We’re delighted to announce the return of our holiday craft fair, Merry Mercado, this festive season at the Pirate Supply Store! Please come peruse, enjoy, and check holiday gifts off your list! 🎁 On November 22 and December 13, from 2 to 7 pm, we will be purveying goods from local vendors. Plus, get a […]
We’re delighted to announce the return of our holiday craft fair, Merry Mercado, this festive season at the Pirate Supply Store! Please come peruse, enjoy, and check holiday gifts off your list! 🎁 On November 22 and December 13, from 2 to 7 pm, we will be purveying goods from local vendors. Plus, get a […]
Show off your skills and maybe learn some new ones while translating poems from all over the world. No need to be a poet. No second language required. Equipped with a glossary, guided by a local translator, and with the encouragement of friends (bring your own!), you’ll dismantle and reassemble the poem in a new […]
We are back for our yearly Quarterly release party, celebrating the publication of the 826 Valencia Quarterly, volume 33! 🥳 📚 Join us on Saturday, October 25, from 5 to 6 pm for student readings and a book signing in partnership with Litquake. We will be gathering at our Mission Center, on 826 Valencia St. […]
Our next San Francisco Yo-Yo Club will be on September 13th, 2025, at 826 Valencia from 2-5pm. This is open to anyone, but donations are appreciated (these go to the venue, not me). Bring your own yo-yo.
Join us as we honor the creativity and brilliance of our student authors while supporting our mission to provide free writing, tutoring, and publishing programs to over 7,000 students in San Francisco. We’ll hear from poet, playwright, and educator Chinaka Hodge, one of the first 826 Valencia scholarship recipients who now works as a screenwriter […]
We are partnering with Litquake for the release of The 826 Quarterly, Volume 32, an anthology of the most dynamic writing from across our programs. Join us in celebrating this new publication with a special reading from the authors themselves! 17:00 - 18:00 Student Readings 826 Valencia student authors will take the stage to share […]
A five-week workshop Location 826 Valencia st. When Sundays, September 8-October 6 For who Open to 15 students ages 8-11 Teacher Kendra Lappin Time 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. This fall, we are excited to offer a five-week informational writing workshop for students ages 8-11. In this workshop, students will select a subject to study […]
A five-week workshop Location 826 Valencia st. When Sundays, September 8-October 6 For who Open to 15 students ages 8-11 Teacher Kendra Lappin Time 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. This fall, we are excited to offer a five-week informational writing workshop for students ages 8-11. In this workshop, students will select a subject to study […]
A five-week workshop Location 826 Valencia st. When Sundays, September 8-October 6 For who Open to 15 students ages 8-11 Teacher Kendra Lappin Time 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. This fall, we are excited to offer a five-week informational writing workshop for students ages 8-11. In this workshop, students will select a subject to study […]
A five-week workshop Location 826 Valencia st. When Sundays, September 8-October 6 For who Open to 15 students ages 8-11 Teacher Kendra Lappin Time 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. This fall, we are excited to offer a five-week informational writing workshop for students ages 8-11. In this workshop, students will select a subject to study […]
A five-week workshop Location 826 Valencia st. When Sundays, September 8-October 6 For who Open to 15 students ages 8-11 Teacher Kendra Lappin Time 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. This fall, we are excited to offer a five-week informational writing workshop for students ages 8-11. In this workshop, students will select a subject to study […]
