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SAVE FESTA!

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Whitney Walker's avatar

Save Festa!!

- Whitney Walker
Tara Laughlin's avatar

We come here every weekend it can’t close!

- Tara Laughlin
Joel Rudewicz's avatar

Festa is the heart of Japantown in so many levels

- Joel Rudewicz • Principal Archaeologist
Andy Day's avatar

Festa is the best! Great cocktails and amazing vibes.

- Andy Day
Matt's avatar

Save FESTA THIS IS THE BEST THAT SF HAS TO OFFER!!!!!!

- Matt
DORINDA's avatar

Please save this magical place of joyful gathering. 💕🎶

- DORINDA
Joseph Gibbs's avatar

Best location, best staff, always fun times. Save Festa!

- Joseph Gibbs
Jeff Jenkins's avatar

Best memories with friends and family for over 10 years!

- Jeff Jenkins
Ian Flader's avatar

Save Festa! This will be a huge loss for San Francisco!!!

- Ian Flader
Leah Attai's avatar

Festa is a staple of the city. Please save our favorite spot

- Leah Attai
Jeffrey M's avatar

Best karaoke bar in the city!! great staff and an absolute staple to the city

- Jeffrey M
Raquel J's avatar

Festa is amazing! We have plenty of "family friendly" things in Japantown! Save FESTA!

- Raquel J
Lady Benjamin Cannon's avatar

We have to save FESTA!!! I have been coming here for 20 years! It is part of my childhood!

- Lady Benjamin Cannon
ALEXIS MIGUEL DUARTE's avatar

If not Festa then what? This is the best place to gather, meet people and just have a great time!!

- ALEXIS MIGUEL DUARTE • Software engineer
MS's avatar

Save Festa! It’s an institution and a huge place for community! It would be such a huge loss for SF!

- MS
Niko Clark's avatar

I love the crowd and employees are amazing! Please don’t let them leave. They are a staple of Japantown!

- Niko Clark
Rick's avatar

Amazing crew, and the closest feeling to being in a karaoke lounge/bar in Japan. I come here a lot to unwind.

- Rick
Megan Dabkowski's avatar

Festa is the best Karaoke bar in the city! Great ambiance and drinks. Awesome location. Amazing song selection and kj service!

- Megan Dabkowski
Madigan Scanlan's avatar

Karaoke is such a way to bring the community together !!! PLEASE KEEP THIS BAR AROUND IT WILL BE HISTORIC ONE DAY I LOVE THIS PLACE

- Madigan Scanlan
Jenny Dixon's avatar

I loved out time at festa. Drinks always are so good. Karaoke is 🔥. Losing a big part of Japantown and the places that make SF, Sf.

- Jenny Dixon
Chad Seeger's avatar

Aside from being one of the world’s best karaoke lounges, Festa is quintessential San Francisco Japantown. Truly a gem worth saving.

- Chad Seeger
Paul W Day's avatar

It's an institution. Japantown will be losong a large part of its soul and character with Festa closing. Make it a legacy business!!!

- Paul W Day • SVP
Marin's avatar

Festa is more than karaoke — it’s home. Don’t let this retro Tokyo-style stage go silent. Help us save it! Who’s belting one last tune? 🎶

- Marin
Eran Naveh's avatar

festa is my favorite bar in san francisco!! so many memories throughout the years and amazing staff. would be an absolute tragedy to see it go

- Eran Naveh
Ollie Tad's avatar

This is truly a unique and San Franciscan place - out of all the karaoke bars in S.F., Festa is the only one that truly offers a Tokyo night life vibe.

- Ollie Tad
Festa Fan's avatar

Festa is such a unique and special place with so many memories. We have celebrated birthdays, weddings, and so many more things at Festa. Please save festa!!!

- Festa Fan
Caroline's avatar

I have so many unique heartfelt memories from this place. I always love the crowd here, encouraging and intimate crowd —and i have discovered gems of music from this place

- Caroline
Special Agent "Meat"'s avatar

Yes hello, Rocco the bulldog here. I had a good time at Festa and I would like it to survive. The second photo is also of me irl at a Festa afterparty. Hi, Natsuko! - Mark

- Special Agent "Meat"
Kristen's avatar

Festa … you can’t go!!! A beautiful space with amazing people. The staff work so hard and create such a safe space for individuals to sing their heart out. Pls save festa!!

