Open Streets Closures, Festivals, Events

Open streets initiatives temporarily close streets to automobile traffic, so that people may use them for walking, bicycling, dancing, playing, and socializing. Closing urban streets for car-free days provides California's most populated cities unique and fun opportunities for adults to be kids again.

LOS ANGELES: Metro Events

 CicLAvia
 Year of Initiation: 2010
Funding: Public-Private Partnership
Route Type: Multi-Neighborhood Linear

Four things you need to know:
#1 It's FREE!
#2 It's not a race and you don't need a bike to participate. You can walk or skate to your heart's content.
#3 There's no beginning or end. You can start anywhere and go as far or as short as you want.
#4 The flow of participants goes both ways, just like regular traffic.

Heart of the Foothills cicLAvia Sunday, April 22, 2018, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

ciclavia.org

Cities: San Dimas, La Verne, Pomona and Claremont
6.5 miles Bonita in San Dimas to  College and 1st Streets in Claremont via Fulton, Arrow Highway.

SAN FRANCISCO Sunday Streets

Established in 2008
sundaystreetssf.com
Sunday Streets occurs multiple times per year, inviting the public to play. 24% of participants ride bikes and 76% do whatever…such as street chalk art, building with blocks, lying down, yoga, tennis, blowing bubbles, walking, talking and sunbathing.

 2019 Season Schedule

Mission March 10, 2019
Excelsior March 31, 2019
Tenderloin April 14, 2019
Bayview/Dogpatch May 5, 2019
Sunset/Golden Gate Park June 9, 2019
Mission July 14, 2019
SoMa August 18, 2019
Tenderloin September 8, 2019
Western Addition September 22, 2019
Excelsior October 20, 2019

WATSONVILLE: Watsonville Open Streets tba 2019
scopenstreets.org
Open Streets Watsonville: Open Streets runs on volunteer power! We need up to 60 volunteers on June 3 for jobs like set-up and breakdown, monitoring intersections, helping with bike rides, and everything in between! Participants will enjoy free healthy activities, music performances, info. booths and community.

SAN DIEGO:  Ocean Beach October 21, 2018
ciclosdiassd.com

SACRAMENTO: sacbike.org

SAN JOSE:  vivacallesj.org

FRESNO: Organized bike events fresnobike.org

REDDING: Organized events shastalivingstreets.org

OAKLAND: oaklavia.org

LONG BEACH: Beach Streets
‏longbeach.gov/beachstreets/
BeachStreets fans! Twilight event THIS summer 2018 will be announced soon!

GARDEN GROVE:  Re:Imagine Garden Grove
Garden Grove Open Streets began 2014 
15,000 people in attendance.
ci.garden-grove.ca.us
Throughout 2018 the city plans to host a series of small  re:imagine-themed community events while building up to the next big one in 2019.

CARPINTERIA: Open Streets Carpinteria
sbopenstreets.org
Open Streets:
Linden Ave. from the beach to 9th Street | 8th Street between Linden & Palm (approx.) | 9th Street between Linden & Reynolds Ave. (approx.)

 Car Free Programs

• San Francisco Car Free sfcarfree.org
• San Luis Obispo Car Free slocarfree.org
• Santa Barbara Car Free santabarbaracarfree.org

Events are not guaranteed. It is your responsibility to confirm before going.