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Golden Gate Park Hosts 125+ Free Live Concerts in 2024Golden Gate Park Hosts 125+ Free Live Concerts in 2024
By - posted 2/27/2024
Festival Updates, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco

Performances in Golden Gate Park Announced for 2024 Season. Season 4 will bring 125+ free live performances at Golden Gate Park Bandshell. After several months of renovations, Illuminate is beginning its robust performance season with 125+ diverse free concerts at historic landmark venue, the Golden Gate Bandshell in Golden Gate Park, more...

Bruce Lee Statue Coming to SF's Chinatown?Bruce Lee Statue Coming to SF’s Chinatown?
By - posted 2/27/2024
Artsy Fartsy, Local Icons, Lunar New Year, Only in San Francisco, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco, Stop Asian Hate

Thanks to SF Gate for letting us know that a determined group, led by Bruce Lee memorabilia collector Jeff Chinn, is actively collaborating with the Bruce Lee Foundation to bring a butt-kicking statue of the martial arts legend to San Francisco’s Chinatown. Despite statues scattered globally, including in Hong Kong more...

SF’s Magnificent "Peak" Magnolia Bloom is Here (2024)SF’s Magnificent “Peak” Magnolia Bloom is Here (2024)
By - posted 2/13/2024
Bay Area Updates, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco

Thanks to San Francisco Botanical Garden for sharing the news that the first of their beautiful magnolias are blooming. One of San Francisco’s most breathtaking natural marvels, the annual bloom of more than 200 rare and historic magnolias with trees reaching 80 feet, is typically at its peak from mid-January through March at the SF Botanical Garden. Velvety more...

SF's Gorgeous Magnolia Bloom in Golden Gate Park (2024)SF’s Gorgeous Magnolia Bloom in Golden Gate Park (2024)
By - posted 2/6/2024
Bay Area Updates, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco

Thanks to San Francisco Botanical Garden for sharing the news that the first of their beautiful magnolias are blooming. One of San Francisco’s most breathtaking natural marvels, the annual bloom of more than 200 rare and historic magnolias with trees reaching 80 feet, is typically at its peak from mid-January through March at the SF Botanical Garden. Velvety more...

SF's UN Plaza is Getting a Mini Lighted LED ForestSF’s UN Plaza is Getting a Mini Lighted LED Forest
By - posted 1/25/2024
Artsy Fartsy, Only in San Francisco, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco

Beginning Friday night, January 26, 2024, elements from artist Charles Gadeken’s illuminated installation Entwined Meadow will dazzle visitors to UN Plaza with changing light and color, the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department announced today. The nine shrub sculptures, each composed of hundreds of LED lights at varying heights, arrived at more...

2024 Skywatchers Guide: Meteor Showers, Eclipses + Supermoons2024 Skywatchers Guide: Meteor Showers, Eclipses + Supermoons
By - posted 1/23/2024
Outdoorsy

2024 will be a treat for skywatchers. To see Earth’s best show, all you need to do is look up. Here are all the best celestial events to look forward to in 2024 including meteor showers, supermoons, and eclipses. For some Americans, the highlight for 2024 will be the long-anticipated total more...

Ocean Beach Bonfires are Back for 2024Ocean Beach Bonfires are Back for 2024
By - posted 1/21/2024
Bay Area Updates, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, Reopening, San Francisco

For the first time in four months, it’s finally legal again to have a bonfire at Ocean Beach. During the “No Burn” Season (which runs from November 1 to the end of February), bonfires are not allowed, but starting March 1, 2024 bonfires are back through the end of October more...

GG Park’s Stow Lake Has a New Name: "Blue Heron Lake"GG Park’s Stow Lake Has a New Name: “Blue Heron Lake”
By - posted 1/19/2024
Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco

San Francisco Recreation and Park Commissioners recently approved changing the name of Stow Lake in Golden Gate Park to Blue Heron Lake. William W. Stow, the lake’s original namesake, was a State Assembly Member between 1854 and 1857 and served on the City’s park commission in the 1890s. He was also more...

SF Now Has 30 New Sidewalk GardensSF Now Has 30 New Sidewalk Gardens
By - posted 1/9/2024
Brand New, Green, Outdoorsy, San Francisco

San Francisco now has 30 beautiful new sidewalk gardens. Sidewalk gardens beautify neighborhoods, create a natural habitat for butterflies, bees, and other pollinators, reduce stormwater runoff, and increase the lifespan of adjacent trees. SF Parks Alliance took to Instagram to send a thank you to its volunteers for helping to beautify more...

All of 2024's Free National Parks DaysAll of 2024’s Free National Parks Days
By - posted 1/5/2024
Get Out: Events, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches

Sometimes you’ve just got to get away from it all and clear your head with the peace and serenity of a national park. On certain “fee-free” days throughout the year, enjoy free entry to all national parks and monuments including Muir Woods and Yosemite National Park, and free admission aboard all of the historic more...

The Bay Area Just Got 18 New Miles of TrailsThe Bay Area Just Got 18 New Miles of Trails
By - posted 12/8/2023
Brand New, New Parks, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches

Bay Area nature lovers, you’re in luck. The Bay Area just got 18 new miles of trails. The Tyler Ranch Staging Area provides new public access for pedestrian, equestrian, and bicycle use on more than 18 miles of trails across 2,800 acres of protected open space on the Tyler Ranch and more...

Golden Gate Park's Iconic "Stow Lake" Getting A New NameGolden Gate Park’s Iconic “Stow Lake” Getting A New Name
By - posted 12/3/2023
Bay Area Favorites, Only in San Francisco, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches

Thanks to SF Gate for sharing the news that a “short list” of new names for Golden Gate Park’s Stow Lake has been released. The decision comes after years of scrutiny surrounding the lake’s namesake, William Stow – a 19th-century California Assemblymember, who expressed his antisemitism openly throughout his political career. more...

Here's Which SF Parks Are Closed for Winter 2023Here’s Which SF Parks Are Closed for Winter 2023
By - posted 11/30/2023
Bay Area Updates, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco

San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department has announced winter closures in its parks. As we move into December, a number of parks have begun or will begin their annual winter closure in the near future: St. Mary’s Dog Play Area – November 27 to late – February 2024 Upper Douglass Dog Play Area more...

Bay Area's "Cut Your Own" Christmas Tree Farms 2023Bay Area’s “Cut Your Own” Christmas Tree Farms 2023
By - posted 11/22/2023
Bay Area Favorites, Christmas, Outdoorsy

Love the smell of pine and got a hankering for a real Christmas tree? Ditch the paved asphalt lot for a real Christmas tree farm with plenty of charm and festive activities to really get you into the holiday spirit. Updated 11/21/23 2023 Bay Area Christmas Tree Farms Confirmed for 2023 Patchen California Christmas more...

SF's New I-80 Freeway “Urban Forest” Just OpenedSF’s New I-80 Freeway “Urban Forest” Just Opened
By - posted 11/17/2023
Brand New, Outdoorsy, San Francisco

San Francisco Public Works has opened the city’s first street tree nursery. The City’s new Street Tree Nursery took root on November 9, 2023, at a celebration marking the opening of the innovative Public Works project to grow San Francisco’s urban forest, combat climate change and train people for jobs planting more...