- Kristen
Dae's avatar

The memories that were made here and the amazing caring staff really helped me get through some hard times. They deserve to stay around for more and more people to make good memories here!

- Dae
Shamika Klassen's avatar

I come here all the time during the week or over the weekend and it's always a great time! I love the staff, the crowds are always good vibes and I've always left here would a full heart ❤️

- Shamika Klassen • UXR
Jon's avatar

Festa has been such a great place to hang out over the years. It is more than just a Karaoke/bar. Whenever I go back it is like going back to family. One of the best places in SF for sure!

- Jon
Rebecca Lang's avatar

Festa is a magical place where strangers will cheer you on when you’re slaying a song and especially when you’re butchering it. Its fun, supportive atmosphere is indeed a legacy of San Francesco.

- Rebecca Lang
Sasha's avatar

There’s absolutely nowhere else like Festa in this city!!!! It is a one of a kind karaoke experience in San Francisco and we simply cannot afford to lose it!! Group chats everywhere are mourning right now.

- Sasha
Chris Hock's avatar

Festa is an institution. It is the living room of the community with neighbors mingling with each other over a song and celebrating new friends bachelorette parties, engagements, after-work outings and more.

- Chris Hock
Julian velasquez's avatar

A true community pillar, Festa is the karaoke bar of karaoke bars. I’ve had so many gatherings, birthdays, friends birthdays, and even on a mid week evening, it has this warm fervor that cannot be duplicated.

- Julian velasquez
Kathryn Pellegrini Inglin's avatar

A classic place for friends to get together. Not fussy just fun! I have celebrated so many birthdays. In a city that costs are ever rising this is one of those few neighborhood spots that is accessible to all!

- Kathryn Pellegrini Inglin
Keiko's avatar

Feels warm and welcomed here all the time. They treat their guest like VIP make us feel we're special. But truth is Festa is the special place that makes ppl feel like family. I need this place forever and ever!

- Keiko
Peter C's avatar

Festa is one of a kind karaoke spot that's been around for many years and holds a special place in our hearts! It has brought together so many folks and created long-lasting friendships! Please keep Festa open!!!

- Peter C
Joshua Slayton's avatar

I don’t think in the past twenty years I’ve ever dated a girl that in our courting phase we didn’t have a blowout fun night at Festa. It can’t close. For the future San Franciscan friends and couples that will grow close here.

- Joshua Slayton
Miriam Lawrence's avatar

Festa is a gem! I don’t live in San Francisco myself but my dear friends who do adore this place and I’ve had many joyful times there with them and I know Festa means the world to them and therefore it means the world to me also!

- Miriam Lawrence
Kristine Coplin's avatar

We went here with local friends and it was a blast! So cozy and inviting! Most karaoke bars are full of obnoxious drunken people but this one was well ordered, the folks there were clearly regulars and respectful. Please keep this place alive!

- Kristine Coplin
Esme Weijun Wang's avatar

When my husband was about to go into the hospital for blood cancer, we had a party for him at his favorite place IN THE WHOLE WORLD: Festa. I think it was one of the best nights of his life. Please save this place that means so much to so many people.

- Esme Weijun Wang
John Corda's avatar

Was where I learned to sing very good karaoke with a lot of fun people. I felt like a star there, welcomed, and encouraged. I enjoyed the regulars there, and the waitresses, and everyone who ventured into this small celebration of San Franciscan life.

- John Corda • Retired (now singer and traveller)
KRISTY POOLE SCHMIDT's avatar

Festas is a magical place that brings the neighborhood together in a fun and spontaneous manner. It brings so much joy to peoples lives, brings high energy to the mall and the owners are extremely supportive of the community. Keep Festas alive and thriving!

- KRISTY POOLE SCHMIDT
Alice Ottoson-McKeen's avatar

Festa is the BEST!! There’s really no place like it! It’s my favorite bar in the city. The staff is amazing and the community is so welcoming. I’ve celebrated so many life events at festa and it would be a devastating loss if it were to close! Festa is home!!

- Alice Ottoson-McKeen
Sam Grossman's avatar

Festa is my favorite bar in the city, not to mention an irreplaceable cultural institution and pillar of our community. It is operated and patronized by some of the most friendly and upstanding residents of San Francisco that I have the pleasure of knowing. Festa Forever!

