chinatown street festivals

Party pics: Sailor Jerry Festival

The inaugural Sailor Jerry Festival, brainchild of Jason Miller from 808shows.com and Josh 86 from Downbeat, took over six Chinatown venues on the anniversary of the legendary tattoo artist’s death: Old Ironside Tattoo (Sailor Jerry’s old tattoo shop location), Bar…

Party pics: St. Patrick’s Day Block Party 2014

The biggest St. Patrick’s Day party in the Pacific turned the streets surrounding Murphy’s Bar and Grill into a sea of green on Monday, with an open-air festival serving up a variety of beers, spirits and Irish-themed foods. The real…

Party pics: First Friday February 2014

We hit some of the most happening spots during February’s First Friday in Chinatown, including NextDoor, hosting geishas and Master Calligrapher Uehira Bakei from Osaka, who later demonstrated his craft with a giant calligraphy scroll on Hotel Street; The ARTS…

Party pics: Club Hallowbaloo

Chinatown clubs came together on Halloween night to throw a makeup party for Saturday’s Club Hallowbaloo, which was canceled due to threat of a tsunami. Attendees showed up to walk the streets of Chinatown dressed in their craziest costumes and…

Party pics: Mardi Gras Carnaval 2012

Nonstop’s Tracy Chan and Eric Baranda took to the streets to bring you the crazy, colorful scene as masked partygoers crowded the Chinatown Arts District for the annual Mardi Gras street festival, which included five outdoor stages of Samba, African,…

Did this: Hallowbaloo

Nonstop photogs Jonas Maon and Tracy Chan took to the streets of Chinatown Saturday evening for the giant annual Hallowbaloo music and arts festival. Thousands of costumed partygoers packed the streets and crowded around six stages of entertainment that included…