Upcoming Neon Events

Photo: Paula Wirth

Neon Speaks 2025
Festival & Symposium
Two weekends: September 6–7
and 13–14.

Register soon, space is limited.

It’s not too late, sponsorships are still available for Neon Speaks starting at $100. Donate and receive a sponsor all-event pass.

SAN FRANCISCO NEON:
SURVIVORS AND LOST ICONS

A lush portrait that celebrates the past and future of
San Francisco’s neon landscape.
Authors/photographers:
Al Barna and Randall Ann Homan
Softcover edition copies available to ship now!

$33 plus shipping.
Contact us for wholesale and international orders.

NEON PODCASTS

99 PERCENT INVISIBLE

Listen to “Tube Benders”, a deep dive into the topic of neon signs, featuring John Law, Shawna Peterson, and SF Neon. Produced by Avery Trufleman of 99% Invisible, a KALW NPR radio show on architecture and design.

MUNI DIARIES

Listen to an illuminating story told by SF Neon authors Al Barna and Randall Ann Homan “SF Neon tells the story of the giant neon dancing leg of Mason Street.” Produced by the MuniDiaries.com, This is a San Francisco neon mystery that remains unsolved!

ONLINE NEON BOOK STORE

Visit our online neon bookstore for a list of books published by Giant Orange Press, the publishing arm of SF Neon and Neon Speaks Festival and Symposium. Fast U.S. shipping. Contact us for international orders and bookstore orders.

SF Neon T-shirts: Limited Editions

Each year for Neon Speaks we design a new limited edition t-shirt.
High quality printing, 100% cotton.
We still have a few different designs, while they last.