Overview

• Organizers announced the market’s 2025 edition will not proceed as scheduled due to months-long delays in city reimbursements.
• The Office of Economic and Workforce Development had allocated $100,000 for the event but its new accounting system triggered repeated back-and-forth on receipts that prevented timely funding.
• Over two years, the market drew tens of thousands of visitors to seven blocks of Irving Street, boosting local food and art vendors.
• Opposition from Ocean Beach merchants and recall campaigners targeting Supervisor Joel Engardio intensified scrutiny of the market’s leadership and financing.
• Organizers and Supervisor Engardio are collaborating with merchants and city officials to simplify funding processes and stage a smaller-scale relaunch in early 2026.