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Golden Gate Park’s “Winter Lights” Glowing Forest is Here
Brand New, Holiday Lights, Holidays, Only in San Francisco, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco Join us for a new tradition this holiday season! Explore Golden Gate Park from sundown to 10 p.m. each night to experience an illuminated journey to delight the whole family. Make your way from “Uncle John’s Tree” at McLaren Lodge to Entwined in Peacock Meadow, then from the glowing Conservatory of more...
SF’s Zeitgeist Just Took Down Half Their Beer Garden Plastic Barriers
Bay Area Favorites, Outdoor Dining, Outdoorsy, San Francisco Need to escape your family and grab an outdoor beer? Zeitgeist are having special Thanksgiving Day hours, opening from 2pm to 9pm on Thursday. Also, they just announced that they’ve removed the plastic barriers on the outdoor picnic tables in half of their beer garden. They’ve left a few barriers still more...
Food Trucks Coming to SF’s Great Highway
Brand New, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco The San Francisco Recreation and Park Department today announced the launch of a three-month pilot program for food trucks on the Upper Great Highway during days the roadway is closed to vehicle traffic, the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department announced today. Viva Vegan, a plant-based burger truck, began serving its more...
East Bay Park District’s “Free Park Day” for ‘Green Friday’ (Nov. 26)
East Bay, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches For the past seven years, the East Bay Regional Park District has celebrated Green Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, as a healthy outdoor alternative to Black Friday holiday shopping. To encourage time in nature, the Park District is again making Green Friday a free park day, meaning all district fees are more...
Oakland’s Brand New 2021 “Town Nights” Parks Festival
East Bay, Fairs & Festivals, Oakland, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, Police Reform, Uplifting On Monday, November 22, Oakland’s Department of Violence Prevention is kicking off the 2021 Town Nights events at eight locations across the city of Oakland. According to the flyer there will be free food, games, sports, entertainment and more. Town Nights events aim to change community norms around violence through community engagement, more...
See Golden Gate Park’s Dazzling Lights all December 2021
Bay Area Favorites, Christmas, Holiday Lights, Holidays, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco Starting in December, visitors to Golden Gate Park will journey through an immersive wonderland of light, nature and art as illuminated paths, interactive exhibits, and live performances brighten nearly a mile of car-free JFK Drive and the park’s Music Concourse, the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department and the San more...
Longest Partial Lunar Eclipse for 1,000 Years (Nov. 18)
Outdoorsy, Wow A partial lunar eclipse is on the way, taking place overnight on November 18th and 19th, when the Moon slips into Earth’s shadow for a couple of hours. Weather permitting, the eclipse will be visible from any location where the Moon appears above the horizon during the eclipse. For observers on more...
SF Might Create Mega “Gardens of Golden Gate Park” Attraction
Bay Area Updates, Only in San Francisco, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches Officials with San Francisco Recreation and Park Department on Monday announced a proposal to merge three separate attractions at Golden Gate Park into one, creating the new “Gardens of Golden Gate Park.” The proposal would bring together the Japanese Tea Garden, San Francisco Botanical Garden, and the Conservatory of Flowers — more...
SF Celebrates Its Newest Boat Dock at Lake Merced
Brand New, Outdoorsy, San Francisco City officials, dragon boat racers and community members gathered to celebrate a new boat dock at Lake Merced in San Francisco on Saturday. The new dock (which actually opened to the public back in September, but had its official opening ceremony on November 13, 2021) is located on the North Lake, more...
SF’s Lighted Forest Returns to Golden Gate Park on Dec. 2
Artsy Fartsy, Only in San Francisco, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches San Francisco’s popular illuminated forest, Entwined, returns to Golden Gate Park’s Peacock Meadow, from December 2, 2021 through February 1, 2022. During the pandemic, this dazzling forest of lights entranced park goers and quickly became a popular evening destination for Bay Area residents and visitors alike. In the returning year of more...
SF’s New 12,000sqft Kid-Designed Nature Exploration Area Opens Nov. 1
Brand New, New Parks, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco City officials, children, and the Bayview-Hunters Point community will celebrate the opening of a 12,000-square foot Nature Exploration Area at Heron’s Head Park on November 1, 2021 with a ribbon cutting, speaking program, and fun designed to ignite creativity and imagination. The Nature Exploration Area was designed with input from local more...
SF Hosts 8 Free Halloween “Slow Street” Block Parties (Oct. 30-31)
Halloween, Outdoorsy, San Francisco Thanks to SFMTA and Eillie Anzilotti for this great roundup of neighborhood Slow Street Halloween parties in SF This Halloween season, Slow Streets are becoming Spooky Streets. All across San Francisco, community groups are transforming their local Slow Streets into neighborhood gathering places for trick-or-treating, costume parties and more. On October 31 from 3 more...
Crab Traps May Be Banned As Dungeness Crab Season Approaches
Bay Area Updates, Green, Outdoorsy By Olivia Wynkoop, Bay City News Foundation Recreational Dungeness crab season opens Nov. 6 and, in response to new regulations by the Fish and Game Commission, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife may prohibit crab traps in an effort to prevent marine life entanglement. Announced Wednesday evening, department Director Charlton Bonham more...
Last Day for Ocean Beach Bonfires is October 31st
Bay Area Updates, Halloween, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco, What's Closed / What's Open Your last day for an Ocean Beach bonfire is Halloween. Fires are allowed on Ocean Beach for eight months, March through October, under the Beach Fire Regulations for Ocean Beach. Fires will not be allowed on Ocean Beach from the first day in November to the last day in February. The Burn Season aligns more...
Palisades Tahoe Ski Resort Opens Early (Oct. 29) After Big Snowfall
Bay Area Favorites, Outdoorsy, Reopening, Tahoe Thanks to an October snowstorm that delivered more than 3 feet to our upper mountains, Palisades Tahoe will be opening early Friday-Sunday, October 29-31. We can’t wait to welcome you back and make some turns this Halloween weekend. Costumes are highly encouraged. All operations are weather & conditions permitting. The season more...
