Downtown San Francisco
Uniqlo Returns to Downtown SF After 5 Years
Block Party, Brand New, Downtown San Francisco UNIQLO Market Street celebrates its grand opening with a free street festival (Oct 9) on Ellis Street between Stockton and Powell. The event includes DJ sets on two stages, interactive art and science activities, street soccer, Japanese calligraphy and origami workshops, food vendors, giveaways, and six large-scale Market Street art more...
45-Foot-Tall Naked Sculpture Leaving SF After 18 Months
Artsy Fartsy, Downtown San Francisco, Goodbye After a year and a half, Celebrate Marco Cochrane’s 45-ft “R-Evolution” naked sculpture with a free celebration with live performances, music & a dance party at Embarcadero Plaza on October 2, 2026 from 05:30 PM – 08:00 PM A Final Celebration at Marco Cochrane’s R-Evolution, presented by Big Art Loop After gracing San Francisco’s waterfront more...
Downtown SF Is Getting a New Pro Women’s Sports Team in 2027
Brand New, Downtown San Francisco, Support the Bay San Francisco is getting a new professional sports team, and it’s taking over a venue that has already seen its share of big games. The San Francisco Signal, a new women’s professional volleyball team, will make Bill Graham Civic Auditorium its home starting in January 2027. The team will play more...
Mexican Navy 297-Foot “Tall Ship” Visits SF & Sails Under Golden Gate Bridge
Celebrations, Downtown San Francisco If you’ve ever wanted to see a tall ship sail into San Francisco Bay, set an alarm for Wednesday, September 23, 2026. The Mexican Navy’s Cuauhtémoc, with its towering masts and web of rigging, is expected to pass beneath the Golden Gate Bridge around 8:45 a.m. UPDATE! The Cuauhtémoc is now more...
Sprouts Grocery Store Coming to SoMa by 2028
Brand New, Downtown San Francisco, Groceries / Supermarkets, San Francisco San Francisco’s long-vacant former Nordstrom Rack space at 555 Ninth St. is finally getting a new tenant. Sprouts Farmers Market is expected to open a new grocery store there by 2028, bringing its fresh-food-focused supermarket to the edge of SoMa near the Mission. The roughly 25,700-square-foot store will take over the more...
SF’s New “Sun” Light Installation Rises & Sets with the Philippines
Artsy Fartsy, Brand New, Downtown San Francisco, San Francisco A glowing Filipino sun will light up Yerba Buena Gardens this September, syncing its glow with sunrise and sunset in the Philippines. A new sun is coming to San Francisco. “13°N, 122°E,” a glowing amber dome floating above a fountain in Yerba Buena Gardens, will become the city’s first Filipino monument more...
Pokémon Takes Over San Francisco With Four Drone Shows (Aug. 27-30)
Artsy Fartsy, Celebrations, Downtown San Francisco, Wow San Francisco is about to get a massive Pokémon makeover. The Pokémon World Championships are coming to the city August 28-30, 2026 bringing the world’s top Pokémon players to Moscone Center and Chase Center for three days of competition and celebration. Alongside the championship, the first-ever PokémonXP fan experience will more...
SF Just Turned a Historic 95-Ft Building Into a Giant Art Screen
Artsy Fartsy, Brand New, Downtown San Francisco, San Francisco San Francisco has officially turned a downtown building into a giant art projector. Yerba Buena Illuminated launched Tuesday, August 25, 2026 projecting giant digital artworks onto the historic Humboldt Bank Building at 785 Market St., at the top of Yerba Buena Lane. The massive projection covers a 95-foot-high by 46-foot-wide section more...
SF’s Only Indoor Ice Rink Is Back After Major Upgrades
Downtown San Francisco, Reopening, San Francisco San Francisco’s only year-round indoor ice rink is officially back. The Yerba Buena Gardens Ice Arena Yerba Buena Gardens Ice Arena reopened August 1 after a summer closure, major mechanical upgrades and a change in management. The Yerba Buena Gardens Conservancy, which has taken over operations of the rink and adjoining more...
Coming in 2027: SF Is Getting a New 5-Block Outdoor Art Trail
Artsy Fartsy, Brand New, Downtown San Francisco San Francisco is turning portions of Minna and Natoma streets into a colorful new public art corridor connecting Yerba Buena Gardens, SFMOMA and the Transbay Transit Center. The project will add about 800 feet of colorful artwork directly into the streets, along with sculptures, seating, bike racks and decorative bollards. Five more...
Iconic Tartine Bakery Is Coming to Downtown SF
Brand New, Downtown San Francisco, Eat & Drink San Francisco’s legendary Tartine Bakery is heading downtown. The bakery will open a new 4,000-square-foot location at 351 California St. in the Financial District, bringing its famous sourdough, pastries and coffee to a former CVS space in the historic J.H. Dollar Building. The new location is expected to open in 2027 more...
SF’s Historic 118-Year-Old Music Venue Hits the Market
Bars, Downtown San Francisco, San Francisco One of San Francisco’s oldest bars could soon have new owners. After more than two decades running the historic Hotel Utah Saloon, the owners have put the business up for sale with a $235,000 asking price. Built in 1908, the SoMa institution has hosted generations of musicians and performers, with legends more...
SF’s Long-Awaited Downtown Jollibee Finally Opens July 31
Brand New, Downtown San Francisco, Eat & Drink After nearly six years of delays, San Francisco’s new Jollibee is finally ready to serve Chickenjoy, peach mango pies and Filipino favorites downtown. After years of construction delays and permitting hurdles, Jollibee has finally announced an opening date for its long-awaited return to downtown San Francisco. The Filipino fast food giant will more...
SF Getting Giant Rainbow Laser Light Show w/ 49 Beams
4th of July, Artsy Fartsy, Brand New, Downtown San Francisco, Pride San Francisco is getting a giant rainbow laser light show this summer. From June 21 through July 4, 2026 Civic Center Plaza will host “7X7,” a free public art installation featuring 49 beams of light projecting into the sky, one for each square mile of the city. Visible across San Francisco and more...
This is SF’s New 5-Acre Embarcadero Waterfront Park
Brand New, Downtown San Francisco, New Parks, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco One of San Francisco’s most recognizable waterfront spaces is getting a major makeover. San Francisco has unveiled and approved the final concept design for a planned waterfront park that will transform Embarcadero Plaza and Sue Bierman Park into a unified 5-acre public space along the city’s iconic waterfront. The Recreation and Park more...