- Sam Grossman
Andrew Ferreira's avatar

Festa is the best karaoke spot in town. The staff are nice, and the prices are fair. There's some really talented people who sing here too! These people know how to run a karaoke bar and successful business. I've heard J-town mall is trying to push them out, but haven't verified.

- Andrew Ferreira
Will Lyons's avatar

Festa is one of those rare spaces that lives up to the hype and more. Not only is the karaoke top notch, moves quickly and isn’t too self important , the bartenders are so nice ! And want to make the experience great for everyone rather than just shoving song requests to the bottom of a jar. Save Festa !

- Will Lyons
Yi Xu's avatar

Festa is my favorite karaoke bar ever. It’s a place with a unique magic and charm that feels intimate and fun. To me, it’s a part of Japantown’s and San Francisco’s soul, and it would be sad to see it go. It’s one of the few places where you can go on a whim late at night and know you’ll leave with a fond memory.

- Yi Xu
Whitney Walker's avatar

Save Festa!!

- Whitney Walker
Tara Laughlin's avatar

We come here every weekend it can’t close!

- Tara Laughlin
Joel Rudewicz's avatar

Festa is the heart of Japantown in so many levels

- Joel Rudewicz • Principal Archaeologist
Andy Day's avatar

Festa is the best! Great cocktails and amazing vibes.

- Andy Day
Matt's avatar

Save FESTA THIS IS THE BEST THAT SF HAS TO OFFER!!!!!!

- Matt
DORINDA's avatar

Please save this magical place of joyful gathering. 💕🎶

- DORINDA
Joseph Gibbs's avatar

Best location, best staff, always fun times. Save Festa!

- Joseph Gibbs
Jeff Jenkins's avatar

Best memories with friends and family for over 10 years!

- Jeff Jenkins
Ian Flader's avatar

Save Festa! This will be a huge loss for San Francisco!!!

- Ian Flader
Leah Attai's avatar

Festa is a staple of the city. Please save our favorite spot

- Leah Attai
Jeffrey M's avatar

Best karaoke bar in the city!! great staff and an absolute staple to the city

- Jeffrey M
Raquel J's avatar

Festa is amazing! We have plenty of "family friendly" things in Japantown! Save FESTA!

- Raquel J
Lady Benjamin Cannon's avatar

We have to save FESTA!!! I have been coming here for 20 years! It is part of my childhood!

- Lady Benjamin Cannon
ALEXIS MIGUEL DUARTE's avatar

If not Festa then what? This is the best place to gather, meet people and just have a great time!!

- ALEXIS MIGUEL DUARTE • Software engineer
MS's avatar

Save Festa! It’s an institution and a huge place for community! It would be such a huge loss for SF!

- MS
Niko Clark's avatar

I love the crowd and employees are amazing! Please don’t let them leave. They are a staple of Japantown!

- Niko Clark
Rick's avatar

Amazing crew, and the closest feeling to being in a karaoke lounge/bar in Japan. I come here a lot to unwind.

- Rick
Megan Dabkowski's avatar

Festa is the best Karaoke bar in the city! Great ambiance and drinks. Awesome location. Amazing song selection and kj service!

- Megan Dabkowski
Madigan Scanlan's avatar

Karaoke is such a way to bring the community together !!! PLEASE KEEP THIS BAR AROUND IT WILL BE HISTORIC ONE DAY I LOVE THIS PLACE

- Madigan Scanlan
Jenny Dixon's avatar

I loved out time at festa. Drinks always are so good. Karaoke is 🔥. Losing a big part of Japantown and the places that make SF, Sf.

- Jenny Dixon
Chad Seeger's avatar

Aside from being one of the world’s best karaoke lounges, Festa is quintessential San Francisco Japantown. Truly a gem worth saving.

- Chad Seeger
Paul W Day's avatar

It's an institution. Japantown will be losong a large part of its soul and character with Festa closing. Make it a legacy business!!!

- Paul W Day • SVP
Marin's avatar

Festa is more than karaoke — it’s home. Don’t let this retro Tokyo-style stage go silent. Help us save it! Who’s belting one last tune? 🎶

- Marin
Eran Naveh's avatar

festa is my favorite bar in san francisco!! so many memories throughout the years and amazing staff. would be an absolute tragedy to see it go

- Eran Naveh
Ollie Tad's avatar

This is truly a unique and San Franciscan place - out of all the karaoke bars in S.F., Festa is the only one that truly offers a Tokyo night life vibe.

