Bay Area Updates
122-Year Old Golden Gate Park Bandshell Closed Until 2024
Bay Area Updates, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco Golden Gate Park’s historic Bandshell in between the de Young and California Academy of Sciences is now closed for structural renovations until 2024. The Golden Gate Bandshell façade will undergo minor repairs and maintenance work this winter to get it ready for the 2024 season. Please note that there will be more...
SF’s Giant Ferris Wheel Reopens at Fisherman’s Wharf (Nov. 13)
Bay Area Updates, Reopening, San Francisco San Francisco’s giant Ferris wheel is now located at Fisherman’s Wharf. After nearly 3 years in operation, San Francisco’s SkyStar Observation Wheel said goodbye to Golden Gate Park. The Ferris Wheel has officially moved across town to 2860 Taylor Street, a triangular-shaped lot at Pier 43, near Pier 39 and Fisherman’s Wharf. The more...
Oakland’s First Fridays Going On Hiatus Starting in January
Bay Area Favorites, Bay Area Updates, East Bay, Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Oakland Thanks to KTVU for sharing the unfortunate news that Oakland’s First Fridays block party is going on hiatus. The popular, lively monthly street fair, happening on first Fridays, has announced they will be taking a break from the festival. Although attendance isn’t down, it receives between 15,000 to 35,000 attendees each more...
BART Says Goodbye to Paper Tickets (Last Day For Use Nov. 30)
Bay Area Updates, Goodbye, Transportation It is the end of an era. Beginning November 30, 2023, paper tickets will no longer be accepted at BART. This change is occurring as BART begins to roll out new state-of-the-art fare gates that will not accept paper tickets and as Clipper prepares for the launch of the next more...
SF’s Hayes Street to Stay Car-free Until Oct. 2024
Bay Area Updates, San Francisco, Transportation Thanks to SF Examiner for sharing the news that a stretch of San Francisco’s Hayes Street will remain closed to cars for another year. SFMTA voted unanimously on Tuesday, November 14, 2023, to keep the 400 block of Hayes Street (between Octavia and Gough streets) car-free on Fridays and Saturdays. On more...
Here’s Who’s Coming to SF’s New IKEA Scandinavian Food Hall Opening in Early 2024
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, Eat & Drink, San Francisco Thanks to Eater SF for sharing the news about what to expect when San Francisco’s brand-new IKEA new Scandinavian food hall opens in early 2024. San Francisco’s mid-Market IKEA opened August 23, 2023, but the much anticipated adjacent 23,000-square-foot food market is set to open early next year, and now we more...
San Francisco Says Goodbye to “Cruise” Driverless Vehicles
Bay Area Updates, Goodbye, San Francisco Thanks to KRON4 for sharing the news that Cruise autonomous vehicles will no longer be sharing the roads in San Francisco. Cruise recently announced on Thursday, October 26, 2023, that it’s pulling all of its driverless vehicles off the roads across the country which includes operations in San Francisco, Phoenix, and more...
Golden Gate Park’s Giant Ferris Wheel Moving to Fisherman’s Wharf
Bay Area Updates, Fun & Games, San Francisco Thanks to the San Francisco Standard for sharing the news that after nearly 3 years in operation, San Francisco’s giant Ferris wheel, the SkyStar Observation Wheel, is saying goodbye to Golden Gate Park. The Ferris Wheel is moving across town to a triangular-shaped lot near Pier 39 and Fisherman’s Wharf known as more...
Last Weekend for Ocean Beach Bonfires in 2023 (Final Night Oct. 31)
Bay Area Updates, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco This is your last weekend of 2023 to enjoy a bonfire on Ocean Beach in San Francisco. Bonfire season ends on October 31, 2023. November 1 kicks off the “No Burn” season which runs from November 1 to the end of February, when bonfires are not allowed. Then you’ll have to more...
SF’s Ferry Building to be Raised 7 Feet to Protect from Sea Level Rise?
Bay Area Favorites, Bay Area Updates, Local Icons, Only in San Francisco, San Francisco, Uplifting, Wow Thanks to NPR for letting us know about San Francisco’s bold (and expensive) new plan to protect the important city buildings in case sea levels continue to rise. And so SF’s iconic Ferry Building may soon be getting a lift. Although there are no actual plans or specific proposals in place more...
SF to Host Up to 3 New Huge GG Park Concerts in 2024
Bay Area Updates, Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco Plan for Concerts in Golden Gate Park and Downtown Plazas Approved New agreement will bring concert series to San Francisco annually for three years as part of the City’s economic revitalization efforts Today the City’s plans for a series of ticketed concerts in Golden Gate Park following Outside Lands Festival and three more...
San Jose’s Iconic ‘Raging Waters’ Waterpark Closes Permanently
Bay Area Updates, Goodbye Sadly, Northern California’s largest waterpark, Raging Waters, has announced that the park will not reopen in 2024. San Jose’s Raging Waters, which opened nearly 4 decades ago in 1985, took to social media to announce the sad news: “Raging Waters San Jose is closed for the season and will not be more...
SF’s Oldest Gay Bar “The Stud” is Coming Back!
Bay Area Favorites, Bay Area Updates, Brand New, LGBTQ+, What's Closed / What's Open The Stud, the country’s only cooperatively owned LGBT bar that had been in operation for 54 years but shut down in May of 2020 is coming back! SF’s oldest Gay Bar dating back to 1966 was originally located on Folsom where Holy Cow is now. In 1987 the bar moved to more...
SF Moving UN Plaza Farmers’ Market After 42 Years
Bay Area Updates, Eat & Drink, Only in San Francisco, Outdoorsy San Francisco’s UN Plaza is set to undergo a transformation into a skateboarding and recreation zone, as part of a city initiative to revamp the troubled area. This also entails that the long-standing Heart of the City Farmers’ Market, operating at the plaza for 42 years, faces relocation starting September 3, more...
It’s Peak Dahlia Season in SF!
Bay Area Updates, Get Out: Events, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches Due to a cold, wet spring and an extra cool summer, peak dahlia season is finally here for 2023, but a bit later than normal! And there’s no better place in San Francisco to view these gorgeous bulbs than at the “Dahlia Dell” in Golden Gate Park located right next more...
