Social Media Intern

Stephanie Gerson

19 events in SF this week, from Club Darc to the return of the Sunset Night Market

Culture

Plus, Black History Month and Lunar New Year celebrations, a conversation with Gavin Newsom, a cocktail party with Calvin Hom, and more.  

Politics Reporter

Han Li

Sunset Night Market to return after last year’s political chaos

Politics

News

The popular events, canceled in 2025, are planned for four times this year, all tied to Chinese holidays.

Everyone wants Sunset Night Market back. Just don’t mention the ‘R’ word

Merchants and community groups are rushing to save one of Joel Engardio’s major accomplishments — but they don't want to talk about his recall.

Popular Sunset Night Market killed for 2025, thanks to bitter SF politics

The controversy over the Great Highway’s closure may have doomed the event.

Senior News Reporter

George Kelly

Another San Francisco night market is coming to Chinatown

On the heels of night markets that drew throngs of hungry people to closed-off streets in a pair of San Francisco neighborhoods, another market is set to greet, feed and entertain visitors next month in Chinatown.

Joel Umanzor

Does the success of San Francisco’s Sunset Night Market mean more of them?

The highly anticipated event on Friday night was packed with 80 vendor booths and hundreds of attendees walking abreast along Irving Street.

San Francisco’s sunset night market draws huge crowd

Business

The market—brainchild of Supervisor Joel Engardio—shut down Irving Street between 20th and 23rd avenues with 80 vendors.

Staff Photographer

Morgan Ellis

Murakami monsters, new Sunset Night Market: This weekend in San Francisco

Start your weekend with monsters and end it with five hours of free comedy to fight your ‘Sunday Scaries.’

Associate Audio Producer

Eddie Sun

San Francisco’s Sunset Night Market releases list of vendors

Food & Drink

Supervisor Joel Engardio and organizers want to emulate night markets in Taiwan and bring more people into the Sunset neighborhood.