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Halloween

Halloween Highlights 2025

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Every year Halloween gets more and more elaborate in Glen Park. After all, Glen Park is the 35th coolest neighborhood in the world! (More on that in a future post. We still are digesting it.) This year saw more people opening their extravagantly decorated garages, thus easing the burden of little ones having to climb […]

Halloween 2025 – Candy Donations Wanted

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Don’t forget that this Friday Chenery Street between Diamond and Elk will be closed from 5 to 9 p.m. for Trick-or-Treaters. The generous homes on Chenery Street give away hundreds of pieces of candy each year. Please consider donating a bag or two of candy to support them. Donations can be dropped off at Critter […]

Can you believe it? Glen Park is among the COOLEST neighborhoods IN THE WORLD!

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What do Jimbocho, Tokyo; Borgerhout, Antwerp; Barra Fundo, Sao Paulo; Camberwell, London; Avondale, Chicago; and Glen Park, San Francisco all have in common? They were among the 39 best neighborhoods in the world according to TimeOut magazine, a British publication. Glen Park rated number 35 in the rankings.   Among other kudos, travel editor Grace […]

For the 29th–or is it 30th–year, the Vella Family Pumpkins are on display for Halloween

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This year, 140+ pumpkins will be on display outside the Vella family home at 354 Sussex. It’s a family tradition in its 29th year.The pumpkins will be on display starting at 5 pm on October 31. See attached for some new pumpkins: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLNf6sf42oI&t=8s My daughter Maya (now Dr. Maya Vella, MD, a UCSF Radiologist) and […]

GPA sponsors Trick-or-Treat street closure

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It is OK for cars to remain parked on Chenery during the Halloween street closure. Please disregard the No Stopping/Tow Away signs that went up this weekend. The Glen Park Association is pleased to sponsor this event. We thank Elena Di Muzio for shepherding the event through the city bureaucracy to make the closure possible. […]

It’s a done deal! Two great events coming this Fall

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With Fogust (almost) in the rearview mirror, the SF Entertainment Commission has approved street closures for two great events, so mark your calendar now! Art Walk SF–Saturday, October 7, 12pm-5pm Local merchants and artists will be partnering in the revitalization of our neighborhood! Glen Park’s many small businesses will have special promotions while showcasing local […]

Two Closures, One Hearing Aug 24

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SFMTA will consider two requested street closures in Glen Park at an August 24 hearing: Both items are on the Interdepartmental Staff Committee on Traffic and Transportation for Temporary Street Closures (ISCOTT) hearing agenda. The hearing will be held online August 24, 9 a.m., and can be attended either through Microsoft Teams or by dialing […]

In case you missed it, see the 2022 Vella Halloween pumpkins

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2022 Vella Family Pumpkins on 354 Sussex St: This year we put out 143 pumpkins. Charlie and Maya Vella and James Richard carved 41 fresh pumpkins for 4 days (only 5 molded out). Charlie drilled 11 new foam pumpkins. The rest were foam pumpkins from recent years. We had at least 800 visitors with their […]

Volunteers needed for Nightmare on Elk Street

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🎃We are looking for volunteers for Glen Park‘s 2nd Annual “Nightmare on Elk St. – CARNEVIL” Sat. 10/29 3-9pm🎃   Please sign up for shifts using this link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0A4AA8AE2DABFA7-glen **Volunteer times can be flexible – we appreciate being able to commit to whole time slot, but please let us know what portion you are able to be make and we […]

St. John School Community Halloween Carnival

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Please join us for the third annual St. John School Community Halloween carnival. We will have booths, games, food, and lots of community. BUY TICKETS HERE About this event St. John School Halloween Carnival: 2022 Join us for a family friendly event. Come learn more about our TK-8th grade program from our volunteers and current […]

Halloween 2021–Glen Park makes a comeback

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Photos by Marian Dalere Halloween was almost “normal” on Chenery Street this year. There was no official street closure due to the continuing Covid restrictions, but the Chenery Slow Street between Lippard and Burnside brought out significant crowds. One neighbor enthused, “Half the crowds as normal and waaay better–super fun!”

Boo! Will there be a Glen Park Halloween this year?

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After more than a decade of increasingly lively Halloweens in Glen Park, COVID-19 shut everything down in 2020. Instead of streets swarming with Ruth Bader Ginsburgs, Jedi knights and the occasional BART car, there was the eerie silence of the pandemic. But—with proper precautions—Halloween is back this year! St. John the Evangelist School at 925 […]

Don’t miss the Vella Family Pumpkins display

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On Halloween night, there is the Chenery St. Halloween celebration, but there is also the 25th Vella Family Pumpkins at 354 Sussex at Elk. The Vellas have been carving pumpkins for 25 years and have gotten better at it. We will be putting out 100+ pumpkins on Halloween night. Come and see. Here are last […]

Haunted Halloween

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There’s no denying that Halloween is quite the event in Glen Park — from the day-of parades at both Glen Park Montessori and Glen Park Elementary, to the nighttime festivities along and around Chenery street — Glen Park celebrates with enthusiasm and abandon. For the first time, San Francisco’s Ingleside Police station, with the guidance […]