San Francisco
This is SF’s Wild Underground Robot Fight Club
Geeks, San Francisco SF nightlife just got weirder. Ultimate Fighting Bots, the city’s “first robot combat league,” brought hundreds of techies, artists, and curious locals to the basement of “Frontier Tower” (a 16-floor private club/tech space lab at 995 Market St. (at 6th St., right across from The Warfield) for a cyberpunk-style robot more...
SF’s New $4.1 Million Treehouse-Inspired Playground
Bay Area Updates, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco Families in San Francisco’s Sunset District have a brand new playground to check out with the reopening of Stern Grove Playground. Set among the grove’s tall trees just off Sloat Boulevard, the renovated play space has been redesigned with a woodland theme. The new features include tree-like towers, climbing nets, log more...
SF’s 113-Year-Old Clay Theater to Return After 4 Year Closure
Local Icons, Reopening, San Francisco The historic Clay Theater at 2261 Fillmore Street is coming back to life. Closed since 2020, the 113-year-old single-screen cinema will be restored with 200 seats, upgraded sound and projection, and a refreshed lobby. Plans filed this week call for over 500 screenings a year, plus space for talks, community more...
SF’s “Flower Piano” Festival is Back September 12-21
Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, San Francisco, Sponsored Flower Piano is back! Find hidden pianos in SF’s Botanical Garden. Flower Piano is set to return to the Botanical Garden this September 2025 for 10 days—September 12-21, with a special opening night event on Friday, September 12. In the final days of summer and celebrating its 10th anniversary, Flower Piano will more...
SF’s 21st Amendment Brewery Closing After 25 Years
Bars, Eat & Drink, Goodbye, San Francisco Sad news for Bay Area beer lovers: SF-born 21st Amendment Brewery is shutting down. Both the South Beach taproom and the San Leandro brewery will close their doors on November 4, 2025. 21st Amendment helped kick off SF’s craft beer scene back in 2000, opening just as Pac Bell Park (now more...
SF’s Favorite Outdoor Movie Night “Sundown Cinema” Returns
Free Movie Screenings, Get Out: Events, Outdoorsy, Reopening, San Francisco After a brief hiatus, San Francisco’s beloved free outdoor movie series is back! Sundown Cinema, a cherished tradition since 2003, is returning this fall with two special screenings in the city’s favorite parks. The series had been paused this year due to financial challenges, leaving many locals disappointed. But thankfully, The more...
Daredevils Take on Epic 1,600-Foot Highline at Golden Gate Bridge
Outdoorsy, San Francisco, Wow Over the weekend of September 5–7, 2025, a daring crew of highliners took on a 1,600-foot slackline suspended 75 feet above Kirby Cove, just west of the Golden Gate Bridge. This marked the longest coastal slackline in North America and only the second time it had been set up at more...
SF’s Awesome Historic Boat Tram is Free This Summer (2025)
Downtown San Francisco, Freebies, San Francisco, Transportation Muni’s most charming rides are back for summer, and this year they’re free all the way from Castro to Fisherman’s Wharf. As part of the Summer Vintage Streetcar Service, you can ride one of Muni’s historic streetcars every Friday and Saturday through October 13, 2025. Each weekend, the vintage cars rotate more...
Brand New Waterfront Park Coming to Treasure Island (Sept. 13)
Brand New, New Parks, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco San Francisco is about to get a brand new waterfront park with jaw-dropping views you won’t find anywhere else in the city. Cityside Park, planned as a sprawling 24-acre green space, officially opens on Saturday, September 13, 2025, with an Opening Celebration featuring food trucks, live music, and more. For now, more...
Fisherman’s Wharf is Getting a $10 Million Makeover
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, Good News, San Francisco Imagine a bright, open waterfront space at the heart of San Francisco’s most visited neighborhood. The new 5,000-square-foot plaza at Fisherman’s Wharf will feature sweeping, wave-shaped seating, picnic tables, and benches that look out over the colorful fleet of Monterey fishing boats in the inner lagoon. String lights will hang more...
“California Henge”: San Francisco’s Natural Light Show (September 1-2)
San Francisco, Wow California Henge, San Francisco’s twice-yearly solar spectacle, is taking place September 1-2, 2025. Twice a year, San Francisco puts on a dazzling celestial show known as California Henge. In this phenomenon, the rising or setting sun aligns perfectly with the city’s street grid, casting a golden glow down California Street and illuminating more...
SF’s Sunset Dunes Park Creates New Zones for Bikes and Families
Bay Area Updates, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco San Francisco’s newest park, Sunset Dunes, has only been open since April but is already getting a safety and family-friendly upgrade after a string of bike and scooter accidents, including one involving a 4-year-old. The two-mile park will be split into two zones: Park Zone (west side): Calm, family-friendly space for walking, more...
One of SF’s Coolest Thai Restaurants Has Closed
Eat & Drink, Goodbye, San Francisco Khan Toke Thai House, a longtime Richmond District favorite, has permanently closed its doors. The Thai spot, operating since the 1970s, was known for its floor seating, temple-like interior, and expansive menu. The restaurant was named one of the Chronicle’s “Best Classic Restaurants” in 2024 for its unique ambiance and memorable more...
SF’s 33 New Speed Cameras Now Issuing Fines
San Francisco, Transportation San Francisco’s new speed cameras started issuing real tickets on August 5, 2025 with the goal of trying to make city streets safer (and generating revenue for the city) The Speed Safety Camera Program is the first of its kind in California, with 33 cameras now fully operational across the city. more...
SF Getting a 2nd Boozy Late-Night Taco Bell “Cantina”
Bars, Brand New, Eat & Drink, San Francisco San Francisco is getting a second Taco Bell Cantina, this time landing at Fisherman’s Wharf in the heart of Anchorage Square. The new spot is set to take over the old Auntie Anne’s and Chipotle spaces at 333 Jefferson Street and will serve alcohol late into the night. Unlike your typical more...
