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Stern Grove 2025 Dates Announced w/ First Big Headliner
Bay Area Favorites, Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates Typically, the Stern Grove Festival announces the full lineup in late April / early May. This year, they’ve In a rare occurrence, Stern Grove has announced its first big headliner for the 88th season way ahead of its typical festival announcement timeline. The Festival just announced that Oakland legends, The Pointer Sisters, more...
Ice Skating Rinks in San Francisco & Bay Area (Winter 2024-25)
Bay Area Favorites, Things to Do It’s time to strap on those skates and head outdoors (and, in some cases, indoors) During the winter, there are tons of pop-up ice skating rinks in San Francisco and throughout the Bay Area. Here’s our list of the biggest and best rinks. We’ve also included the permanent ice rinks where more...
SF’s 25-Foot Tall Life-Size Victorian Gingerbread House
Bay Area Favorites, Christmas, Holidays, San Francisco, Wow For more than a century, Fairmont San Francisco has enchanted guests with holiday festivities and exuberant ambiance. This season, Fairmont’s elves were back at it once again working overtime to create a dazzling, unparalleled winter display. On display from November 23, 2024 through the New Year, the hotel transforms into one more...
Bay Area’s “Cut Your Own” Christmas Tree Farms 2024
Bay Area Favorites, Christmas, Outdoorsy Love the smell of pine and got a hankering for a real Christmas tree? Ditch the paved asphalt lot for a real Christmas tree farm with plenty of charm and festive activities to really get you into the holiday spirit. Updated 11/25/24 2024 Bay Area Christmas Tree Farms Confirmed for 2024 Patchen California Christmas more...
Downtown SF’s “Winter Wander-land” Returns for 2024
Bay Area Favorites, Downtown San Francisco, Holiday Lights, San Francisco San Francisco announces the return of Winter Wander-land, a series of special events, attractions, and activations that last year alone drew more than 1.6 million people to Union Square during the holiday season. From November through the end of December, a variety of businesses throughout the neighborhood will spread the holiday more...
SF’s Contemporary Jewish Museum Closes (Free Visits Through December 15)
Bay Area Favorites, Freebies, Museums / Cultural Institutions, San Francisco, What's Closed / What's Open The Contemporary Jewish Museum (CJM) in San Francisco has, unfortunately, announced it will temporarily close its galleries for at least one year, beginning December 16, 2024, due to financial challenges. The good news (if there is any, here) is that in order to give the public an opportunity to experience the more...
SF’s Holiday Ice Skating Rink at Union Square is Back (2024-25)
Bay Area Favorites, Outdoorsy, San Francisco One of San Francisco’s favorite holiday traditions returns for the 2024-25 holiday season. Since 2008, The Safeway Holiday Ice Rink in Union Square has delighted children and adults with its holiday-themed ice park located in Union Square. Enjoy ice skating in San Francisco’s iconic plaza surrounded by festive lights and the more...
SF’s Twin Peaks Set to Host Epic Red Bull Skate Park (For One Day)
Bay Area Favorites, Only in San Francisco, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco Thanks to SF Gate for letting us know that San Francisco’s iconic Twin Peaks is about to get turned into a skaters paradise for one day. On October 19, 2024 Red Bull is transforming this famous lookout 922 feet above the city into a temporary pop-up skate park for its “Skyline” more...
SF’s “Terror Vault” 1874 Halloween Haunt is Back ($15 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 2024 with “Fatal Abduction” an all-new, bigger, and more terrifying theatrical and immersive experience from the insane mind of Peaches Christ. Brand new for 2024: Coming this fall to Terror Vault…Discover that the phenomenon is real and our planet is in peril! Are you the more...
Bay Area’s Best Pumpkin Patches for 2024
Bay Area Favorites, Fun & Games, Halloween Get into the fall spirit by picking out your favorite pumpkin at a local pumpkin patch. Best of all, nearly all of the pumpkin patches listed below offer free admission for all. Some fun fall activities like their corn mazes or hayrides may require a fee though. Here’s a list of more...
Bay Area Fall Guide 2024: 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...
49ers Watch Party (w/ Happy Hour All Game)
Bars, Bay Area Favorites Watch the 49ers every week with discounted drinks (until 6:30p) at The Function – one of SF’s newest bars at the bar or in their comfy upstairs lounge 🏈 Join us every week at The Function for the ultimate 49ers Game Watch Party! 🏈 📍 Location: The Function – 1414 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 🗓 Every Game more...
Every Night Market in San Francisco Bay Area in 2024
Bay Area Favorites, Eat & Drink, Fairs & Festivals The San Francisco Bay Area is set to host a series of bustling, open-air markets and nighttime events in 2024. Here’s the latest, updated July 17, 2024. Bay Area Night Markets 2024 Castro Night Market Select 3rd Fridays – Kicks off October 18, 2024 Time: 5-9 pm 18th St. & Castro St., San Francisco, CA FREE The more...
Where to Go Apple Picking: Bay Area + Northern California Guide (2024)
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...
Famous Bay Area Librarian Honored With His Own Library Card
Bay Area Favorites, Brand New, Local Icons Viral sensation Mychal Threets is a former Solano County librarian who rose to fame through his joyous posts about the library, sharing stories about positive library encounters, library kids, book recommendations and library joy. Now, the uplifting PBS Kids’ resident librarian, is getting his own library card. Thanks to SF Chronicle more...
