It's Open Season for Open Containers on Valencia Street, Where To-Go Cocktails Are Launching Five Days a Week
Briefly

Valencia Street's entertainment zone has expanded to permit the sale of to-go alcohol, including beer, wine, and cocktails, five days a week, not just during street fairs. Known for its monthly celebration, "Valencia Live!", this area now offers a unique experience reminiscent of nightlife scenes in cities like New Orleans and Austin. Bars can sell to-go cocktails without needing a street closure permit, allowing patrons to enjoy drinks while strolling within the defined area. This initiative reflects a shift towards making urban nightlife more vibrant and accessible.
Those boozy "entertainment zones sweeping the city just got a new twist, as Valencia Street will start allowing the sale of to-go beer, wine, and cocktails five days a week... It's like Bourbon street in NOLA or 6th street in Austin right here in SF!
We use the term "entertainment zone" to describe a new SF event designation that perhaps should instead be called alcohol zone... When Valencia Street won its entertainment zone designation last month, the neighborhood celebrated with the new monthly night market known as "Valencia Live!"
...the legal wording of Valencia's entertainment zone designation has an exception the others don't have. It means that certain Valencia Street bars will be able to sell to-go cocktails even when there's not a street closure event.
SUPER excited to share the news that Valencia Street btwn 16th and 21st is the first entertainment zone noon to midnight Sunday through Thursday where you can purchase to-go beverages from participating venues!
Read at sfist.com
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