What's New in San Francisco

What's New in San Francisco
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SUMMER OF LOVE NEWS

• More Than 60 Events and Activities for the 50th Anniversary of the Summer of Love 

 
FOOD & DRINK NEWS

• March 18, 2017 – San Francisco Chocolate Salon
• March 18, 2017 – Annual Napa Valley Wine Train Pride Ride
• March 19, 2017 – Presidio Picnic Returns
• March 22-26, 2017 – Flavor! Napa Valley
• April 22, 2017 – Region's Largest Cider Festival Returns to San Francisco
• April 29, 2017 – Eighth Annual HALL Cabernet Cookoff
• June 10, 2017 – Taste of Yolo Festival Debuts in Davis
• San Francisco International Airport Named Best Airport for Local Eateries
• New Oakland Ale Trail 

 
ARTS & CULTURE NEWS
Openings

• March 21, 2017–Oct. 4, 2017 “Deja View: The Art of Andreas Deja” at the Walt Disney Family Museum
• March 29-April 2, 2017 -  20th Annual Sonoma International Film Festival
• April 1-March, 2017 - “Exclusion: The Presidio's Role in WWII Japanese American Incarceration” at the Presidio Officers’ Club
• April 5-19, 2017 – 60th San Francisco International Film Festival
• April 8-9 and 15-16, 2017 - Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival Turns 50
• April 21-30, 2017 – Let Loose at Bay Area Dance Week
• April 27-Sept. 3, 2017 – “Roz Chast: Cartoon Memoirs” at the Contemporary Jewish Museum
• May 12-June 11, 2017 – New Conservatory Theatre Centre Presents Del Shores’ “Sordid Lives”
• May 24-Sept. 4, 2017 – “The Landscape Architecture of Lawrence Halprin” Exhibition to Open at the San Francisco Palace of Fine Arts
• June 2-July 2, 2017 - New Conservatory Theatre Center Closes Season with World Premiere of “warplay”
• July 29, 2017 – James Taylor and Bonnie Raitt at AT&T Park
• Aug. 13, 2017 - Lady Gaga in Concert at AT&T Park

Continuing

• Through April 2, 2017 – Four New Exhibitions at the Museum of the African Diaspora                                              
• Through April 2, 2017 - New Conservatory Theatre Center Presents Premiere of “Leaving The Blues” About Singer-Songwriter Alberta Hunter
• Through April 30, 2017 – “Diane Arbus: In The Beginning” at SFMOMA
• Through May 28, 2017 - “Tomb Treasures: New Discoveries from China’s Han Dynasty” at the Asian Art Museum
• Through May 29, 2017 - “Monet: The Early Years” at the Legion of Honor
• Through May 29, 2017 - “Matisse/Diebenkorn” at SFMOMA
• Through May 28, 2017 – SFJAZZ’ Fifth Anniversary Season
• Through June 25, 2017 - Cary Leibowitz at the Contemporary Jewish Museum
• Through Dec. 31, 2017 – Rodin Centenary at the Legion of Honor 

 
ATTRACTIONS & ACTIVITIES NEWS

• Through March 31, 2017 -  San Francisco Botanical Garden’s Magnificent Magnolia Bloom
• PIER 39’s 39-Week 39th Anniversary Celebration Continues with Weekly Events
• April 16, 2017 – 26th Annual Union Street Spring Celebration and Easter
• April 22, 2017 – Alcatraz Cruises Celebrates Earth Day
• June 3-4, 2017 –Union Street Festival Returns for its 41st Year as the Union Street Music Festival
• Through June 30, 2017 – “Butterflies & Blooms” at the Conservatory of Flowers
• Through Aug. 31, 2017 – National Park Service’s Every Kid in a Park Program
• San Francisco Dungeon Presents History Disguised as Fun

 
HOTEL NEWS

• Virgin Hotels Comes to San Francisco in Summer 2017
• Hotel Nikko Completes $60 Million Design Overhaul

 
SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (SFO)

• SFO Welcomes Finnair with #Fly2Finland Contest
• Through May 18, 2017 - “Jeff Divine: 1970s Surf Photography”
• SFO Outlines Plans to Rehabilitate Runway 28L

 
The San Francisco Travel Association is the official destination marketing organization for the City and County of San Francisco. For information on reservations, activities and more, visit www.sftravel.com, read the Visitors Planning Guide or call 415-391-2000.  

San Francisco Travel operates Visitor Information Centers at Hallidie Plaza, 900 Market St. at the corner of Powell and Market streets, and on the lower level of Macy’s Union Square.  San Francisco Travel is also a partner at the California Welcome Center at PIER 39.  

American Express® is the official Card partner of the San Francisco Travel Association.

San Francisco International Airport (SFO) offers non-stop flights to more than 46 international cities on 39 international carriers. The Bay Area's largest airport connects non-stop with 79 cities in the U.S. on 13 domestic airlines. SFO is proud to offer upgraded free Wi-Fi with no advertising. For up-to-the-minute departure and arrival information, airport maps and details on shopping, dining, cultural exhibitions, ground transportation and more, visit www.flysfo.com.  Follow SFO on www.twitter.com/flysfo and  www.facebook.com/flysfo. 

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