365 Night Market is the Bay Area's most exciting cultural event, featuring 40+ food and product vendor booths, global cuisines, live entertainment, and family-friendly activities. It's a vibrant destination for food lovers, shopaholics, and culture enthusiasts. What to expect: 40+ Food & Product Vendor Booths Taste global flavors, shop artisan crafts, and find unique products. Live Cultural Performances Lion dances, live music, and interactive entertainment. Family-Friendly Activities Face painting, games, and creative workshops. Immersive Ambience Lantern-lit walkways, neon lights, and Instagram-worthy backdrops.
The Castro Night Market returns for season two on Friday, March 20, 2026, taking over two blocks of 18th Street and turning them into a pedestrian-friendly night market filled with food, music, drag, and local vendors. The market will run every third Friday of the month from March through September, with free admission. Each month, the Castro Night Market will feature: 30+ local exhibitors, including artists, makers, and vintage sellers Two performance stages with live music, drag shows, and other local talent
Before last year's inaugural Oakland Chinatown Night Market, community leaders had long dreamed of hosting a big, rollicking night market event - the sort of outdoor bash you'll find in cities across Asia. Oakland Chinatown Improvement Council (OCIC) Executive Director Tony Trinh says the hardest part was getting the Chinatown shopkeepers and restaurant owners themselves to believe such a thing was possible.