SF City Guides
SF’s Favorite Outdoor Movie Night “Sundown Cinema” Returns
Free Movie Screenings, Get Out: Events, Outdoorsy, Reopening, San Francisco After a brief hiatus, San Francisco’s beloved free outdoor movie series is back! Sundown Cinema, a cherished tradition since 2003, is returning this fall with two special screenings in the city’s favorite parks. The series had been paused this year due to financial challenges, leaving many locals disappointed. But thankfully, The more...
Daredevils Take on Epic 1,600-Foot Highline at Golden Gate Bridge
Outdoorsy, San Francisco, Wow Over the weekend of September 5–7, 2025, a daring crew of highliners took on a 1,600-foot slackline suspended 75 feet above Kirby Cove, just west of the Golden Gate Bridge. This marked the longest coastal slackline in North America and only the second time it had been set up at more...
SF’s Awesome Historic Boat Tram is Free This Summer (2025)
Downtown San Francisco, Freebies, San Francisco, Transportation Muni’s most charming rides are back for summer, and this year they’re free all the way from Castro to Fisherman’s Wharf. As part of the Summer Vintage Streetcar Service, you can ride one of Muni’s historic streetcars every Friday and Saturday through October 13, 2025. Each weekend, the vintage cars rotate more...
Brand New Waterfront Park Coming to Treasure Island (Sept. 13)
Brand New, New Parks, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco San Francisco is about to get a brand new waterfront park with jaw-dropping views you won’t find anywhere else in the city. Cityside Park, planned as a sprawling 24-acre green space, officially opens on Saturday, September 13, 2025, with an Opening Celebration featuring food trucks, live music, and more. For now, more...
Fisherman’s Wharf is Getting a $10 Million Makeover
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, Good News, San Francisco Imagine a bright, open waterfront space at the heart of San Francisco’s most visited neighborhood. The new 5,000-square-foot plaza at Fisherman’s Wharf will feature sweeping, wave-shaped seating, picnic tables, and benches that look out over the colorful fleet of Monterey fishing boats in the inner lagoon. String lights will hang more...
Where to Go Apple Picking: Bay Area + Northern California Guide (2025)
Bay Area Favorites, Bay Area Updates, Fall, Outdoorsy, Road Trip Want fresh apples? It doesn’t get any fresher than straight from the tree. There are lots of local farms near San Francisco where you can pick your own apples. Peak apple-picking season near the Bay Area is typically September and October. But don’t wait – many people who wait until later more...
Check Out SF’s Wild New “Banana” Bench at Union Square
Artsy Fartsy, Brand New, Downtown San Francisco, Fun & Games Union Square’s cable car turnaround just got a little more… a-peeling. The second of four rotating public art installations has landed, and it’s a bright yellow banana sculpture that doubles as a bench. Curb-A-Peel officially debuted Friday, August 29, 2025 at the Cable Car Turnaround Arts, right at Powell & more...
“California Henge”: San Francisco’s Natural Light Show (September 1-2)
San Francisco, Wow California Henge, San Francisco’s twice-yearly solar spectacle, is taking place September 1-2, 2025. Twice a year, San Francisco puts on a dazzling celestial show known as California Henge. In this phenomenon, the rising or setting sun aligns perfectly with the city’s street grid, casting a golden glow down California Street and illuminating more...
San Francisco September Festivals & Street Fairs
Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Get Out: Events Here’s a round-up of fun and fabulous September festivals, street fairs, and events including Opera in the Park, SF Botanical Gardens’ Flower Piano, Haight Ashbury Street Fair, Folsom Street Fair, and more you can look forward to this September 2025. > We’ll be updating this guide with more September events soon! SF’s more...
50+ Awesome Things to Do in SF Over Labor Day Weekend (2025)
Get Out: Events Labor Day Weekend 2025 is here and the Bay Area is packed with festivals, free concerts, comedy shows, art fairs, and outdoor fun. Whether you’re looking to soak up the last days of summer or just score some free events, here are a few highlights to look forward to for more...
Two 16-Ton “Whales” Return to SF After 20+ Years in Storage
Artsy Fartsy After decades in storage, Robert B. Howard’s iconic Whales sculpture, featuring two playful orcas, has a new permanent home at City College of San Francisco’s Ocean Campus Student Success Center at Ocean Ave and Frida Kahlo Way. The Whales sculpture is hard to miss. Standing roughly 10 feet tall, 14 feet more...
New 82-Acre Waterfront Park Coming to East Bay
Brand New, East Bay, Outdoorsy Big news for Bay Area nature lovers: the East Bay Regional Park District just bought 82 acres of shoreline at Point Molate in Richmond, officially preserving the land as public parkland and open space. The $40M purchase from the Guidiville Rancheria of California means Point Molate’s stunning waterfront (with sweeping Bay more...
SF’s Favorite Albino Gator Turns 30
Adorable, Bay Area Favorites, Celebrations San Francisco’s most famous swamp king is hitting the big 3-0, and the California Academy of Sciences is throwing him a party all September long. Claude, the Academy’s beloved albino alligator, officially turns 30 on September 15, but the celebrations run September 1-30 with giveaways, scavenger hunts, cupcakes, cocktails, and more...
Free Krispy Kreme Day (Aug. 26)
Eat & Drink, Freebies Krispy Kreme is giving away free doughnuts today, August 26, from 5 to 7 PM at participating U.S. locations while supplies last. The giveaway is in honor of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s engagement, but let’s be honest, free doughnuts are reason enough to stop by. FREE doughnuts for the class 🧨🍩💍 Offer more...
West Oakland May Get a New Outdoor Roller Skate Rink
Community, East Bay, Fun & Games A group of Bay Area roller skaters is proposing Panther Skate Plaza, an inclusive outdoor rink at Oakland’s DeFremery Park. To build momentum and bring the community together, they host the Panther Prowl every Thursday from 6-9 p.m., along with a Black Panther Party-inspired farmers market. The proposed plaza would be more...
