Celebrations
SF’s Legion of Honor Celebrates 100 Years with Rare Free 3-Day Weekend
Celebrations, Fairs & Festivals, Fall, Museums / Cultural Institutions, Only in San Francisco, San Francisco In a rare three-day event, San Francisco’s Legion of Honor museum will open its doors for free to all visitors from November 9-11, 2024, in celebration of its 100th anniversary. Known for offering a free day on the first Tuesday of every month to all visitors, and weekly free Saturdays exclusive more...
Oktoberfest Celebrations Around the Bay 2024
Celebrations If there’s anything that makes us feel better about summer coming to an end, it’s Oktoberfest. Yes, the days get shorter… but that just means you have more evening hours to drink delicious beer. Whether you’re partial to German lagers or California IPAs, the Oktoberfest celebrations all around the Bay will welcome more...
SF Bay Area’s Juneteenth Celebrations 2024
Causes, Celebrations, Get Out: Events San Francisco and the Bay Area honor Juneteenth with giant celebrations, free carnival rides, a town-wide Cookout, a Juneteenth parade, free admission to the National Parks and more. 2024 Juneteenth Celebrations SF’s Mr and Miss Juneteenth Pageant – May 31, 2024 Gumbo Social’s Bayview Block Party – June 1, 2024 SF’s Grillin’ in the more...
San Francisco Pride Guide 2024
Celebrations, LGBTQ+, Only in San Francisco, Pride The San Francisco LGBT Pride Celebration and Parade is one of the largest LGBT gatherings in the nation. The two-day celebration is free and open to all. The Parade takes place on the last Sunday of June annually. The 2024 theme is Beacon of Love. Pride Celebration and Rally June 29-30, 2024 more...
Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk’s Iconic Giant Dipper Roller Coaster Turns 100
Celebrations, Local Icons Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk’s iconic Giant Dipper roller coaster is celebrating its 100th anniversary on May 18, 2024. The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk has announced a summer of celebration in honor of the Giant Dipper’s 100th anniversary. This summer the Boardwalk will celebrate the legendary wooden roller coaster with oceanfront fireworks on more...
Happy 154th Birthday to Golden Gate Park
Celebrations, City Insight, Outdoorsy, San Francisco Golden Gate Park, one of the world’s most iconic parks, turns 154 years old on April 4, 2024. More than a century-and-a-half ago, park engineer William Hammond Hall and master gardener John McLaren carved out an urban oasis from a vast, windswept expanse of sand dunes. The result: a verdant, more...
Mardi Gras & Fat Tuesday in SF (2024)
Celebrations We can’t do anything normal here in the Bay Area. And it’s the same thing with Mardi Gras and Fat Tuesday. Check out the City’s most interesting and unique Mardi Gras celebrations including a big block party The Fillmore, with a parade and outdoor blues costume, plus a Carnaval Fat Tuesday more...
SF’s 2024 Chinese New Year Parade w/ Awkwafina as Grand Marshall
Bay Area Favorites, Celebrations, Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Lunar New Year, Only in San Francisco, San Francisco Named one of the world’s top ten parades, the Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco is the largest celebration of its kind outside of Asia. It was started in the 1860s and takes place the weekend of the Chinese New Year Community Street Fair (Feb. 24-25, 2024). Typically, nearly 100 more...
A Massive “Sky Heart” Tribute to Tony Bennett is Coming to SF
Bay Area Favorites, Celebrations, Local Icons, Only in San Francisco, Outdoorsy Antenna Theater’s “Heart of San Francisco” has appeared over the Golden Gate Bridge for several years. It is drawn by a sky-writing plane, one-mile high. It is meant to be a virtual manifestation of the essence of San Francisco’s soul and visionary spirit. For 2023, the Antenna Theater will dedicate The more...
70¢ Scoops at SF’s Iconic 1953 Ice Cream Shop
Bay Area Favorites, Celebrations, Eat & Drink, Only in San Francisco, San Francisco, Summer, Wow Mitchell’s Ice Cream celebrates 70 years in San Francisco with a special anniversary deal on National Ice Cream Day. On Saturday, July 16, 2023, get 70¢ single scoops (or go baller and get a double scoop for $1.40) for any regular cone and cup. The promotion for the historic ice cream more...
The Biggest Fireworks Shows in the Bay Area (2023)
4th of July, Celebrations San Francisco As long as the fog stays away, this is an awesome synchronized fireworks show that’s typically set off from two barges north of Pier 39 and Aquatic Park. Watch from Coit Tower, Tank Hill, Bernal Heights or the piers at the end of Fort Mason. July 4, 2023 View the SF more...
Bay Area to Host 2026 Super Bowl at Levi’s Stadium
Brand New, Celebrations The Super Bowl is headed back to the Bay Area after 10 years. The NFL announced on Monday that Super Bowl LX (that’s 60 for those who don’t know their roman numerals) will be hosted at Levi’s Stadium, the 49ers home in Santa Clara in 2026. And although things can change, more...
Contra Costa County Offers Unique Weddings at Vintage Car Museum for Valentine’s Day
Celebrations, East Bay, Valentine's Day By Tony Hicks, Bay City News Foundation For people in love with another human and cars, the Contra Costa Clerk-Recorder’s Office has a special Valentine’s Day deal. The office will host a “Destination Weddings” event at the Martinez Cobra Museum for Valentine’s Day, February 14, 2023. Sixteen marriage ceremonies will be more...
49ers Host Official Playoff Watch Parties in SF & San Jose (Jan. 22)
Celebrations, Super Bowl, Support the Bay By Heather Allen, Bay City News Foundation The San Francisco 49ers are hosting watch parties in San Jose, San Francisco and Mexico City for fans who can’t go in person to Sunday’s NFC divisional playoff game at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara. The 49ers will host the Dallas Cowboys in the more...