- Ollie Tad
Festa Fan's avatar

Festa is such a unique and special place with so many memories. We have celebrated birthdays, weddings, and so many more things at Festa. Please save festa!!!

- Festa Fan
Caroline's avatar

I have so many unique heartfelt memories from this place. I always love the crowd here, encouraging and intimate crowd —and i have discovered gems of music from this place

- Caroline
Special Agent "Meat"'s avatar

Yes hello, Rocco the bulldog here. I had a good time at Festa and I would like it to survive. The second photo is also of me irl at a Festa afterparty. Hi, Natsuko! - Mark

- Special Agent "Meat"
Kristen's avatar

Festa … you can’t go!!! A beautiful space with amazing people. The staff work so hard and create such a safe space for individuals to sing their heart out. Pls save festa!!

- Kristen
Dae's avatar

The memories that were made here and the amazing caring staff really helped me get through some hard times. They deserve to stay around for more and more people to make good memories here!

- Dae
Shamika Klassen's avatar

I come here all the time during the week or over the weekend and it's always a great time! I love the staff, the crowds are always good vibes and I've always left here would a full heart ❤️

- Shamika Klassen • UXR
Jon's avatar

Festa has been such a great place to hang out over the years. It is more than just a Karaoke/bar. Whenever I go back it is like going back to family. One of the best places in SF for sure!

- Jon
Rebecca Lang's avatar

Festa is a magical place where strangers will cheer you on when you’re slaying a song and especially when you’re butchering it. Its fun, supportive atmosphere is indeed a legacy of San Francesco.

- Rebecca Lang
Sasha's avatar

There’s absolutely nowhere else like Festa in this city!!!! It is a one of a kind karaoke experience in San Francisco and we simply cannot afford to lose it!! Group chats everywhere are mourning right now.

- Sasha
Chris Hock's avatar

Festa is an institution. It is the living room of the community with neighbors mingling with each other over a song and celebrating new friends bachelorette parties, engagements, after-work outings and more.

- Chris Hock
Julian velasquez's avatar

A true community pillar, Festa is the karaoke bar of karaoke bars. I’ve had so many gatherings, birthdays, friends birthdays, and even on a mid week evening, it has this warm fervor that cannot be duplicated.

- Julian velasquez
Kathryn Pellegrini Inglin's avatar

A classic place for friends to get together. Not fussy just fun! I have celebrated so many birthdays. In a city that costs are ever rising this is one of those few neighborhood spots that is accessible to all!

- Kathryn Pellegrini Inglin
Keiko's avatar

Feels warm and welcomed here all the time. They treat their guest like VIP make us feel we're special. But truth is Festa is the special place that makes ppl feel like family. I need this place forever and ever!

- Keiko
Peter C's avatar

Festa is one of a kind karaoke spot that's been around for many years and holds a special place in our hearts! It has brought together so many folks and created long-lasting friendships! Please keep Festa open!!!

- Peter C
Joshua Slayton's avatar

I don’t think in the past twenty years I’ve ever dated a girl that in our courting phase we didn’t have a blowout fun night at Festa. It can’t close. For the future San Franciscan friends and couples that will grow close here.

- Joshua Slayton
Miriam Lawrence's avatar

Festa is a gem! I don’t live in San Francisco myself but my dear friends who do adore this place and I’ve had many joyful times there with them and I know Festa means the world to them and therefore it means the world to me also!

- Miriam Lawrence
Kristine Coplin's avatar

We went here with local friends and it was a blast! So cozy and inviting! Most karaoke bars are full of obnoxious drunken people but this one was well ordered, the folks there were clearly regulars and respectful. Please keep this place alive!

- Kristine Coplin
Esme Weijun Wang's avatar

When my husband was about to go into the hospital for blood cancer, we had a party for him at his favorite place IN THE WHOLE WORLD: Festa. I think it was one of the best nights of his life. Please save this place that means so much to so many people.

- Esme Weijun Wang
John Corda's avatar

Was where I learned to sing very good karaoke with a lot of fun people. I felt like a star there, welcomed, and encouraged. I enjoyed the regulars there, and the waitresses, and everyone who ventured into this small celebration of San Franciscan life.

