SF City Guides
Golden Gate Park Band Hosts 25 Free Summer Concerts for 2024
Festival Updates, Get Out: Events, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco The Golden Gate Park Band presents its 142nd season in Golden Gate Park’s music concourse. That’s right, this 30-piece symphony has been playing free concerts in Golden Gate Park since 1882.
8 New Venues Now Permitted for Live Music in SF
Brand New, Eat & Drink, San Francisco Thanks to SF Gate for sharing the news that the San Francisco Entertainment Commission has recently approved 8 new permits for live performances. The newest venues now permitted to host live performances include: Flanahan’s Pub, 3805 Noriega St – The Outer Sunset’s Irish Pub, Flanahan’s has secured a yearlong permit to host more...
Iconic SF Queer Bar “Stud” Reopens April 20th
Bars, Bay Area Favorites, LGBTQ+, Reopening, San Francisco Thanks to SF Gate for sharing the news that San Francisco’s historic LGBTQ+ bar The Stud is reopening on April 20, 2024. The country’s only cooperatively owned LGBT bar had been in operation for 54 years, but sadly shut down in May of 2020. San Francisco’s oldest Gay Bar, dating back to 1966, more...
$20 Tix: “Drag Me to the Movies” w/ the SF Gay Men’s Chorus (March 28th)
Bay Area Favorites, Brand New, Deals Lights, camera, fabulous! Get ready for “Drag Me to the Movies” — a cinematic extravaganza that’s more dazzling than a Hollywood premiere. Get exclusive $20 Rush Tickets – good for the best seats in the house (even amazing orchestra seats that go for up to $145) – exclusive to Funcheap. And more...
SF’s Iconic 420 Festival in Golden Gate Park Canceled for 2024
Bay Area Favorites, Bay Area Updates, Festival Updates Just announced, sadly, San Francisco’s annual 420 Festival in Golden Gate Park has been cancelled for 2024. Instead, Robin Williams Meadow will host its first ever field day with kickball and volleyball tournaments. The City’s annual 420 festival will not be held in Golden Gate Park next month, the San Francisco more...
SF Parks’ Free Screenprint Giveaway Returns April 6th
Get Out: Events, San Francisco ‘HEART YOUR PARKS’ SCREENPRINTING POP-UPS RETURN TO RAISE FUNDS FOR SAN FRANCISCO PARKS The popular art giveaway events are returning for the second year to celebrate city parks and raise $50,000 to support these spaces. DATE UPDATE – Due to weather, the screenprinting pop-ups return for 2024 starting April 6th instead of more...
SF Getting a Huge New Monthly Block Party: “Downtown First Thursdays”
Brand New, Fairs & Festivals, Get Out: Events, San Francisco Thanks to SFGATE for sharing the news about this new free monthly party coming to Downtown SF starting May 2, 2024 with the hopes of drawing 10,000 people each month. On Tuesday, March 13th, a meeting was held for local shop owners and people who work for the neighborhood to announce more...
SF’s Irish Center St. Patrick’s Day Block Parties (March 15-17)
Eat & Drink, Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, San Francisco, Things to Do San Francisco’s Irish Center hosts a series of St. Patrick’s Day festivities for 2024 with live rollicking Irish music, Irish pipers, Irish dance troupes, plus traditional Irish food and beer. Friday, March 15, 2024 / 8pm to 10p / $15 Irish Center SF’s Friday Night w/ The Hooks These SF-based Sligo brothers are more...
SF’s “Bhangra” Night Market & Block Party is Back Four Times in 2024
Brand New, Eat & Drink, Fairs & Festivals, Get Out: Events, San Francisco A bi-monthly night market & block party is back to Downtown San Francisco in the spring and summer of 2024 with up to 15,000 expected to attend! Enjoy 3 city blocks of Downtown full of music, dancing, delicious street food cuisine, cocktails and shopping from over 30 unique local artisans and more...
8 Fun Things to Do This Weekend (Mar. 1-3) in SF + Bay Area
Weekend Events Guide 8 Fun Things to Do in the SF Bay Area This Weekend: March 1-3, 2024 Your Weekend Plans: Gather around at SF’s Ocean Beach for the return of the bonfire season, get ready to be crafty with the whole family as SF’s Museum of Craft and Design turns 20, don’t miss the more...
SF’s “Chinatown Night Market” Returns for 2024
Community, Eat & Drink, Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, San Francisco Chinatown night markets are back! Kicking off March 8, 2024, and continuing the second Friday of the month throughout the rest of the year. Chinatown Night Market 2024 Every Second Friday | 5:30-9p Grant Ave. from Sacramento to Jackson, San Francisco FREE The Civic Joy Fund is at it again, kicking off a renewed emphasis more...
SF’s Iconic Union Square Macy’s to Close
Goodbye, San Francisco, What's Closed / What's Open In another big blow to San Francisco’s beleaguered downtown, Macy’s has announced the impending closure of its massive 400,000 square foot Union Square flagship store, which spans nearly an entire city block, as part of the company’s plan to shutter more than 150 locations nationwide. Despite this, the timeline for the closure more...
Golden Gate Park Hosts 125+ Free Live Concerts in 2024
Festival Updates, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco Performances in Golden Gate Park Announced for 2024 Season. Season 4 will bring 125+ free live performances at Golden Gate Park Bandshell. After several months of renovations, Illuminate is beginning its robust performance season with 125+ diverse free concerts at historic landmark venue, the Golden Gate Bandshell in Golden Gate Park, more...
Bruce Lee Statue Coming to SF’s Chinatown?
Artsy Fartsy, Local Icons, Lunar New Year, Only in San Francisco, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco, Stop Asian Hate Thanks to SF Gate for letting us know that a determined group, led by Bruce Lee memorabilia collector Jeff Chinn, is actively collaborating with the Bruce Lee Foundation to bring a butt-kicking statue of the martial arts legend to San Francisco’s Chinatown. Despite statues scattered globally, including in Hong Kong more...
SF’s Brand New Rare Stinky “Corpse Flower” is About to Bloom
Brand New, Get Out: Events, Museums / Cultural Institutions, Only in San Francisco, Wow Thanks to KRON4 for sharing the news about this brand new corpse flower from SF’s California Academy of Sciences! Hold your breath! California Academy of Sciences’ well-known stinky corpse flower is about to open up its first bloom. This huge flower will open up in the museum’s greenhouse, Osher Rainforest, sometime more...
