The Golden Gate Park Band free summer concerts have been entertaining Bay Area music lovers for years on summer Sunday afternoons at the Spreckles Temple of Music in the Music Concourse in Golden Gate Park. This year's free concert program (April 22, 2012 to October 7, 2012) features music that highlights a variety of nationalities and … [Read more...]
This year's free annual Opera in the Park concert in Golden Gate Park will take place on Sunday, September 9, 2012. Join us for arias al fresco with stars from the fall season! WHAT: San Francisco Opera in the Park (Golden Gate Park) FREE. WHEN: September 9, 2012 at 1:30pm. WHERE: Sharon Meadow, Golden Gate Park, John F. Kennedy Drive … [Read more...]
If you missed the recent $2 off Nightlife deal you can still get skip-the-line tickets and go hang with the animals and the party animals without waiting in the horrendous line with the rest of the crowd. Academy of Sciences Nightlife admission is only $12, which is half the price of daytime tickets. DEAL: California Academy of Sciences … [Read more...]
Adore books and the occasional free thought? Then take it to the streets ... of San Francisco, that is, at the 17th Annual Bay Area Anarchist Bookfair in Golden Gate Park (March 31 - April 1, 2012). While this particular book fair is sooo San Francisco, it attracts booksellers, distributors, independent presses and political groups from around the … [Read more...]
The Vintage Paper Fair in San Francisco at the Hall of Flowers in Golden Gate Park (January 7-8, 2012), offers a fun trip back in time. The show features approximately 100 vendors showing off their vintage postcards, photos, valentines, photos, pinup art, posters and other paraphernalia. Go early for the best pickings. DEAL: Admission to the … [Read more...]
The Conservatory of Flowers in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco offers free admission every first Tuesday of every month. And if you're a resident of San Francisco City or San Francisco County, you can get a discount on other days. "The Conservatory of Flowers is a greenhouse and botanical garden that houses a collection of rare and exotic plants … [Read more...]
Attention all pet lovers, Pet Pride Day at Golden Gate Park is the day before Halloween (October 30, 2011), all the better to prepare for the costume contest. Animal Care and Control of San Francisco is planning loads of animalistic activities. A parade of pets presented by the San Francisco Mounted Police Unit kicks off the fun at noon, … [Read more...]
At the San Francisco Botanical Garden plant sales, you can shop for native plants or just browse the wide variety of plants available for sale, many exclusive to the SF Botanical Garden’s Nursery. These sales offer amazing opportunities to buy plants you rarely find at commercial nurseries or garden centers. The annual Spring Sale is coming … [Read more...]
California Academy of Sciences is offering their popular Penguins + Pajamas sleepover for parents and their kids (ages 6 to 17). You can get tickets for half off if you know where to look. The Penguins+Pajamas Academy sleepover package includes next-day museum admission, breakfast, and snacks, and overnight parking in the parking … [Read more...]
Update: Thank you all for entering. It has been so much fun reading your comments. The two winners have been chosen by a random number generator. I wish you all could win! Back by popular demand, the June 2010 giveaway is sponsored by the California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. THE PRIZE: Two people will win a … [Read more...]
