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SF's Gorgeous Magnolia Bloom 2025 in Golden Gate ParkSF’s Gorgeous Magnolia Bloom 2025 in Golden Gate Park
By - posted 1/20/2025
Bay Area Updates, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco

Thanks to San Francisco Botanical Garden for sharing the news that the first of their beautiful magnolias are blooming. One of San Francisco’s most breathtaking natural marvels, the annual bloom of more than 200 rare and historic magnolias with trees reaching 80 feet, is typically at its peak from January through March at the SF Botanical more...

San Francisco February Festivals & Street FairsSan Francisco February Festivals & Street Fairs
By - posted 1/15/2025
Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Get Out: Events

Here’s a round-up of fun and fabulous February festivals and street fairs including Valentine’s Day and Chinese New Year events you can look forward to this February 2025. >  We’ll be updating this guide with more February events soon! 2025 Napa Lighted Art Festival – January 18 – February 16, 2025 2025 White more...

SF's New UCSF/Mission Bay Ferry Starts in 2027SF’s New UCSF/Mission Bay Ferry Starts in 2027
By - posted 1/14/2025
Brand New, Green, Transportation

San Francisco is set to enhance its public transportation network with the addition of an all-electric ferry service to Mission Bay, scheduled to launch in 2027. This innovative project aims to provide a sustainable, zero-emission commute option, significantly benefiting UCSF employees, patients, and visitors to the area. The project recently more...

2025 Skywatchers Guide: Meteor Showers, Supermoons & Total Lunar Eclipse2025 Skywatchers Guide: Meteor Showers, Supermoons & Total Lunar Eclipse
By - posted 1/14/2025
Outdoorsy

2025 brings spectacular meteor showers with little to no interference from the moonlight. To see Earth’s best show, all you need to do is look up. Here are all the best celestial events to look forward to in 2025 including meteor showers, supermoons, and eclipses. This year we’re in for several more...

San Francisco's Winter Festivals & Street Fairs (2024/2025)San Francisco’s Winter Festivals & Street Fairs (2024/2025)
By - posted 1/14/2025
Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Get Out: Events, Only in San Francisco, San Francisco

Winter is coming! Here’s a round-up of fun and fabulous winter festivals and street fairs you can look forward to this Winter 2024. > Please note that we’ll be continuing to update our Winter Festivals & Street Fairs Guide for 2024. NOVEMBER 2024 2024 Día de los Muertos in the Sunset – Friday, more...

MLK Day of Celebration & VolunteeringMLK Day of Celebration & Volunteering
By - posted 1/13/2025
Get Out: Events

“Everybody can be great, because everybody can serve.” – Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Come out on your day off with free transit to hear live music, visit a museum for free, march across the bridge, or take a day ON and volunteer in your community to address issues of poverty, hunger, more...

Popular "China Live" Restaurant Opening 13,000 Sqft Spin Off in South BayPopular “China Live” Restaurant Opening 13,000 Sqft Spin Off in South Bay
By - posted 1/9/2025
Brand New, Eat & Drink

Thanks to SF Gate for sharing the news that popular “China Live” restaurant and marketplace is opening a spin off restaurant called Asia Live. The team behind the acclaimed China Live prepares to debut Asia Live at Westfield Valley Fair in Santa Clara. Scheduled to open this fall, this massive new more...

45-ft Statue of Giant Naked Woman Coming to Union Square45-ft Statue of Giant Naked Woman Coming to Union Square
By - posted 1/9/2025
Artsy Fartsy, Brand New, Downtown San Francisco, San Francisco, Wow

San Francisco’s Union Square Park is set to host a remarkable piece of public art that celebrates feminine strength and empowerment. Marco Cochrane’s R-Evolution, a stunning 45-foot-tall sculpture, will be on display from February 6 through the end of May 2025. Originally created for Burning Man in 2015 as part more...

SF's Huge Treasure Island Festival Not Happening in 2025SF’s Huge Treasure Island Festival Not Happening in 2025
By - posted 1/9/2025
Bay Area Updates, Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Goodbye

Unfortunately, TreasureFest, the popular monthly market with 10,000+ people over two days every month held on Treasure Island, has announced it won’t be returning in 2025. TreasureFest took to Instagram to announce the disappointing news: “Happy New Year! We hope you’ve had a wonderful start to 2025. We’re reaching out with some important more...

75,000-Square-Foot Korean Food Hub Coming to Daly City75,000-Square-Foot Korean Food Hub Coming to Daly City
By - posted 1/9/2025
Brand New, Eat & Drink

Thanks to the San Francisco Chronicle for sharing the news that a massive Korean food complex opening soon in Daly City. A groundbreaking addition to the Bay Area’s culinary scene is set to open in February March*:  Jagalchi, a sprawling 75,000-square-foot Korean food complex, will make its debut at the Serramonte more...

San Francisco January Festivals & Street Fairs 2025San Francisco January Festivals & Street Fairs 2025
By - posted 1/2/2025
Fairs & Festivals

Winter is here. Here’s a list of what to look forward to in January 2025! We’ll be updating this list frequently as we get more date confirmations. Here’s a round-up of fun and fabulous January festivals and street fairs including festive holiday lighting events you can look forward to this January. > Please more...

Free & Late Night Rides Home for New Year's Eve 2024-25Free & Late Night Rides Home for New Year’s Eve 2024-25
By - posted 12/31/2024
New Year's Eve, Transportation

In order to ensure those who need a safe ride home New Year’s Eve have one, many Bay Area transit agencies are offering free rides, but not having any extended service. Confirmed Free Rides for 12/31/24 SF Muni Confirmed for 12/31/24 Ride Muni for free on New Year’s Eve from  8 p.m. Tuesday, December more...

SF's Great Highway Park to Get Art MakeoverSF’s Great Highway Park to Get Art Makeover
By - posted 12/26/2024
Bay Area Updates, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches

Thanks to SF Chronicle for sharing that new artwork is planned for San Francisco’s Great Highway Park.  New Art Installations Planned for Great Highway Park San Francisco is moving forward with plans to transform the Upper Great Highway into a permanent recreational space, and a key component of this transformation is the more...

SF's Huge "Flower Market" Gets New Home After 58 YearsSF’s Huge “Flower Market” Gets New Home After 58 Years
By - posted 12/26/2024
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, San Francisco, Support the Bay

Thanks to SF Chronicle for sharing that San Francisco’s Flower Market has a new home.  San Francisco Flower Market is relocating to Potrero Hill after 58 years in SoMa. The new market opens January 2, 2025. The San Francisco Flower Market has moved from its longtime location at Sixth and Brannan to more...

A Luxe Sleeper Train from SF to LA Might Come in 2025A Luxe Sleeper Train from SF to LA Might Come in 2025
By - posted 12/21/2024
Brand New, Transportation, Travel

A New Era of Travel Between San Francisco and Los Angeles San Francisco residents, take note: a transformative way to journey between the City by the Bay and Los Angeles is on the horizon. Dreamstar Lines, a Newport Beach-based transit startup, is introducing a luxurious overnight train service that promises to more...