A young woman prepares for take off at the 3rd annual Super Hero Street Fair on September 22nd, 2012 in San Francisco, California. The event was held at the Islais Creek Promenade and provides a platfrom to honor extraordinary people in the community for their contribution to culture, music and the arts.
If Captain America, Superman, Batman, and the X-men were to throw a party in San Francisco it would probably look a lot like the Super Hero Street Fair. Complete with climbing wall, multiple music stages, and a gladiator pit, this costume event is brought to us by the same folks who produce the How Weird Street Fair, except this time the party was held at the Islais Creek Promenade in the Dogpatch.
Yes, it was excuse for Silicon Valley dwellers to try out their latest Halloween costumes a month early, but on the serious side, the event also honored extraordinary people (real life super heroes) in the community for their contribution to culture, music and the arts.
Here are some photos of the Super Heros in action…
A child wearing a Superman cape learns to scale a climbing wall at the Super Hero Street Fair held on Septmeber 22nd in San Francisco, California. The event was held at the Islais Creek Promenade and honors extraordinary people in the community for their contribution to culture, music and the arts.
Bat Man, the Dark Knight, poses atthe Super Hero Street Fair on September 22nd in San Francisco, California. The event was held at the Islais Creek Promenade and provides a platfrom to honor extraordinary people in the community and their contribution to culture, music and the arts.
Two young woman face off in the gladiator ring at the Super Hero Street Fair held on Septmeber 22nd in San Francisco, California. The event was held at the Islais Creek Promenade and honors extraordinary people in the community for their contribution to culture, music and the arts.
A man dresses as “The Joker” at the Super Hero Street Fair on September 22nd, 2012 in San Francisco, California. The event was held at the Islais Creek Promenade and provides a platfrom to honor extraordinary people in the community and their contribution to culture, music and the arts.
Bat Man, the Dark Knight, poses atthe Super Hero Street Fair on September 22nd in San Francisco, California. The event was held at the Islais Creek Promenade and provides a platfrom to honor extraordinary people in the community and their contribution to culture, music and the arts.
A couple kisses in the make out room at the Super Hero Street Fair on Septmeber 22nd in San Francisco, California. The event was held at the Islais Creek Promenade and honors extraordinary people in the community for their contribution to culture, music and the arts.
A young woman prepares for take off at the 3rd annual Super Hero Street Fair on September 22nd, 2012 in San Francisco, California. The event was held at the Islais Creek Promenade and provides a platfrom to honor extraordinary people in the community and their contribution to culture, music and the arts.