Pop-Ups on the Plaza: Celebrating Black Women Makers
Date and Time for this Past Event
- Saturday, Mar 30, 2024 9am - 2pm
Location
One Ferry Building, San Francisco, California 94111
Details
This Women’s History Month, celebrate Bay Area Black women makers with a day of delicious food, crafts, and community at the Embarcadero Ferry Terminal Plaza (south of the Ferry Building) and Ferry Plaza Farmers Market. Entry is free and open to the public, and food and drinks will be available for purchase.
Pop-Ups on the Plaza is a series of events celebrating Bay Area Black entrepreneurs, including businesses in Foodwise’s Building Equity program. Pop-Ups on the Plaza is a Port sponsored event brought to you by Foodwise. This program is proudly funded in partnership with the San Francisco Human Rights Commission’s Dream Keeper Initiative. Additional support is provided by the Ferry Building.
Participating Food Businesses
Cookie Maven: Cookies and bars
Hella Juiced: Fresh pressed juices and fresh squeezed lemonade
Lil’ Alijo Catering & Events: Special Easter menu, specialty macarons, croissant cubes, signature cookies, and bread pudding
Mo’Raysha’s: Gumbo, lobster and shrimp mac, and garlic noodles
Smoke Soul Kitchen: Soul-fusion brunch options
That’s My Jam: Various flavors of low-sugar and pectin-free jams
The Lemonade Bar: Fresh squeezed, lemonade, frozen lemonade, and ginger drink
The Pleasure Principle Supperclub & Dining Events: Bottles sauces, Caribbean pastries, salads, and more to come
Yummy Honey: Kosher honey
More to come. Check back for updates.
Participating Craft Businesses
Support local Black designers from the Fillmore-based Black-led marketplace In The Black.
Belle Noire: Handcrafted accessories made by artists from Africa and the African Diaspora
CIK Apparel: Apparel, jewelry, and accessories
Cocoacentric: Statement jewelry and accessories
En Vie Naturals: Aromatherapy sprays, spray gift sets, and hand and body butter lotions
Ice Body Skincare: Soaps, body creams, body scrubs, body oils, candles, room spray
More to come. Check back for updates.
Activities
Foodwise Demo: Zakiyyah Shaheed, Baby Bean Pie (11:00 am; Foodwise Classroom in front of the Ferry Building)
Foodwise Demo: Christina Alexis, The Pleasure Principle Supperclub & Dining Events (12:00 pm; Foodwise Classroom in front of the Ferry Building)
Music by DJ Lonnie Taylor of BFF.fm
Join Us at Future Pop-Ups on the Plaza
Support Bay Area Black food entrepreneurs at these upcoming events in 2024:
Saturday, June 1: Juneteenth on the Waterfront
Saturday, August 17: Black Creators Craft Market (National Black Business Month)
Saturday, September 28: Fall Kickoff
Saturday, December 7: Black Holiday Market
Foodwise and our community partners, En2action’s Ujamaa Kitchen, In the Black, La Cocina, Mandela Partners, and SF Black Wealth, are proudly committed to uplifting and advancing equity for BIPOC, immigrant, and limited-resource entrepreneurs across the Bay Area.