Muni Heritage Weekend - Join us for a Journey Through Time!
Save the Date! Muni Heritage Weekend 2025
- Event Details: September 20(Saturday) - September 21(Sunday)
- Time: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
- Location: San Francisco Railway Museum, 77 Steuart Street between Market Street and Mission Street
The annual Muni Heritage Weekend, presented by the SFMTA in partnership with Market Street Railway, returns this year to celebrate San Francisco’s iconic public transit system. Join us Saturday–Sunday, September 20–21, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Don Chee Way Plaza and the Market Street Railway Museum (77 Steuart Street, between Market and Mission Streets).
This two-day event offers a rare opportunity to explore Muni’s past, present, and future through historic streetcars, buses, and cable cars—vehicles that have connected San Franciscans for over a century. Visitors of all ages can enjoy free rides departing from the event, interactive exhibits, family-friendly activities, and hands-on experiences that highlight the transformative role of transit in shaping our city.
What to Expect:
Step aboard unique vintage transit vehicles rarely seen on the modern streets of San Francisco. The festivities will unfold near the San Francisco Railway Museum, conveniently located near the Ferry Building and Embarcadero Plaza. All vintage buses and special excursion streetcars depart for round trip rides from the plaza directly across from the museum.
Event Highlights:
- Ride Vintage transit: Hop aboard historic streetcars, buses, and cable cars spanning 25 to 141 years of service. Don't forget to check out additional vintage vehicles on display around the outdoor plaza and extending to the Embarcadero.
- Interactive installations:
- Skip the Powell turnaround lines and snap a photo with our motorized cable car, a retired mobile tribute to the city’s classic cable cars.
- Experience Bus by ‘Muni Raised Me,’ SOMArts’: Step into a double feature that honors San Francisco’s diverse stories. Muni Raised Me shares youth's perspectives on growing up with Muni, while the Altared SF Bus transforms a retired coach into a rolling interactive altar honoring immigrant families, local memory, and life lived on transit.
- Family-friendly fun: Enjoy kids’ activities, artifact exhibits, and informational booths for all ages.
- Special tours: Sign up in advance for a guided cable car walking tour hosted by SF City Guides.
- Visit the SF Railway Museum: Free admission plus a chance to grab a unique transit-themed souvenir.
- The Muni Store Pop-up: The Muni Store is coming to life! Get your favorite Muni official merch in person—and ride in style.
A Captivating Experience
- Ride the same transit vehicles that generations of San Franciscans once used, including the beloved 1896 "Dinky" streetcar.
- Cruise along the Embarcadero up to Pier 39 on a Streetcar loop aboard Muni’s iconic “Boat Tram” from Blackpool, England!
- Take a ride through time—experience buses from every decade between the 1930s and 2010s, including ones you may remember from your own childhood.
Accessible text version of the above map
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Plan Your Visit:
The event is at the San Francisco Railway Museum on Steuart Street and Don Chee Way.
- Muni Buses: 1 California, 2 Sutter, 9 San Bruno, 12 Folsom/Pacific, 14 Mission/14R Mission Rapid, routes will get you close to the event.
- F-line historic streetcars: Both the Steuart Street stop, and the Ferry building stop are within steps of the museum, located on ‘Don Chee Way’, the streetcar right-of-way between Steuart Street and Embarcadero.
- California street Cable cars: From the cable car terminal at Market & Drumm Streets at the Hyatt Regency, the museum is easy to reach by walking one block to the end of Market Street, and one-half block down Steuart Street to the museum.
- BART & Muni Metro: J, K, L, M, and N routes will get you to Embarcadero Station. Exit the station to street level and walk one block to the end of Market Street, and one-half block down Steuart Street to the museum.
- Salesforce Transit Center & Golden Gate Transit Riders: From the Transit Center (served by routes 5, 7, 25, 38, 38R), walk a short distance to the museum.
- East Bay riders: Take AC Transit F, N, or L/O lines to the Transit Center, or ride the ferry to the Ferry Building and walk to the event.
- North Bay riders: Golden Gate Transit buses to the Transit Center, or ferries to the Ferry Building provide easy access.
For more Muni options, check out the trip planner at SFMTA.com/Planner.
Download: San Francisco's Historic Rail Lines Map by Market Street Railway Museum.pdf
Don’t miss this incredible opportunity to relive history and immerse yourself in the captivating world of San Francisco's transit heritage. We can't wait to welcome you!
