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SF's Union Square Ice Rink is Back for 2023-24 (Nov. 1 - Jan. 15)SF’s Union Square Ice Rink is Back for 2023-24 (Nov. 1 – Jan. 15)
By - posted 9/19/2023
Fairs & Festivals, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco

San Francisco’s only outdoor ice rink, the Safeway Holiday Ice Rink returns to Union Square for the 2023-24 holiday season and will host favorite on-ice traditions including Learn to Skate, Drag Queens On Ice, Flashback Fridays, Simba Saturdays, Silent Skate, and Polar Bear Skate. SKATING SESSIONS AND HOURS (2023-24) The ice rink more...

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2023 (Sept. 29 - Oct. 1): Everything You Need to KnowHardly Strictly Bluegrass 2023 (Sept. 29 – Oct. 1): Everything You Need to Know
By - posted 9/19/2023
Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Only in San Francisco

One of the largest, free-est and beloved music festivals in the country. Be one of over 750,000 attendees over the three-day musical extravaganza in beautiful Golden Gate Park. Save the date as Hardly Strictly Bluegrass makes its return for 2023. Highlights for 2023 include Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, The more...

16 Fun Things to Do This Weekend (September 15-17) in San Francisco + Bay Area16 Fun Things to Do This Weekend (September 15-17) in San Francisco + Bay Area
By - posted 9/15/2023
Weekend Events Guide

16 Fun Things to Do in SF Bay Area This Weekend: September 15-17, 2023 Your Weekend Plans: Overload on cuteness at Corgi Con, laugh all day long at SF’s ‘Comedy Day’ Festival in Golden Gate Park, saunter through SF’s brand new “Sunset” night market, “Prost!” at SF’s annual Oktoberfest Block Party, eat more...

SF's Ferry Building to be Raised 7 Feet to Protect from Sea Level Rise?SF’s Ferry Building to be Raised 7 Feet to Protect from Sea Level Rise?
By - posted 9/13/2023
Bay Area Favorites, Bay Area Updates, Local Icons, Only in San Francisco, San Francisco, Uplifting, Wow

Thanks to NPR for letting us know about San Francisco’s bold (and expensive) new plan to protect the important city buildings in case sea levels continue to rise. And so SF’s iconic Ferry Building may soon be getting a lift. Although there are no actual plans or specific proposals in place more...

SF’s Historic 160-Year Old Cliff House Coming Back in 2024SF’s Historic 160-Year Old Cliff House Coming Back in 2024
By - posted 9/13/2023
Only in San Francisco, San Francisco, What's Closed / What's Open

Thanks to the San Francisco Chronicle for breaking the news that the Cliff House, is expected to finally reopen in late 2024 after being closed for nearly four years. The National Park Service, which owns the building, has awarded a 20-year lease to “Sutro Lands Ed Partners” who say the building more...

NorCal's 1st Public "Padel" Courts Coming to Downtown SF in OctoberNorCal’s 1st Public “Padel” Courts Coming to Downtown SF in October
By - posted 9/13/2023
Brand New, Outdoorsy, San Francisco

Padel, a racket sport enjoying a meteoric rise in popularity across the world, will officially land in San Francisco this October with the opening of two courts in Embarcadero Plaza, the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department and Park Padel announced today. Construction will begin the week of September 18th on more...

SF's "Terror Vault" 1874 Halloween Haunt is Back ($10 Off Tix)SF’s “Terror Vault” 1874 Halloween Haunt is Back ($10 Off Tix)
By - posted 9/12/2023
Bay Area Favorites, Deals, Get Out: Events, Halloween, Only in San Francisco, San Francisco

San Francisco’s premiere haunted attraction returns for 2023 with “The Initiation” an all-new, bigger, and more terrifying theatrical and immersive experience from the insane mind of Peaches Christ. Brand new for 2023: Guests are invited to attend a recruitment seminar for “INsight”, a spiritual cult whose sole purpose is to open your more...

