Parks & Beaches
CA’s Brand New State Park (90 Miles from SF) Opens June 12
Brand New, New Parks, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches California State Parks in partnership with Governor Gavin Newsom, First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom and the California Natural Resources Agency are excited to announce on this Earth Day that California will open its newest state park in the San Joaquin Valley on Wednesday, June 12. The opening day coincides with more...
SF’s Free Outdoor Movie Nights Return for 2024
Bay Area Favorites, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco San Francisco’s popular outdoor movie night, “Sundown Cinema” returns to The City for its 6th season on May 17, 2024. Sundown Cinema will bring seven films and pre-show entertainment to seven SF parks across the city, including sing-alongs, car chases, home videos, and family-friendly hits. Sundown Cinema debuts Friday, May 17, more...
Massive Inaugural “Golden Gate Park Concerts” Just Announced
Brand New, Fairs & Festivals, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco For the first time ever, a stand-alone concert is coming to Golden Gate Park. Introducing the inaugural Golden Gate Park Concerts, coming to the Polo Field in San Francisco’s historic Golden Gate Park on Saturday, August 17, 2024. Don’t miss the legendary System of a Down and Deftones performing under the stars more...
SF Just Got $8.1 Million to Transform Fillmore’s Buchanan Street Mall
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco San Francisco has received an $8.1 million federal grant that will be dedicated to the renovation of three of five blocks of the Buchanan Street Mall Project in the Western Addition neighborhood. The funding will allow for the addition of many amenities including a performance stage and seating areas, a more...
Golden Gate Park Band Hosts 25 Free Summer Concerts for 2024
Festival Updates, Get Out: Events, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco The Golden Gate Park Band presents its 142nd season in Golden Gate Park’s music concourse. That’s right, this 30-piece symphony has been playing free concerts in Golden Gate Park since 1882.
Golden Gate Park Hosts 125+ Free Live Concerts in 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?
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)
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)
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 Forest
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...
Ocean Beach Bonfires are Back for 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”
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...
The Bay Area Just Got 18 New Miles of Trails
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 Name
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 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...
