
upcoming events

Lover’s Mart
Join us for Lover’s Mart, a Small Business Market dedicated to spotlighting local vendors selling something sweet for you and your special someone this Valentines Day.
Situated in the urban oasis of Kapwa Gardens, you’ll be immersed in a wonderland of living walls, colorful murals, swaying bamboo trees, and a mini grove of Filipino Calamansi trees all while getting your shopping done for your lovebird!







Buy Tickets
Tickets for Lover’s Mart are FREE but we are accepting sliding scale donations at the door. Your donations will help us continue to host our future events and keep our garden growing.
Online Ticket Sales Have Ended. Tickets Are Available At The Door. Visit The Check-In Stand At Kapwa Gardens.
Vendors
Retail
Food
Performers
Activities
Permanent Jewelry Pop-Up Hosted by STACK Bar
Choose a chain from our dainty collection of 14k solid gold, 14k gold filled, and sterling silver. Once you have chosen the perfect chain, it is then measured and custom fitted to you. Using a micro welder we fuse together the ring that attaches at each end of the chain.
One quick SPARK and your chain is ready for both casual and formal outfits, with no fuss of taking off and on!
Community Tables Meet various organizations in SOMA Pilipinas & beyond
Paper Flowers Workshop Hosted by Balay Kreative Artist ChiChai Mateo
Make an everlasting bouquet of Philippine florals. We’ll use different paper cutting and folding techniques to make these flowers and leaves come to life. All skills welcome to join.
ChiChai (she/her) is an artist, educator, and community-gatherer born and raised in Occupied Ohlone Land, also known as the Bay Area. Whether teaching or creating, ChiChai's work is intersectional in its roots to nature, feminism, and the dismantling of colonial mindsets. Through fashion design, murals and mixed media, ChiChai aims to honor indigenous craftsmanship, the matriarch that has raised her, and Mama Earth. You can catch her teaching art and how to use art as a tool for decolonizing to youth and adults. ChiChai received her MA in International Studies from University of San Francisco (2016), in which she was awarded Most Original Thesis for her master's thesis "Challenging Filipino Colonial Mentality through Philippine Art." She has taught youth for various nonprofits throughout the Bay Area, including Destiny Arts, Galing Bata, and Youth Art Exchange.
Choose between 2 sessions: 12:30-1:30PM & 2:30-3:30PM. Workshop sign-ups prior to the event are highly recommended.
Online Ticket Sales Have Ended for the Flower Making Workshop. Tickets Are Available At The Door! Visit The Check-In Stand At Kapwa Gardens.

Giving Tree: Kapwa Gardens 2.0 Benefit Fundraiser
Kultivate Labs and Friends present: Giving Tree
A fundraiser party for Kapwa Gardens 2.0.We launched an Indiegogo campaign so we can raise $30,000 to renovate the Balay Bus and build a canopy tent. We haven't reached our goal and this event will help us bridge the gap. All proceeds go towards the fundraiser.
Most importantly, Angelica Light & Ethan Monreal-Jackson are going to match your donation $1 for $1 up to $15,000. They will be making a generous donation because they believe in the power of Kapwa. A thriving Filipino cultural district is 1 step forward to seeing all communities thrive during these challenging times. Help us spread the word and meet our funding goal!
Tickets: $5 - $20 sliding scale
All proceeds will benefit our Kapwa Gardens 2.0 Bus Campaign
Online Ticket Sales Have Ended. Tickets Are Available At The Door. Visit The Check-In Stand At Kapwa Gardens.
LIVE PERFORMANCES
FOOD & DRINKS
MERCH
Special, limited-edition drop will be happening at Kapwa Gardens
Tickets
Online Ticket Sales Have Ended. Tickets Are Available At The Door.
Visit The Check-In Stand At Kapwa Gardens.

Lover’s Mart
Walk-up tickets are available. Please visit the Kapwa Gardens check-in stand.
Join us for Lover’s Mart, a Small Business Market dedicated to spotlighting local vendors selling something sweet for you and your special someone this Valentines Day.
Situated in the urban oasis of Kapwa Gardens, you’ll be immersed in a wonderland of living walls, colorful murals, swaying bamboo trees, and a mini grove of Filipino Calamansi trees all while getting your shopping done for your lovebird!
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Food
Buko Bakes
Classic American Treats With a Filipino Flavor Twist
ChocoBerry
Flowers & Chocolate dipped strawberries
Enjoy their special Valentine deals:
✨ Valentine 4 chocoberry $25
✨ Valentine 5 chocoberry $30
✨ Valentine 6 chocoberry $35
✨ Valentine 9 chocoberry $52
✨ Valentine 10 chocoberry $60
✨ Valentine 12 chocoberry $70
Retail
DIY FLORAL BOUQUET WORKSHOP
Workshop Time: 12:30PM - 1:30PM
Valentine’s Day floral bouquet workshop and pop up at Kapwa Gardens. Workshop participants will be provided with a selection of fresh flowers and greens to create a custom bouquet during a guided demonstration, along with ribbons and wrappings to polish off the presentation. Techniques for cutting and arranging the stems will be discussed. After the workshop, visitors to the market are invited to select stems with the option of having a custom bouquet made at the time of purchase.
Pre-made bouquets are also available! Please pre-order down below.
Tickets
$5 Regular Entry - includes $4 in credits to spend with any vendor.
Note: You may arrive anytime your ticketing time starts, but we encourage everyone to arrive on time so our vendors can manage lines. Children 12 and younger do not require tickets.