The Lineup for the Summer’s first UNSTAGED: Live on Mid-Market
Celebrating Juneteenth with San Francisco Black Wall Street
The free event series returns June 19, from 4–7 p.m., inaugurating Mid-Market’s Entertainment Zone
SAN FRANCISCO (June 8, 2025) – Today, Market Street Arts announces the lineup for the summer’s first UNSTAGED: Live on Mid-Market, the free, interactive, arts and live performance experience that will inaugurate the new Mid-Market Entertainment Zone. Returning to Market Street between 5th and 6th Streets, UNSTAGED will celebrate Juneteenth, featuring programming curated by San Francisco Black Wall Street Foundation. UNSTAGED will take place on Thursday, June 19 from 4–7 p.m., energizing the City’s biggest thoroughfare with live music, immersive art, and community celebration. Registration is free and open at Unstaged.org. The first 200 attendees to register can claim a free $20 food & beverage voucher to spend at local Mid-Market establishments on June 19.
“We’re proud to partner with Market Street Arts for Unstaged this Juneteenth, celebrating the creativity, resilience, and brilliance of Black San Francisco. From fashion to music to community, this is a tribute to our roots and our future,” said Tinisch Hollins, co-founder of SF Black Wall Street Foundation. “At SF Black Wall Street, our mission is to anchor and expand Black business, ownership, and cultural space. This partnership is part of our continued work to raise the visibility of Black excellence and ensure our presence is felt in the heart of downtown San Francisco.”
Launching this June and running through October, UNSTAGED will take place on the third Thursday of the month. With the first UNSTAGED on Juneteenth, the programming will center Black creativity and culture, with an exciting lineup of performances and experiences, including:
Black Excellence, Fashion and Music by Mario B
Hip-hop DJ and breakdance battle with All The Way Live
And more to come...
New for the 2025 series, attendees can grab a drink and hit the street. This will be the first event in Mid-Market’s Entertainment Zone, where those 21+ can enjoy an adult beverage while they explore art and performers up and down the block. Drinks for purchase will be available at The Red Tail, The Warfield, The Timbri Hotel, and Saluhall.
"As we kick off our UNSTAGED series celebrating Juneteenth, we're not only bringing thousands of visitors to the area each month, we're directly supporting local businesses while creating paid opportunities for over 50 local artists and performers,” said Steve Gibson, Executive Director of the Mid-Market Foundation. “This partnership with SF Black Wall Street Foundation exemplifies what makes San Francisco special: our diverse creative community, entrepreneurial spirit, and distinctive neighborhood character—all offered as a free experience accessible to everyone in our newly launched Entertainment Zone."
UNSTAGED will take place on the third Thursday of June, July, August, September, and October. Each event runs from 4 to 7 p.m., activating the Mid-Market Entertainment Zone with an array of performances, interactive installations, and culinary experiences. With the Entertainment Zone activated, community members can visit local bars and restaurants within the zone, purchase drinks, and enjoy them outside. This return marks a new milestone in Market Street Arts' ongoing commitment to revitalize San Francisco's Mid-Market neighborhood, propelling it forward as a world-class arts and entertainment district. Standing out with its laser focus on live performances, UNSTAGED nods to Mid-Market's storied history as the city's historic theater district. In addition to June 19, 2025 dates include: July 17, August 21, September 18, and October 16.
UNSTAGED: Live on Mid-Market is supported by the Mid-Market Foundation, Urban Alchemy, the Office of Mayor Daniel Lurie, the Svane Family Foundation, the San Francisco Office of Economic and Workforce Development.
For more information about UNSTAGED and to stay updated on upcoming performances and activities, visit unstaged.org or follow @marketstreetarts on social media.
ABOUT SAN FRANCISCO BLACK WALL STREET FOUNDATION
SF Black Wall Street Foundation was established in 2021, to ensure that Black San Franciscans were fully represented and included in the city’s economic recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic. We provide advocacy, foster strategic partnerships, and implement culturally relevant programming to make sure Black San Franciscans receive the investment, technical suppoer, and access to sustainable opportunities we deserve.
ABOUT THE MID MARKET FOUNDATION
The Mid Market Foundation (MMF) is a 501c3 established in 2019 to conceive, implement, and manage transformative programs. It launched Market Street Arts in August 2023, creating a uniting vision for the neighborhood. MMF also launched the Tenderloin/Mid-Market Community-Based Safety Program, which is one of the largest alternative community safety programs in the country, providing ambassador services across San Francisco’s Mid-Market, Tenderloin, and SOMA neighborhoods.
ABOUT MARKET STREET ARTS
Led by the Mid-Market Foundation, Market Street Arts is a multi-year collaboration between the City, neighborhood stakeholders, businesses, residents, private donors, and corporate sponsors to actualize the true potential of Mid-Market. It capitalizes on Mid-Market’s centralized location and creative infrastructure as San Francisco’s historic theater district. Implementation strategies specifically leverage the neighborhood’s larger cultural venues with a fabric of new and existing creative entrepreneurs, arts organizations, businesses, public art, beautification, and events of various scales, serving as a multipronged platform for creative expression, human connection, and economic investment.
Market Street Arts is funded by the Mid Market Foundation, a 501c3 established in 2019 to conceive, implement, and manage transformative programs, in partnership with the San Francisco Office of Economic and Workforce Development.
