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Sunday, May 12

“The People’s Garden” Mother’s Day Sunday Bayview Brunch Free Concert (SF)
Sunday, May 12 – 12:00 am - Ends at 4:00 am | Cost: FREE*
*Food for purchase, but no Cover charge
| The Bayview People's Garden
Join us on Mother’s Day for a very special celebration of made in San Francisco events brought to you by the Mayor’s office, OWED, EDOT, A LITTLE x and Into The Streets SF. For mothers, community, and lovers of good soul music, San Francisco’s own ...
1:00 amMother’s Day Tea & Thousands of Florals at The Westin St. Francis (SF)  $145
Free Day at GG Park’s 55-Acre Botanical Gardens on Mother’s Day (SF Residents) Explore 55 beautiful acres of landscaped gardens and open spaces that showcase more than 8,000 different kinds of plants from around the world. Accessible to all. Open Daily at 7:30am-Last Entry The Garden closes one hour after last entry. Last entry changes seasonally. Spring & Summer Last Entry 2nd ...

12 Awesome Trails & Hikes in San Francisco for Mother’s Day (2024)
Sunday, May 12 – 8:00 am - Ends at 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE | All Over San Francisco
Mother’s Day in our Parks Ahead of Mother’s Day on Sunday, May 12, we’re excited to help you with ideas to celebrate mom! Our parks are hosting a number of Mother’s Day events and activities. Additionally, flowers are blooming throughout our parks, making them perfect for an ...
Free Bay Area Rose Gardens Open for Mother’s Day (2024)
Sunday, May 12 – All Day | Cost: FREE | All Over the Bay Area
It’s Mother’s Day! Treat your favorite mom to a wonderful day amongst the roses and perhaps bring a picnic. Rose Gardens of the Bay Area Here’s a list of free rose gardens all over the Bay Area: Can’t make it on Mother’s Day on May 12, 2024? Don’t ...
Free Day at GG Park’s “Japanese Tea Garden” on Mother’s Day 2024 (SF Residents)
Sunday, May 12 – 9:00 am - Ends at 5:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free admission for San Francisco residents with valid ID, otherwise adult non-resident admission is $18
| Japanese Tea Garden
Welcome to the oldest operating public Japanese Garden in North America. Natural beauty and tranquility greet you amongst graceful Japanese maples, twisting pines, clipped azaleas, and cherry trees. Open Daily at 9:00am-Last Entry Last entry is 30 minutes before closing. Last entry changes seasonally. Spring – Summer Last ...
2024 Mother’s Day Pancake Brunch Aboard a WWII Ship (Richmond)
Sunday, May 12 – 9:00 am - Ends at 1:00 pm | Cost: $15*
*$15 for adults and $5 for children 8 and under
| SS Red Oak Victory
Pancake Breakfasts are Back for 2024! What could be better for Mothers Day than to treat Mom to a breakfast cooked in and served from a real World War II ship’s galley? Freshly made pancakes, sausage, bacon, and scrambled eggs will be accompanied by apple slices, coffee and orange juice. ...
Mother’s Day Outer Sunset Farmers Market & Mercantile (SF)
Sunday, May 12 – 9:00 am - Ends at 2:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Sunset Mercantile (Outer Sunset)

Sunset Mercantile’s weekly outdoor market featuring farmers, ranchers, food trucks, live music, children’s activities, vendors, makers, merchants, artists, and local organizations. Bring the whole family for free seasonal art activities at the Sunset Mercantile Artship. Enjoy shopping an array of farm fresh produce, artisan goods. ...Every Sunday

16 Free Guided Walking Tours of San Francisco on Mother’s Day (2024)
Sunday, May 12 – 10:00 am - Ends at 4:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but donations accepted. Some tours may be limited in size.
| All Over San Francisco
Skip the spendy (and crowded) brunch, and spend some quality time together with mom learning something new about the city you love. Mother’s Day Guided Walking Tours Sunday, May 12, 2024 All over San Francisco FREE, but donations are welcome. San Francisco City Guides will be offering 16 free guided walking ...
SF’s Mother’s Day Flea Market (Inner Sunset)
Sunday, May 12 – 10:00 am - Ends at 4:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free Admission: All Welcome
| Inner Sunset

The Inner Sunset Flea is a grassroots-organized flea market, occurring every second Sunday in the heart of San Francisco’s Inner Sunset neighborhood. The Flea features over 30 resident, artisan, nonprofit, and local business vendors as well as food, activities, and more. The Flea has doubled ...Monthly

Mother’s Day Trash Cleanup: w/ $1 Beer & Free Yoga Classes, Free Fries (SF)
Sunday, May 12 – 10:00 am - Ends at 11:00 am | Cost: FREE*
*Sign up on this TogetherSF Mobilize page: https://www.mobilize.us/togethersf/event/444979/
| Manny’s

Tired? Sunday Funday. Wired? Sunday done-day. Make our neighborhood better, brunch with cool people (sorry not sorry, we’re biased), get deals to some fave local spots, and wrap it up before the Sunday Scaries hit with an easy hour of picking up trash around our ...Every Sunday