- John Corda • Retired (now singer and traveller)
KRISTY POOLE SCHMIDT's avatar

Festas is a magical place that brings the neighborhood together in a fun and spontaneous manner. It brings so much joy to peoples lives, brings high energy to the mall and the owners are extremely supportive of the community. Keep Festas alive and thriving!

- KRISTY POOLE SCHMIDT
Alice Ottoson-McKeen's avatar

Festa is the BEST!! There’s really no place like it! It’s my favorite bar in the city. The staff is amazing and the community is so welcoming. I’ve celebrated so many life events at festa and it would be a devastating loss if it were to close! Festa is home!!

- Alice Ottoson-McKeen
Sam Grossman's avatar

Festa is my favorite bar in the city, not to mention an irreplaceable cultural institution and pillar of our community. It is operated and patronized by some of the most friendly and upstanding residents of San Francisco that I have the pleasure of knowing. Festa Forever!

- Sam Grossman
Andrew Ferreira's avatar

Festa is the best karaoke spot in town. The staff are nice, and the prices are fair. There's some really talented people who sing here too! These people know how to run a karaoke bar and successful business. I've heard J-town mall is trying to push them out, but haven't verified.

- Andrew Ferreira
Will Lyons's avatar

Festa is one of those rare spaces that lives up to the hype and more. Not only is the karaoke top notch, moves quickly and isn’t too self important , the bartenders are so nice ! And want to make the experience great for everyone rather than just shoving song requests to the bottom of a jar. Save Festa !

- Will Lyons
Yi Xu's avatar

Festa is my favorite karaoke bar ever. It’s a place with a unique magic and charm that feels intimate and fun. To me, it’s a part of Japantown’s and San Francisco’s soul, and it would be sad to see it go. It’s one of the few places where you can go on a whim late at night and know you’ll leave with a fond memory.

