Centro San Antonio is partnering with the 80/20 Foundation to celebrate National Park(ing) Day on Friday, Sept. 20 from noon to 4 p.m. Park(ing) Day began in 2005 when a San Francisco-based art studio set up a park for two hours in a metered space.

Since then, this one-day-only international event encourages local businesses to convert city streets + parking spaces into vibrant green places for art, play, and community engagement in 162 cities + 35 countries.

Participants and theme

This year's theme is Parking Reform Activism, which aims to highlight the need for street reclamation in a post-pandemic world. The event will happen along Houston Street (from Alamo to Flores) and North Main (from Houston to Travis) in downtown.

Here are this year's participants:

18/8 Fine Men’s
300 Main
Able City
Activate SA & Strong Towns San Antonio
Alamo Area Metropolitan Planning Organization
Athletic Constellation
Barrio Muertos
Bexar County & EWRI
Centro San Antonio - Art Everywhere
Centro San Antonio & VIA Metropolitan Transit
Chak Therapy
Cherice Cochrane Org
Chick-fil-A
Colton Valentine
Common Desk
COSA - Center City Development & Operations
COSA - Office of Sustainability
International Interior Design Assoc. San Antonio
Joeris General Contractors
La Plantaqueria
Lake Flato Architects
Mission Vineyard Church
Nomad Studios
Nourish Healing Collective
Pac A Pit
San Antonio River Authority
San Antonio Zoo
Sojourn Trading Co
Tobin Center for the Performing Arts
Visit San Antonio
WGInc

Keep an eye out for the 2024 winner of the coveted Golden Parking Meter.