SF City Guides
SF’s Legendary La Taqueria Featured in 2025 Michelin Guide
Bay Area Favorites, Eat & Drink San Francisco’s Mission District just got another reason to celebrate La Taqueria. The beloved spot located at 2889 Mission St., famous for its riceless Mission-style burritos and lines that stretch down the block, is officially listed in the 2025 Michelin Guide. While Michelin has been quietly recommending La Taqueria since 2019, more...
Rare Green Comet to Light Up Bay Area Skies Thru Nov. 3
Outdoorsy, Wow A newly discovered green comet is putting on a rare sky show over the Bay Area this week, and it won’t be back for more than a thousand years. Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon), first spotted by scientists at Arizona’s Mount Lemmon Survey in January, is making its closest swing past Earth more...
SF’s “Terror Vault” 1874 Halloween Haunt is Back for 2025 ($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 2025 with “Hexed” an all-new, bigger, and more terrifying theatrical and immersive experience from the insane mind of Peaches Christ. Brand new for 2025: Coming this fall to Terror Vault…Three witches, spread across the globe, each from a different cultural and mystical tradition, converge to more...
Giant 36-Ft KAWS Inflatable Sculpture Coming to SFMOMA Rooftop
Artsy Fartsy, Brand New, Downtown San Francisco, Wow San Francisco’s skyline is about to get a playful upgrade. Starting November 15, 2025, SFMOMA will host a massive 36-foot-tall inflatable sculpture by KAWS on its rooftop. Part of his global HOLIDAY project, the free-to-view COMPANION sculpture lets everyone enjoy his iconic characters from downtown or Yerba Buena Gardens. At the more...
13 Awesome Bay Area Haunted Houses for 2025
Get Out: Events, Halloween Get into the Halloween spirit with some spooks and frights at a Haunted House. > Here’s a list of fantastic Bay Area Haunted Houses for 2025! We’ll be updating this list frequently as we get more information for 2025. Whether it’s a big production full of elaborate props and character actors or a more...
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...
