HAYWARD — The Downtown Hayward Street Party season will kick off Thursday with live music, street entertainment and activities for kids.
The 19th annual event will take place 5:30-8:30 p.m. on B Street from Foothill Boulevard to Watkins Street.
More than 100 hot rods and classic cars will be on display at the FH Dailey Chevrolet car show on Main Street.
The Bank of the West stage will feature the West Coast Blues Society Caravan of All Stars. Also performing Thursday will be Shark Punch on the Buffalo Bill’s stage and The Royal Deuces on the Bistro Patio stage.
DJ Robert Louis will entertain at the Chamber of Commerce’s Main Street stage. A beer garden will be adjacent the Bank of the West stage.
Thursday’s event will be the first of three summer car shows and street entertainment downtown. The others will be July 19 and Aug. 16.
The street party series is made possible through a partnership of the Downtown Business Improvement Area, the City of Hayward and the Hayward Chamber of Commerce.