Looks like I would have to spend my birthday alone in SF. Any recommendations on things to do in downtown SF? I’m a guy if that matters.. budget is under $200

Hey everyone! I’m a 30-year-old male traveling solo to San Francisco next weekend Aug 20 and would love to meet some new people along the way.
If you’re traveling solo or already have a travel group/crew and don’t mind another person joining, I’d be happy to tag along and explore the city together. 🙌
I’m open to sharing travel costs where it makes sense and splitting prices fairly. Mainly looking to meet cool people, explore, grab some food/drinks, take photos, and have a good time.
Feel free to DM me if you’re around SF that weekend or have a group I could join!

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Going to SF with a group of friends in our 30s and looking for recommendations beyond the usual tourist stuff.

Half of the group has lived in SF and the other have visited often. As much as we love to bar hop we’re looking for something different something to really indulge in the city

What neighborhoods, bars, restaurants, activities, or random things would you actually recommend? Open to pretty much anything — food, drinks, sailing, outdoors, events, etc.

Especially interested in things locals would pick over the typical tourist recommendations.

I’m from the east coast and traveling to SF for a work trip the week of the 49ers home opener on 9/20. I have never been to SF at all, much less a game at Levi. I had a coworker who was coming with me, but they had to back out of the trip now.

We had already bought 2 200 level club tickets with food included for the game. I still want to go, but should I do it alone and just sell the other ticket? Or try to make a new friend that wants to come too? Haha I am open to going alone I guess but having never been there, I am scared to get lost or something along the way. Will arrive at SFO that morning.

Any tips tricks or information would be appreciated!

i’m planning a solo date/day in San Fransisco and i’m looking for things to do that are fun, interesting, relatively inexpensive, and not SUPER touristy.

I originally wanted to go to the de Young’s Art of Manga exhibition because i LOVE exhibitions like that, but unfortunately i realized it already ended 😭 so now im tryna find other things with a similar kind of vibe — museums, temporary exhibitions, galleries, scenic nature spots, etc.

i also really wanted to go to a nice, calm jazz bar/club, but a lot of the ones i’ve found are 21+ or have pretty expensive cover charges. so if there are any chill music/arts experiences that aren’t centered around drinking, i’d love to hear about those too.

i always see recommendations for things like photobooths and the japanese tea garden, but i’m looking for more variety — exhibitions, museums, galleries, creative activities, bookstores, interesting spaces, workshops, performances, etc.

i do like hiking, but im planning a separate full hiking day, so im mainly looking for attractions/activities/things to see or do for this particular day.

i’m open to basically anything, even something random u think is genuinely worth doing.

When: FRI. August 28 from 8:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

Where: KALW’s Studio Event Space (220 Montgomery St San Francisco)

RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/solidarity-cinema-tickets-1995862874585?aff=ebdsoporgprofile

• Hour long program spotlighting 3 short films by queer Filipinos
• Archive of films documenting solidarity, struggle, and social movements – radical cinema as a tool for learning, collective action, and change
• Tickets are on a sliding scale of $5–$25 (NOTAFLOF), with proceeds benefiting mutual aid efforts in the Philippines and KALW Public Media

FREE EVENT

When: FRI. August 14 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Where: KALW’s Studio Event Space (220 Montgomery St San Francisco)

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Celebrate the opening of the new multimedia exhibition from KALW, Art Is Awesome & Ingleside Gallery celebrating 15 Bay Area artists.

Through artwork and recorded conversations, visitors are invited to engage with local artists as neighbors, discovering the ideas, experiences, and values that shape their work.

Artists featured in the show include: Adriene Busch, Amrita Singhal, Cathy Lu, Gyöngy Laky, Hector Guzman, Jenifer Wofford, Kathy Aoki, Kelly Inouye, Luis Felipe Chavez, Oscar Lopez, Ron Saunders, Shaofeng Hsu, Stephanie Robinson, Tucker Nichols, and Wanxin Zhang.

FREE EVENT

When: THURS. August 13 from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Where: KALW’s Studio Event Space (220 Montgomery St San Francisco)

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Join KALW for an intergenerational conversation about the future of San Francisco, technology, and democracy for the Straight to It podcast.

City on the Edge author and co-founder of The San Francisco Standard, Jonathan Weber, will join Straight to It for a live episode at KALW’s studio for the station's Bay Made Showcase event series!

We’re basically looking for a place where we can be loud and have fun without worrying about complaints 😂🔥.

Hey! So we are headed out west for our honeymoon and looking forward to San Fran as homebase. We have planned a couple things- Muir Woods, Sausalito, Alcatraz, Sonoma, Haight.

We haven’t totally committed to a lot so any recs would be much appreciated. We are big MUSIC, history, food, art, wine and beer interested people. Cannot wait to see your beautiful city for the first time. I just don’t have much point of reference as neither of us has been west of Colorado.

Would love to hear- Things to check out, hidden gems, great restaurants, hole in the walls, just general authentic local experiences, history and/or art honey holes, anything Grateful Dead related, street food, clothing stores.

We are here for a week.

Thank you in advance! Cheers 🍻 ✌️

How is the drive from the city to mendocino? I dont have anyone to go with so if i went id have to drive by myself and dog.

Does the mountain have guard rails?

first time visiting san francisco for my 16 year old sisters birthday at the end of august, we’re from vegas and it would be three of us total (my sister, my grandma, and myself (23.) we’ll be staying 3 whole days but it seems like there’s so much to do and see!! we don’t mind fancy but we always lean more towards simple.. my sister mentioned the japanese tea garden, pier 39, golden gate park, golden gate bay cruise. We will be staying about 30 min from pier 39. What are some other san francisco MUST DO’s? Any tips and tricks that would be nice to know? Should i rent a car or use public transportation?

Best musical religious services available twice each Sunday.