- Yi Xu
Lady Benjamin Cannon avatar
Lady Benjamin Cannon
We have to save FESTA!!! I have been coming here for 20 years! It is part of my childhood!
Sep 4, 2026
John Corda avatar
John Corda
Retired (now singer and traveller)
Was where I learned to sing very good karaoke with a lot of fun people. I felt like a star there, welcomed, and encouraged. I enjoyed the regulars there, and the waitresses, and everyone who ventured into this small celebration of San Franciscan life.
Aug 21, 2026
DORINDA avatar
DORINDA
Please save this magical place of joyful gathering. 💕🎶
Aug 15, 2026
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Megan Dabkowski
Festa is the best Karaoke bar in the city! Great ambiance and drinks. Awesome location. Amazing song selection and kj service!
Jul 18, 2026
Ian Flader avatar
Ian Flader
Save Festa! This will be a huge loss for San Francisco!!!
Jul 18, 2026
Jenny Dixon avatar
Jenny Dixon
I loved out time at festa. Drinks always are so good. Karaoke is 🔥. Losing a big part of Japantown and the places that make SF, Sf.
Jul 18, 2026
Raquel J avatar
Raquel J
Festa is amazing! We have plenty of "family friendly" things in Japantown! Save FESTA!
Jul 18, 2026
Andrew Ferreira avatar
Andrew Ferreira
Festa is the best karaoke spot in town. The staff are nice, and the prices are fair. There's some really talented people who sing here too! These people know how to run a karaoke bar and successful business. I've heard J-town mall is trying to push them out, but haven't verified.
Jul 18, 2026
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Tiffany
This place is a hidden gem. I remember when I first stopped by here back in 2022 and kept thinking of how great this place was. Ironically we were waiting for a room to open at the karaoke bar around the corner but we all loved the vibe of Vesta so much more! If we hadn’t reserved the other spot we would’ve stayed there all night. I would go to Vesta every couple of months and recommend it to any visitors. It is truly a hidden gem that makes SF unique and gave me a NY feel. We can’t lose this place!!
Jul 18, 2026
Caroline avatar
Caroline
I have so many unique heartfelt memories from this place. I always love the crowd here, encouraging and intimate crowd —and i have discovered gems of music from this place
Jul 18, 2026
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Joshua Slayton
I don’t think in the past twenty years I’ve ever dated a girl that in our courting phase we didn’t have a blowout fun night at Festa. It can’t close. For the future San Franciscan friends and couples that will grow close here.
Jul 18, 2026
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Chris Hock
Festa is an institution. It is the living room of the community with neighbors mingling with each other over a song and celebrating new friends bachelorette parties, engagements, after-work outings and more.
Jun 20, 2026
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Yi Xu
Festa is my favorite karaoke bar ever. It’s a place with a unique magic and charm that feels intimate and fun. To me, it’s a part of Japantown’s and San Francisco’s soul, and it would be sad to see it go. It’s one of the few places where you can go on a whim late at night and know you’ll leave with a fond memory.
Jun 12, 2026
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Olivia Loewen-Elofson
Since moving to the Bay Area, Festa has become such an important part of my life. The community of friends and strangers alike has guided me and provided a sacred space to be my truest self. It is more than just a bar and karaoke, there is an intention of authenticity and quality in that space curated by the owner, amazing staff, and regulars that makes it so special. I have had the privilege of bringing my friends and family from out of town to Festa, and without fail, they cannot wait to visit me again just to go to Festa. This business is so valuable and deserves to be protected and supported!
Jun 8, 2026
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ALEXIS MIGUEL DUARTE
Software engineer
If not Festa then what? This is the best place to gather, meet people and just have a great time!!
May 31, 2026
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Tara Laughlin
We come here every weekend it can’t close!
May 31, 2026
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Sam Grossman
Festa is my favorite bar in the city, not to mention an irreplaceable cultural institution and pillar of our community. It is operated and patronized by some of the most friendly and upstanding residents of San Francisco that I have the pleasure of knowing. Festa Forever!
May 21, 2026
Julian velasquez avatar
Julian velasquez
A true community pillar, Festa is the karaoke bar of karaoke bars. I’ve had so many gatherings, birthdays, friends birthdays, and even on a mid week evening, it has this warm fervor that cannot be duplicated.
May 21, 2026
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Miriam Lawrence
Festa is a gem! I don’t live in San Francisco myself but my dear friends who do adore this place and I’ve had many joyful times there with them and I know Festa means the world to them and therefore it means the world to me also!
May 20, 2026
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Ted
SAVE FESTA There are places in San Francisco that make the city come alive with a certain magic that is hard to describe. Festa is that place. A small room, in a mall, in city surrounded by water on three sides. Festa makes that dream of San Francisco come alive. The idea that any day in this city could change your life. At Festa, that’s one song - one connection, one moment in time that opens up a new window, and new connection and friendship. I still remember the first time I saw Festa - walking along the second floor of the Japantown mall, seeing the warm lights down the short hallway, the smiling faces. I had lived in SF for six years - and had been looking for a place just like this! How could a place like this exist?? I immediately fell in love. I came by probably 20 times in two months. I brought friends from my former a capella group in college. I brought my coworkers. I brought my parents. I was begging to show them - THIS is the city, this is the community that I am part of, this is the tangible manifestation of the magic of this city. Moments that I will never forget: - Meeting a married couple who had met in Festa, now here for their 10th anniversary. They had ordered a giant bottle of champagne and shared it with everyone in the bar. - An elderly gentleman who sang some of the most beautiful soul music, a former musician from the halcyon days of Fillmore street - Organizing a group of friends to dress up in coat and tie just to sing The Beach Boys (??) - Forming giant “mega tables” of tables pushed together with all the friends we made that night - Being invited up stage to sing impromptu harmonies of songs I didn’t know at the time - The smiling, laughter, and feeling that everyone was there to be vulnerable, to be open and honest with each other Mayor Laurie - SAVE FESTA
