Yo-Yo Ma with San Francisco Symphony
World-class cellist Yo-Yo Ma performs with the SF Symphony at Davies Symphony Hall.
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Here's what families got up to in San Francisco last weekend.
Weekend of May 30
This Weekend's Events
Cultural Festival in Chinatown
Free street fair on Grant Avenue with lion dances, martial arts, live music, calligraphy lessons, and food vendors celebrating AAPI month.
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Fort Mason Farmers Market
Fifty-plus Bay Area farms set up in the Marina with produce, flowers, and prepared foods overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge.
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Ferry Building Farmers Market
Browse 80+ farmers and food vendors under the historic clock tower with bay views. Pick up fresh stone fruit, flowers, cheeses, and prepared foods Saturday mornings before heading across the Embarcadero.
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Best of PlayGround: Staged Readings of New Plays
San Francisco's premiere theater for emerging playwrights presents the best season selections from their international playwriting collective.
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Outer Sunset Farmers Market & Mercantile
Small neighborhood market with rotating food trucks, live music, and local vendors selling fresh produce, flowers, and baked goods.
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SF DocFest: Documentary Festival Weekend
Browse the opening weekend of SF's documentary festival at various venues across the city. Screenings explore current events, human stories, and ideas from filmmakers nationwide through June 7.
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North Beach Farmers Market
Seasonal market opens its 2026 run on Saturday at Columbus Avenue, bringing locally grown vegetables, flowers, and prepared food to this historic neighborhood with its Italian cafes and bookstores nearby.
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Get Outside
Lands End Sutro Baths Trail Loop
Hike the coastal cliffs to tour the dramatic ruins of the historic bathhouse, then loop back through native wildflower meadows with Golden Gate Bridge views.
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Crissy Field Beachfront Walk and Picnic
Wide sandy beach facing the Golden Gate Bridge with views of the Marin headlands.
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Ocean Beach Tide Pools and Sand Dunes
Low tide this weekend means accessible tide pools on the flat rocks south of the Great Highway.
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Presido Trail Network: Batteries to Bay Loop
Explore the Presidio's 24 miles of trails through eucalyptus groves, past Civil War-era battery ruins, and down to secluded cove beaches.
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Waterfront Walk: Rincon Park Sculpture Loop to China Basin
Stroll the bay shoreline from the Ferry Building past modern sculpture installations at Rincon Park, then continue south to China Basin Park.
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San Francisco Botanical Garden Wildflower Loop
Explore themed garden sections from redwood groves to Mediterranean plants. The spring bloom includes California wildflowers, rhododendrons, and Japanese maples in full growth.
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Japanese Tea Garden Meditative Walk
Wander stone paths through native Japanese plantings, cross moon bridges, and sit in tea houses overlooking the Golden Gate Park landscape.
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Heron's Head Park Wetlands and Bayfront Trail
This reclaimed industrial site has bloomed into a critical bird and fish habitat. Walk the wooden trails through native plants and marshes with views across the bay to the Oakland hills.
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Bike the Embarcadero to the Bay Bridge Promenade
Rent a Bay Wheels bike and cruise the flat waterfront path from the Ferry Building under the Bay Bridge and out to the Oakland waterfront.
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Dolores Park Kite Flying and People-Watching
Spread out on the grassy slopes facing downtown San Francisco and the Mission District.
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Indoor Ideas
Wave Organ Sound Art Installation at Jetty
A concrete pipe organ that plays haunting notes as waves push air through it. Sit on the rocks of this hidden Marina jetty at high tide to hear the bay itself perform.
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SFMOMA Seven-Floor Art Museum Visit
Spend a few hours roaming one of the country's top contemporary art museums.
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de Young Museum Art and Osher Sculpture Garden
Explore the copper-clad museum in Golden Gate Park with rotating American, textile, and African art collections.
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Legion of Honor Fine Art Museum
Housed in a Beaux-Arts mansion overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge and Pacific Ocean, the museum features European, ancient, and contemporary art.
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Exploratorium Interactive Science Museum
Over 150 hands-on exhibits let you play with light, sound, water, and motion. The bay-view space at Pier 15 has a dome theater and direct waterfront access for breaks between exhibits.
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Asian Art Museum East Asian Galleries
One of the world's largest Asian art collections, with jade, ceramics, sculptures, and paintings from across China, Japan, Korea, and Southeast Asia.
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Vesuvio Cafe and City Lights Bookstore Neighborhood
Start with espresso and a pastry at the Beat-era cafe, then browse one of the world's great independent bookstores.
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Cook a meal from another culture
Choose a cuisine different from your usual cooking and prepare a simple dish together. Read about the culture and origins of the food. Eat slowly and talk about flavors and traditions.
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Fort Mason Center Galleries and Theaters
Browse contemporary art galleries, watch a play or live music performance, or catch a film. The waterfront building complex houses a dozen cultural venues in one historic location.
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Mint Museum of Toys Vintage Collectibles Browse
Flip through decades of vintage toys, action figures, dolls, and collectibles in a jam-packed museum. Nostalgia trip for adults and a toy wonderland for kids who love exploring hands-on items.
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Mission Murals and Street Art Self-Guided Tour
Wander the Mission District alleyways and side streets (16th to 24th between Valencia and Mission) to spot 30+ murals by local artists.
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Clarion Alley Street Art Gallery
This Mission alley is San Francisco's street art museum, with rotating murals and installations by Latinx and queer artists.
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Musée Mécanique Coin-Operated Antique Machines
Feed coins into vintage mechanical machines from the 1800s and early 1900s: fortune tellers, strength testers, player pianos, and old dioramas.
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Coit Tower Murals and Telegraph Hill Climb
Ascend the steep stairs and alleys of Telegraph Hill to the art deco tower overlooking the bay.
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Noe Valley Night Market Vintage and Local Vendors
Browse handmade goods, vintage clothing, and local jewelry at sunset in the heart of this residential neighborhood.
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Precita Eyes Mural Arts and Workshop Visits
Drop in to the Mission nonprofit's gallery to see exhibitions by teaching artists, then join a mural tour or workshop. The collective runs a community art space with rotating installations.
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