Celebration outside iconic Conservatory of Flowers this Sunday brings together experts & fans of Golden Gate Park
Press Release: Celebration on March 8 for New Book About Golden Gate Park
Press Release: Project to Rebuild Blue Heron Lake’s Boatshed Gets $850,000 in Federal Funding
A project to rebuild Blue Heron Lake’s boatshed at nearly twice its current size will receive an $850,000 infusion in federal funding, enhancing public access and rental operations at the beloved Golden Gate Park facility.
Letter to the Editor: Artificial Turf is a Toxic Pollutant That Should Not Be Used on Playing Fields
Artificial turf should never have been used in the playing fields of Golden Gate Park and it should not be used in the renovation of the Crocker/Amazon playing fields. It is toxic, pollutes the environment and poses a danger to all San Franciscans. Plastic grass continually sheds microplastics and can’t be recycled or disposed of in a landfill.
Press Release: SF Model Yacht Club’s 2026 Season Opens March 14
Model boating season at Spreckels Lake in Golden Gate Park opens on March 14.
Botanical Garden Transforms Into Holiday ‘Lightscape’
Now through Jan. 4, the Garden’s trees, plants and ponds will serve as a backdrop for more than a million lights, creative art installations and musical accompaniment. Visitors will walk a one-mile trail of lights carpeting the meadows and strung from the branches of trees, highlighting the beauty of nature in winter. Hot cocoa and other seasonal fare will be available to set the holiday mood.
Outgoing Rec. and Park G.M. Ginsburg Leaves With a Mixed Legacy
Phil Ginsburg, the man who led the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department for 16 years through accomplishments and controversies, is stepping down from his position as general manager at the end of this year.
Press Release: Suspect Arrested in Sexual Battery of Minor in GG Park
Officers with the San Francisco Police Department arrested a 19-year-old San Francisco man for sexual battery, kidnapping and other charges following an attack last week on a minor in the bathrooms at the Polo Fields in Golden Gate Park, Interim Chief Paul Yep announced Friday.
Letter to the Editor: Is SF an Environmental City?
But the latest development really takes the cake! The San Francisco Botanical Garden Society (now corporate branded as “The Gardens of Golden Gate Park”) is putting gaudy LED lights on a “mile” of trees in Strybing Arboreum (now commercially promoted as the “botanical gardens”).
Commentary: Keep GG Park Open for Everyone
San Francisco’s parks have always been free and open because our public dollars make them that way. They are not commodities for rent.
Grateful Fans Flock to Golden Gate Park for Dead & Company Weekend
Celebrating 60 years of the Grateful Dead’s music, the City of San Francisco rolled out the red carpet for the Dead & Company last month. The festivities featured San Francisco Municipal Railway (Muni) buses wrapped in Grateful Dead-inspired psychedelic colors, a special rose planted in Golden Gate Park’s Rose Garden – and the most anticipated of the festivities – three concerts at the Polo Field featuring Dead & Company during the first weekend of August.
Letter to the Editor: Move Music Festivals Downtown
I’m not anti-music. I’m anti-making two residential districts bear the cost of parties we didn’t ask for. The City should move these festivals downtown, where the energy and the business are needed most.
Outside Lands 2025, Day 2
Outside Lands photos, day two. Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025.
Announcements: August 2025
Things to do on San Francisco’s west side in August 2025.
Outside Lands 2025, Day 1
Outside Lands photos, day one. Friday, Aug. 8, 2025.
Sea Serpent Sculpture Finds its Way from Burning Man to GG Park
One foggy Sunday afternoon in July, Anna Boyarsky and her two children were biking west along John F. Kennedy (JFK) Promenade in Golden Gate Park when they rounded the bend past the whale tail and spotted something gleaming through the trees ahead. As they got closer, they began to see a teal serpentine sculpture – a 100-foot-long sea serpent. They stopped, craning their necks to take in all the details of the 25-foot-tall sculpture towering over them.
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