Thanksgiving Weekend Guided Walking Tours | Nov. 28-Dec.1

Relatives in town? Show off the beautiful city by taking them on one of San Francisco City Guides free guided walking tours of San Francisco’s greatest neighborhoods. There is a full slate of free tours on Thanksgiving weekend, Thursday through Sunday.

Tour starting times range from 9:30 am to 2 pm and there are 43 different tours for you to choose from over the four day weekend including the Japanese Tea Garden (yes, even on Thanksgiving Thursday), Alfred Hitchcock’s San Francisco, 1850’s San Francisco: Paris Of The Pacific and many more.

*Although the tour itself is free, the afternoon Japanese Tea Garden tour may require separate admission charge to the gardens.

*Japanese Tea Garden Admission Fee
– Mon, Wed, Fri: FREE admission for entrance between 9 am and 10 am
– San Francisco Resident Fee – $7 Adult (Must show ID)
– Non-Resident Fee – $10 Adult (Oct-Feb), $12 Adult (March-Sept)
– Prices updated 10/1/19

2019 Thanksgiving Weekend Free Tours

Thursday, November 28

• 10:00 am – Historic Market Street: Path Of Gold (Tour Cancelled)
• 11:00 am – Japanese Tea Garden – 11AM
• 11:00 am – Golden Gate Bridge
• 1:00 pm – 1906: Earthquake And Fire
• 1:00 pm – *Japanese Tea Garden
• 2:00 pm – Nob Hill
• 2:00 pm – Making Waves on the Waterfront

Friday, November 29

• 9:30 am – Japanese Tea Garden (Tour Cancelled)
• 10:00 am – City Scapes And Public Places
• 10:00 am – South of Market Architecture Stroll
• 11:00 am – Fisherman’s Wharf: A Hidden History
• 1:00 pm – *Japanese Tea Garden
• 1:00 pm – American History in Golden Gate Park
• 1:00 pm – City Hall and the Civic Center
• 1:00 pm – Presidio: From Military Post to Earthquake Refuge to National Park
• 1:30 pm – Gold Rush City
• 1:30 pm – City Scapes And Public Places

Saturday, November 30

• 10:00 am – North Beach (Tour Cancelled)
• 10:00 am – Omni Hotel Walk
• 10:00 am – Chinatown
• 10:00 am – Ferry Building
• 11:00 am – Pacific Heights Mansions
• 11:00 am – Coit Tower Murals
• 11:00 am – Castro: Tales Of The Village
• 1:00 pm – *Japanese Tea Garden
• 1:00 pm – Telegraph Hill Stairway Hike
• 1:00 pm – Presidio: From Military Post to Earthquake Refuge to National Park
• 2:00 pm – Land’s End: Sutro Heights
• 2:00 pm – Fort Mason Historic District

Sunday, December 1

• 10:00 am – Cow Hollow
• 11:00 am – Haight-Ashbury
• 11:00 am – Mission Dolores Neighborhood
• 11:00 am – Castro: Tales Of The Village
• 11:00 am – Golden Gate Bridge
• 11:00 am – Dogpatch and Potrero Point
• 11:00 am – Downtown Deco
• 11:00 am – Billionaires’ Row: Outer Broadway Architecture
• 1:00 pm – *Japanese Tea Garden
• 1:00 pm – American History in Golden Gate Park
• 1:30 pm – Noe Valley: A Village Within the City
• 2:00 pm – Gold Rush City
• 2:00 pm – Nob Hill
• 2:00 pm – Victorian San Francisco