2026 Fat Tuesday Season Kickoff Celebration!

Join our FREE Carnaval San Francisco 48th Anniversary La Copa del Pueblo kickoff party with our Fat Tuesday Celebration in the Mission District! Come meet your neighbors and make new friends in several venues. Come enjoy live samba drummers, dance performances, and lively music from soca to cumbia and rumba, so don’t miss out on the fun! Wear your costumes, masks & beads and join us in celebrating Fat Tuesday in true Carnaval San Francisco style! For free tickets visit: https://givebutter.com/2026FatTuesdaySF 📍 Performance Venues: • Arcana • Casements Bar • Kimbara SF Ritmo y Sabor • Make-Out Room • The Hall SF Bar & Billiards For more information on venues, artist schedule and map visit our website: carnavalsanfrancisco.org/special-events Thank you to our partners for making this celebration possible: * Cultura y Arte Nativa de las Americas (CANA) * Grants for the Arts * SF Office of Economic & Workforce Development * Calle 24 Latino Cultural District * Mission Merchants Association * CLECHA * San Francisco Chamber of Commerce * YELP Bay Area *De Alba Communications Flyer by Maribel Gress / Photo by Safitri Ray