SF City Guides
Free Museum Days in San Francisco + Bay Area (2026)
Get Out: Events, Museums / Cultural Institutions Whether the economy is strong or sour, most of the museums in San Francisco and the Bay Area throw their doors open once a month to allow free admission to all comers. Generally on the first Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday of each month, these free days are often crowded, but if more...
Pokémon Takes Over San Francisco With Four Drone Shows (Aug. 27-30)
Artsy Fartsy, Celebrations, Downtown San Francisco, Wow San Francisco is about to get a massive Pokémon makeover. The Pokémon World Championships are coming to the city August 28-30, 2026 bringing the world’s top Pokémon players to Moscone Center and Chase Center for three days of competition and celebration. Alongside the championship, the first-ever PokémonXP fan experience will more...
SF Just Turned a Historic 95-Ft Building Into a Giant Art Screen
Artsy Fartsy, Brand New, Downtown San Francisco, San Francisco San Francisco has officially turned a downtown building into a giant art projector. Yerba Buena Illuminated launched Tuesday, August 25, 2026 projecting giant digital artworks onto the historic Humboldt Bank Building at 785 Market St., at the top of Yerba Buena Lane. The massive projection covers a 95-foot-high by 46-foot-wide section more...
Train Is Taking Over Haight Street for a Free Concert & Block Party (Aug. 27)
Block Party, San Francisco San Francisco is getting a little hometown love from Train this week. The band that formed here back in 1993 is returning to its old stomping grounds Thursday, Aug. 27, for a free block party celebrating the release of its 12th studio album, Mad Dog in the Fog. Yes, Haight more...
SF’s “Terror Vault” 1874 Halloween Haunt is Back for 2026 ($10 Off Tix)
Bay Area Favorites, Deals, Get Out: Events, Halloween, Only in San Francisco, San Francisco, Sponsored San Francisco’s premiere haunted attraction returns for 2026 with “SLASHED: Return to Hellville” an all-new, bigger, and more terrifying theatrical and immersive experience from the insane mind of Peaches Christ. Brand new for 2026: Thirty-seven years after the infamous Hellville massacre, a terrifying new evil has awakened. Step inside Terror Vault’s most more...
SF Wants to Give 10 Acres of Lakefront a Huge Makeover
Brand New, New Parks, Outdoorsy, San Francisco San Francisco is looking for big ideas to transform nearly 10 acres of lakefront property at Lake Merced, with possibilities ranging from a new boathouse and kayaking to outdoor dining, sports courts and even a ropes course. The San Francisco Recreation and Park Department has opened a Request for Proposals for more...
San Francisco August Festivals & Street Fairs
Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Get Out: Events Here’s a round-up of fun and fabulous August festivals, street fairs, and events including Free National Parks Day, Japantown’s Nihonmachi Street Fair, Jerry Day and more you can look forward to this August 2026. > We’ll be updating this guide with more August events soon! Jerry Day 2026 – August 1, 2026 52nd more...
Stunning Bay Area Beach Once Owned by Chris Isaak Is Finally Public
Brand New, New Parks, Outdoorsy One of the Bay Area’s most beautiful stretches of coastline is finally open to the public. Don Horsley County Park at Tunitas Creek Beach officially opened Monday, August 17, 2026, transforming a once-private 58-acre property along Highway 1 between Half Moon Bay and Pescadero into San Mateo County’s newest park. The more...
SF’s Only Indoor Ice Rink Is Back After Major Upgrades
Downtown San Francisco, Reopening, San Francisco San Francisco’s only year-round indoor ice rink is officially back. The Yerba Buena Gardens Ice Arena Yerba Buena Gardens Ice Arena reopened August 1 after a summer closure, major mechanical upgrades and a change in management. The Yerba Buena Gardens Conservancy, which has taken over operations of the rink and adjoining more...
Oakland’s Home of Chicken & Waffles Is Closing After More Than 20 Years
Oakland’s longtime Home of Chicken & Waffles is closing its doors at the end of the month, bringing more than two decades of fried chicken, waffles, Southern comfort food, and community gatherings to an end. Founder Derreck Johnson confirmed that the restaurant’s final day will be August 31, 2026. No specific more...
$1.99 Burgers Coming to Hayward
East Bay, Eat & Drink Campus Burger, the San Jose fast food spot known for its $1.99 burgers, is expanding again with a new location coming to Hayward. The new restaurant is headed to 26953 Mission Blvd., Suite C, taking over the former Subway space across from Moreau Catholic High School. The rapidly growing burger chain first more...
Coming in 2027: SF Is Getting a New 5-Block Outdoor Art Trail
Artsy Fartsy, Brand New, Downtown San Francisco San Francisco is turning portions of Minna and Natoma streets into a colorful new public art corridor connecting Yerba Buena Gardens, SFMOMA and the Transbay Transit Center. The project will add about 800 feet of colorful artwork directly into the streets, along with sculptures, seating, bike racks and decorative bollards. Five more...
Outside Lands Alternative Guide: 50 Things to Do Around the Bay Instead (Aug. 7-9)
Weekend Events Guide From huge cultural festivals and free street fairs to circus cabaret, baseball fireworks, comedy, markets and weird Bay Area happenings, here are 50 ways to spend Outside Lands weekend without going to Outside Lands. 🎉 Big Festivals & Street Fairs Pistahan 2026: SF’s Filipino Cultural Festival & Parade — Aug. 8–9, FREETwo more...
Secret Marin Mountain Summit Finally Opening to Public (After 30+ Years)
Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches A 161-acre mountain summit in Marin County that’s been off-limits to the public for decades is finally becoming part of the open-space system, giving hikers a new destination with some seriously good Bay Area views. The Marin County Open Space District approved the purchase of the summit property recently. It will more...
Iconic Tartine Bakery Is Coming to Downtown SF
Brand New, Downtown San Francisco, Eat & Drink San Francisco’s legendary Tartine Bakery is heading downtown. The bakery will open a new 4,000-square-foot location at 351 California St. in the Financial District, bringing its famous sourdough, pastries and coffee to a former CVS space in the historic J.H. Dollar Building. The new location is expected to open in 2027 more...
