62 Free SF Guided Walking Tours Over Presidents’ Day Weekend 2026

San Francisco City Guides

Got a long weekend? Take a guided walk around San Francisco and learn something new about the city you love over Valentine’s Day and Presidents’ Day Weekend.

2026 President’s Day Weekend Walking Tours
February 13-16, 2026
All Over San Francisco
FREE, but donations are greatly appreciated

San Francisco City Guides Schedule

Friday, February 13, 2026
13 Tours
9:30 am – Japanese Tea Garden*
10:30 am – Chinatown Family Associations, Tongs and Gangs
10:30 am – Fisherman’s Wharf: A Hidden History
11:00 am – Cable Cars: Halfway to the Stars
11:00 am – Mission Murals
12:00 pm – Bohemians And Other Unconventional Women
1:00 pm – Architectural Gems South of Market
1:00 pm – Cityscapes And Public Places
1:00 pm – Japanese Tea Garden*
1:00 pm – Presidio: From Military Base to National Park with Tunnel Tops
1:30 pm – Gold Rush City
2:00 pm – A Touch of Glass: Glass in San Francisco’s Commercial Architecture
2:00 pm – Telegraph Hill Stairway Hike

Saturday, February 14, 2026
19 Tours on Valentine’s Day
10:00 am – 1840s San Francisco and the Astonishing Legacy of America’s “First Black Millionaire”
10:00 am – Coit Tower Murals
10:00 am – Downtown Walks from the Omni Hotel
10:00 am – Mission Murals
10:00 am – North Beach
10:00 am – Welcome to San Francisco
10:30 am – Ferry Building
11:00 am – Castro: Tales Of The Village
11:00 am – Fairmont Hotel
11:00 am – Golden Gate Bridge
11:00 am – Pacific Heights Mansions
1:00 pm – Japanese Tea Garden*
1:00 pm – Presidio: From Military Base to National Park with Tunnel Tops
1:00 pm – Scandalous Murals of Rincon Center
2:00 pm – Fort Mason Historic District
2:00 pm – Land’s End: Sutro Heights
2:00 pm – Making Waves on the Waterfront
2:00 pm – Murals And The Multi-Ethnic Mission District
4:00 pm – 1850’s San Francisco: Paris Of The Pacific

Sunday, February 15, 2026
19 Tours
10:00 am – Cow Hollow
10:30 am – Mission Dolores Neighborhood
11:00 am – Alfred Hitchcock’s San Francisco
11:00 am – Barbary Coast: The Devil’s Playground
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 – Downtown Deco
11:00 am – Haight-Ashbury
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 – Welcome to San Francisco
2:00 pm – Architecture Downtown
2:00 pm – Art Deco Marina
2:00 pm – Noe Valley: A Village Within the City
2:00 pm – Victorian San Francisco
2:30 pm – Cable Cars: Halfway to the Stars

Monday, February 16, 2026
11 Tours on Presidents’ Day
9:30 am – Japanese Tea Garden*
10:30 am – Fisherman’s Wharf: A Hidden History
11:00 am – Golden Gate Park: Mid Park Ramble, Hidden Gems, Rarely Visited
1:00 pm – Architecture Downtown
1:00 pm – Japanese Tea Garden*
1:00 pm – Palace Of Fine Arts/Marina
1:00 pm – Presidio: From Military Base to National Park with Tunnel Tops
1:30 pm – Chinatown
1:30 pm – Chinatown Family Associations, Tongs and Gangs
1:30 pm – Welcome to San Francisco
2:00 pm – Japantown

*Although the tour itself is free, the afternoon Japanese Tea Garden tour may require separate admission charge to the gardens.

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Japanese Tea Garden
75 Hagiwara Tea Garden, Golden Gate Park, SF
FREE for San Francisco Residents w/ ID
FREE for Everyone from 9-10 am on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays

Non Resident Fees
Adults: $12-16 (depends on season)

(February – November) $14
(December – January) $12
(Weekends year-round) $16

Seniors (ages 65+ w/ID) $7
Youth (ages 12-17) $7
Children (ages 5-11) $3
Children (under 5) FREE

Hours Of Operation
Last entry 30 minutes before closing

Spring – Summer Hours
March – October
9am – 5:45pm

Fall – Winter Hours
November – February
9am – 4:45pm

Free Hour
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
9-10am