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SF’s “Conservatory of Flowers” Reopens March 5
Bay Area Updates, Museums / Cultural Institutions, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open The Conservatory of Flowers reopens to visitors Friday, March 5, 2021 with modifications in place to ensure public safety and prevent the spread of COVID-19. Guests will be required to wear face coverings and the Conservatory will limit the number of visitors to 25 percent of its normal capacity to ensure more...
Specialty’s Cafe & Bakery is Back (And Their Cookies Too)
Bay Area Updates, Eat & Drink, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open Thanks to Palo Alto Online for sharing the news that well loved Bay Area cafe chain Specialty’s Cafe & Bakery has reopened. The popular bakery chain had unfortunately shut down in May last year, after 33 years in business. They had filed for bankruptcy and closed all 50 locations due to more...
Children’s Fairyland is Reopening on March 19
Bay Area Updates, Museums / Cultural Institutions, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open Oakland’s Children’s Fairyland is reopening on March 19, 2021. To start, they’ll be open 3 days a week (Friday through Sunday) with two sessions each day, a morning (9am – noon) and an afternoon session (1 – 4pm). The Sanitation Team will deep clean the park between sessions. Their five-day schedule (Wednesday more...
“SkyStar” Officially Extended to 2025: Reopens March 4
Bay Area Updates, Fun & Games, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open The SkyStar Wheel in Golden Gate Park will be permitted to spin until 2025, the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department announced today. UPDATE – On 3/15/21 the SF Board of Supervisors decided to revisit the matter and now may only extend SkyStar until 2022 instead of 2025 The Historic Preservation Commission more...
SF’s Aquarium of the Bay Opening for First Time in 50 Weeks
Bay Area Updates, Museums / Cultural Institutions, Only in San Francisco, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open Welcome back Aquarium of the Bay which is opening for the first time in 50 weeks. The aquarium is reopening is on Thursday, March 4, 2021 and they’ll be opening at 25% capacity, so you’ll have plenty of room to get a great view of the sharks swimming overhead. They’ll be open more...
SFMOMA Reopens with Free Community Day on March 7
Artsy Fartsy, Brand New, Museums / Cultural Institutions, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) today announced it will reopen to the public with a Free Community Day and free parking on Sunday, March 7. SFMOMA’s focus on visitor and staff health and safety remains front and center as it implements all recommended precautionary measures, including limiting the more...
SF’s Only Krispy Kreme Closes Permanently
Bay Area Updates, Goodbye, What's Closed / What's Open Awww… Krispy Kreme took to Facebook to announce that their only San Francisco location has closed its doors permanently over the weekend. Thanks to Broke-Ass Stuart for sharing the news of the closure. The City’s first and only Krispy Kreme was located in Fisherman’s Wharf, right next to In-N-Out. The cult more...
Full List of Everything in SF Reopening March 3
Indoor Dining, Museums / Cultural Institutions, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open San Francisco Reopens Some Businesses and Activities as it moves into the State’s Red Tier Tuesday, March 02, 2021 Beginning Wednesday, March 3, San Francisco will open up activities such as indoor dining, indoor fitness, and indoor museums and aquariums in accordance with State and with additional local limits Mayor London N. Breed more...
SF Indoor Dining, Museums & Movie Theaters Can Open Wednesday
Bay Area Updates, Indoor Dining, Museums / Cultural Institutions, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open The state of California has officially moved San Francisco, Napa and Santa Clara County into the red tier which means that indoor dining, movie theaters and indoor museums can all reopen. These counties join San Mateo and Marin counties that moved into the red tier last week. Mayor London Breed says that more...
Major SF Reopening News Coming at 11am
Bay Area Updates, Indoor Dining, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open Mayor London N. Breed and Dr. Grant Colfax, Director of Health, announced this morning they will provide updates about COVID‑19 and reopening in San Francisco. They will be joined by City officials, and representatives of Pier 39, Fisherman’s Wharf, and the Golden Gate Restaurant Association. The press conference (which does not more...
Children’s Discovery Museum Reopening Its Outdoor Play Area
Bay Area Updates, COVID-19 Updates, Things to Do, What's Closed / What's Open San Jose’s Children’s Discovery Museum is reopening their outdoor play area, “Bill’s Backyard,” on Friday, March 5, 2021. Bill’s Backyard opens to the general public with two play sessions with limited capacity. Bill’s Backyard allows children to discover the natural world as they have fun scaling the Tree Climber, scurrying through more...
Outdoor Team Sports Leagues Return to SF
Bay Area Updates, COVID-19 Updates, What's Closed / What's Open The San Francisco Department of Public Health and Recreation and Park Department today announced the expansion of youth sports in San Francisco. The City’s anticipated reassignment to the red tier next week will allow outdoor contact sports, organized and supervised through youth sports leagues, all with safety protocols. In order more...
SF’s Brand New State-of-the-Art Tennis Center Opens March 3
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, Fun & Games, Only in San Francisco, Outdoorsy, Things to Do, What's Closed / What's Open San Francisco’s brand new Lisa & Douglas Goldman Tennis Center in Golden Gate Park will open on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. The $27 million renovation has transformed the legendary Golden Gate Park facility into a state-of-the-art public tennis center accessible to first-time players and seasoned athletes alike. Online court reservations can more...
Camping Reservations in The Presidio Open March 1st
Only in San Francisco, Outdoorsy, What's Closed / What's Open Perched on four wooded acres above Baker Beach at the Presidio’s highest point, Rob Hill is one of just two campgrounds in San Francisco. It offers a national park camping experience just minutes from the city. Here, you can see the lights of Sutro Tower, smell the ocean, and hear the owls more...
GG Park’s Gorgeous “Lighted Forest” Extended Until April 4th
Artsy Fartsy, Bay Area Updates, Only in San Francisco, Outdoorsy, Things to Do, What's Closed / What's Open, Wow Golden Gate Park’s beautiful “lighted forest” that’s transformed Peacock Meadow into an enchanted forest of otherworldly shapes and ever-changing light, has been extended. You can now view the whimsical wonderland through April 4th – UPDATE – this might be April 6th according to the artist “Entwined,” by San Francisco artist Charles more...
