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Eating Guide to 2025 Fort Mason Center Night Market

We’re thrilled to be returning to our home base at Fort Mason Center for a night filled with the b...

April 8, 2025

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Our Summer Markets are Back - 2025 OTG Markets Guide

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March 15, 2025

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Off the Grid returns to Fort Mason Center

We’re excited to announce the return of the Fort Mason Center Night Market! Not only is it one of ...

March 18, 2025

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The first Off the Grid brick-n-mortar is OFFICIALL The first Off the Grid brick-n-mortar is OFFICIALLY OPEN 🙌

🎀 The ribbon has been cut (thank you @danielluriesf)

☕️ @founderscoffeecorp is serving coffee… and FREE HOT CHOCOLATE at 5pm today

📽️ Apparitions, our art projection installation will be open to public viewing starting at 5pm today

Stay tuned for what we’ve got in store for this space… music, fashion, entertainment, art, and of course, food 🎵👗🎤🖼️🍽️

This is a whole new Off the Grid experience that you DON’T WANT TO MISS 💫
YES, WE SAID FREE HOT CHOCOLATE ☕️👆 Be one of the YES, WE SAID FREE HOT CHOCOLATE ☕️👆

Be one of the first 200 folks to check out our art installation at 5pm and get a free hot chocolate 🙌

Even if you can’t make it for the free hot chocolate, we’ve still got lots in store…

👉 Start your morning off with @founderscoffeecorp on our 1st floor at 8am

👉 Visit us at 11am to catch SF Mayor @danielluriesf for our ribbon cutting ceremony 🎀

👉 Stop by later in the evening to view our immersive art installation 👀

We are so excited to finally unveil our holiday pop-up at Union Square so you can see it IRL 🎄

Tag a friend who needs a hot chocolate fix this Friday and tell them to meet you here 💫
ICYMI - We are grand opening THIS FRIDAY 12/5/25 💫 ICYMI - We are grand opening THIS FRIDAY 12/5/25 💫🎄

As a part of @sfnewdeal’s @vacanttovibrant program, we are opening a new and unique pop-up experience on 111 Powell St. in Downtown SF, opening THIS FRIDAY DECEMBER 5th 🙌

This former Uniqlo store will be transformed into a space for immersive art, live music/DJs, daily coffee & food creators, and SO MUCH MORE ☕️🍽️🎤🎨

A quirky winter wonderland awaits this holiday season and we can’t wait to see you there🎄🎁
Get ready for Off the Grid Union Square 💫🎄 As a p Get ready for Off the Grid Union Square 💫🎄

As a part of @sfnewdeal’s @vacanttovibrant program, we are opening a new and unique pop-up experience on 111 Powell St. in Downtown SF, opening THIS FRIDAY DECEMBER 5th 🙌

This former Uniqlo store will be transformed into a space for immersive art, live music/DJs, daily coffee & food creators, and SO MUCH MORE ☕️🍽️🎤🎨

A quirky winter wonderland awaits this holiday season 🎄🎁

Stay tuned for more updates on this extraordinary OTG experience 💫
Plan ahead for this week’s lunch and don’t forget Plan ahead for this week’s lunch and don’t forget to tell your coworkers about it too! 

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If you’re not Christmas tree shopping at @theguard If you’re not Christmas tree shopping at @theguardsmen Christmas tree lot, WYD?! 🎄

The Guardsmen has been selling trees every holiday season since 1947 - don’t miss out on this iconic Christmas tradition, especially when you pair the experience with our food trucks 🙌

The best part? All proceeds go toward funding opportunities for at-risk youth across the Bay Area — including summer camps, after-school programs, private-school scholarships. 

Don’t wait another minute to grab your Christmas tree at Fort Mason! We’ll be there to fuel you up along the way 😊

Enjoy our tree lot food trucks every weekend from 11am - 4pm 🍽️
We’re bringing an experience like you’ve never see We’re bringing an experience like you’ve never seen before to Union Square 💫

As a part of @sfnewdeal’s @vacanttovibrant program, we are opening a new and unique pop-up experience on 111 Powell St. in Downtown SF, opening on Dec 5th 🙌

This former Uniqlo store will be transformed into a space for immersive art, live music/DJs, daily coffee & food creators, and SO MUCH MORE ☕️🍽️🎤🎨

A quirky winter wonderland awaits this holiday season 🎄🎁

Stay tuned for more updates on this very different OTG experience 💫
Christmas tree shopping 🤝 Food from local favs 🌲🍽️ Christmas tree shopping 🤝 Food from local favs 🌲🍽️

Make the most out of your Christmas tree shopping this season when you purchase one from @theguardsmen 🎄

Proceeds from your purchase helps their mission to raise funds for the lives of at-risk youth in our local community 💫

Not to mention, we’re bringing a lineup of your favorite local food creators during the weekends to fuel you up so you can find the perfect Christmas tree 😉

We can’t wait to see you there this holiday season 😊
Wishing you and yours a very happy and delicious T Wishing you and yours a very happy and delicious Thanksgiving 💫

We’ll see you back at our lunch markets next week on Dec 1!