Little Oceanauts Mother’s Day Event (SF) Looking for a family activity to do during Mother’s Day? Come join us at Little Oceanauts to make a free arts & crafts project with your little one in appreciation of all moms while supplies last! Little Oceanauts is an indoor playground facility for children ages 0-12. ...
Mother’s Day “Gardeneur Plant Market” (SF’s Ferry Building)
Sunday, May 12 – 10:00 am - Ends at 4:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Ferry Building
Get excited for the next market at the Ferry Building on Sunday, May 12th! ️ Gardeneur Marketplace is the perfect destination to find that special living gift 🪴 for Mom, Grandma, or Mom-like figures in your lives. Spend a delightful day together on Mother’s Day. Shop from ...
SF’s Ferry Building Mother’s Day Free Gift Making Pop-Up (2024)
Sunday, May 12 – 10:00 am - Ends at 4:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Ferry Building
MOTHER’S DAY ACTIVITIES Join us in the Marketplace for a ‘Ferry Family Day’ of gift making for Mothers and Mother Figures! Create beautiful pop-up cards, jewelry, and flower crafts. Find the activity table by Cholita Linda and Delica in the central Marketplace. This event is free and open ...
The Exploratorium’s Free Admission Day for Mother’s Day 2024
Sunday, May 12 – 10:00 am - Ends at 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Pay what you can
| Pier 15
The Exploratorium typically only has one “pay what you wish” day a year. The Exploratorium’s “Community Day” tradition will return in 2024 in honor of Mother’s Day/Día de las Madres.  Happy Mother’s Day! All mothers—and especially mamás latinas—are invited to celebrate this special holiday with their ...
Free Day at GG Park’s “Conservatory of Flowers” for Mother’s Day (SF Residents)
Sunday, May 12 – 10:00 am - Ends at 4:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Tickets are free for San Francisco residents with ID, or $17 for non-resident adults
| Conservatory of Flowers
Set in a landmark building — the oldest public wood-and-glass conservatory in North America — the Conservatory of Flowers inspires awe and fascination with its rare and exotic plant collection. 10:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Last ticket sold at 4:00 p.m. Enjoy our winter light show, Photosynthesis, beginning ...
Mother’s Day at SFMOMA: Art Making & Storytelling Second Sundays for Families is a program at SFMOMA featuring art making and storytelling around a different theme each month. Enter the Koret Education Center on Floor 2 to explore new artists, ideas, and art materials in an open-ended, drop-in environment. The entire museum is ...
11:00 amMother’s Day Brunch at Luce at The InterContinental San Francisco Hotel  FREE*
*Food for purchase
11:00 amMother’s Day Brass Brunch with MJ Brass Boppers (SF)  $12
11:00 am“Growing Beautiful Dahlias” Mother’s Day Workshop (Richmond)  FREE
11:00 amSan Francisco Mother’s Day Brunch Cruise  $92*
*Use code "MOM20" for 20% off
11:00 amMother’s Day Open Art Studios at ICB (Sausalito)  FREE
11:00 amMother’s Day Free Admission Day at YBCA  FREE
Free Golden Gate Bridge Walking Tour on Mother’s Day (2024)
Sunday, May 12 – 11:00 am - Ends at 12:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*RSVP Required. Tips appreciated
| Golden Gate Bridge
What more is there to say? It’s an international symbol of San Francisco, a mind-blowing feat of engineering, and one of the most-photographed places in the entire world. The iconic Golden Gate Bridge has captivated locals and tourists alike since it opened in 1937. It was ...
Mother’s Day “Lindy in the Park” Swing Dance Party (GG Park)
Sunday, May 12 – 11:00 am - Ends at 2:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Weather permitting (rain cancels)
| JFK Drive Lindy Hop Spot

Get ready to swing in Golden Gate Park every sunny Sunday at “Lindy in the Park,” a weekly free event near the de Young Museum, when the streets of Golden Gate Park are closed to traffic and the dancers take over. This in person event resumed ...Every Sunday

12:00 pmMother’s Day Brunch at SF’s Music City  FREE*
*No Cover but food for purchase
SF’s Free Mother’s Day Concert Day on The Great Highway (Ocean Beach)
Sunday, May 12 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 3:00 pm | Cost: FREE | The Great Highway

Welcome to Sundays at the Beach! With help from @avenuegreenlight and our friends across the neighborhood, we’re excited to bring free community events to Great Highway Park every weekend for the next year. 1st Sunday: Chair Yoga, 2pm @ Irving 2nd Sunday: Live Music, 1-3 ...Monthly

“The Box Shop” Mother’s Day Open House w/ 120 Murals + Live Jazz (SF)
Sunday, May 12 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 4:00 pm | Cost: FREE | The Box Shop
Wow, is it May already? Time flies when you’re having fun! This May’s Box Shop Open House celebrates Mother’s Day! Join us: Sunday, May 12th, from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm. Stop by to see what’s cooking at The Box Shop! Meet artists, check out their studios, ...
Mother’s Day $1 Spirits Tasting + Distillery Tour at the Beach (Pacifica)
Sunday, May 12 – 1:00 pm - Ends at 5:00 pm | Cost: $1 | Tripp Distillery

Bring Mom in for a $1 spirits tasting at the Tripp Distillery on the beach in Pacifica. The ocean, hiking trails, and loads of great restaurants and shops are nearby. What can Mom taste for $1? You’ll have your choice of whisky, vodka, gin, rum, ...

Free Mother’s Day Concert: Golden Gate Park Band’s Symphony in the Park
Sunday, May 12 – 1:00 pm - Ends at 2:45 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but donations are welcome.
| Spreckels Temple of Music (Golden Gate Park Bandshell)

The Golden Gate Park Band presents its 142nd season in Golden Gate Park’s music concourse. That’s right, this 30-piece symphony has been playing free concerts in Golden Gate Park since 1882. For 2024, 25 free weekly concerts take place most Sundays at 1 pm. Concerts are approximately ...Every Sunday

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