San Francisco
The centerpiece of the Bay Area, San Francisco is one of the most visited cities in the world, and with good reason. The cultural center of northern California, San Francisco is renowned for its mixture of scenic beauty and unique culture that makes it one of the most vibrant and desirable cities in the nation, if not the world. Wikivoyage
Population 873,965 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Emergency numbers in United States
Getting there
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Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide-
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Museum · 480 m -
International Art Museum of America Museum · 620 m -
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Top of the Mark Viewpoint · 760 m -
Dragon Gate Attraction · 560 m - "Comfort Women" Column of Strength Artwork · 690 m
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Sun Yat-sen's statue Memorial · 710 m - Gallery Paule Anglim Gallery · 330 m
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Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Gallery Museum · 350 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Through the year
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San Francisco International Film Festival
April – May
The San Francisco International Film Festival (SFIFF), organized by SFFILM, is held each spring for two weeks, presenting around 200 films from over 50 countries.
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Bay to Breakers
May
Third Sunday in May. An annual footrace that is one of the largest in the country. The route runs from Downtown to Ocean Beach.
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National Queer Arts Festival
June
National Queer Arts Festival (NQAF) is an annual queer festival in San Francisco organized by the Queer Cultural Center and established in 1998 to coincide with Pride Month.
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San Francisco Pride
June
The San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Celebration (formerly "International Lesbian and Gay Freedom Day", "Gay Freedom Day", and "Christopher Street West"), usually known as San Francisco Pride, is a pride parade and festival held at…
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San Francisco Trans March
June
The San Francisco Trans March is an annual gathering and protest march in San Francisco, California, that takes place on the Friday night of Pride weekend, the last weekend of June.
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Fourth of July
July
San Francisco's main Independence Day celebrations take place on [[San Francisco/Fisherman's Wharf
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Fleet Week
October
Usually held in the first week of October, it's a tribute to the men and women in the armed forces.
Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (San Francisco); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.
Markets
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SoMa StrEat Food Park
- Monday: 11:00–15:00, 17:00–21:00
- Tuesday: 11:00–15:00, 17:00–21:00
- Wednesday: 11:00–15:00, 17:00–21:00
- Thursday: 11:00–15:00, 17:00–21:00
- Friday: 11:00–15:00, 17:00–21:00
- Saturday: 11:00–22:00
- Sunday: 11:00–17:00
Times vary by day
- Monday
- 11:00–15:00, 17:00–21:00
- Tuesday
- 11:00–15:00, 17:00–21:00
- Wednesday
- 11:00–15:00, 17:00–21:00
- Thursday
- 11:00–15:00, 17:00–21:00
- Friday
- 11:00–15:00, 17:00–21:00
- Saturday
- 11:00–22:00
- Sunday
- 11:00–17:00
Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.
Eating nearby
All 96 places to eatSomewhere to run
Getting around
- Market Street & 4th Street 30 m
- Market Street & Stockton Street 40 m
- Taxi Stand at Marriott Marquis (along 4th St entrance) 120 m
- Union Square/Market Street 130 m
- Powell Street 150 m
- Taxi Stand at Westfield Centre (Jessie St East entrance near Bloomingdales) 160 m
Train stations: San Francisco 4th & King Street 1.4 km, 22nd Street 3.4 km
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.