SF City Guides
Stunning Bay Area Beach Once Owned by Chris Isaak Is Finally Public
Brand New, New Parks, Outdoorsy One of the Bay Area’s most beautiful stretches of coastline is finally open to the public. Don Horsley County Park at Tunitas Creek Beach officially opened Monday, August 17, 2026, transforming a once-private 58-acre property along Highway 1 between Half Moon Bay and Pescadero into San Mateo County’s newest park. The more...
SF’s Only Indoor Ice Rink Is Back After Major Upgrades
Downtown San Francisco, Reopening, San Francisco San Francisco’s only year-round indoor ice rink is officially back. The Yerba Buena Gardens Ice Arena Yerba Buena Gardens Ice Arena reopened August 1 after a summer closure, major mechanical upgrades and a change in management. The Yerba Buena Gardens Conservancy, which has taken over operations of the rink and adjoining more...
Oakland’s Home of Chicken & Waffles Is Closing After More Than 20 Years
Oakland’s longtime Home of Chicken & Waffles is closing its doors at the end of the month, bringing more than two decades of fried chicken, waffles, Southern comfort food, and community gatherings to an end. Founder Derreck Johnson confirmed that the restaurant’s final day will be August 31, 2026. No specific more...
San Francisco August Festivals & Street Fairs
Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Get Out: Events Here’s a round-up of fun and fabulous August festivals, street fairs, and events including Free National Parks Day, Japantown’s Nihonmachi Street Fair, Jerry Day and more you can look forward to this August 2026. > We’ll be updating this guide with more August events soon! Jerry Day 2026 – August 1, 2026 52nd more...
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Unveils More 2026 Artists
Brand New, Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Only in San Francisco, Parks & Beaches Hardly Strictly Bluegrass returns to Golden Gate Park, bringing three days of completely free music October 2-4, 2026. And in true Hardly Strictly fashion, the lineup reveal comes with a little mystery. Before the official announcement, the festival released its first 2026 Artist Medley, a musical teaser featuring clues hidden throughout more...
$1.99 Burgers Coming to Hayward
East Bay, Eat & Drink Campus Burger, the San Jose fast food spot known for its $1.99 burgers, is expanding again with a new location coming to Hayward. The new restaurant is headed to 26953 Mission Blvd., Suite C, taking over the former Subway space across from Moreau Catholic High School. The rapidly growing burger chain first more...
Coming in 2027: SF Is Getting a New 5-Block Outdoor Art Trail
Artsy Fartsy, Brand New, Downtown San Francisco San Francisco is turning portions of Minna and Natoma streets into a colorful new public art corridor connecting Yerba Buena Gardens, SFMOMA and the Transbay Transit Center. The project will add about 800 feet of colorful artwork directly into the streets, along with sculptures, seating, bike racks and decorative bollards. Five more...
Outside Lands Alternative Guide: 50 Things to Do Around the Bay Instead (Aug. 7-9)
Weekend Events Guide From huge cultural festivals and free street fairs to circus cabaret, baseball fireworks, comedy, markets and weird Bay Area happenings, here are 50 ways to spend Outside Lands weekend without going to Outside Lands. 🎉 Big Festivals & Street Fairs Pistahan 2026: SF’s Filipino Cultural Festival & Parade — Aug. 8–9, FREETwo more...
SF’s “Terror Vault” 1874 Halloween Haunt is Back for 2026 ($10 Off Tix)
Bay Area Favorites, Deals, Get Out: Events, Halloween, Only in San Francisco, San Francisco, Sponsored San Francisco’s premiere haunted attraction returns for 2026 with “SLASHED: Return to Hellville” an all-new, bigger, and more terrifying theatrical and immersive experience from the insane mind of Peaches Christ. Brand new for 2026: Thirty-seven years after the infamous Hellville massacre, a terrifying new evil has awakened. Step inside Terror Vault’s most more...
Secret Marin Mountain Summit Finally Opening to Public (After 30+ Years)
Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches A 161-acre mountain summit in Marin County that’s been off-limits to the public for decades is finally becoming part of the open-space system, giving hikers a new destination with some seriously good Bay Area views. The Marin County Open Space District approved the purchase of the summit property recently. It will more...
Iconic Tartine Bakery Is Coming to Downtown SF
Brand New, Downtown San Francisco, Eat & Drink San Francisco’s legendary Tartine Bakery is heading downtown. The bakery will open a new 4,000-square-foot location at 351 California St. in the Financial District, bringing its famous sourdough, pastries and coffee to a former CVS space in the historic J.H. Dollar Building. The new location is expected to open in 2027 more...
25+ Awesome Things to Do in SF Over Labor Day Weekend (2026)
Get Out: Events Labor Day Weekend 2026 is here, and there’s no shortage of ways to make the most of the long weekend around the Bay. From redwood art fairs and Greek festivals to free concerts, outdoor movies and gloriously weird Bay Area adventures, here are some of the best things to do more...
Free Museum Days in San Francisco + Bay Area (2026)
Get Out: Events, Museums / Cultural Institutions Whether the economy is strong or sour, most of the museums in San Francisco and the Bay Area throw their doors open once a month to allow free admission to all comers. Generally on the first Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday of each month, these free days are often crowded, but if more...
SF’s Historic 118-Year-Old Music Venue Hits the Market
Bars, Downtown San Francisco, San Francisco One of San Francisco’s oldest bars could soon have new owners. After more than two decades running the historic Hotel Utah Saloon, the owners have put the business up for sale with a $235,000 asking price. Built in 1908, the SoMa institution has hosted generations of musicians and performers, with legends more...
CA Swaps Welcome Signs for Giant Photo-Worthy Monuments
Artsy Fartsy, Brand New, Travel Road trippers entering California from Oregon have a brand-new welcome. Caltrans has unveiled two giant gateway monuments along southbound U.S. 101 and U.S. 199 in Del Norte County, replacing the classic blue-and-yellow “Welcome to California” signs that had greeted visitors for decades. Instead of simple roadside signs, the new monuments are designed more...
