SF City Guides
SF Moving UN Plaza Farmers’ Market After 42 Years
Bay Area Updates, Eat & Drink, Only in San Francisco, Outdoorsy San Francisco’s UN Plaza is set to undergo a transformation into a skateboarding and recreation zone, as part of a city initiative to revamp the troubled area. This also entails that the long-standing Heart of the City Farmers’ Market, operating at the plaza for 42 years, faces relocation starting September 3, more...
SF’s Fort Mason Food Truck Parties Back for Fall 2023 w/ 8 Themed Food Parties
Eat & Drink, Fairs & Festivals, Get Out: Events, Only in San Francisco With Fogust behind us and beautiful Bay Area fall coming quick, Off the Grid is making its return to Fort Mason Center with 8 themed Friday night food fests between September 1 – October 27. Theme nights include a celebration of San Francisco, Asian holiday Mid-Autumn Moon Festival, a taco takeover, more...
How to Get Free BART Ticket for Outside Lands 2023
Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Transportation After Caltrain suspended service between San Francisco and Millbrae Stations during the weekend of Outside Lands, BART is coming to the rescue. On Friday morning, BART announced that they’ll be providing free roundtrip BART tickets to Caltrain riders at the Millbrae Station on Saturday and Sunday from 10a-2p (or while more...
Here’s Every San Francisco Street Closed For Outside Lands 2023
Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, San Francisco Friday, Aug. 11 through Sunday, Aug. 13: Outside Lands will be held in Golden Gate Park from noon to 10 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and from noon to 9:35 p.m. on Sunday. Attendance of over 225,000 participants is expected over the course of the weekend. The event is expected to more...
SF’s New Downtown IKEA Opening August 23rd
Brand New, San Francisco, What's Closed / What's Open The oft-delayed IKEA on Market Street in Downtown San Francisco finally has an opening date scheduled. Today, IKEA U.S. announced the opening date for the much-anticipated IKEA San Francisco store. The new location will officially welcome customers on Wednesday, August 23, 2023 at 11 am. IKEA San Francisco at 945 Market more...
SF’s Iconic Red Lanterns Return to Chinatown
Brand New, Local Icons, Only in San Francisco, San Francisco Back in early 2023 the hail and wind from the atmospheric river in San Francisco left the iconic red lanterns on Grant Avenue in shreds. The Chinatown Merchants Association had installed these lanterns on Grant over 10 years ago and had become just as important a symbol of Chinatown as more...
Shady Hikes for Hot Summer Days (Bay Area)
East Bay, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches East Bay Regional Parks with cool weather and shady trails offer an escape from the summer heat. Enjoy parks safely – stay hydrated, and plan for heat safety. See tips on our Heat Safety page. Always view Alerts/Closures before heading out to parks. Here are some suggestions: Point Pinole Regional Shoreline: Cooled by breezes from San Pablo Bay in Richmond, more...
SF’s Original Philz Coffee Closing After 20 Years
Bay Area Favorites, Eat & Drink, Goodbye, Only in San Francisco, San Francisco, What's Closed / What's Open Thanks to Mission Local for sharing the sad news that the original Philz Coffee location on 24th and Folsom will be closing down soon after losing its lease*, with its last day open being October 16, 2023. *There’s more to this story! In a rather curious twist, it’s not as simple more...
150-Year-Old Brewery Back in SF for First Time Since 1920
Brand New, San Francisco, What's Closed / What's Open When we got word that a new brewery was opening in SoMa, we thought, “cool!” But then we read on SF Standard that this isn’t just any old brewery. Well, it IS an old brewery. Enterprise Brewing Co., which celebrates its grand opening on August 5, 2023 (with weekly parties every more...
SF’s Iconic Cable Cars Celebrate 150th Anniversary
Bay Area Favorites, Local Icons, Only in San Francisco, San Francisco By Olivia Wynkoop Bay City News San Francisco’s iconic cable cars celebrated a century-and-a-half in style after city leaders, public transit fans and historical reenactors kicked off a birthday celebration downtown on Wednesday. Learn More: Celebrating 150 Years of Cable Cars The cable car, known today as a classic symbol of San Francisco, more...
SF Gets Brand New Waterfront Market (Starting August 6)
Brand New, Fairs & Festivals, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco There’s a new market on the block, and it’s at your soon-to-be new favorite park! The San Francisco Parks Alliance are partnering with Sunset Mercantile to bring this new market series, The Park Market, to Dogpatch’s best kept secret, Crane Cove Park. Each themed market will feature local makers, live music, more...
Private 394-Acre “Russian River Redwoods” Forest to be Saved?
New Parks, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, Road Trip, Swimming / Waterparks Save the Redwoods League Pursues Protection of 394-acre Sonoma Forest, Aiming to Raise $6.5 Million In a significant move to preserve California’s ancient redwood trees, the nonprofit organization Save the Redwoods League has announced plans to acquire and protect a 394-acre redwood forest in Sonoma County. The group aims to raise more...
SF Hosts Four Day “Civic Center Carnival” in August 2023
Fairs & Festivals, Fun & Games, Only in San Francisco, San Francisco Mayor London N. Breed announced today the upcoming arrival of Civic Center Carnival, a vibrant four-day carnival that promises to infuse the heart of the Civic Center with summer delights and thrilling family entertainment. Civic Center Carnival will kick off Thursday, Aug. 24 and run through Sunday, Aug. 27, on Fulton Street more...
San Francisco August Festivals & Street Fairs
Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Get Out: Events 150th Anniversary Cable Car Celebration – Wednesday, August 2, 2023 Jerry Day – Saturday, August 5, 2023 49th Annual Nihonmachi Street Fair – Saturday & Sunday, August 5-6, 2023 2nd Annual Chinatown Lion Dance Festival – Saturday, August 12, 2023 Pistahan 30th Anniversary Filipino Festival & Parade – Saturday & Sunday, August 12-13, 2023 “Summer Ferry Fest” more...
It’s Peak Dahlia Season in SF!
Bay Area Updates, Get Out: Events, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches Due to a cold, wet spring and an extra cool summer, peak dahlia season is finally here for 2023, but a bit later than normal! 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 more...
