Golden Gate Park

Looks like everyone has decided to get in on the 50th anniversary celebration of the Summer of Love. The latest dazzling addition is the glorious glass Conservatory of Flowers in Golden Gate Park. From now until October 21 Illuminate, the creators of the Bay Bridge Lights have installed a wildly colorful light show on the […]

Of course you know that every Sunday until October 6 there’s a free band concert at the neo-classical Spreckels Bandstand (built in 1899) in Golden Gate Park. This Sunday to honor Italian- American Day there’s a program of opera highlights. On Saturday and Sunday June 10 and 11 there are 6 times the usual number […]

The cherry blossoms in Golden Gate Park’s Tea Garden don’t produce cherries but every March and April there is a pink and white detonation of blooms on its 5 manicured acres. When was the last time you visited this horticultural treasure with its azaleas, sakura trees, drum bridge, koi ponds and pagoda? Created for an […]

Even if you can’t find your old roach clip, you can inhale the nostalgia at the Janis Joplin Tree on hippie hill in Golden Gate Park. According to urban legends this is where she used to sit and play for the love generation streaming into town…FIFTY freaking years ago, for god’s sake! For more details […]

It’s the Cirque de Soleil of yoyo-ing this Saturday, the 2016 Bay Area Classic, from 10-4 at the Spreckels Bandshell in Golden Gate Park. See the 50(!) basic tricks every serious player should know plus more inventive ones from local masters. Free.  

I’m hoping to locate my favorite oyster pizza this Saturday May 7 during the annual Oyster Festival at Sharon Meadows in Golden Gate Park from 12 to 6. 11 vendors will be tempting you with fresh, local bivalves and endless supplies of cocktail sauce and mignonette. If you’re insatiable about oysters there’s a huck and […]

Bay seniors who are wondering where all the Hare Krishnas have gone will find brigades of them (3,000 last year) at 11pm on Aug 23 in Golden Gate Park when the Rathayatra Parade begins. It’s the 49th annual celebration here of the supreme deity Lord Krishna, a holiday that dates back 2000 years. The centerpieces […]

Bay seniors with only a fuzzy knowledge of Genghis Khan might want to learn more about his ancient and nomadic culture by joining the Mongol hordes descending on Golden Gate Park this Saturday for Naadam. It’s a festival that includes traditional archery, wrestling, tug of war, costumes, food and crafts and takes place in Hellman […]