SF City Guides
75,000 Hand-Built Kites Are Flying Into SFMOMA
Artsy Fartsy, Brand New, Downtown San Francisco 75,000 hand-built kites are coming to San Francisco and you can walk right under them for free. A massive new installation, Jacob Hashimoto: Giant Arc, is transforming the free public Roberts Family Gallery at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art into a floating canopy of color, pattern, and light. The more...
125+ Free Concerts Coming to Golden Gate Park in 2026
Festival Updates, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco Free live music is back in the park. Illuminate LIVE returns to the Golden Gate Bandshell in Golden Gate Park on Sunday, March 1, 2026, launching its sixth season of free outdoor concerts with more than 125 performances scheduled through mid-November. The long-running series has quietly become one of San Francisco’s biggest more...
“The Bay Lights” Returns After 3 Years Dark
Artsy Fartsy, Bay Area Favorites, Bay Area Updates, Reopening, San Francisco After nearly three years of darkness, The Bay Lights are officially set to return to the western span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge with a Grand Lighting scheduled for Friday, March 20, 2026. Arts nonprofit Illuminate just announced that the 1.8-mile installation by light artist Leo Villareal has been fully more...
SF’s Mardi Gras & Fat Tuesday Celebrations 2026
Block Party, Celebrations We can’t do anything normal here in the Bay Area. And it’s the same thing with Mardi Gras and Fat Tuesday. Check out the City’s most interesting and unique Mardi Gras celebrations including a big block party The Fillmore, with a second line parade and free blues concert, a festive Mardi more...
Massive Free Downtown SF Festival Returns for 2026
Artsy Fartsy, Downtown San Francisco, Fairs & Festivals, San Francisco Spend an evening exploring the ideas, art, and conversations shaping how we move forward collectively. Villa Albertine’s Night of Ideas returns in 2026 with an after-dark celebration of art, innovation, and culture across the U.S., landing in San Francisco at the Public Library and the Asian Art Museum. This year’s theme, more...
San Francisco March Festivals & Street Fairs 2026
Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Get Out: Events Here’s a round-up of fun and fabulous March festivals, street fairs, and events including Chinese and Lunar New Year celebrations, festive St. Patrick’s Day celebrations, the “Brides of March” Wedding Dress Pub Crawl, Holi, and much more you can look forward to this March 2026. > We’ll be updating this guide with more...
Valentine’s Day Guide 2026
Valentine's Day Looking for something fun and festive for Valentine’s Day or maybe something quirky and different? Whether you’re swinging solo, out with friends, or with a partner, here’s our choices for our favorite free & affordable Valentine’s events for 2026. Whether you’re planning a romantic day together or a fun outing with more...
SF Finally Getting a “Sprouts” Grocery Store in 2028
Brand New, Downtown San Francisco, Groceries / Supermarkets, San Francisco San Francisco could soon be getting its very first Sprouts Farmers Market. According to the San Francisco Standard, the grocery chain, which already has more than two dozen locations around the Bay Area, is planning a brand new store in SoMa, with a reported opening in 2028. The store is expected to more...
Exploratorium + Asian Art Museum Offer Free Admission During SFUSD School Closures
Getting Help, Museums / Cultural Institutions, San Francisco With SFUSD schools closed due to the ongoing labor situation, a couple of San Francisco museums are stepping up with free (or heavily discounted) daytime admission for students and families. In response to SFUSD school closures, the Exploratorium and the Asian Art Museum are helping to support families during this unexpected more...
SF Chinatown’s Portsmouth Square Is Getting a Major Makeover
Bay Area Updates, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco San Francisco’s long-awaited Portsmouth Square renovation is officially moving closer to construction, with the city now targeting a summer 2026 groundbreaking. Often called “Chinatown’s living room,” the historic plaza hasn’t had a full renovation in more than 50 years, and the project has been years in the making with extensive more...
Lunar New Year 2026: A Bay Area Guide
Fairs & Festivals, Lunar New Year This is how the Bay Area celebrates Lunar New Year. Celebrate the Year of the Horse with fairs, festivals, parades, and celebrations, leading up the crème de la crème, the massive San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade on Saturday, March 7, 2026. Named one of the world’s top ten parades, the Chinese New Year Parade in San more...
The Castro Night Market Is Back March 20 for a New 2026 Season
Night Market, San Francisco One of the Castro’s biggest street events is coming back for another season. The Castro Night Market returns for season two on Friday, March 20, 2026, taking over two blocks of 18th Street and turning them into a pedestrian-friendly night market filled with food, music, drag, and local vendors. The market will more...
SF’s Free Immersive Pop-Up Music Museum for Super Bowl Weekend (Feb. 5-7)
Downtown San Francisco, Museums / Cultural Institutions, Super Bowl, Things to Do EMPIRE Records opens a free immersive music museum pop-up in downtown San Francisco for Super Bowl weekend, February 5-7, 2026. If you’re looking for a free Super Bowl weekend activity in San Francisco, Bay Area record label EMPIRE is opening a pop-up museum in the Financial District to celebrate its 15-year anniversary. The more...
Awesome Places to Watch Super Bowl 2026 (San Francisco + Bay Area)
Super Bowl Super Bowl LX is coming back to the Bay Area. The big game will take place at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara on Sunday, February 8, 2026, with the AFC and NFC champions facing off for the Vince Lombardi Trophy. The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show will be headlined by Bad Bunny. Of more...
Super Bowl LX Week in the Bay Area: Fan Events, Concerts & More (Feb. 2-8, 2026)
Celebrations, Super Bowl Super Bowl LX is coming back to the Bay Area. The big game will take place at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara on Sunday, February 8, 2026, with the AFC and NFC champions facing off for the Vince Lombardi Trophy. The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show will be more...
