Join us and let’s celebrate Philippine independence & Pride month! Hosted at the vibrant Kapwa Gardens and The George, we are so excited to bring a marketplace filled with immersive experiences, live performances, and a showcase of local talent.

• Live Music & Performances: Enjoy a diverse lineup of artists and performers, bringing you the best of local and international music, dance, and entertainment.

• Food & Drinks: Savor delicious food and beverages from an array of local vendors, offering everything from gourmet bites to refreshing drinks.

• Local Vendors: Discover unique, handcrafted goods and support local businesses at our vibrant marketplace. It’s the perfect place to find one-of-a-kind treasures.

Tickets

Tickets for the market @ Be Free Festival are FREE but we are accepting sliding scale donations. Your donations will help us continue to host our future events and keep our garden growing.

Performers

12:00 PM - Program Starts

12:30 PM - Don Miralles, Multidisciplinary Artist, Singer Songwriter and Creative Director, San Francisco, CA.

1:00 PM - Gabriela South, Indie folk-pop identity of Filipino songwriter Jolo Merilleno

1:30 PM - John Fedellaga,

2:00 PM - Kulintang Dialect

2:30 PM - Jazzy, Jazzy is a multifaceted artist, open-format DJ, and a founding member of LADIES 1st DJ CLUB.

3:30 PM - Mabuhay Gardens , an interdisciplinary Experimental-Pop band, bloomed in 2015 as a solo project by Solitaire M. on Soundcloud, later joined by Mike S. in 2023.

4:00 PM - Chi Chi Kango, The fabulous and effervescent Chi-Chi Kago is the resident Broadway diva of the Rice Rockettes, San Francisco’s premier Asian & Pacific Islander Drag Queen Troupe, who have been terrorizing the Bay Area for the last 15 years!

4:30 PM - NA$TALIE, Filipina Bay Area native NA$TALIE (Krista Natalie) is making waves in the open format DJ scene, with a deep passion for house, hip-hop/R&B and the occasional OPM banger.

Community Organizations

Vendors

Kapwa Gardens

The George

ABOUT BE FREE FESTIVAL

This is an annual event celebrating Filipino Creativity & Liberation. SOMA Pilipinas' lively atmosphere makes this a great opportunity for the Filipino community and their friends to celebrate their culture and heritage. You'll get the chance to explore the SOMA Pilipinas district and experience the rich and diverse culture of the Filipinos during this crawl.

Halo-Halo Holidays: A festive Filipino Holiday Crawl in SOMA pilipinas

We’re coming home for the holidays with this unique, socially-distanced indoor / outdoor holiday cultural experience in the heart of SOMA Pilipinas. Join us this Christmas season as we enjoy family-friendly activities, food trucks, and some of your favorite local retailers, merchants, and artists at Kapwa Gardens.

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Activities

Vendors

Retail

Food

Artists & Performers

About The Halo Halo Holidays Crawl

When: Saturday, December 9 from 11a-4p

Where:

1. Parol Lantern Festival @ Yerba Buena Center For The Arts

2. Toy Drive and DJ Party @ Executive Order

3. Holiday Market @ Sentro Filipino: San Francisco Filipino Cultural Center

4. Balay Kreative Open Studios

5. Republika Holiday Store Pop-up @ The Metreon

Support Filipino-Owned Local Small Businesses in the Bay Area!

Join us for a market featuring all your favorite Filipino-owned brands! We are very excited to curate a marketplace with all of our favorite local businesses. Support Bindlestiff Studio as they grace the Kapwa Gardens’ stage - we promise this is a comedy act you don’t want to miss!

Come eat, drink, shop, and vibe as we spend a beautiful afternoon in the heart of SOMA Pilipinas. Kapwa Gardens and 5M Park will be two of the venues for Be Free Festival. Be Free Festival is an annual celebration that showcases the vibrant Filipino culture. Kultivate Labs along with its community partners in SOMA Pilipinas are welcoming you to SOMA Pilipinas to eat, connect, learn, and get down to celebrate 125 years of liberation.

Tickets

Tickets for the market @ Be Free Festival are FREE but we are accepting sliding scale donations. Your donations will help us continue to host our future events and keep our garden growing.

Filipino Food/Vendor Market, 12p-5p

We are very excited to curate a marketplace with all of our favorite Filipino-Owned Local Small Businesses in the Bay Area! Support Bindlestiff Studio as they grace the Kapwa Gardens’ stage - we promise this is a comedy act you don’t want to miss!

