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SF’s Great Highway Park to Get Art Makeover
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 Years
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 2025
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...
SF’s Union Square to Host 200 Events a Year in 2025
Bay Area Updates, Only in San Francisco, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches San Francisco Mayor London Breed has unveiled an ambitious plan to revitalize Union Square by hosting 200 events in 2025. This initiative, spearheaded by the Office of Economic and Workforce Development (OEWD) in collaboration with Biederman Redevelopment Ventures Corporation (BRV), aims to inject new energy into the City’s downtown retail more...
SF’s Great Highway Gets Permit to Become Full-Time Park
Bay Area Updates, New Parks, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches A major milestone has been reached in the effort to reimagine the Great Highway as a vibrant, pedestrian-friendly park. The California Coastal Commission unanimously approved a permit for the City of San Francisco to transform the 2-mile stretch of roadway from Lincoln Way to Sloat Boulevard into a full-time park. more...
SF’s “Bay Lights” Coming Back in 2025 w/ 50,000 New Lights
Artsy Fartsy, Bay Area Updates, San Francisco After going dark in March 2023, the iconic Bay Bridge lights are making a highly anticipated comeback. Workers have begun installing 50,000 new custom-engineered LED lights on the western span of the bridge, according to Illuminate, the arts nonprofit spearheading the project. The revamped light display, known as The Bay Lights, more...
Here’s the 400+ National Parks Free On These 6 Days In 2025
Get Out: Events, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches Sometimes you’ve just got to get away from it all and clear your head with the peace and serenity of a national park. On certain “fee-free” days throughout the year, enjoy free entry to all national parks and monuments including Muir Woods and Yosemite National Park, and free admission aboard all of the historic more...
Stern Grove 2025 Dates Announced w/ First Big Headliner
Bay Area Favorites, Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates Typically, the Stern Grove Festival announces the full lineup in late April / early May. This year, they’ve In a rare occurrence, Stern Grove has announced its first big headliner for the 88th season way ahead of its typical festival announcement timeline. The Festival just announced that Oakland legends, The Pointer Sisters, more...
SF Gets a Brand New Vintage “Photo Booth Museum”
Brand New, Only in San Francisco, San Francisco, What's Closed / What's Open Photomatica, a San Francisco company renowned for reviving the magic of vintage photo booths, is launching a fun new venture in San Francisco – opening a brand new “Photo Booth Museum” on Thursday, December 12th, 2024. This isn’t your ordinary museum. Sure, it will be filled with historic analog photo booths, more...
SF’s Twin Peaks Just Got Two New Trails
Brand New, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches San Francisco’s Twin Peaks Trail Improvement Project has just opened two brand new trails. Construction on two out of three new trails at Twin Peaks is complete! The trail at Noe Peak and the switchback to the south are now open. Areas with erosion control fabric have been seeded and native seedlings more...
Massive Concert Coming to Golden Gate Park: Zach Bryan & Kings of Leon
Fairs & Festivals, Get Out: Events, San Francisco Saddle up San Francisco! Another Planet Entertainment (APE) today announced the next installment of the Golden Gate Park Concerts series with multi-Platinum, Grammy Award-winning performer Zach Bryan featuring special guests Kings of Leon, Turnpike Troubadours, Noeline Hofmann and more and more to be announced. This show, produced in association with AEG, takes place more...
The Best of Winter in the Bay Area 2024/2025: What to Do and See
Holidays Winter is coming. Get into the holiday spirit by embracing the best of winter by gazing at dazzling holiday lighting displays, twirling around a pop-up outdoor ice rink, and indulging in seasonal produce. Bring on the winter charm and visit a Christmas tree farm, sniff the magnificent magnolias in bloom, and more...
Built in 1894, SF’s Japanese Tea Garden Stuns w/ Newly Revamped Pagoda Plaza
Brand New, Museums / Cultural Institutions, Only in San Francisco, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco Historic Japanese Tea Garden Debuts Stunning Redesigned Pagoda Plaza San Francisco’s Japanese Tea Garden, the oldest public Japanese garden in the United States, has unveiled its newly redesigned Pagoda Plaza. Nestled in Golden Gate Park, this historic treasure, built in 1894, now boasts a stunning open space for cultural events and quiet more...
Ice Skating Rinks in San Francisco & Bay Area (Winter 2024-25)
Bay Area Favorites, Things to Do It’s time to strap on those skates and head outdoors (and, in some cases, indoors) During the winter, there are tons of pop-up ice skating rinks in San Francisco and throughout the Bay Area. Here’s our list of the biggest and best rinks. We’ve also included the permanent ice rinks where more...
SF’s 25-Foot Tall Life-Size Victorian Gingerbread House
Bay Area Favorites, Christmas, Holidays, San Francisco, Wow For more than a century, Fairmont San Francisco has enchanted guests with holiday festivities and exuberant ambiance. This season, Fairmont’s elves were back at it once again working overtime to create a dazzling, unparalleled winter display. On display from November 23, 2024 through the New Year, the hotel transforms into one more...
