Mabuhay!
The SOMA Pilipinas Filipino Heritage District is a celebration
of the love, pride and people power of generations
of Filipinos in San Francisco and beyond.
Gunitaan ng Pagtutuwid sa Kasaysayan
Site of Reclaiming and Rectifying Herstory
Join SOMA Pilipinas at the Dewey Monument in Union Square for an evening of remembrance, retelling, and reclamation through procession, dance, music, and spoken word.
Featuring Kim Requesto, Oscar Peñaranda, The Afro Filipino Project (directed by John Calloway), Kulintang Dialect, with historical grounding by community historian MC Canlas.
More details to come.
Our Public Art Projects
See the newest murals installed within our district, in collaboration with various neighborhood developers and institutions.
Catch the Mahal Jeepney!
The Mahal Jeepney is a 1948 model Willy
that was donated to SOMA Pilipinas
by Filipino-American musical artist, Toro y Moi.
Our Cultural Events
Parol Lantern Festival
The parol lantern is the quintessential Filipino symbol of hope, blessings, luck, and peace, during the holiday season, and can be found lighting up windows in Filipino homes throughout the world.
The Parol Lantern Festival takes place at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts every December.
