City Discoveries
Watch some of the world’s best drone pilots compete in 80 mph head-to-head action and experience the thrills of drone sport up close while enjoying a tasty brew in SF’s newest hi-tech entertainment destination – dSports World “Thunder Drone” at Innovation Hangar at the Palace of Fine Arts. It’s a super fun more...
San Francisco’s very first raised, parking protected bike lane has just been completed on a short stretch of Valencia Street south of Cesar Chavez. This street design flips around the conventional setup of car parking and bike lanes most San Franciscans are used to by placing a buffer area between parked more...
Got the day off? Take a guided walk around San Francisco and learn something new about the city you love on President’s Day. 2017 President’s Day Walking Tours Monday, February 20, 2017 All Over San Francisco FREE, but donations are greatly appreciated San Francisco City Guides Schedule 9:30 am – Japanese Tea Garden 10:00 am – Chinatown 10:00 am – more...
Not feeling so rah-rah about the Super Bowl? Relax! You’re in San Francisco where there is always plenty to keep you busy and away from the packed sports bars, yelling people, awful half-time pop routines and overly dramatic renditions of the National Anthem. Come along, you nerds and nature lovers, you anti-establishment more...
SF Rec & Park Celebrates Opening of Mansell Streetscape, the First Project of its Kind in the City SF Rec & Park will celebrate the opening of the Mansell Streetscape after a $7 million project to convert two lanes of vehicle traffic to permanent pedestrian and bicycle only pathways. This type more...
Back in 2013 SFO launched their “Wag Brigade” program filled with adorable (and petable) trained dogs to take through the terminals to make passenger travel more enjoyable, especially during the stress holiday travel season. But it’s not just all dogs. SFO has added a little pig named LiLou to the program who more...
Explore the historic Civil War-era Fort Point by candlelight and stars on this evening tour with a park ranger as your guide. Candlelight tours are available Saturday evenings (6:30 pm) during the months of November to February. Along the way, you’ll be transported to the momentous era of the 1800s, experiencing first-hand the tales more...
Congrats, you get an extra hour on Sunday, November 6, 2016. Now, what to do with that extra hour… don’t sleep it away! Take a guided walk around San Francisco and learn something new about the city you love on Daylight Savings Time “Fall Back” day. 2016 Daylight Savings Time “Fall Back” Sunday, November 6, more...
Alamo Square has been undergoing a major makeover since May and we’re finally getting a chance to see a little new green. The park is soon to be the home of 45 brand new trees such as Monterey Cypress, New Zealand Christmas Trees, and Holly Oaks – species that are well-adapted more...
If there is something that San Francisco needs more of, it’s not tourists and food– okay, new restaurants won’t be bad — but liquor, liquor, and more liquor! While there’s lots of beer/wine licenses in The City, new full “liquor” licenses have on hold since 1939, scarcer and hard to find more...
The Fleet of the Future is closer than ever to becoming a reality for BART riders. Your chance to get an up close look at a test train for the new fleet is coming. BART will hold a series of free open house events in October. The first 200 visitors each day will more...
Kick off the holiday season in Oakland with a new monthly rooftop night market: Town Social. Every second Thursday they’ll have a rotating group of food, craft, and arts vendors while local Bay Area DJs spin at their tiki bar. Town Social: Rooftop Night Market Every Second Thursday beginning October 2016 – 6 to 10pm The more...
The annual Bernal Heights Outdoor Cinema is a showcase of short films, a film crawl, live music and awards. It’s your chance to check out the work of local filmmakers and musicians in parks, playgrounds and smaller venues around Bernal Heights, San Francisco. 13th annual Bernal Heights Outdoor Cinema September 8-10, and 29, 2016 All around Bernal more...
Have you ever felt the excitement of watching your bobber suddenly jiggle, then dive out of sight? Or feel the tap-tap-tap of a bass as it tastes the worm on the end of your line? What’s that? You say you never learned to fish? Dept of Fish & Game’s Free Fishing more...
Honor the service of Korean War veterans at the opening ceremony of this new memorial in the Presidio. The memorial is located just outside the San Francisco National Cemetery at the corner of Lincoln Boulevard and Sheridan Avenue. It is the result of a partnership between the Korean War Memorial Foundation and more...
