Presidio Picnic on July 21 features the Amor do Samba Group, a San Francisco-based samba dance and music ensemble dedicated to promoting Afro-Latin culture through the performing arts.
Press Release: Amor do Samba Group at Presidio Picnic
Walks in the Presidio Forest Inspires Naturalist Author’s New Book
Among those who treasure the uniqueness of the former military post is author and California College of the Arts professor Leslie Carol Roberts. Her new book, “Here is Where I Walk, Episodes From a Life in the Forest,” describes a place that is a part of nature and yet is set within a dense urban landscape.
Pasados del Presidio, June 28 and 29, 2019
Events are scheduled at the Presidio to celebrate the history of early Californians.
Presidio Trust Leads in Biodiversity
A panel of biodiversity experts gathered on Tuesday, May 28, at the Presidio Officers’ Club to discuss the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services’ (IPBES), a worldwide assessment on biodiversity, in front of an audience of approximately 150 people.
Memorial Day Commemoration in the Presidio, May 27, 2019
The Bay Area’s largest Memorial Day tribute to America’s veterans and servicemen and women will be held at the San Francisco National Cemetery in the Presidio of San Francisco on Monday May 27, 2019.
Memorial Day Commemoration at the Presidio on May 27
The Presidio Trust, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the City of San Francisco invite you to be part of the official City and County of San Francisco Memorial Day Observance.
Presidio Picnic’s Eighth Season Begins Sunday, March 31
Beginning Sunday, March 31, the Presidio of San Francisco, in partnership with Off the Grid, unveils an eighth season of Presidio Picnic with an exciting line up of new and returning mobile food creators and cultural dance performances.
Legendary publisher makes mark in the Presidio
Arion Press’s editions of such classics as Moby Dick, Ulysses and contemporary works that pair poets and artists, are noted to be among the most exquisitely printed books in the world.
Four finalists chosen as anchors for Fort Scott
At a public board meeting in late September, project proposers presented concepts to create a “campus for change,” and to “address the significant environmental and/or social challenges of our time.”
Sunset, Presidio Butterflies Making a Comeback
By Ryder W. Miller The Presidio Trust, which is responsible for managing the Presidio National Park, has announced the successful re-introduction of the Checkerspot Butterfly (Euphydryas editha bayensis), which has been successfully translocated from San Bruno Mountain to the Presidio. […]
Fort Scott planners seek social justice partners
by Thomas K. Pendergast It was once a place dedicated to war, with the prospect of death, but now the Presidio Trust is hoping to turn Fort Scott into a campus committed to peaceful change and social […]
Plan in works to use recycled water at GG Park, golf courses
To decrease San Francisco’s dependency on the Hetch Hetchy water system, which delivers water from the Sierra Nevada Mountains, the SF Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) and the SF Recreation and Park Department are in the process of switching to “recycled” water for irrigating Golden Gate and Lincoln parks and the Presidio.
Free Shakespeare Festival at Presidio
The SF Shakespeare Festival celebrates 35 years of free Shakespeare performances
by presenting “Hamlet” for the first time.
Food trucks host Presidio picnic
San Francisco’s largest community picnic is held at the Presidio through
October, featuring music, youth activities and gourmet food trucks.
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