May 18, 2026
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James McCue
As a regular with my partner for 12+ years, Festa is a huge part of the community. We’d be devastated if it closes, because the love we feel there is amazing. Atsuko, Connie, Daria, and Tatsuro feel like family. Covid didn’t close Festa for long, and we were there on the very first night it reopened. If any business in the Japantown Mall deserves legacy business status, it’s Festa. It’s a unique place with so many regulars, not to mention, it’s always busy. It represents a unique cultural niche that a new business couldn’t replicate. Love you guys!
May 18, 2026
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Andy Day
Festa is the best! Great cocktails and amazing vibes.
May 18, 2026
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Nadine
Oh, how I have bloomed in this special place. I can’t and don’t want to imagine my life without Festa. I travel almost weekly from the South Bay to hang with my friends and staff and we love to do a marathon of a sing. If Festa were to go away, I’m afraid me and my husband will no longer make the trek, and in consequence also stop supporting the neighboring businesses in Japantown. If Festa were to permanently close, I don’t think we’d be the only ones with the same story. SAVE FESTA. My top memories: • Weekly sings with some of my closest friends • The private parties!!!!!!! • incredible cocktails, on the menu, and not - thanks for the magic! • the formative community that I have met and sang with in this space. Every time I walk through the maroon hallway and under the neon sign of “laser karaoke” I take a deep breath and know each experience in that room will be different, interesting, and full of fun noise that cannot be replicated beyond these walls. It’s devastating to think this chapter is closing, and I hope we can truly save festa. Thank you Festa team for all the love (and putting up with us!)
May 17, 2026
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Ruth
We have hosted 2 All Team events at Festa and we have loved the vibe, the staff (AAPI owned), and the opportunity to collectively sing together in such a fun enviroment. It has so much character and it stands out from other karaoke spaces as folks are gathered collectively and not separated out to different rooms. It builds community. Please do not take it away! We need Festa to stay in SF!
May 15, 2026
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Rick
Amazing crew, and the closest feeling to being in a karaoke lounge/bar in Japan. I come here a lot to unwind.
May 15, 2026
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Chris Fleitas
Festa is the best place in San Francisco, bar none, with the loveliest and most talented people. My favorite memories from 20 years in the Bay Area are from there, as a place to see beloved friends and make new ones. The thought of getting back on stage there got me through chemo treatments, and losing it would be a terrible blow to Japantown and SF.
May 14, 2026
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Esme Weijun Wang
When my husband was about to go into the hospital for blood cancer, we had a party for him at his favorite place IN THE WHOLE WORLD: Festa. I think it was one of the best nights of his life. Please save this place that means so much to so many people.
May 14, 2026
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Mara Loera
Festa is a San Francisco icon. Its location in the Japantown shopping mall makes it feel very authentic, but the bar also has a personality of its own. More importantly, it’s a bar that not only represents Japanese culture in San Francisco, but also creates community. Every time you go there, you meet people you’ve seen before and meet many more. People who share one very important thing: the hope of singing better every time they get on stage while others cheer you on. Festa, with its people and staff, is a place that reflects the kindness and welcoming spirit of this city. You can sing songs in many languages, and they will always have a songbook for you, no matter where you are from. It is a must-visit. I always take my friends and family who are visiting to FESTA.
May 13, 2026
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Will Lyons
Festa is one of those rare spaces that lives up to the hype and more. Not only is the karaoke top notch, moves quickly and isn’t too self important , the bartenders are so nice ! And want to make the experience great for everyone rather than just shoving song requests to the bottom of a jar. Save Festa !
May 13, 2026
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Kenny Sulaimon
Product Manager
The thought of Festa closing is an impossible one! Festa is the last bastion of authentic Japanese culture in the heart of Japantown! Ever since I discovered Festa around 4 years ago, I have been coming back and a proud regular customer. The karaoke, the inviting atmosphere, and the unforgettable memories made here make this bar not only an SF gem but a place that should be cherished and upheld! After the tragic closing of Mari's bar Mogura around the corner in Japantown early last year -- Festa is our last chance to preserve culture! This place is people's livelihoods and community, please do not take that away. Save Festa!!!!
May 13, 2026
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Marin
Festa is more than karaoke — it’s home. Don’t let this retro Tokyo-style stage go silent. Help us save it! Who’s belting one last tune? 🎶
May 13, 2026
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Keiko