Retail

Food & Beverage

Performers at Kapwa Gardens Stage

Hosts: Jepoy Ramos,  Gwynnevere Cristobal, AJ Lugue
Stand-up Comics: Manny Cabrera, Debra "DB" Belale, Rhoda Gravador
Singers: Raquel Basco, Ally Quintilla, Steven Tomas, Faustino Cadiz, Gwynn Cristobal, Cat D Reyes
Drag Acts: Chi Chi Kago, Kiki Krunch, Tori Tia
Karaoke: TNT Traysikel

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• 12p - Show Begins

• 12:40p - Gwynn Cristobal, Performer

• 12:50p - Ann Warque, Performer

• 1p - Nico Jaochico, Performer

• 1:10p - Game 1 / Vendor Giveaway

• 1:32p - Faustino Cadi, Performer

• 1:40p - Trixie Aballa, Performer

• 1:50p - Ally Quintilla, Performer

• 2:02p - Manny Cabrera, Comedy Act

• 2:10p - Game 2 / Vendor Giveaway

• 2:30p - Raquel Basco, Performer

• 2:40p - Steven Tomas

Performers at 5M Mainstage

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• 12p - DJ Broadstrokes

• 1p - Kulintang Dialect

• 1:25p - Peaboo & the Catz

• 2p - Dakila

Community Organizations

ABOUT BE FREE FESTIVAL

This is an annual event celebrating Filipino Creativity & Liberation. SOMA Pilipinas' lively atmosphere makes this a great opportunity for the Filipino community and their friends to celebrate their culture and heritage. You'll get the chance to explore the SOMA Pilipinas district and experience the rich and diverse culture of the Filipinos during this crawl.

DUE TO THE RAINY FORECAST THIS WEEKEND, THE HALO HALO HOLIDAYS MARKET WILL NOW TAKE PLACE INDOORS AT
TRELLIS ON 981 MISSION ST. NO FESTIVITIES WILL BE TAKING PLACE AT KAPWA GARDENS.

Halo-Halo Holidays: A festive, outdoors Filipino Holiday Crawl in SOMA pilipinas

We’re coming home for the holidays with this unique, socially-distanced indoor / outdoor holiday cultural experience in the heart of SOMA Pilipinas. Join us this Christmas season as we enjoy family-friendly activities, food trucks, and some of your favorite local retailers, merchants, and artists at Kapwa Gardens.

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Vendors

Trellis

Retail

Food

Balay Kreative

Activities

About The Halo Halo Holidays Crawl

When: Saturday, December 10 from 11am-12am

Where:

1 ) Trellis / 981 Mission St
*new location for Kapwa Gardens Holiday Market

2 ) Executive Order / 868 Mission St

3 ) Balay Kreative Studios / 863 Mission St

4 ) San Francisco Filipino Cultural Center / 814 Mission St

5 ) Yerba Buena Center For the Arts / 701 Mission St, San Francisco

6 ) CAST / 447 Minna St

7 ) Barbery Coast / 952 Mission St

Philippine Independence Crawl
Celebrating 124 yr of Decolonization
In multiple locations at SOMA Pilipinas
Free All Ages

Kultivate Labs along with it’s community partners  in SOMA Pilipinas (The San Francisco Filipino Cultural Center, The Hinabi Project, and 5M ) are welcoming you to Filipino Cultural District to eat, connect, learn, and get down to celebrate 124 years of decolonization. Enjoy a wide range of activities in 5 different venues along Mission St between 6th and 4th St. 

Event Info

When: Saturday, June 26, 2022 12p - 6p

Where:

Kapwa Gardens
(967 Mission St between 5th and 6th St)

Republika
(863 Mission St @ 5th St next to Z-pizza)

San Francisco Filipino Cultural Center
(814 Mission St)

5M Park
(44 Mary St)

Halo-Halo Holidays: A festive, outdoors Filipino Holiday Crawl in SOMA pilipinas

We’re coming home for the holidays with this unique, socially-distanced indoor / outdoor holiday cultural experience in the heart of SOMA Pilipinas. Join us this Christmas season as we enjoy family-friendly activities, food trucks, and some of your favorite local retailers, merchants, and artists.

Event Info

When: Saturday, December 11 from 11am-4pm
Where:

Kapwa Gardens
(967 Mission St between 5th and 6th St)

Republika
(863 Mission St @ 5th St next to Z-pizza)

Executive Order Bar & Lounge
(868 Mission St @ Westfield)

Parol Lantern Festival
(701 Mission St @ Yerba Buena Center For the Arts)

San Francisco Filipino Cultural Center
(814 Mission St)

Online ticket sales have ended. Tickets are available at the door!