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H Mart’s First East Bay Store Opening w/ Korean Food Hall (Mar. 26)
Brand New, East Bay, Groceries / Supermarkets After a long wait, H Mart is finally opening its first East Bay location in Dublin. The popular Korean grocery chain will open its new store at 7884 Dublin Blvd. with a grand opening on Thursday, March 26 at 10 a.m.. The store will operate daily from 8 a.m. to 10 more...
SF’s Giant New Interactive Word Sculptures in Golden Gate Park
Artsy Fartsy, Brand New, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco San Francisco’s Golden Mile just got even more playful. Two new interactive public art sculptures, SMiLE and KiND, have been installed along Golden Gate Park’s famous Golden Mile stretch. Created by Bay Area artist Reuben Rude in collaboration with Illuminate and funded by The Big Art Loop, the oversized WordPlay sculptures more...
75,000 Hand-Built Kites Are Flying Into SFMOMA
Artsy Fartsy, Brand New, Downtown San Francisco 75,000 hand-built kites are coming to San Francisco and you can walk right under them for free. A massive new installation, Jacob Hashimoto: Giant Arc, is transforming the free public Roberts Family Gallery at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art into a floating canopy of color, pattern, and light. The more...
SF Finally Getting a “Sprouts” Grocery Store in 2028
Brand New, Downtown San Francisco, Groceries / Supermarkets, San Francisco San Francisco could soon be getting its very first Sprouts Farmers Market. According to the San Francisco Standard, the grocery chain, which already has more than two dozen locations around the Bay Area, is planning a brand new store in SoMa, with a reported opening in 2028. The store is expected to more...
SFO Now Has Fully Self-Driving Waymo Rides
Brand New, San Francisco, Transportation Waymo is officially rolling out autonomous passenger rides to and from San Francisco International Airport. As of January 29, 2026, SFO has approved Waymo’s fully driverless ride service as the final phase of a pilot program that launched in September 2025. The service begins with access for a select group of more...
SF’s Brand New Massive City-Block-Sized Mural
Artsy Fartsy, Brand New, Downtown San Francisco, Wow The former Bloomingdale’s on Mission Street is getting a major makeover with a massive public mural, This Burning World, by Mississippi Choctaw/Cherokee artist Jeffrey Gibson. Stretching 433 feet long and 66 feet high, the vinyl installation covers the building’s windows and brings a bold, colorful presence to SoMa. The mural more...
SF Waterfront to Host Brand New EDM Concert Series
Brand New, San Francisco, Things to Do A brand new seasonal electronic music series, Club Darc, is coming to San Francisco’s Pier 48 Shed A, a warehouse in the Mission Rock neighborhood near Oracle Park that will be converted into a concert venue. The series runs select weekends from Friday, February 27 through Saturday, May 16, 2026 more...
The Bay Area Is Getting the Biggest H Mart in America
Brand New, East Bay, Eat & Drink, Groceries / Supermarkets Fremont might be on its way to becoming your new go-to foodie destination. A massive 100,000-square-foot H Mart is planned for Pacific Commons Shopping Center near the intersection of Bunche Drive and I-880, and it’s expected to be the largest H Mart in the entire country. Construction is now slated more...
New Dave & Buster’s Coming to Oakland Waterfront
Bars, Brand New, East Bay, Oakland Oakland is getting a new Dave & Buster’s, with the arcade, sports bar, and restaurant expected to open in Jack London Square later this spring 2026. The new location is under construction at 55 Harrison Street, a few blocks from Plank, and will feature food, drinks, large-screen sports viewing, and more...
200+ California State Parks Are Now Free for MLK Day 2026
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, San Francisco Governor Newsom announces free entry to California State Parks on MLK Day (Monday, January 19, 2026) as Trump swaps the “free day” for his birthday and whitewashes civil rights history from National Parks. Ahead of the 100th anniversary of Black History Month, Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Friday, January 16, 2026 more...
500+ Acres of Sonoma Coast Open for First Time in a Century
Brand New, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches A 547-acre stretch of undeveloped California coastline at the mouth of the Estero Americano estuary has officially opened to the public for the first time in nearly 100 years. The Estero Americano Coast Preserve is located south of Bodega Bay and west of Valley Ford. It is managed by the Wildlands more...
SF Gets New Free Art Fair in 10,000-Sq-Ft Warehouse (Jan 22-25)
Artsy Fartsy, Brand New, San Francisco San Francisco’s art scene gets a new showcase this January with ATRIUM, a free alternative art fair at Minnesota Street Project. The 10,000-square-foot fair brings together more than 20 Bay Area galleries, including established spaces and smaller, experimental programs. Timed with SF Art Week, ATRIUM transforms MSP’s warehouse at 1275 Minnesota more...
SF Just Got A Colorful New Archway on the Embarcadero
Artsy Fartsy, Brand New, San Francisco San Francisco just added a stunning new public art piece along the Embarcadero. Mareas, by artist Ana Teresa Fernández, is now permanently installed at the James R. Herman Cruise Terminal Plaza at Pier 27. Named Mareas, Spanish for “tides,” the archway mirrors the movement of light and water across the Bay more...
Massive Open-Air Boxing Match Aims for 150K Fans at SF Civic Center
Brand New, San Francisco, Wow San Francisco is about to make boxing history. YouTube and promotional startup iVisit Boxing are planning a massive open-air fight at Civic Center Plaza on July 11, 2026 aiming to set a new world record crowd of nearly 150,000, smashing an 85-year-old record. The fight card isn’t finalized yet, but names more...
BTS Leader RM’s First-Ever Public Art Show Coming to SFMOMA
Artsy Fartsy, Brand New SFMOMA has announced a major new exhibition coming in fall 2026. RM of BTS, the global K-pop supergroup known for hits like Dynamite and Butter, is opening his personal art collection to the public for the first time, and San Francisco will be the first city to showcase it. RM x more...
