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Unthanksgiving Day at Alcatraz

San Francisco, CA · Arts & Culture

When

November 26, 2026

Where

Pier 33, The Embarcadero · San Francisco · CA

Cost

Not confirmed

Status

Approximate: based on past editions, not announced yet

Before dawn on Thanksgiving Day, Indigenous people and allies board boats at Pier 33 for a sunrise ceremony on Alcatraz Island honoring the 1969 occupation and Indigenous resistance more broadly. The International Indian Treaty Council has organized the gathering since 1975.

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