A circular logo with the words 'CIRCULAR FUTURES' around the top and bottom edges. In the center, a stylized silhouette of a person jumping with arms and legs outstretched, overlapping three circles in pink, yellow, and blue background colors.

"If we could build an economy that would use things rather than use them up, we could build a future." — Dame Ellen MacArthur

CIRCULAR FUTURES

APRIL 24, 2027

Circular Futures is a public arts and sustainability festival celebrating the ideas, people, and organizations helping build a more regenerative future.

Taking place during the closing weekend of SF Climate Week - Circular Futures kicks off with a massive community dance performance, with 200 performers lighting up the Taxiway in Alameda Point, The program continues with art installations, speakers, hands on activities and performances. Free, fun and suitable for all ages!

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Illustration of five diverse people working together to hold and balance various colorful circles and spheres, symbolizing teamwork and collaboration.

Circular Futures
Partnership Opportunities

Partner with us
A large outdoor event on a concrete surface by a river, featuring numerous groups of people dancing in circles on colorful, circular chalk art designs. Spectators are seated along the sides, and the city skyline with tall buildings is visible in the background.

Kick-off Performance
& How to Participate

LEARN MORE
An art installation inside a shipping container, featuring a large wooden circle with various pieces of wood and objects attached, and small hanging objects on the walls.

Commissions for Found/
Recycled Materials Artists

Call for Artists
Four young people engaging in a circular diagram related to recycling and sustainability, with a plant at the center, and icons of a chair, clothing, water bottles, and a recycling bin around it, set against a pastel background with clouds and stylized plants.

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Circular Economies

Circular Culture

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Thank You to our Partners and Sponsors

What is a Circular Economy?

In our current economy, we take materials from the Earth, make products from them, and eventually throw them away as waste – the process is linear. In a circular economy, by contrast, we stop waste being produced in the first place. Products and materials are kept in circulation through processes like maintenance, reuse, refurbishment, remanufacture, recycling, and composting.

From the Ellen MacArthur Foundation

Inspired by this vision, West End Arts District is connecting with Bay Area experts, civic partners, artists, and community organizations to learn about the principles, impact, and potential of circular economies at both a local and global scale. Circular Futures is our way of sharing those learnings through the art of circles — movement circles, drum circles, creative reuse activities, and a free community celebration of the futures we can imagine and build together.