Manager’s Messages
Japanese Tea Garden’s Free Admission Hour (Golden Gate Park)
The Japanese Tea Garden provides visitors from around the world with an opportunity to experience the natural beauty, tranquility, and harmony of a Japanese-style garden in the heart of...
SF’s Getting a Massive 95 ft. Tall Light Show
San Francisco launched Yerba Buena Illuminated, a massive, year-round 95-foot-tall nightly light show on the Humboldt Bank Building at Market & Yerba Buena Lane starting January 12, 2026, featuring rotating...
Opening Night: 2026 Napa Lighted Art Festival (Jan. 17 – Feb. 15)
The Napa Lighted Art Festival is a celebration of creative arts, technology and lights, and supports innovative techniques using light and light technologies as a growing art medium. This walkable outdoor...
The Box SF “Eat Me!” Artisan Food Fair (2026)
The Box SF presents EAT ME!, a monthly artisanal food fair, kicking off on January 10-11, 2026! Enjoy a flavorful weekend at The Box SF each month while exploring a wide selection of...
Free First Thursdays (But on the Second Thursday!) at MCD (SF)
Judith Schaechter: Super/Natural invites visitors into the artist’s largest work to date, Super/Natural, an immersive 8-foot-tall stained-glass environment inspired by neuroaesthetics, biophilic design, and the universality of natural elements, pattern, and ornament. CMusereated...
Free Muni / Caltrain / AC Transit / VTA / SamTrans on New Year’s Eve 2025/2026
In order to ensure those who need a safe ride home New Year’s Eve have one, many Bay Area transit agencies are offering free rides, but not having any...
SF City Hall’s Brand New Animated Light Show (Thru Dec. 30)
San Francisco City Hall has debuted a brand new holiday installation: City Hall Winter Lights, a free projection mapping show that turns both the Polk Street and Van Ness Avenue sides of...
San Francisco New Year’s Eve Fireworks at Midnight (2025/2026)
Ring in 2026 with San Francisco’s annual fireworks show over the Bay. The big fireworks show will take place at midnight this year (December 31, 2025) on New Year’s Eve...
Geminids Meteor Shower 2025 (How to Watch in San Francisco)
The cosmos’ annual gift to sky watchers, the Geminids Meteor shower, which is visible from November 19 to December 24, will peak on December 13-14, 2025. In 2025, the moonlight...
“Let’s Glow SF” 2025: SF’s Huge Holiday Projection Arts Fest (Opening Night Celebration)
Let’s Glow SF, the nation’s largest FREE holiday projection arts festival, is making a triumphant return to downtown San Francisco for its fifth and grandest year yet. This all-ages, family-friendly...