Bootie Mashup and Heavy Petting Zoo return to the 24th annual How Weird Street Faire — “Time Travel: Stargate”

● Nine stages of world-class electronic music, representing diverse genres and styles
● Art Alley, showcasing extreme creativity
● How Weird Marketplace, featuring unique goods
● An eclectic menu of food and drink offerings from food trucks and local restaurants, and more!

For 2023, Bootie Mashup & Heavy Petting Zoo return, and will be in Tehama Alley off of 2nd Street between Howard and Folsom.

Art Alley will showcase the visual arts, with live and exhibited artwork, interactive pieces, and artists selling their works. Patrons can stroll the legendary open air gallery, and be inspired by the abundance of creativity in an expanded space. 

How Weird Marketplace will be filled with vendors from around the world selling goods. From clothing to art, jewelry, and accessories, Marketplace offers a unique shopping experience. 

How Weird Street Faire is a world-renowned experience. The Faire has been named one of the 10 Best Cultural Festivals in America by USA Today in 2019, and awarded SF Weekly’s Best of SF Award for “street fair that continues to improve and blow our minds” in 2018. S.F. Chronicle has declared: “How Weird festival celebrates everything that makes SF special.”

Located in the SoMa/Yerba Buena District of San Francisco, How Weird attracts many of the Bay Area’s most innovative technologists and internet pioneers, as well as lovers of art and culture. How Weird welcomes all ages, and is wheelchair accessible. Children 12 and under do not need tickets but must be accompanied by a paying adult. We recommend ear plugs or headphones for children. It is loud. Only service dogs can enter the faire. Glass bottles and weapons are not allowed in the Faire, and bags may be searched when entering. For more information please visit: https://howweird.org/f-a-q/

There will be four entrances to the faire, located at:

● Howard and 1st Streets
● Howard and New Montgomery Streets
● Folsom and 2nd Streets
● Mission and 2nd Street

We strongly encourage patrons to take BART or other public transportation to the Faire, which is a short walk from Market Street and the Montgomery BART station, and next to the Transbay Terminal. The Faire is also a short walk from the Caltrains Station, and many MUNI lines.

A benefit for the nonprofit World Peace Through Technology Organization

How Weird Street Faire is the annual benefit for the educational nonprofit, World Peace Through Technology (https://wptt.org/). WPTT’s primary education project is the Immersive Learning Center (ILC), which provides STEAM educational opportunities to one of the least-served communities in California for free, six days a week. How Weird also supports other nonprofits and local charities. In the past year, donations have gone to the Haight Ashbury Food Project, Art of Peace Project, United Playaz, ARC San Francisco, ARC Solano, and Sunset Youth Services.