"Last night at the intersection of 19th and Valencia streets, a brass band ripped through James Brown's "I Got You (I Feel Good)" as costumed John Lennon and Chappell Roan danced along to the music. Meanwhile, just a few feet away, a mobile DJ blared out the Bee Gees' "You Should Be Dancing" as a trio of cigarette-smoking lunch ladies offered trays of noodles to Sutro Tower."
"Last year, organizers said that SFPD has come to anticipate the event and unofficially help maintain the perimeter, but San Francisco's Recreation and Park Department threatened legal action due to a crowd gathering at Mission Playground, where the parade traditionally ends (SFGATE reached out to Recreation and Park and hasn't yet received comment by time of publication). The flow of the parade is essentially led by the mobile DJs performing from rigs mounted on bicycles,"
DanceOWeen transforms Mission District streets into a costumed, music-driven Halloween parade centered around intersections such as 19th and Valencia. Mobile DJs on bicycle rigs and brass bands provide a rotating soundtrack while thousands of revelers gather, often meeting at 16th St. Mission BART. The event has run for over ten years, organized by an anonymous, loose collective and promoted via RSVPs on Partiful. The DIY parade operates without permits but includes volunteer medics and informal crowd management, and SFPD has unofficially anticipated the event while city Recreation and Park officials have raised legal concerns about Mission Playground gatherings.
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