Feels warm and welcomed here all the time. They treat their guest like VIP make us feel we're special. But truth is Festa is the special place that makes ppl feel like family. I need this place forever and ever!
May 13, 2026
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Mark Bemesderfer
Festa is so much more than a karaoke bar. It’s a neighborhood anchor, a home for singers of all levels, and a time machine back to a San Francisco so many yearn for. People at Festa are friendly and unpretentious, utterly unafraid to be their authentic selves. At a time when so much of what makes the city great has been sacrificed on the altar of supposed progress, Festa deserves saving now more than ever.
May 13, 2026
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Matt Fraser
I have been part of the Festa family for more than 20 years and would be heartbroken if they were forced to close. One of the truly authentic Japanese owned and staffed businesses in Japantown which are becoming fewer every year. Japantown will be very much diminished without Festa karaoke. Arregato Matt Fraser
May 13, 2026
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Kellie
My karaoke friends and I love karaoke at Festa! It’s hands-down our top choice for karaoke any night f the week! I’ve been singing at Festa since 2014. The crowd is always diverse and fun, staff are friendly, snacks are yummy, and they serve delicious cocktails at reasonable prices. The atmosphere is chill and feels like an authentic, old-school Japanese karaoke bar. Festa can’t close! it’s an absolute gem among karaoke bars—among most bars, actually.
May 10, 2026
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Autumn Leiker
I’m an increasingly digital world where we rarely interact with strangers, Festa is a thriving, joy-inducing hub of friendly stranger connection. It’s so much more than just a karaoke bar, it makes me feel like things are going to be okay. I’ve been an SF resident since 2007 and places like this are the soul of the city.
May 9, 2026
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Ollie Tad
This is truly a unique and San Franciscan place - out of all the karaoke bars in S.F., Festa is the only one that truly offers a Tokyo night life vibe.
May 7, 2026
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KRISTY POOLE SCHMIDT
Festas is a magical place that brings the neighborhood together in a fun and spontaneous manner. It brings so much joy to peoples lives, brings high energy to the mall and the owners are extremely supportive of the community. Keep Festas alive and thriving!
May 6, 2026
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Dae
The memories that were made here and the amazing caring staff really helped me get through some hard times. They deserve to stay around for more and more people to make good memories here!
May 6, 2026
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Chad Seeger
Aside from being one of the world’s best karaoke lounges, Festa is quintessential San Francisco Japantown. Truly a gem worth saving.
May 6, 2026
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Darren Gelsi
Festa is one of the most magical places in all of San Francisco. There is something that happens there on a nightly basis… where at the beginning of each evening, people begin to arrive, slightly tentative and still holding on to the concerns they brought in with them. Then- gradually as the night progresses, people start singing, the crowd starts cheering, and suddenly, everyone is part of one big thing, celebrating together, finding catharsis in their favorite songs. I went there every week throughout my 20’s. It would be a tragedy for the city to lose it. -Darren
May 5, 2026
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Julia Brown
Festa Karaoke Bar is more than just a business in Japantown—it’s a cornerstone of our community. I’ve spent countless nights there surrounded by incredible staff and patrons, making memories and friendships that I truly treasure. Hearing that they might be forced to close is heartbreaking. We need our city leaders to step up and provide the support necessary to keep this vital cultural space alive. Please, let’s do everything we can to save Festa.
May 5, 2026
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Paul W Day
SVP
It's an institution. Japantown will be losong a large part of its soul and character with Festa closing. Make it a legacy business!!!
May 5, 2026
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Alice Ottoson-McKeen
Festa is the BEST!! There’s really no place like it! It’s my favorite bar in the city. The staff is amazing and the community is so welcoming. I’ve celebrated so many life events at festa and it would be a devastating loss if it were to close! Festa is home!!
May 5, 2026
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Rebecca Lang
Festa is a magical place where strangers will cheer you on when you’re slaying a song and especially when you’re butchering it. Its fun, supportive atmosphere is indeed a legacy of San Francesco.
May 5, 2026
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Kathryn Pellegrini Inglin
A classic place for friends to get together. Not fussy just fun! I have celebrated so many birthdays. In a city that costs are ever rising this is one of those few neighborhood spots that is accessible to all!
May 5, 2026
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Joel Rudewicz
Principal Archaeologist
Festa is the heart of Japantown in so many levels
May 5, 2026
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Whitney Walker
Save Festa!!
May 5, 2026
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Caitlin McClellan
Festa has the best karaoke in all of SF and is a main attraction of Japantown for me. I've been going regularly since I first came across it many years ago. I've rang in the new year, celebrated birthdays, and simply had some amazing experiences there. The atmosphere fostered by staff and clientele is safe, inclusive and welcoming. It would be a shame to see such an institution cease to exist.
May 5, 2026
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Kristine Coplin
We went here with local friends and it was a blast! So cozy and inviting! Most karaoke bars are full of obnoxious drunken people but this one was well ordered, the folks there were clearly regulars and respectful. Please keep this place alive!
May 4, 2026