Football Fans Celebrate Super Bowl in San Francisco and Oakland

Seahawks fans pack a local bar in SF while Oakland hosts a community watch party

Published on Feb. 8, 2026

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Football fans in the Bay Area got an early start on Super Bowl celebrations, with Seahawks fans flocking to their adopted home bar in San Francisco and Oakland hosting a community-focused watch party showcasing the city's food, culture, and pride.

Why it matters

The Super Bowl is one of the biggest sporting events of the year, and the Bay Area cities of San Francisco and Oakland embraced the excitement in their own unique ways - highlighting the regional rivalries, community spirit, and cultural diversity that make the area so vibrant.

The details

In San Francisco, Seahawks fans packed into Danny Coyle's bar on Haight Street, which has become a hub for the team's supporters. Fans arrived hours before kickoff to secure seats and soak up the game day atmosphere, with some traveling from as far as Paris to join the raucous celebration. Meanwhile in Oakland, the city hosted an official NFL watch party at the historic Henry J. Kaiser Center, showcasing local businesses, food trucks, nonprofits, and sports teams to a crowd of 1,500 attendees.

  • Fans started arriving at Danny Coyle's bar in San Francisco as early as 8:30 a.m., 3.5 hours before the pregame show and 7 hours before kickoff.
  • The Oakland NFL watch party at the Henry J. Kaiser Center sold out all 1,500 seats within 24 hours.

The players

Danny Coyle's

A soccer-focused bar in San Francisco that has become the adopted home of Seahawks fans in the city.

Grace Guerrero

A 26-year-old Seahawks fan who arrived early to secure a seat at Danny Coyle's.

Reed Fife

A Seahawks fan who flew in from Paris to watch the game at Danny Coyle's, where he is a regular.

Kim Bardakian

A representative of the Bay Area Host Committee, which sponsored the NFL watch party in Oakland.

Eric Rivera

The owner of Puerto Rican Street Cuisine, one of the food vendors at the Oakland watch party.

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What they’re saying

“Where else can I scream out at the TV and have people call out to me by my first and last name to tell me to shut up?”

— Reed Fife

“For me, it's about the f—ing Super Bowl, and we're about to win it.”

— Jason Lavaysse, Seahawks fan

“Oakland had to be part of it — we always show up. Oakland is always in the mix of everything.”

— Kim Bardakian, Bay Area Host Committee

“It's a lot of pride for us to be out here. While everything is mainly happening around San Francisco and Santa Clara, it's giving Oakland the opportunity to showcase what we do best in terms of food, in terms of bringing the community together.”

— Nicole Borders, Owner, Pound Bizness

“People ask me who's going to win? I tell them, Puerto Rico's winning, the Bay Area's winning — right now, all eyes are on us. So to be a small part of a big movement … it's a big deal.”

— Eric Rivera, Owner, Puerto Rican Street Cuisine

The takeaway

The Super Bowl celebrations in San Francisco and Oakland showcased the regional rivalries, community spirit, and cultural diversity that make the Bay Area such a vibrant place. From the passionate Seahawks fans packing a local bar to the community-focused watch party in Oakland, the cities embraced the big game in their own unique ways.