site.

The Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a resolution requiring convenience stores in a heavy drug dealing zone to shutter during dangerous late night and early morning hours. Stores within the initial boundaries, established by the community, law enforcement and public health officials, will close between midnight and 5am. Stores with a liquor license can remain open until 2am. The move aims to improve neighborhood and employee safety, reduce the number of calls for emergency service, and to halt the proliferation of unpermitted stores popping up to serve illegal activity.

BART has begun installing new gates, aimed at reducing fare evasion, at Civic Center Station. From their release, "Fare gates nearest 7th Street will be replaced starting in mid-July followed by fare gates nearest to the UN Plaza exit. Fare gates nearest 8th Street will be replaced last. Each array of fare gates is expected to take about two weeks to install. During construction, the station’s other two fare gate arrays, and the accessible gate at the platform level, will remain open and there will be an accessible path of travel for riders."