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38th Ave. (at Fulton) San Francisco, CA 94121

415-831-2700

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Best Public Art Mindfuck
Award Winner 2011

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The vast green space provides San Franciscans and visitors with room to picnic, bicycle, hike, row, and many more outdoor pursuits.

"Lindy in the Park"

11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. every Sun.

w/ DJs Ken, Naomi, Dave, & Hep Jen, on JFK Drive between 8th & 10th Aves. (weather permitting)
Free Lindy Lessons

12:30 p.m. every Sun.

Hep Jen steers beginners through the basics of this popular dance style; meet at JFK Drive (between Eighth and 10th aves.) in Golden Gate Park.
Sixth Annual Golden Gate Park Band Festival

12:00 p.m. daily from June 9 until June 10

Several free concerts to take place at the the "Temple of Music" band shell.
Outside Lands

12:00 p.m. August 10

W/ Metallica, Stevie Wonder, Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Jack White, Foo Fighters, Beck, Skrillex, Sigur Rós, Justice, and More

2011 | Best Public Art Mindfuck

You'll miss it if you're not paying attention, nestled as it is between the rollerblading, swing-dancing hordes of Kennedy Drive and the leafy dignity of the museum campus, but turn at the right moment and there they are: the ingenious gentleman Don Quixote and his trusty squire, Sancho Panza, done up in elaborate finery and kneeling faithfully before a bust of ... wait, Cervantes Oh, right. Their pointy-bearded, ruff-collared creator gazes back down at them in beatific bemusement, no doubt... More »
2007 | Best Place for Outdoor Sex

Al fresco sex is tricky to come by in any big city. There simply aren't enough secluded spaces to get it on without being carried off by the cops. But San Francisco is blessed with one of the largest urban parks in the country, where there is no shortage of sublime spots for lovebirds to enjoy a quickie in between catching a show at the de Young Museum and riding on the carousel. For romantics, the area behind the Conservatory of Flowers provides floral bowers for sweet-scented clinches.... More »
2006 | Best Place to Score a Bull's-Eye

Just this side of the Dutch windmill at the western end of Golden Gate Park is a lovely, misty glade just perfect for making believe you're in Sherwood Forest, where joints of mutton trump shiitake risotto and an unwavering skill with quiver and bow is a matter of life and death. At one end of this tree-enclosed, daisy-dappled lawn, backed by a gentle slope and a low forest, are nine bales of hay reinforced with wooden slats and metal tubing. Wannabe Sir Robins are invited to affix... More »
2000 | Best Dismembered Piece of Hearst Legacy

No, we're not talking about the stranger-than-fiction final days of the Examiner. To see the most tragic bit of old Hearst wreckage it's necessary to take a walk in Golden Gate Park, where, at the main entrance to the Strybing Arboretum and Botanical Garden, stonemasons have cut ancient blocks of limestone to fashion a fountain, walkway, and raised planter bed for the new library terrace garden. Meanwhile, across the park at the National AIDS Memorial Grove, workers have been laying fluted... More »

Edibles: Burned Out on Sweets? Cheesy Popcorn is a Savory Solution

By Steve Robles | Tue, May 15, 2012

I'll admit, the whole drama that erupted between Anthony Bourdain and Paula Deen this year fascinated me. If you're not as gossip-driven as I am, here's a summary: Bourdain called out his fellow Foo... More »
This Land is Our Land

By : Silke Tudor | Wed, January 11, 2012

Longtime National Park Service Director Newton B. Drury once said about the U.S. park system, “If it means anything, it means that America presents to its citizens an opportunity to grow mentally and spiritually, as well as physically.” Anyone who... More »
Missed Outside Lands? People-Watch with Us!

By Dean Schaffer | Mon, August 15, 2011

So maybe you missed Outside Lands, or maybe you were there but don't remember any of it. It happens. Those of us who were there (and mostly conscious) know that it was an overwhelming spectacle of so... More »
Outside Lands Day 1: Phish Ignites Golden Gate Park, MGMT Disappoints

By Dean Schaffer | Sat, August 13, 2011

Outside Lands Friday: Phish Lotus, Foster the People, MGMT August 12, 2011 @ Golden Gate Park Better than: Any other foggy San Francisco afternoon. In some way that must ring true for thousands of ... More »
Outside Lands: Fifteen Lesser-Known Artists You Shouldn't Miss

By Eric Harvey | Wed, August 10, 2011

You're obviously going to catch the headliner sets at this weekend's Outside Lands Festival, so we'll assume you're already more than familiar with Arcade Fire, Muse, the Roots, Girl Talk, and Phish. But there are 70-odd other artists headed to Go... More »
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sngracia | Salinas, CA | 2 Reviews

| Tue, January 12, 2010

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Golden Gate Park

38th Ave. (at Fulton) San Francisco, CA 94121

415-831-2700

Description

"Lindy in the Park"

11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. every Sun.

Free Lindy Lessons

12:30 p.m. every Sun.

Sixth Annual Golden Gate Park Band Festival

12:00 p.m. daily from June 9 until June 10

Outside Lands

12:00 p.m. August 10

2011 | Best Public Art Mindfuck

2007 | Best Place for Outdoor Sex

2006 | Best Place to Score a Bull's-Eye

2000 | Best Dismembered Piece of Hearst Legacy

Edibles: Burned Out on Sweets? Cheesy Popcorn is a Savory Solution

By Steve Robles | Tue, May 15, 2012

This Land is Our Land

By : Silke Tudor | Wed, January 11, 2012

Missed Outside Lands? People-Watch with Us!

By Dean Schaffer | Mon, August 15, 2011

Outside Lands Day 1: Phish Ignites Golden Gate Park, MGMT Disappoints

By Dean Schaffer | Sat, August 13, 2011

Outside Lands: Fifteen Lesser-Known Artists You Shouldn't Miss

By Eric Harvey | Wed, August 10, 2011

sngracia | Salinas, CA | 2 Reviews

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