May looks like it's chalk full of walking tours. Get your steampunk walking shoes on and learn about our city from some great tour guides. It's also the Golden Gate Bridge's 75th Birthday, many a event seems to be happening to celebrate it. You should too!
-Guided Walk: San Francisco's Historic Theaters, Wednesday May 9th, 10 am. Yerba Buena Gardens, FREE
Find out about more then 150 years of theater in San Francisco. The tour includes current theaters and those that fell durning the 1906 quake. Meeds at Yerba Buena Garedns by the outdoor stage. INFO
-Grimm Fairy Tale Reading and Happy Hour, Friday May 11th, 5 pm. Goethe-Institut, 520 Bush, FREE
Enjoy an evening of fairy tales and magic and meet German speakers. bring your favorite fairy tale and read a passage to the audience. INFO
-Golden Gate's 75th Birthday Bash, Friday May 11th, 6 pm to 8:45, De Young Museum, FREE
Celebrate the Golden Gate Bridge's 75th Birthday with performances by the Royal Society Jazz Orchestra INFO
-Flags of the Presidio, Saturday May 12th, 2-3 pm. Main Post Presidio. FREE
Join a short walk and hear stories of the Presidio while under flags of Spain, Mexico, and the United States. INFO
-Mother's day Brooch Crafts at Paxton's Gate Curiosities for Kids, Saturday May 12th ALL DAY 766 Valencia FREE
Come make a handmade brooch out of felt and vintage buttons just in time for Mother's Day. INFO
-Historic Guided Walking Tour of the Inner Richmond, Sunday May 13th, 10 am, 6th and Geary, FREE
Learn the rich history of Richmond, robber roosts, racetracks, squatters, and roadhouses, a saloon district and red light district and lots of victorians! INFO
-Art Deco Guided Walkign Tour of the Marina, Sunday May 13th, 11 am, Marina Library, 1890 Chestnut, FREE
Admire the stylish and elegant buildings of the Marina District from the 30s and 40s. INFO
-How Weird Street Faire, Sunday May 13th, Noon to 8 pm, South of Market, Howard and 2nd. FREE
13 blocks of arts and performances, weird and wonderful. INFO
-The Golden Gate Bridge on the Silver Screen, Wednesday May 16th, 6 pm, San Francisco Public Library, 100 Larkin, FREE
Enjoy clips and and an entertaining discussion of the Golden Gate in film by local historian Jim Van Buskirk. INFO
-West Side Whimsy Walk, Saturday May 19th, 1 pm West of Twin Peaks, 141 Junipero Serra Blvd, FREE
Discover the unique atmosphere and whimsical architeecture of the City Beautiful movement inspired neighborhoods, art deco, storybook cottages, spanish castles and more. (This walk is only offered a few times a year) INFO
-Victorian Walking Tour, Pacific Heights. Sunday May 20th, 2 pm, Meets at 1801 Bush, FREE
See and lean about Victorians era architecture of the city's first suburb. INFO
-Talk on Lighthouses of San Francisco Bay, Sunday May 20th, 3-4 pm, Visitor Center, SF Maritime NHP, 781 Beach Street, FREE
Learn the stories of the men and women of the lighthouse service. INFO
-The Golden Gate Bridge: Icon, Metaphor, Inspiration, Friday May 25th, 6 pm. California Historic Society, 678 Mission Street, FREE RSVP required.
Join urban architecture critic John King and learn and celebrate the Golden Gate. INFO
-East Garrison and Camp Reynolds Open House. May 28th - September 30th Angel Island
Go back in time with a visit to Angel's Island East Garrison the 3rd weekend of the month and enjoy baking demonstrations in the Camp Reynolds Bake House ont he 4th Weekend of the month. INFO
-Training Cource for Volunteers Docents, Sunday June 3rd, 10 am - 4 pm, San Francisco Maritime NHP, FREE
Training to be a docent for San Francisco's unique "floating national park". Free, but reservations are required. INFO
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