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How Weird Street Faire

🇺🇸 United States Archive entry
Founded 2000

The How Weird Street Faire was an outdoor street fair held each year in San Francisco, occupying several blocks of Howard Street and the surrounding area, in the SoMa neighborhood. The event was held yearly since 2000, centered at the intersection of Howard and Second Streets. Its last iteration was held in 2024, after which they announced that the event would no longer continue, citing rising costs. The How Weird Street Faire claims to be the longest-running electronic music street festival in North America, showcasing diverse forms of dance music including live electronica, downtempo, breaks, electro, trance, house, techno, dubstep, drum & bass, dub, and world beat. As of 2017, it had several thousand visitors, many of whom come dressed in costumes.

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History

How Weird Street Faire was founded in 2000, making this its 26th year.

Founded2000
Years running26