Pop-Ups on the Plaza: Celebrating BIPOC Women Makers
Saturday, March 29, 2025, 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Pop-Ups on the Plaza Ferry Plaza
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.
Participating Vendors
- A Girl Named Pinky: Cakes, cookies, and brownies
- Asúkar Palestinian Cuban Fusion: 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, body butter lotions, joint pain relief cream and sprays, and gift sets
- The Final Sauce: Barbecue sauces, spice rubs, and marinades
- The Lemonade Bar: Fresh and frozen lemonade
- Lil’ Alijo Catering & Events: Creole and Caribbean cuisine
- Papa’s Dumpling: Northern Chinese handmade dumplings
- Remy Creations: Cajun pasta, crab fried rice, and fried fish
- Sainte Sophie Creole Confections: Pralines and confections
- Smoke Soul Kitchen: Soul-fusion gumbo, rice, and sides
- The Pleasure Principle Supperclub & Dining Events: Bottles sauces, Caribbean pastries
- Tonantzin Mexican Cuisine: Tamales, tlayudas Oaxaqueñas, quesabirrias, tacos, horchata, and café de olla
Activities
- Foodwise Demo: Leisel Whitlock Petersen, Sainte Sophie Creole Confections | 12:00 pm at the Foodwise Classroom (in front of the Ferry Building)
- Music by DJ Lonnie Taylor of BFF.fm
Join Us at Future Events
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
Building Equity Program & Pop-Ups on the Plaza
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.