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Cherry Blossom Parade: April 16, 2023

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The Annual Cherry Blossom Grand Parade will commence on Sunday, April 16, 2023 at 1:00pm from its formation area in the Civic Center and will consist of approximately 30 units. The Parade begins in the Civic Center area and will travel north on Polk then west on Post to the disbandment area just beyond Webster.

Street Closures

These streets will be closed from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.:

  • Post between Fillmore and Steiner

These streets will be closed from 4 a.m. Saturday to 11 p.m. Sunday for the Cherry Blossom Festival:

  • Post between Fillmore and Laguna
  • Webster between Geary and Sutter
  • Intersection of Webster and Post

Muni Impacts

The following Muni service will have reroutes. Regular service will resume after the streets are have been cleared and reopened.

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2 Sutter Route:

Reroute will be in effect from 11:30 a.m. until approximately 3 p.m.

Direction Missed Stops Alternate Stops
Inbound towards downtown
  • Post & Laguna
  • Post & Octavia
  • Post & Gough
  • Post & Van Ness
  • Post & Polk
  • Post & Larkin
  • Sutter & Laguna
  • Bush & Van Ness
  • Post & Hyde

19 Polk Route:

Reroute will be in effect from 11:30 a.m. until approximately 3 p.m.

Direction Missed Stops Alternate Stops
Inbound towards Fisherman's Wharf
  • Geary & Larkin
  • Polk & Post
  • Larkin & Geary
  • Sutter & Polk
Outbound towards Hunters Point
  • Polk & Sutter
  • Polk & O'Farrell
  • Eddy & Polk
  • Eddy & Larkin
  • Polk & Pine
  • Hyde & O'Farrell
  • Hyde & Eddy

21 Hayes Route:

Reroute will be in effect from 10 a.m. until approximately 3 p.m.

Direction Missed Stops Alternate Stops
Inbound towards Civic Center
  • Grove & Hayes
  • McAllister & Hyde
  • Hyde & Grove
  • Hayes & Larkin
  • Hayes & Van Ness

The following routes may experience delays as they near the event area:

  • 5 Fulton
  • 22 Fillmore
  • 31 Balboa
  • 38 Geary
  • 38R Geary Rapid
  • 49 Van Ness/Mission

Event Map

Cherry Blossom Parade Reroute Map

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