Things to do in San Francisco this weekend
A locals-first shortlist of what's worth your time in San Francisco this weekend — from outdoor escapes to standout food and live music.
Top spots in San Francisco
Golden Gate Bridge Walk
OutdoorsPresidio
Walk or bike the 1.7-mile span — best from Crissy Field side.
Golden Gate Park
OutdoorsSunset
1,000+ acres with bison, windmills, the de Young and free Sunday roads.
Ferry Building Marketplace
Food & DrinkEmbarcadero
Saturday farmers market with the bay's best oysters and bread.
Mission Murals
CultureMission
Balmy Alley and Clarion Alley — decades of political street art.
Alcatraz Island
CultureBay
Ferry over for the famously eerie cell-house audio tour — book weeks ahead.
Lands End Trail
OutdoorsOuter Richmond
Cliffside coastal walk past Sutro Baths ruins to the Bridge view.
Where to eat
Tartine Bakery
$$Bakery · Mission
Country bread + morning buns that started a city-wide craze.
State Bird Provisions
$$$Dim sum-style new American · Fillmore
Stuart Brioza's dim-sum carts of inventive small plates.
La Taqueria
$Mexican · Mission
James Beard winner — order the carnitas burrito 'dorado'.
Swan Oyster Depot
$$Seafood · Polk Gulch
18 counter stools, Dungeness crab and clam chowder since 1912.
Zuni Café
$$$California / Mediterranean · Hayes Valley
The famous brick-oven roast chicken for two — a 1-hour ritual.
Live & on stage
Outside Lands
Golden Gate Park · Aug 8–10 · Indie / Mixed
Stern Grove Festival
Stern Grove · Jun – Aug · Free / Mixed
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass
Golden Gate Park · Oct 3–5 · Bluegrass / Free
SF Jazz Festival
SFJAZZ Center · Jun 12–22 · Jazz
Frequently asked
- Locals' favourites right now: Golden Gate Bridge Walk, Golden Gate Park, Ferry Building Marketplace. The full list is curated weekly and balances outdoor, food, culture and live music picks.