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SPIN announced that it just reopened its 12,000 sq ft San Francisco ping pong club for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic. Reopening day was Tuesday, September 7, 2021. Currently there are no happy hours or special prices (so everything is full price), but SPIN told Funcheap that more...
By Pamela Johnson, SFMTA All aboard? Ding! Ding! A familiar sound is in the air again. It’s time to experience San Francisco once more with a ride on one of the city’s landmark cable cars. When was the last time you were on board? Shop, dine, and visit your favorite destinations more...
To better provide public and firefighter safety due to the ongoing California wildfire crisis, USDA Forest Service Pacific Southwest Region is announcing a temporary closure of all National Forests in California. This closure will be in effect from Aug. 31, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. through September 17, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. “We more...
Evening tours at Alcatraz Island are back after having been temporarily suspended for the first time in more than a year, Alcatraz City Cruises announced this week. The night tours return beginning Sept. 9, and will be offered Thursdays through Mondays with ferries leaving from San Francisco’s Pier 33 at 6 more...
Sunday‘s final show of the year for the Stern Grove Festival in San Francisco has been canceled because of a water main break that flooded the site, festival organizers announced Wednesday. The rupture of the water main on Monday closed Stern Grove and nearby Pine Lake; however, the west end of more...
That was fun while it lasted! For a few weeks at least, things were really looking up. While most everything is wide open and many venues are still opening back up, now with SF’s test positivity at a 15-month high, COVID-related hospitalizations matching summer 2020, Delta on the rise and a more...
Sundown Cinema is back, and just in time for San Francisco summer. Enjoy food, drinks, and film selections that celebrate the unique character and beauty of our city’s parks and neighborhoods. From now through October, Sundown Cinema is bringing five iconic films to five parks across SF, beginning with Sister Act more...
We probably all thought this news was coming, but Thursday morning Hardly Strictly Bluegrass made it official: For the second year in a row organizers are canceling the in-person festival at Golden Gate Park for 2021 that was originally scheduled for October 1-3. But it’s not all bad news. HSB will more...
Things are feeling close to back to normal, so that means that many traditional summer fairs and festivals are returning for the first time in more than a year. Here’s our upcoming list big fun events to look forward to! 2021 Summer Festivals / Bay Area Updated 8/17/21 June 2021 San Mateo County Fair more...
A historic venue near Union Square, August Hall, which was originally built in 1911, is finally reopening after closing due to the ongoing pandemic. Sublime with Rome will be at August Hall for two nights, August 27th & 28th. Join in for their reopening weekend and help welcome back live music to more...
Thanks to SF Gate and Eater for sharing the news that Belgian cafe Frjtz, known for their tasty Belgian fries, plus burgers and crepes, has sadly shut its doors for good in the City. In 2019, the cafe shifted to delivery-only model, located at 60 Morris St. However, as of July more...
Legendary singer Stevie Nicks announced yesterday that she was dropping out of her headlining Friday night slot at Napa’s BottleRock festival that was scheduled for September 3rd due to COVID concerns. The Fleetwood Mac star said that while she is vaccinated she wants to be “extremely cautious” and is cancelling all more...
By Olivia Wynkoop Bay City News Foundation Bay Area Rapid Transit ridership numbers are coming back to pre-COVID levels slowly but steadily, according to its latest ridership report. Riders took 2.25 million trips this July, according to the report, which analyzes ridership numbers from the past year. This only makes up 22 more...
The hit Broadway musical Hamilton returns to San Francisco for a limited run after a 17 month intermission. The show at the 2,200 capacity Orpheum Theater is this first Hamilton production to reopen in North America. There will be a limited run of 4 weeks from August 10 to September 5, 2021. There was more...
The Great Dickens Christmas Fair & Victorian Holiday Party is the first major event of 2021 we’re aware of to officially cancel in person and postpone until 2022. 2021 Great Dickens Christmas Fair Cancelled It is with heavy hearts that we announce the cancellation of this year’s in-person Great Dickens Christmas Fair. more...