SF City Guides
10 Best Corn Mazes in the Bay Area for 2025
Halloween, Outdoorsy, Things to Do Let’s get lost in a corn maze! These insane twists and turns of nature used to be done manually, but now they’re mostly done by GPS and computer-controlled machines. We’ve rounded up the best corn mazes open for 2025 around the greater Bay Area, plus we’ve also thrown in a few smaller more...
“No Kings Day” Bay Area: 40+ Anti-Trump Protests (October 18)
Causes, Community, Fairs & Festivals, Have Your Voice Heard, San Francisco No Kings Day in the Bay Area: 40+ Anti-Trump Protests on October 18, 2025 On Saturday, October 18, 2025, more than 40 protests are planned across the Bay Area as part of No Kings Day, a nationwide day of protest and march against Donald Trump A big shout-out to Indivisible SF for more...
SF’s “Fleet Week” 2025 Air Show + Full Schedule (Oct. 10-12)
Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates Look up in the sky when you hear the roaring of jet engines and head down to SF’s northern waterfront and for San Francisco’s annual Fleet Week airshow and festival. UPDATE: Due to the federal government shutdown, the Blue Angels won’t be flying flying at Fleet Week this year with the more...
Sunrise Ceremony at Alcatraz for Indigenous Peoples’ Day (2025)
Causes, Community, San Francisco The Indigenous Peoples’ Day Sunrise Gathering on October 13, 2025 and November 27, 2025 are organized by the International Indian Treaty Council, commemorating the 1969-71 occupation of Alcatraz by the Indians of All Tribes. These are one-day events and not the standard Alcatraz Island tour; all areas except where the ceremony more...
San Francisco October Festivals & Street Fairs
Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Get Out: Events Here’s a round-up of fun and fabulous October festivals, street fairs, and events including Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, San Francisco Fleet Week, Sunday Streets “Phoenix Day” massive city-wide block party, and much more you can look forward to this October 2025. > We’ll be updating this guide with more October events soon! Hardly more...
Bay Area Fall Guide 2025: Pumpkin Patches, Fall Colors & Corn Mazes
Bay Area Favorites, Halloween, Outdoorsy We’re very lucky here in the Bay Area for our beautiful autumn weather. We have our gorgeous “Indian Summer” to thank for that which extends a bit of warmth and brings us plenty of dry days to get outdoors. Despite the warm temps, you can still get into the fall spirit more...
The “SF Street Food Festival” is Back After 5-Year Break (Nov. 8-9)
Bay Area Favorites, Community, Eat & Drink, Fairs & Festivals, Fall, Only in San Francisco, Outdoor Dining, Outdoorsy, Reopening, San Francisco After a five-year break, the San Francisco Street Food Festival returns November 8-9, 2025 at a new waterfront location – China Basin Park in Mission Rock. The two-day event, named “Best Food Festival in the Country” by CNN, marks La Cocina’s 20th anniversary and brings together more than 25 La Cocina alumni more...
SF’s Castro Theatre Returns in 2026 After $41M Renovation
Reopening, San Francisco San Francisco’s century-old Castro Theatre is finally getting ready for its big return. After years of scaffolding, dust and debate, the landmark movie palace will reopen in February 2026 following a $41 million renovation. The 1922 Spanish baroque venue has been closed since early 2024 and has spent the past two more...
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2025 (Oct. 3-5): Everything You Need to Know
Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Only in San Francisco Hardly Strictly Bluegrass is one of the largest, free-est and beloved music festivals in the country. Be one of over 750,000 attendees over the three-day musical extravaganza in beautiful Golden Gate Park. Save the date as Hardly Strictly Bluegrass makes its return for 2025. Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2025 Friday- Sunday, October 3-5, more...
SF’s Brand New 38-Mile Trail Circles the Entire City
Outdoorsy, San Francisco San Francisco now has a walking route that traces nearly every edge of the city. Called The Roundabout, the new 38-mile perimeter trail connects shoreline paths, neighborhood greenways, parks, and public art into one continuous loop. The trail starts and ends at the Ferry Building and can be completed in about more...
SF Hosts Rare “Willie Mays” Museum for One Week Only (Until Sept. 27)
Local Icons, Museums / Cultural Institutions, Wow For one week only, fans can step inside a rare “pop-up museum” dedicated to the life and legacy of baseball legend Willie Mays. Nearly 450 items from Mays’ personal collection, including his two National League MVP awards, 1954 World Series ring, Gold Gloves, and even his high school diploma, are more...
CA’s 3rd-Largest Farmers Market to Launch Big 2027 Upgrade
Bay Area Favorites, Groceries / Supermarkets After more than a decade of planning, Marin’s farmers market is finally getting a forever home. The Agricultural Institute of Marin (AIM), the nonprofit behind some of the Bay Area’s biggest markets, just signed a 40-year lease with Marin County to create a permanent market space at the Marin County Civic more...
“Blue Bottle” to Close Huge Oakland Spot After 11 Years
Eat & Drink, Goodbye, Oakland Blue Bottle Coffee is shutting down one of its biggest Bay Area cafés. The spacious shop inside Oakland’s historic W.C. Morse building at 4270 Broadway will serve its last latte on Friday, September 26, 2025, after 11 years in business. Blue Bottle first opened in the landmark building in 2014, making more...
This is SF’s Wild Underground Robot Fight Club
Geeks, San Francisco SF nightlife just got weirder. Ultimate Fighting Bots, the city’s “first robot combat league,” brought hundreds of techies, artists, and curious locals to the basement of “Frontier Tower” (a 16-floor private club/tech space lab at 995 Market St. (at 6th St., right across from The Warfield) for a cyberpunk-style robot more...
Union Square’s $40 Million Makeover Coming to Powell Street
Artsy Fartsy, Brand New, Downtown San Francisco Union Square is planning a $40 million makeover for the three blocks of Powell Street between Market Street and Union Square. The redesign includes a giant suspended “golden lantern” of hundreds of programmable LED bulbs above the cable car turnaround, plus rows of glowing globe lights strung in a zigzag pattern more...
