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Alcatraz Night Tours Return in September (Finally!)
Bay Area Favorites, Bay Area Updates, Museums / Cultural Institutions, Only in San Francisco, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open Evening tours at Alcatraz Island are back after having been temporarily suspended for the first time in more than a year, Alcatraz City Cruises announced this week. The night tours return beginning Sept. 9, and will be offered Thursdays through Mondays with ferries leaving from San Francisco’s Pier 33 at 6 more...
SF’s “Joey The Cat” is Now #1 Skee Ball Player in the World (Again)
Bay Area Favorites, Celebrations, Fun & Games Congrats to San Francisco’s Joey The Cat on earning his spot at the #1 Skeeball player in the world. On August 12th, 2021 after a 17 month hiatus from competitive gameplay, The Kid put his title of #1 roller in the world on the line with a rematch of Joey the more...
A Brand New El Farolito is Coming to SF’s North Beach
Bay Area Favorites, Brand New, Eat & Drink Thanks to Eater SF for sharing the news that San Francisco’s famous El Farolito is expanding their burrito turf into North Beach. El Farolito is one of the most popular burrito spots in the Bay Area and was even named “The Most Life-Changing Burrito in America” by Esquire in 2013. The more...
SF’s Free Outdoor Movies are Back Starting August 27
Bay Area Favorites, Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Free Movie Screenings, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open Sundown Cinema is back, and just in time for San Francisco summer. Enjoy food, drinks, and film selections that celebrate the unique character and beauty of our city’s parks and neighborhoods. From now through October, Sundown Cinema is bringing five iconic films to five parks across SF, beginning with Sister Act more...
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Cancels 2021 Golden Gate Park Festival
Bay Area Favorites, Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open We probably all thought this news was coming, but Thursday morning Hardly Strictly Bluegrass made it official: For the second year in a row organizers are canceling the in-person festival at Golden Gate Park for 2021 that was originally scheduled for October 1-3. But it’s not all bad news. HSB will more...
Waterfront Flicks is Back at Oakland’s Jack London Square, Aug. 19
Bay Area Favorites, Free Movie Screenings, Oakland Cozy up on the waterfront for a free outdoor movie night, part of Jack London Square’s Waterfront Flicks. On August 19, they’ll be featuring Pixar’s Up at dusk on the Ferry Lawn. Waterfront Flicks August 19, 2021 | Dusk Ferry Lawn, Jack London Square, Oakland FREE
Bay Area Summer Festival Guide 2021 (Updated)
4th of July, Bay Area Favorites, Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open Things are feeling close to back to normal, so that means that many traditional summer fairs and festivals are returning for the first time in more than a year. Here’s our upcoming list big fun events to look forward to! 2021 Summer Festivals / Bay Area Updated 8/17/21 June 2021 San Mateo County Fair more...
A Pop-Up Museum is Coming to SF’s Cliff House
Bay Area Favorites, Only in San Francisco Sadly, San Francisco’s famous 157-year old Cliff House sadly closed its doors on December 31, 2020. Thankfully, the historic memorabilia has been preserved and will be on display in the Cliff House once again in a new pop-up museum. Thanks to KQED for sharing the news that the collection will be more...
SF’s Opera at the Ballpark Returns Sept. 10
Bay Area Favorites, Get Out: Events, Only in San Francisco The city is open, live opera is back and it’s time to celebrate. San Francisco Opera and the San Francisco Giants invite you to join in for Opera at the Ballpark, the free simulcast of Live and in Concert: The Homecoming will be transmitted in high definition live from the more...
SFs Cable Cars are Officially Back (and Free) for August
Bay Area Favorites, Bay Area Updates, Freebies, Reopening, Transportation, Travel, What's Closed / What's Open The SFMTA will run mock service and will solicit the public’s help and feedback ahead of the official return to revenue service Mayor London N. Breed and the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) today welcomed back cable car service to San Francisco streets. Following the successful completion of operator training more...
SF Dive Bar Zeitgeist is Finally Fully Open
Bars, Bay Area Favorites, Reopening Cheers to Zeitgist... In case you missed it, SF dive bar Zeitgeist finally fully reopened including their indoor bar on July 13. Now, you’ll finally be able to enter through their normal front doors. Zeigeist’s New Extended Hours: Monday 2 – 11 pm Tuesday 2 – 11 pm Wednesday 2 – 11 pm Thursday 2 pm more...
SF’s “Flower Piano” Festival is Back for 2021 (Sept. 17-21)
Artsy Fartsy, Bay Area Favorites, Museums / Cultural Institutions, Only in San Francisco, Outdoorsy, Reopening After five successful years, and a pause in 2020 due to the pandemic, we are excited to bring back Flower Piano to transform San Francisco Botanical Garden once again into the city’s own alfresco concert hall where everyone is invited to play and listen. In 2021, Flower Piano will be especially more...
Golden Gate Park Band’s Free Sunday Concerts Return for 2021 Season
Bay Area Favorites, Only in San Francisco, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, Reopening, Things to Do, What's Closed / What's Open The Golden Gate Park Band, presents its 139th season in Golden Gate Park’s music concourse. That’s right, this symphony has been playing free concerts in Golden Gate Park for more than 100 years. The weekly concerts take place most Sundays at 1 pm, usually end between 2:30 and 2:45 pm. The concerts more...
Oakland’s “First Fridays” Street Festival May Not Return
Bay Area Favorites, Bay Area Updates Thanks to NBC Bay Area for shedding light on the upsetting news that Oakland’s First Fridays may not return. Oakland First Fridays is an immersive art and community experience on the first Friday of each month from 5-9 pm, spanning five huge blocks on Telegraph Avenue from West Grand to 27th Street. Thousands more...
Wow… take a tour like you’ve never seen before inside one of San Francisco’s Painted Ladies. Thanks to SF Gate for sharing the fun story about drone pilot Reza Kurniawan’s unique flight through the Victorian home. Check out the video below. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Reza Kurniawan (@inspirefpv)