SF to Host Up to 3 New Huge GG Park Concerts in 2024SF to Host Up to 3 New Huge GG Park Concerts in 2024
By - posted 9/12/2023
Bay Area Updates, Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco

Plan for Concerts in Golden Gate Park and Downtown Plazas Approved New agreement will bring concert series to San Francisco annually for three years as part of the City’s economic revitalization efforts Today the City’s plans for a series of ticketed concerts in Golden Gate Park following Outside Lands Festival and three more...

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Unveils Final Lineup For 2023Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Unveils Final Lineup For 2023
By - posted 9/12/2023
Bay Area Favorites, Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Parks & Beaches

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Unveils Final Lineup For 2023 Additions Include: Bettye LaVette, Big Richard, Buddy Miller, Cassandra Lewis, Dawes, deadramones, Della Mae, Dry Branch Fire Squad, The Go To Hell Man Band, The Jerry Douglas Band, Jimmie Dale Gilmore & The West Texas Exiles, Jon Langford & The Bright Shiners, Laurie Lewis & more...

Fun New Japanese Bowling Alley Coming to SF in 2024Fun New Japanese Bowling Alley Coming to SF in 2024
By - posted 9/11/2023
Brand New, Fun & Games

In these times when all we seem to hear is about businesses closing, thanks to The San Francisco Standard for letting us know that a fun new bowling center and arcade that will be opening in SF soon. A new “Round1 Bowling & Arcade” which originally opened in Japan back in more...

San Jose's Iconic 'Raging Waters' Waterpark Closes PermanentlySan Jose’s Iconic ‘Raging Waters’ Waterpark Closes Permanently
By - posted 9/7/2023
Bay Area Updates, Goodbye

Sadly, Northern California’s largest waterpark, Raging Waters, has announced that the park will not reopen in 2024. San Jose’s Raging Waters, which opened nearly 4 decades ago in 1985, took to social media to announce the sad news: “Raging Waters San Jose is closed for the season and will not be more...

9-Hole Golf Course Returns to SF's Oracle Park ⛳9-Hole Golf Course Returns to SF’s Oracle Park ⛳
By - posted 9/7/2023
Fun & Games, San Francisco

Even though the Giants bats have been dead pretty much all season, there’s still going to be a lot of swinging in Oracle Park in November. The San Francisco Giants’ are bringing back “Ballpark Back 9” turning Oracle Park’s outfield grass into a unique and interactive 9-hole golf course from November more...

SFO's Brand New Pokémon Plane Flies San Francisco to TokyoSFO’s Brand New Pokémon Plane Flies San Francisco to Tokyo
By - posted 9/6/2023
Adorable, Brand New, Travel

SFO airport has a new specialty plane. You’ve got to see this unique Pokémon-themed plane. All Nippon Airways (ANA) and the Pokémon Company have expanded their collaboration with “Pokémon Air Adventures” by launching a second uniquely painted aircraft, the “Eevee Jet NH.” The aircraft entered service on August 31, 2023, featuring more...

160 Acres of Private Property Near Big Sur To Become Public160 Acres of Private Property Near Big Sur To Become Public
By - posted 9/6/2023
Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches

Hats off to The Wilderness Land Trust who recently completed the purchase of 160 acres in the Ventana Wilderness of California. In the heart of California’s Central Coast, the 160-acre Church Creek property overlooks the wild sharp-crested ridges and steep valleys of the interior coastal range. The property connects to over more...

SF's "Flower Piano" Festival is Back September 8-12SF’s “Flower Piano” Festival is Back September 8-12
By - posted 9/6/2023
Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, San Francisco, Sponsored

Flower Piano is back! Find the 12 hidden pianos in SF’s Botanical Garden! Flower Piano returns to the SF Botanical Garden, September 8-12, 2023 with one of the most unique, creative, and innovative events in the Bay Area. The San Francisco Botanical Garden is once again is transformed into the city’s own more...