Castro Night Market
Hosted by CG Events · Running since 2024
Sat, Oct 31
5–10 pm
18th Street & Castro Street · San Francisco, CA
Bay Area
Applications closed
Vendor booths
No deadline published
Applications
About this event
A free, pedestrian-only evening street market that takes over two blocks of 18th Street at Castro Street in San Francisco's Castro district. Each night mixes food and drink vendors, retail and non-profit booths, live entertainment on two stages, and extra programming such as installations and pop-up performances. The organizer gives priority to queer-owned and Castro-based businesses, and vendors apply night by night through Eventeny.
When & where
18th Street & Castro Street
18th Street & Castro St, San Francisco, CA (opens a map in a new tab)Sat, Oct 31 · 5–10 pm · Third Friday of the month, March to September; the final night is Castro Halloween on Saturday, October 31.
Who comes
- Locals
Free-admission neighborhood street event in the Castro, produced with the Castro Merchants Association and the Civic Joy Fund; food, retail, non-profit and community booths alongside live entertainment.
What you would be walking into
Outdoors — the organizer's own figures.
How to take part
- Vendors
- Vendor applications are closed for this cycle. The listing stays up for the next one.
- From the organizer
- Each market night has its own Eventeny application with a $25 non-refundable application fee (seen on the September 2026 applications; deadline was about three weeks before the night). The organizer's site still shows an Apply button for Castro Halloween (Oct 31, 2026), but its Eventeny page lists no open vendor application as of Oct 26, 2026. Approval is not guaranteed and is confirmed only by an official email. Questions: castronightmarket@cgevents.co.
What the organizer asks for
- Liability insurance
Approved vendors sign the Vendor Regulations and provide insurance. Merchandise sellers give a California seller's permit number. Food and bar vendors submit SFFD and SFDPH paperwork two weeks before the event, and bar vendors also file ABC Form-218. Compostable servicewear only; plastic servicewear is not allowed. The organizer prioritizes queer-owned and Castro-based businesses.