Golden Gate Park’s gorgeous magnolias are expected to have their peak bloom a little later in February

Thanks to San Francisco Botanical Garden for sharing the news that the first of their beautiful magnolias are blooming.

One of San Francisco’s most breathtaking natural marvels, the annual bloom of more than 200 rare and historic magnolias with trees reaching 80 feet, is typically at its peak from January through March at the SF Botanical Garden.

Velvety silver buds on the often bare branches of these elegant trees, many rare and historic, open into dazzling pink, magenta, and white flowers, filling the wintery garden with dramatic splashes of color and sweetly fragrant scents.

View 2025 Magnificent Magnolias Map for a self-guided highlights walk. View 2025 Magnificent Magnolias programming including Curator Tours, Sketching, Magnolia Moonlight Walk, felt Magnolia Flowers Workshop and more.

For more information please visit the link below:

https://sf.funcheap.com/city-guide/sfs-magnolias-first-blooms/

The Chinese New Year Flower Market Fair is held on the weekend before Chinese New Year Day. The Flower Fair is the place to come to purchase fresh flowers, fruits, candies and brand new supplies for the home to begin the new lunar year. Delight in performances of traditional Chinese magicians, acrobats, folk dancers and opera as you take in the beautiful fragrances of spring. You will find over 120 booths and concessions making this a shopper’s paradise.

The Flower Fair is the place to come to purchase fresh flowers, fruits, candies and brand new supplies for the home to begin the new lunar year.

The 2025 Flower Market Fair is scheduled for January 25-26, 2026.

• Sat. 10am – 6pm
• Sun. 9am – 6pm

Chinatown, San Francisco, CA

Fruits

Oranges and tangerines are symbols for abundant happiness. The Cantonese word for tangerine, gut, sounds like good luck, while oranges, gum sound like gold. Tangerines with leaves intact assure that one’s relationship with the other remains secure. For newlyweds, this represents the branching of the couple into a family with many children.

Flowers and Plants

Flowers and plants symbolize growth and if a plant blooms on New Year’s Day, this will signify a year of prosperity. The Chinese firmly believe that without flowers, there would be no formation of any fruits to bear seeds for the next generation. Therefore, it is of the utmost importance to have flowers and floral decorations in the home to begin a new year.

Candies

Sweets are served to family and friends when they visit your home during Chinese New Year. The candies are displayed on a Harmony Tray in either groups of nine which sounds like longevity or eight, a homonym for prosperity.

Some of the more popular items you will find on the Harmony Tray are: candied melon (symbolizes growth and good health), red melon seeds (represents joy, happiness, truth, many sons and sincerity); candied coconut (encourages togetherness) and lotus seeds (represents fertility).

For more information please follow the link below

https://chineseparade.com/flowermarketfair/

https://sf.funcheap.com/sf-chinese-new-year-flower-fair/

The Richmond District’s First-Ever Lunar New Year Parade

Celebrate the Year of the Snake with the Richmond’s first-ever Lunar New Year Parade! Schools, community groups, businesses, and artists are invited to participate in this historic celebration by showcasing their creativity and spirit. Join us on Balboa Street and let the audience’s cheers decide the winners. Prizes will be awarded for Best Thematic Float, Most Entertaining Performance, and Best Community Spirit.

For more information please visit the links below:

https://sf.funcheap.com/lunar-year-good-luck-parade-sf/

https://richmondsf.org/event/richmondlunarnewyear/