Fort Mason Night Market 2026: Free Waterfront Market Nights (Next August 21)

The Fort Mason Night Market is a free monthly evening market on San Francisco’s northern waterfront. It runs one Friday a month from 5pm to 10pm, May through December 2026, at Fort Mason Center for Arts and Culture. The next market is Friday, August 21, 2026. What to Expect The market fills the Fort Mason campus with craft vendors, food trucks, live music, and workshops. Recent editions have listed more than 80 craft vendors and 30 food trucks. It is organized by Fort Mason Center for Arts and Culture with Off the Grid, the Stern Grove Festival, and West Coast Craft. Entry is free and the event is open to all ages; food, drink, and goods are sold on site. Details When: Friday, August 21, 2026, 5pm to 10pm. The market repeats monthly on a Friday through December; the next date after August is September 18. Where: Fort Mason Center for Arts and Culture, 2 Marina Boulevard. Cost: Free to enter. Getting there: The 30 Stockton and 47 Van Ness buses stop near the Bay Street and Van Ness Avenue entrance, a short walk from the piers. Fort Mason has a paid parking lot that fills early on market nights. See the full 2026 schedule at fortmason.org. Also at Fort Mason in August Renegade Craft returns to the Festival Pavilion on Saturday and Sunday, August 1 and 2. The San Francisco Aerial Arts Festival runs Friday through Sunday, August 7 to 9. The Sunday Farmers Market runs every Sunday from 9:30am to 1:30pm.