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SoFA FIRST FRIDAYS ArtwalkSJ + SubZERO Festival

June 6 @ 5:00 pm - June 7 @ 11:00 pm

Free

Celebrate the indie creative spirit at the FIRST FRIDAYS ArtWalk and SubZERO Festival on June 6th and Saturday, June 7th.

This highly anticipated event invites everyone to experience a dynamic celebration of art, music, and culture, transforming SoFA District into an outdoor urban gallery with independent artists, poets, performers and musicians. Galleries and museums will also be open late and free entry. The June ArtWalk brings together a diverse array of exhibitions, performances, and interactive experiences that reflect the resilient underground roots of local and regional talent, offering a new and curious perspective to the amazing artists and creatives that reside here.

The First Fridays ArtWalk & SubZERO Festival is the perfect opportunity to share a unique San Jose with family and friends while supporting the very creatives that help make it a city we love to live in.

FIRST FRIDAYS ArtWalk: June 6th, 5–11 pm.
SubZERO Subculture • Art • Music • Festival: First Friday June 6th 5pm–11pm and Saturday June 7th 2pm–8pm
Admission is Free with RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/SubZERO-RSVP


Click here for the Music schedule

DAY 1: FIRST FRIDAY, JUNE 6th, 2025, 5pm-11pm

MAIN Stage 
(South 1st St. btwn San Carlos & San Salvador St.)
with Emcee “Mighty” Mike McGeeOpens in a new window

5:00 pm DJ BIG LEE and Guiña throughout the night
5:30-6:15 pm In the PondsOpens in a new window (San Jose)
6:45-7:30 pm Agnes TwinOpens in a new window (California)
8:00-8:45 pm Vague LanesOpens in a new window (Oakland)
9:15-10:00 pm Tess and the DetailsOpens in a new window (San Francisco)

MAGWestOpens in a new window Gamer Music Stage 
location coming!
6:30pm Carlos/bayLiGHTSOpens in a new window
7:30pm Bi ScoreOpens in a new window
8:30pm DubldragonOpens in a new window
9:30pm Ultra ComboOpens in a new window

BEER GARDEN Stage
with great music from 5-11 pm
featuring deejays DougieJswizza & Notorious P.I.G.

BEER GARDEN sponsored by local & regional breweries from 5-11 pm
Located at Parque De Los Pobladores (South First St. and William Street)
On tap... 21st Amendment, Clandestine, Fox Tale Fermentation, Golden State Cider, and Elysian Brewing

BEER GARDEN closes at 11:00pm / last pour 10:30 pm


DAY 2: SATURDAY, JUNE 7th, 2025, 2pm-8pm

MAIN Stage 
(South 1st St. btwn San Carlos & San Salvador St.)
with Emcee “Mighty” Mike McGeeOpens in a new window

2:00 pm DJ BIG LEE and Guiña throughout the day
3:15-3:45 pm Go Gravity (San Jose)
4:15-5:00 pm Tell Me Tell MeOpens in a new window (Oakland)
5:30-6:15 pm Strange CitiesOpens in a new window (San Francisco)
6:45-7:30 pm Dear BansheeOpens in a new window (San Francisco)

MAGWestOpens in a new window Gamer Music Stage
3:00pm SundaY
4:00pm BayokyoOpens in a new window
5:00pm Love Talkin’ Sound
6:00pm Ryan McGaughey + Friends

SOUTH BAY SONIC CIRCUITS STAGE:
hosted by Steve Cooley
2:00pm AstroN8te
2:25pm Runcible Spoon FightOpens in a new window
2:50pm Bob AmstadtOpens in a new window
3:15pm David LeikamOpens in a new window
3:40pm R Duck
4:20pm Digital LarryOpens in a new window
4:45pm TBA
5:10pm Quantum Synths
5:35pm Dream Static
6:15pm REALWARE
6:40pm Rudo RudeboiOpens in a new window
7:00pm Haptic SynapsesOpens in a new window

BEER GARDEN Stage
with great music 2:00-8:00pm
featuring “UpSwell SJ Showcase” curated by UpSwell Studios Opens in a new window
Tomodachi Crew
F.T.B.
Shine Light
Granny Nix
Spivrobeatniky
80-HD
Lysn
Infinite Kamikaze
Mr. Christian
Sinister Moments
Letters from Clementine
Dox Black & The Aquanauts
Young Hof

BEER GARDEN sponsored by local & regional breweries
Located at Parque De Los Pobladores (South First St. and William Street)
On tap... 21st Amendment, Clandestine, Fox Tale Fermentation, Golden State Cider, and Elysian Brewing

BEER GARDEN closes at 8:00 pm / last pour 7:30 pm

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