#happyholidays
It’s always about the FOOD 😎🦃🍽️🥘🥗🍗🍲🍨🍰 👉 For the It’s always about the FOOD 
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👉 For the Thanksgiving holiday, our lunch spots (Salesforce Plaza & Levi’s Plaza) will be closed the rest of the week, starting tomorrow but will be reopen on Monday 12/1 

Happy Thanksgiving everyone 🍁🦃
You already know that an event at @thebridgeyard i You already know that an event at @thebridgeyard is going to be one for the books 💫 

And when we’re the ones catering, it’s a wrap 😎

Wherever and whatever your event, we’ve got a roster of local food creators ready to make your special occasion a delicious one 😋

To learn more, click the link in bio 👆
This is Off the Grid like you’ve never seen before This is Off the Grid like you’ve never seen before 👀🎉

We are excited to be a part of @sfnewdeal’s @vacanttovibrant program with a new and unique pop-up experience on 111 Powell St. in Downtown SF officially opening on Dec 5th 🙌

Get ready for art immersion, live music/DJs, daily coffee & food creators, and SO MUCH MORE ☕️🍽️🎤🎨

This former Uniqlo space will be transformed into a different and quirky winter wonderland just in time for the holidays 🎄🎁

Stay tuned for more updates on this not-so-ordinary OTG experience 💫
Plan ahead for this week’s lunch and slack this to Plan ahead for this week’s lunch and slack this to your work bestie! 

Hit that save button to keep our lunch schedule handy ☝️

P.S. We highly recommend blocking off these times in your calendar 😉 

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Anyone else feeling nostalgic? 🥲 From kite flyin Anyone else feeling nostalgic? 🥲 

From kite flying, to city views and dancing to @dirtybirdrecords set, we gotta say it was an incredible run 💫

But don’t worry - next year, we’re coming back and it’s going to be even better 🙌

📩 Share this with your Treasure Island squad to reminisce and get them hyped for next year 🤩

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Share this with your OTG Friday night market squad Share this with your OTG Friday night market squad 📩

🗓️ Our LAST Friday night market is Dec 19 from 5pm-10pm 

And yes, @westcoastcraft will be there too… for all your last minute holiday gifts 🎁 

⏰ Here’s your one month notice so NO EXCUSES on missing out! 

Tag 🏷️ the Friday night squad in the comments 👇
THIS 👆could be your next private event! When we h THIS 👆could be your next private event!

When we host your event, you already know we’re going to bring our A game 🙌

No matter what your needs are for your special occasion we can bring your vision to life with food experiences, entertainment and other accommodations/amenities 💫

Link in bio to learn more 👆
WOW! The support we received from the entire Bay A WOW! The support we received from the entire Bay Area during our summer market season to help support local organizations was astounding 💫

We are elated to have raised OVER $21,000 this past summer to donate to humane societies, sports camps, food banks, youth organizations, and more 🙌

It’s our mission to keep doing our part to give back to local Bay Area communities. 

These events are not about us but your community and with your help, we will raise the bar for next year’s donations!

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Did you hear about our new waterfront vibes at the Did you hear about our new waterfront vibes at the Embarcadero? 

We are starting off with daily food creators at lunch from 11am - 2pm but we CAN’T WAIT to keep showing you what we have in store for Embarcadero 💫

This is Part 1 of our Embarcadero series 😊 Our CEO, @offthegridmatt tells us about the journey to developing this space and how we even got here! 

👉 Stay tuned - more updates and news to come

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Plan ahead for this week’s lunch and don’t forget Plan ahead for this week’s lunch and don’t forget to tell your work bestie about it too! 

Hit that save button to keep our lunch schedule handy ☝️

P.S. Your next deadline can wait - don’t forget to take your lunch break!

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San Francisco culture
Salesforce Tower
Embarcadero
Thank you to everyone who made @theguardsmen’s Sip Thank you to everyone who made @theguardsmen’s Sip, Savor & Spark event a memorable one yesterday 🍷

Double tap ❤️ and share this 🔁 with your wine crew if you celebrated with us yesterday 🍷

We love supporting @theguardsmen and their mission to raise funds for the lives of at-risk youth in our local community 💫

This definitely WON’T be our last event with @theguardsmen this season! 

Stay tuned to see what fun we have in store with The Guardsmen up ahead 🌲🍽️

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