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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
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 ...

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 ...
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 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 Market is back for its 10th season on April 13th! Happening every second Sunday from April to November, this vibrant, well-loved community event transforms Irving Street (9th–11th Ave.) into a lively marketplace filled with vintage and secondhand treasures, artists and makers, ...Monthly

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 ...
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 ...
10:30 am“Sunday Assembly” Silicon Valley Community Gathering | Mountain View  FREE
11:00 amSan Francisco Mother’s Day Brunch Cruise  $92*
*Use code "MOM20" for 20% off
11:00 am“Growing Beautiful Dahlias” Mother’s Day Workshop (Richmond)  FREE
11:00 amMother’s Day Open Art Studios at ICB (Sausalito)  FREE
11:00 amMother’s Day Brass Brunch with MJ Brass Boppers (SF)  $12
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

11:00 amMother’s Day Brunch at Luce at The InterContinental San Francisco Hotel  FREE*
*Food for purchase
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 ...
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

Warning: Please note this event was confirmed for 2023 and 2024 but we have yet to be able to confirm it for 2025. Welcome to Sundays at the Beach! With help from @avenuegreenlight and our friends across the neighborhood, we’re excited to bring free community ...

12:00 pmMother’s Day Brunch at SF’s Music City  FREE*
*No Cover but food for purchase
“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, ...
SF’s 83rd Annual Mother’s Day Rose Show (Golden Gate Park)
Sunday, May 12 – 1:00 pm - Ends at 3:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Many roses available after the show available after the show by donation.
| Hall of Flowers (GG Park)
The San Francisco Rose Society continues its tradition with the annual Mother’s Day Rose Show at Golden Gate Park’s Hall of Flowers, typically with a rose showcase in the exhibition hall. 83rd Annual Mother’s Day Rose Show Theme: I left my rose in San Francisco Mark your calendars ...
Mother’s Day Roller Disco Party in Golden Gate Park
Sunday, May 12 – 1:00 pm - Ends at 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Skatin' Place

There is a place in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park that is heaven for Bay Area inline skaters and roller skaters who like to boogie to the funky beat on wheels. The Godfather of Skate brings his mobile DJ unit and plays groovy tunes for ...Every Sunday

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 143rd 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 2025, the Golden Gate Park Band performs free weekly concerts most Sundays at 1 pm. ...Every Sunday

Free Japanese Tea Garden (GG Park) Guided Walking Tour on Mother’s Day (2024) After the successful 1894 Mid-Winter Exposition San Francisco decided to keep the Japanese Village exhibit. Makoto Hagiwara was hired to be the new manager of the Garden and immediately set about expanding the Garden three-fold to its size today. At over three acres, it is ...
1:00 pmMother’s Day at SF Maritime Museum: “Filipino-American Connections”  FREE

Every Sunday

“Heart of the City” Sunday Farmers Market | UN Plaza
Every Sunday – All Day | Cost: FREE | UN Plaza
"Heart of the City" Sunday Farmers Market | UN Plaza
Heart of the City Farmers Market is a uniquely independent, farmer-operated, nonprofit farmers market located year round on Sundays and Wednesdays in San Francisco’s United Nations Plaza, rain or shine. Nearly 30 local farmers and artisan food vendors provide a wide selection of fresh local produce, ...
Delicious Market Recipes & Free Seasonal Tasting | Jack London Square
Every Sunday – All Day | Cost: FREE | Jack London Square
Delicious Market Recipes & Free Seasonal Tasting | Jack London Square
With more than 40 vendors, the Jack London Square Farmers Market offers local produce, food craft products, and breakfast and lunch options. The Jack London Square Farmers Market is operated by CUESA at Oakland’s Jack London Square on Sundays from 10 am to 3 pm, year ...
Dolores Park Free Bodyweight Bootcamp | SF
Every Sunday – 10:00 am - Ends at 11:00 am | Cost: FREE*
*RSVP/Donations optional for charity
| Mission Dolores Park
Dolores Park Free Bodyweight Bootcamp | SF
WHAT IS “OUT”? Workouts are open to all from a certified personal trainer, Josh Muñoz. We are LGBTQ+ friendly and our group is open to all fitness levels. You will be challenged and supported in a safe, social workout environment. Bring a towel and water and ...
Victorian Walking Tour | Pacific Heights
Every Sunday – 2:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but donations are accepted.
| 1801 Bush
Victorian Walking Tour | Pacific Heights
See and learn about the Victorian era architecture of the city’s first suburb on a guided walk from SF City Guides. Victorian Walking Tour Every Sunday | 2 pm 1801 Bush, 1801 Bush St., SF, CA Free, but donations are accepted. On a walk through the neighborhood of Lafayette Square, you’ll ...
Sunday Afternoon Bluegrass Jam | Bernal Heights
Every Sunday – 4:00 pm - Ends at 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE | The Lucky Horseshoe
Sunday Afternoon Bluegrass Jam | Bernal Heights
Grab that banjo, mandolin, guitar, fiddle, harmonica and autoharp, and head over to The Lucky Horseshoe in Bernal Heights to join in San Francisco’s only Bluegrass Jam on a Sunday afternoon. Sunday Afternoon Bluegrass Jam Every Sunday | 4-7 pm The Lucky Horseshoe, 453 Cortland Ave., SF, CA FREE Jamming ...
$5 Sunday Night Juggling Club at Circus Center | SF
Every Sunday – 5:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm | Cost: $5 | Circus Center
$5 Sunday Night Juggling Club at Circus Center | SF
Experienced juggler or a newbie looking to learn? Come hang out at Juggling Club and collaborate in a fun, low-pressure environment with an experienced Circus Center instructor. All levels are welcome in this club class taught by Jade Ford. Juggling Club Most Sundays | 5-8p Circus Center, 755 Frederick St., ...
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