SF City Guides
SF’s Giant Rare Stinky “Corpse Flower” is Blooming!
Museums / Cultural Institutions, Wow Hold your breath! The Conservatory of Flowers in Golden Gate Park has announced that one of their rare super smelly “corpse flowers” is blooming. Experience the incredibly large, notoriously stinky corpse flower bloom! Tuesday, July 8, 2025 Bloom Update: It’s happening! Our lovely Corpse Flower (Amorphophallus titanum), Chanel, is blooming! This rare bloom only lasts for 2 days and smells more...
SF’s Historic Golf Course Turns 100
Local Icons, San Francisco San Francisco’s TPC Harding Park Golf Course is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. The city-owned public course, located along Lake Merced, has hosted major tournaments like the 2020 PGA Championship and the 2009 Presidents Cup. On July 18, the course will hold a centennial celebration with special giveaways for more...
Golden Gate Park Skate Plaza Renamed for Influential SF Skater
Local Icons, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco San Francisco’s Waller Street Skate Park has been officially renamed Zion Skate Plaza in honor of Zion Williams Gaines, a Bayview resident and influential figure in the local skateboarding community. Zion lost his vision as a teenager due to a gunshot wound but continued skating and mentoring others until his more...
SF’s New Coastal Skate Park Opens at Sunset Dunes
Brand New, New Parks, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco San Francisco’s new Sunset Dunes park on the city’s west side is now home to a fresh set of skate features designed for riders of all levels. The new additions include a bank, quarter pipe, island feature, and several creatively crafted elements made from upcycled granite. The skate features, part more...
SF’s 109-Year-Old Ghirardelli Clock Tower Is Back
Bay Area Updates, Local Icons, San Francisco After more than a year under scaffolding, the historic Ghirardelli Square clock tower has been fully restored and is once again visible from across San Francisco. The 109-year-old tower, built in 1916 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, underwent a major renovation that included a full roof more...
Where to Buy Fireworks in San Francisco Bay Area (2025)
4th of July Don’t let the rocket’s red glare get you this Fourth of July weekend by not doing your homework on state and local regulations concerning legal and illegal fireworks. Though the state of California allows for the sale of so-called “safe and sane” fireworks (like cone fountains, hand-held sparklers and smoke items more...
New National Monument Near Santa Cruz w/ Ocean View Trails
Brand New, New Parks, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches A brand new stretch of coastal wilderness is opening up this summer just 15 minutes north of Santa Cruz. On August 15, 2025 the 5,800-acre Cotoni-Coast Dairies National Monument will officially welcome the public for the first time since being designated by President Barack Obama in 2017 as part of more...
SF’s Long-Awaited Mexican Museum May Lose Prime Downtown Site
Artsy Fartsy, Downtown San Francisco, Getting Help The Mexican Museum’s long-delayed move into a 60,000-square-foot home near Yerba Buena Gardens is once again in jeopardy. Originally envisioned as a permanent space to showcase a 16,500-piece collection and anchor San Francisco’s Latino and Mexican-American artistic legacy, the museum missed a key fundraising deadline tied to city grant funds. more...
Oakland’s Historic Loard’s Ice Cream Reopens After 4 Year Closure
Oakland, Reopening After closing in 2020, the original Loard’s Ice Cream shop has quietly reopened in Oakland’s Upper Dimond neighborhood. Located at 2825 MacArthur Blvd., the store held a soft reopening on June 1 in the same shopping plaza at MacArthur and Coolidge. The location had remained shuttered for several years following more...
Chase Center Hosts Huge Free Outdoor Pride Comedy Show
Fairs & Festivals, Only in San Francisco, Pride, San Francisco Outside and out loud is when breakthrough acts shine their brightest! Thrive City is tearing the roof off live entertainment with our can’t miss comedy lineup geared toward mature audiences. For the third year in a row, Pride Comedy Night presented by Accenture will feature special performances and comedic sets that will have more...
San Francisco’s Summer Festivals & Street Fairs (2025)
Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Only in San Francisco, San Francisco Summer is the best time in San Francisco for fairs and festivals. Here’s a round-up of fun and fabulous summer festivals, street fairs, and the best events you can look forward to this summer 2025. MAY 2025 2025 Slavic Festival – May 2-3, 2025 The Bay’s Huge “626 Night Market” – May 2-4, more...
Massive 4.1 Mile Laser Rainbow Flag Returns to SF for Pride 2025
LGBTQ+, Only in San Francisco, Pride San Francisco’s 4-mile-long rainbow laser flag will once again light up Market Street for Pride Weekend 2025. The large-scale installation, known as WELCOME (#WelcomeSF), will run nightly for 3 nights from Friday, June 27 through Sunday, June 29 (or technically early Monday morning) with lasers turned on from sunset to sunrise more...
SF Bay Area’s Juneteenth Celebrations 2025
Causes, Celebrations, Get Out: Events San Francisco and the Bay Area honor Juneteenth with giant celebrations, free carnival rides, a town-wide Cookout, a Juneteenth parade, free admission to the National Parks and more. 2025 Juneteenth Celebrations SF’s 2025 Juneteenth on the Waterfront – June 7, 2025 San Bruno’s Juneteenth Celebration – June 7, 2025 Antioch’s Juneteenth: A Freedom Celebration – more...
New Movie Theater Coming Back to SF’s 1000 Van Ness
Reopening, San Francisco Hat tip to the SF Chronicle for the scoop San Francisco is getting a brand-new movie theater just in time for the summer blockbuster season. Apple Cinemas, a small East Coast theater chain, has signed a lease to take over the long-vacant 14-screen cinema inside the historic Don Lee Building at more...
Golden Gate Park Unveils Nation’s First Breast Cancer Memorial Garden
Brand New, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco Golden Gate Park has a new peaceful spot to reflect and find comfort with the recent opening of the Bay Area Young Survivors Breast Cancer Memorial Garden. This marks the first permanent memorial in the U.S. dedicated specifically to those affected by breast cancer, and the first new memorial in more...
