SF City Guide Saturday 2024 Memorial Day Weekend (23 Free Walking Tours)

It’s time to learn more about your city and get out and walk. San Francisco City Guides offers free walking tours just about every day.

All tours are free and open to the public, but donations are welcome.

Memorial Day Weekend Walking Tours 2024 | SF City Guides
May 24-27, 2024
FREE*, but donations are appreciated
RSVP Required

Friday May 24, 2024 – 9 free tours

• 9:30 am Japanese Tea Garden
• 10:00 am Architectural Gems South of Market
• 10:00 am Cityscapes And Public Places
• 10:30 am Cable Cars: Halfway to the Stars
• 10:30 am Fisherman’s Wharf: A Hidden History
• 11:00 am Murals And The Multi-Ethnic Mission District
• 1:00 pm Embarcadero South: A Turbulent Port
• 1:00 pm Japanese Tea Garden*
• 1:30 pm Gold Rush City

Saturday May 25, 2024 – 23 free tours

• 10:00 am Chinatown
• 10:00 am Climate Change at Crissy Field
• 10:00 am Coit Tower Murals
• 10:00 am Ferry Building
• 10:00 am Mission Murals
• 10:00 am North Beach
• 10:00 am Palace Of Fine Arts/Marina
• 10:30 am Golden Gate Park: West End – Breakers, Old Trains & Windmills!
• 11:00 am 1850’s San Francisco: Paris Of The Pacific
• 11:00 am Alamo Square and its Painted Ladies
• 11:00 am Castro: Tales Of The Village
• 11:00 am Fairmont Hotel
• 11:00 am Inner Sunset: The Birth Of A Neighborhood
• 11:00 am Pacific Heights Mansions
• 1:00 pm Boom & Bust
• 1:00 pm Japanese Tea Garden*
• 1:00 pm Presidio: From Military Base to National Park with Tunnel Tops
• 1:00 pm Scandalous Murals of Rincon Center
• 2:00 pm Corona Heights Stairways
• 2:00 pm Japantown
• 2:00 pm Land’s End: Sutro Heights
• 2:00 pm Making Waves on the Waterfront
• 2:00 pm Telegraph Hill Stairway Hike

Sunday May 26, 2024 – 18 free tours

• 10:00 am Applause! SF’s Performing Arts Hub
• 10:00 am Cow Hollow
• 10:00 am Inner Richmond: Part II(No Tour Today)
• 10:30 am Cable Cars: Halfway to the Stars
• 10:30 am Mission Dolores Neighborhood
• 11:00 am Alfred Hitchcock’s San Francisco
• 11:00 am Billionaires’ Row: Outer Broadway Architecture
• 11:00 am Castro: Tales Of The Village
• 11:00 am Dogpatch and Potrero Point
• 11:00 am Golden Gate Bridge
• 11:00 am Haight-Ashbury
• 11:00 am Japanese Tea Garden*
• 11:00 am Nob Hill
• 1:00 pm Golden Gate Park: American History – Memories in Trees, Stone & Bronze
• 1:00 pm Japanese Tea Garden*
• 1:00 pm Mt. Davidson Stroll
• 1:00 pm Presidio: From Military Base to National Park with Tunnel Tops
• 1:00 pm Terrific Street: The Devil’s Playground
• 2:00 pm Gold Rush City(No Tour Today)
• 2:00 pm Russian Hill Stairways

Monday May 27, 2024 – 10 free tours

• 9:30 am Japanese Tea Garden
• 10:00 am Chinatown
• 10:00 am Embarcadero South: A Turbulent Port(No Tour Today)
• 10:00 am Palace Of Fine Arts/Marina
• 10:30 am Fisherman’s Wharf: A Hidden History
• 11:00 am Pacific Heights Mansions
• 11:00 am Salesforce Transit Center and Rooftop Park
• 1:00 pm Japanese Tea Garden*
• 1:00 pm Presidio: From Military Base to National Park with Tunnel Tops
• 1:30 pm Chinatown
• 2:00 pm Making Waves on the Waterfront

*Japanese Tea Garden is free admission for San Francisco residents with valid ID. Free entry for all Monday, Wednesday, Friday from 9am to 10pm. Otherwise Non-residents pay $15 for M-F admission and $18 for weekend admission from February to November. Please note prices can change. Please check gggp.org for the latest updates and admission fees