Event:	51st Nihonmachi Street Fair - Sunday Share
Location:	Japantown Pagoda Corner of Post and Buchanan Streets, San Francisco, CA 94115
Date:	Aug 3rd 2025, 8:00 am - 1:00 pm
Staff:	Manager: Wilhelm Y
RSVP:	Your Email (so we can contact you): Your Name (so we know what to call you!): Allow my attendance to be public Join the One Brick mailing list By submitting my RSVP, I acknowledge that I am over 21 years of age. I have read, and agree to ​One Brick's Waiver, Assumption of Risk and Release.​​ A message for the event managers (optional):

Event Description:

In addition to RSVPing on the One Brick website YOU MUST fill out and submit the official volunteer application.  Please select Sunday, August 3 - Nihonmachi Street Fair.  Under organization please indicate "One Brick".  Please select the 8am to 1pm shift.  Your One Brick event manager will be present for the first shift only.

What we'll be doing:

Volunteers will help with set up (moving tables, chairs and metal barricades into place) and tidying up the general fair area.  Please bring work gloves!!  Once the fair opens to the public volunteers will be dispersed throughout the venue based on volunteer needs with the majority helping out either with games at the Kids Zone or helping performers load and unload backstage.

What you should know:

 2025 shirt design

This is an outdoor venue and it's San Francisco so dress in layers and prepare for the microclimates of the City.  Bring sunscreen, a hat and an extra layer of clothing just in case.  Bring work gloves just in case.

Volunteers will be issued this year's coveted volunteer t-shirt from the Nihonmachi Street Fair to wear during your shift.  This shirt is yours to keep and you must wear the shirt during your shift.  This year's shirt design can be viewed above once the design has been unveiled.

Where to Meet:

Your One Brick event manager will be present for the 8:00am shift only.  Please look for him near Volunteer Check-in usually at Post and Buchanan Streets.

Nihonmachi Street Fair:

Founded in 1973, the Nihonmachi Street Fair was hatched as an idea to provide leadership and mentorship opportunities for the youth of J-Town and to honor the cultural heritage that was, at the time, at risk of being displaced. Since then the annual event has grown from a four-booth affair to a two-day event expected to draw over 30,000 guests in 2012.

What makes this street fair a uniquely San Francisco event is the broader cultural context participants can experience in addition to traditional Asian-Pacific influences. The Nihonmachi Street Fair organizers have a long history of including local entertainment that have spanned genres from Taiko to hip-hop to salsa, rock, and jazz.

The Nihonmachi Street Fair proudly evolves to reflect the city it celebrates while staying true to its original mission: to use this community event as a platform to mentor Asian-Pacific American youth and foster their leadership and communication skills through volunteerism and community service.

The event is produced, staffed, and organized by youth volunteers, thus providing practical, hands-on experience in collaboration, entrepreneurship, and problem solving. The Nihonmachi Street Fair is proud of its history in serving the community through education, service, and youth mentorship.

As a 501(c) 3 non-profit organization, the Nihonmachi Street Fair receives a grant from the San Francisco Grants for the Arts Program but must rely on income generated through advertising revenue and sponsorship to underwrite fees, expenses, and logistical costs associated with producing this annual community celebration.