50+ Free Guided Walking Tours of San Francisco (MLK Weekend 2026)

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San Francisco City Guides offer free guided walking tours of many different neighborhoods in the city and will be offering a full slate of free tours over MLK weekend.

2026 MLK Weekend Tour Schedule
All walks are free, although donations to the tour guides are, of course, appreciated.

Friday, January 16, 2026
11 Tours

• 9:30 am – Japanese Tea Garden*
• 10:00 am – Cityscapes and Public Places
• 10:30 am – Fort Mason to Aquatic Park
• 11:00 am – Beat Generation in SF: Rebels, Writers, and Visionaries
• 11:00 am – Mission Murals
• 1:00 pm – Japanese Tea Garden*
• 1:00 pm – Presidio: From Military Base to National Park with Tunnel Tops
• 1:30 pm – Cityscapes and Public Places
• 1:30 pm – Gold Rush City
• 2:00 pm – Nob Hill
• 2:00 pm – Palace of Fine Arts / Marina

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Saturday, January 17, 2026
20 Tours

• 10:00 am – Coit Tower Murals
• 10:00 am – Fort Mason to Aquatic Park
• 10:00 am – Mission Murals
• 10:00 am – Nob Hill
• 10:00 am – North Beach
• 10:00 am – Russian Hill Stairways
• 10:30 am – Ferry Building
• 11:00 am – 1850s San Francisco: Paris of the Pacific
• 11:00 am – Castro: Tales of the Village
• 11:00 am – Chinatown
• 11:00 am – Fairmont Hotel
• 11:00 am – Golden Gate Bridge
• 11:00 am – Pacific Heights Mansions
• 1:00 pm – Presidio: From Military Base to National Park with Tunnel Tops
• 1:00 pm – Scandalous Murals of Rincon Center
• 2:00 pm – Boom & Bust
• 2:00 pm – Land’s End: Sutro Heights
• 2:00 pm – Making Waves on the Waterfront
• 2:00 pm – Telegraph Hill Stairway Hike
• 2:30 pm – Cable Cars: Halfway to the Stars

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Sunday, January 18, 2026
16 Tours

• 10:00 am – Golden Gate Heights Stairways
• 10:30 am – Mission Dolores Neighborhood
• 11:00 am – Alfred Hitchcock’s San Francisco
• 11:00 am – Billionaires’ Row: Outer Broadway Architecture
• 11:00 am – Castro: Tales of the Village
• 11:00 am – Dogpatch East: Past, Present, and Future Industries
• 11:00 am – Haight-Ashbury
• 11:00 am – Japanese Tea Garden*
• 1:00 pm – Gold Rush City
• 1:00 pm – Golden Gate Park: American History – Memories in Trees, Stone & Bronze
• 1:00 pm – Japanese Tea Garden*
• 1:00 pm – Presidio: From Military Base to National Park with Tunnel Tops
• 1:00 pm – Terrific Street: The Devil’s Playground
• 2:00 pm – Architecture Downtown
• 2:00 pm – Art Deco Marina
• 2:00 pm – Victorian San Francisco

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Monday, January 19, 2026 – Martin Luther King Jr. Day
9 Tours

• 9:30 am – Japanese Tea Garden*
• 10:00 am – Chinatown
• 11:00 am – Golden Gate Park: Mid Park Ramble – Hidden Gems, Rarely Visited
• 1:00 pm – Architecture Downtown
• 1:00 pm – Presidio: From Military Base to National Park with Tunnel Tops
• 1:30 pm – Architectural Gems South of Market
• 1:30 pm – Chinatown
• 2:00 pm – 1850s San Francisco: Paris of the Pacific
• 2:00 pm – Corona Heights Stairways

*Free for San Francisco Residents. Please note for Japanese Tea Garden tours, a garden admission charge is required, except for free entry for San Francisco residents with ID, Gardens of Golden Gate Park members, Veterans, and those eligible for the Museums for All program. Admission is free for everyone before 10 AM on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays