SF City Guides
Brand New Nintendo Store Opens in SF May 15
Brand New, Fun & Games, San Francisco On May 15, 2025 Nintendo will open Nintendo SAN FRANCISCO, its newest retail store and the second official Nintendo location in the United States. Located at 331 Powell Street in Union Square, the store will offer a range of Nintendo products, including consoles, games, and accessories, as well as exclusive merchandise more...
Earth Day Festivals & How to Volunteer
Fairs & Festivals San Francisco (and the whole Bay Area, for that matter) goes all out when it comes to Earth Day, but we love it. That’s why we live here, right? So if you’re looking for an opportunity to help out, give your time to the East Bay Regional Parks, join the World Naked more...
San Francisco April Festivals & Street Fairs 2025
Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Get Out: Events Here’s a round-up of fun and fabulous April festivals, street fairs, and events including festive Cherry Blossom festivals, Easter celebrations, Earth Day and more you can look forward to this April 2025. > We’ll be updating this guide with more April events soon! 2025 St. Stupid’s Day Parade – April 1, 2025 San more...
March 13 Marks Final Day for Cars on SF’s Great Highway
Bay Area Updates, New Parks, Outdoorsy, San Francisco Thursday marks the final day for vehicles on San Francisco’s Upper Great Highway as the city moves forward with its plan to convert the roadway into a park. Approved by voters through Proposition K in the November election, the decision reflects a shift toward prioritizing public recreational spaces over car more...
Castro Theatre Reopening Delayed Until Fall 2025
Bay Area Updates, San Francisco, What's Closed / What's Open Thanks to SFist for sharing the news the reopening of the Castro Theatre has been delayed due to an ongoing issue with PG&E power access. Initially planned for summer 2025, with hopes of being open for Pride Month, the theater is now expected to open at the earliest in fall more...
Massive European-Style Food Hall Planned for East Bay
Brand New, Eat & Drink Thanks so much to Bay Area Telegraph for sharing the news that a massive European-style Food Hall is hopefully coming to the East Bay. After seven years of anticipation, Walnut Creek has officially given the green light for The Foundry, a sprawling 24,000-square-foot European-style food hall in the heart of downtown. more...
Cult Fav Chicken Chain “Raising Cane’s” Coming to SF
Brand New, Eat & Drink, San Francisco Thanks to SF Gate for sharing the news that San Francisco is finally getting its own Raising Cane’s. The popular chicken chain, known for its crispy chicken fingers, signature Cane’s sauce, and buttery Texas toast, will open its first SF location at Stonestown Galleria. Set to take over the former McDonald’s more...
45-ft Statue of Giant Naked Woman Now Coming to SF’s Embarcadero
Artsy Fartsy, Brand New, Downtown San Francisco, San Francisco Thanks to San Francisco Examiner for sharing the details that San Francisco’s Embarcadero Plaza will soon be home to “R-Evolution,” a 45-foot-tall sculpture by Marco Cochrane that was originally planned for Union Square. City officials relocated the installation after concerns that its weight could damage Union Square’s granite tiles. A Monument more...
SF’s St. Patrick’s Day Celebrations 2025
Get Out: Events Here’s our choices for our favorite free & affordable St. Patrick’s events for 2025 including a huge 3-day pub crawl, San Francisco’s annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade, the 19th annual St. Patrick’s Day block party at Irish Bank, a Leprechaun Hunt, our very own Dublin’s St. Patrick’s Day Festival & more...
Beautiful Azaleas in Bloom at SF’s Japanese Tea Garden
Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco, Spring Flowers Azaleas Bloom at the Japanese Tea Garden Azaleas, camellias, and rhododendrons are adding eye-catching pops of color to the Japanese Tea Garden. They are the eye-catching magenta flowers on rounded bushes primarily at the entrance of the Japanese Tea Garden with some more sprinkled throughout. Come by and see them for yourself more...
SF’s Getting a Brand New 5-Acre Embarcadero Waterfront Park
Brand New, New Parks, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco Embarcadero Waterfront Park Revitalization Moves Forward San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors has approved a plan to revamp Embarcadero Plaza and the adjacent Sue Bierman Park as part of ongoing efforts to boost Downtown’s public spaces. The project is a collaboration between the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department, Office of Economic more...
Outside Lands’ Eager Beaver Pre-Sale: March 5 (2025)
Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, San Francisco It’s time to get ready for Outside Lands to take over Golden Gate Park on August 8-10, 2025 to get the heart of San Francisco pumping. There’s no official word on the headliners yet, but 3-Day Eager Beaver tickets get unearthed on Wednesday, March 5, 2025, for $485.05 ($425 + $60.05 fees), which more...
SF’s Mardi Gras & Fat Tuesday Celebrations (2025)
Block Party, Celebrations We can’t do anything normal here in the Bay Area. And it’s the same thing with Mardi Gras and Fat Tuesday. Check out the City’s most interesting and unique Mardi Gras celebrations including a big block party The Fillmore, with a second line parade and free blues concert, a daytime block more...
Popular BBQ Joint “Everett & Jones” Opening in SF
Eat & Drink, San Francisco Thanks to the San Francisco Chronicle for sharing that Everett & Jones, is set to open a new location at San Francisco’s Fisherman’s Wharf. The San Francisco Port Commission has approved a lease for the restaurant at 300 Jefferson St., a two-story space that has been vacant since 2020. The new restaurant more...
Daly City’s New Huge Korean Market & Food Hall Opens March 2025
Brand New, Groceries / Supermarkets Bay Area food lovers have a new destination to explore as Jagalchi officially opens at Serramonte Center in Daly City on March 28, 2025. This 75,000-square-foot marketplace brings together a high-end Korean grocery store, fresh seafood market, Michelin-starred restaurant, specialty rice bakery, deli, and more, making it one of the more...
