SF City Guides
It’s Peak Dahlia Season in SF (2025)
Bay Area Updates, Get Out: Events, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches Due to an extra cool summer, peak dahlia season is finally here for 2025 as of August 5th. And there’s no better place in San Francisco to view these gorgeous bulbs than at the “Dahlia Dell” in Golden Gate Park located right next to the Conservatory of Flowers. This “dell” a tribute more...
Bay Area’s “Cut Your Own” Christmas Tree Farms 2025
Bay Area Favorites, Christmas, Outdoorsy Love the smell of pine and got a hankering for a real Christmas tree? Ditch the paved asphalt lot for a real Christmas tree farm with plenty of charm and festive activities to really get you into the holiday spirit. Here’s a list of fantastic Bay Area Christmas Tree Farms for more...
Alamo Square “Painted Lady” Hosts Rare Pop-up Museum
Artsy Fartsy, Bay Area Favorites, Brand New, Get Out: Events, Museums / Cultural Institutions, Only in San Francisco, San Francisco For the first time ever, one of San Francisco’s iconic “Painted Ladies” on Alamo Square is opening its doors to the public – and it’s housing a rare pop-up art museum from local street artist fnnch. Inside you’ll find street artist fnnch’s Honey Bear paintings over the last 10 years. There more...
Huge New Waterfront Makeover Coming to the East Bay
Bay Area Updates, East Bay Big changes are coming to the sleepy waterfront in Martinez. The East Bay city just gave the green light to start planning a massive new development that could totally transform the area into a destination spot. The early concept includes up to three hotels, a waterfront restaurant, an amphitheater for more...
A Rare “Free Week” at SF’s Asian Art Museum (July 23-Aug. 4)
Downtown San Francisco, Freebies, Museums / Cultural Institutions, Only in San Francisco From Wednesday, July 25 through Monday, August 4 (extended!), the Asian Art Museum is offering a rare week of free admission while its third-floor galleries are temporarily closed. Normally $20 for adults, this is a rare opportunity to explore two full floors of stunning art at no cost – including more more...
New 120-Foot Glass Artwork Just Debuted at SF’s Chinatown Muni Station
Artsy Fartsy, Brand New, Downtown San Francisco, Transportation A new glass art installation is now on view at San Francisco’s Chinatown-Rose Pak Muni Station. Created by New York-based artist Tomie Arai, the 700-square-foot piece called Arrival spans the station’s parapet façade along Stockton and Washington streets. The large-scale glass mural blends historical and contemporary imagery tied to Chinatown’s past, more...
Golden Gate Park’s New Huge Tire Art Sculptures
Artsy Fartsy, Brand New A new public art installation has been added to Golden Gate Park’s JFK Promenade, bringing a fresh set of large-scale sculptures to the popular pedestrian space. Six sculptures by acclaimed Mexican artist Betsabeé Romero are now on display along the car-free stretch of JFK, between Conservatory Drive East and West. The more...
SF’s Brand New Outdoor Movie Nights in Union Square
Brand New, Downtown San Francisco, Free Movie Screenings, Outdoorsy, San Francisco Free outdoor movies are back in Union Square for 2025, but with a new name. Starting August 16, 2025, a new series called Cinema on the Square will bring three nights of outdoor films to the plaza, filling the gap left by Sundown Cinema (which ended its 20-year run and won’t more...
China’s Biggest Hot Pot Chain “Haidilao” is Coming to Daly City
Brand New, Eat & Drink The Peninsula is getting a major new spot for hot pot. Haidilao, the largest hot pot chain in China, is opening its first Peninsula location inside Daly City’s Serramonte Center. The restaurant is known not just for its build-your-own hot pot experience and ultra-efficient service, but also for a quirky secret more...
Ultimate Guide to SF’s Grateful Dead Summer Takeover
Artsy Fartsy, Local Icons, San Francisco, Wow San Francisco is going full psychedelic to honor the 60th anniversary of the Grateful Dead, the iconic band born right here in 1965. In the lead-up to Dead & Company’s sold-out three-night run in Golden Gate Park (August 1-3), the city is paying tribute with art exhibits, live shows, and more...
SF City Hall Lights Up Tie-Dye for Grateful Dead (Aug. 3)
San Francisco, Wow Every evening at sunset, over 220 state-of-the-art LED lighting fixtures illuminate City Hall’s exterior. Normally, a soft white glow shows off the play of light and shadow on the full façade and dome. Frequently, special plaza façade lighting schemes honor or celebrate events, seasons, and holidays. In honor of Grateful Dead’s 60th Anniversary, more...
Rare Max Ernst Sculptures Hide Amongst Redwoods at SF’s Transamerica Pyramid
Artsy Fartsy, Downtown San Francisco, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches A small forest of redwoods in downtown San Francisco just got a lot weirder—in the best way. A new outdoor exhibition at the Transamerica Pyramid’s Redwood Park brings twelve fantastical bronze sculptures by legendary Surrealist Max Ernst into public view, many for the first time. Tucked between skyscrapers, the sculptures more...
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Unveils First of 2025 Lineup
Brand New, Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Only in San Francisco, Parks & Beaches Hold onto your banjos! Hardly Strictly Bluegrass just dropped the first part of its 2025 lineup. The beloved (and completely free) San Francisco festival returns to Golden Gate Park, October 3-5, 2025, and they’ve got some real headliners to kick off the excitement. And in true Hardly Strictly fashion, this is more...
SF Unveils New Dead-Inspired Psychedelic Buses
Brand New, San Francisco, Transportation, Wow Muni is rolling out some serious Summer of Love vibes. Just in time for the Dead & Company shows in Golden Gate Park (August 1-3, 2025), SFMTA has wrapped two buses and one train in vibrant, psychedelic designs. The colorful vehicles – dubbed the “Psychedeli-bus” and the “Trippy Train” – are more...
SF’s Secret Garden Oasis, Kapwa Gardens, Closing After 5 Years
Downtown San Francisco, Goodbye, Housing After five years of serving as a vibrant outdoor gathering space in the heart of SoMa, San Francisco’s Kapwa Gardens is officially shutting down at the end of the month. Tucked into a transformed parking lot at 967 Mission Street, the Filipino-led garden opened in 2021 as a response to the more...
