Pop-Ups on the Plaza: Celebrating BIPOC Women Makers

This Women’s History Month, celebrate Bay Area BIPOC 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 BIPOC 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.

• A Girl Named Pinky: Cakes, cookies, and brownies
• Asúkar Palestinian Cuban Fusion: Prepared and cooked savory empanadas (vegan and meat)
• Belle Noire: Accessories and wearable art by artists from Africa and the African Diaspora
• CIK Apparel: Hoodies, jackets, t-shirts, totes, hats, lapel pins, patches, and stickers
• Cocoacentric: Jewelry and accessories
• En Vie Naturals: Aromatherapy sprays, spray gift sets, body butter lotions, and joint pain relief cream and sprays
• The Final Sauce: Barbecue sauces, spice rubs, and marinades
• The Lemonade Bar: Fresh and frozen lemonade
• Lil’ Alijo Catering & Events: Caribbean oxtails, jerk chicken, jerk shrimp, red beans and rice, Creole seafood chowder, honey butter cornbread, banana pudding, bread pudding, brown butter cookies, and brownies
• Papa’s Dumpling: Northern Chinese handmade dumplings and fresh noodles
• Remy Creations: Cajun pasta, crab fried rice, and fried fish
• Smoke Soul Kitchen: Soul-fusion gumbo, rice, and sides
• Tonantzin Mexican Cuisine: Tamales, tlayudas Oaxaqueñas, quesabirrias, tacos, horchata, and café de olla
• More to come

Celebrate Bay Area BIPOC entrepreneurs at these upcoming events in 2025:

• Saturday, June 7: Pop-Ups on the Plaza: Juneteenth on the Waterfront
• More to come

Pop-Ups on the Plaza is an initiative of Foodwise’s Building Equity program. Foodwise and our community partners, En2action’s Ujamaa Kitchen, In The Black, Mandela Partners, and Oakland Bloom, are proudly committed to uplifting and advancing equity for BIPOC, immigrant, and limited-resource entrepreneurs across the Bay Area.

Host or Publisher Foodwise