Let loose under the twinkling disco ball, and dance the night away to your favorite Filipino hits!

A picture says a thousand words - remember this moment , our milestone anniversary, at our photo booth!

Join us for unforgettable night of celebrating featuring celebrity DJ Toro y Moi!

It's our DEKADA- come party with us!

Since receiving official recognition from the City of San Francisco in 2016, SOMA Pilipinas has grown from a designated district into a living, breathing cultural ecosystem—one shaped by generations of Filipino families, artists, activists, and workers who refused to be erased from the neighborhood they built.

For the past decade, SOMA Pilipinas Filipino Cultural Heritage District has worked to ensure that Filipino culture, stories, and community life remain visible and vibrant in the heart of San Francisco. Some key milestone include:

Public Art Transformation: More than 40 public artworks, murals, crosswalks, light installations, and cultural landmarks, now define SOMA Pilipinas as one of San Francisco’s most vibrant open-air galleries.
Small Business Sustainability: Sustained advocacy to protect Filipino residents, seniors, and small businesses from displacement in one of the most expensive cities in the world, including securing a $2 million APEC small business mitigation fund that benefited 200 businesses and cultural institutions.
Visibility through Landmarking: Successful campaigns to landmark historically significant sites, including the recent recognition of Mint Mall and Hall as a city landmark honoring Filipino American history, cementing the community’s irreplaceable role in San Francisco’s cultural fabric.
Community Stabilization and Site Acquisition: SOMA Pilipinas advocacy for the historic API Equity Fund supported 5 Filipino legacy organizations in SOMA to purchase and develop their own buildings stabilizing community services and cultural institutions for future generations. SOMA Pilipinas will also open its own cultural center in 2027 as part of ongoing efforts to secure permanent, community-stewarded spaces for Filipino arts and culture.
Supporting Filipinx Artists: Most recently the MAKIBAKA: A Living Legacy art exhibit in partnership with YBCA was a first of its kind exhibition featuring over 20 contemporary Filipinx artists alongside historical objects, archival materials, and community-held memories, reclaims the South of Market Filipino community’s history of resistance and self-determination as not mere artifact, but living legacy.

This Anniversary event is part of a larger campaign to ensure that Filipino identity and culture remain a visible and living part of San Francisco through:

• Public art and murals that tell our stories
• Cultural festivals like the Parol Lantern Festival
• Artist showcases and cultural exhibitions
• Advocacy to protect our community and cultural institutions

Consider making an extra donation to power the next decade of SOMA Pilipinas.

DEKADA Dance Party: SOMA Pilipinas's 10 Year Anniversary

Celebrate a Decade of Community Arts, Activism, and Cultural Impact