Foodwise is to host the first “Celebrating Latine Makers” market in San Francisco as part of Hispanic Heritage Month, bringing food, crafts and community activities to the Ferry Building on October 3.
The free event will run from 9am to 2pm at the Embarcadero Ferry Terminal Plaza and the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market, south of the Ferry Building. Food and drinks will be available to buy, while visitors will be able to browse products from Bay Area Latine businesses.
Organised by Foodwise, the market will feature a range of food entrepreneurs and makers, including vendors selling Puerto Rican empanadas, Cuban rice bowls, Colombian pastries, quesabirria, tacos and Salvadoran coffee.
Other stalls will offer Mexican Día de los Muertos decorations, handmade sauces, pastries and seasonal treats. Cooking demonstrations are also planned, including sessions led by Amalia Avendaño of Tonantzin and Raquel Goldman of Norte54.
The event forms part of Foodwise’s Pop-Ups on the Plaza series, which promotes Bay Area businesses owned by Black, Indigenous and other people of colour. The programme is designed to give early-stage entrepreneurs opportunities to test products, reach new customers and build their businesses through the farmers market.
Foodwise said the wider series typically showcases between 12 and 20 food and craft businesses and attracts thousands of visitors to San Francisco’s waterfront. It began with the first Juneteenth on the Waterfront event in 2021.
The October market is sponsored by the Port of San Francisco and supported by the city’s Human Rights Commission and the Ferry Building.
