Sunday, May 12
Mother’s Day Outer Sunset Farmers Market & Mercantile (SF)
Sunday, May 12 – 9:00 am - Ends at 2:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Sunset Mercantile (Outer Sunset)
Sunset Mercantile’s weekly outdoor market featuring farmers, ranchers, food trucks, live music, children’s activities, vendors, makers, merchants, artists, and local organizations. Bring the whole family for free seasonal art activities at the Sunset Mercantile Artship. Enjoy shopping an array of farm fresh produce, artisan goods. ...Every Sunday
SF’s Mother’s Day Flea Market (Inner Sunset)
The Inner Sunset Flea is a grassroots-organized flea market, occurring every second Sunday in the heart of San Francisco’s Inner Sunset neighborhood. The Flea features over 30 resident, artisan, nonprofit, and local business vendors as well as food, activities, and more. The Flea has doubled ...Monthly
Mother’s Day $1 Spirits Tasting + Distillery Tour at the Beach (Pacifica)
Sunday, May 12 – 1:00 pm - Ends at 5:00 pm |
Cost: $1 | Tripp Distillery
Bring Mom in for a $1 spirits tasting at the Tripp Distillery on the beach in Pacifica. The ocean, hiking trails, and loads of great restaurants and shops are nearby. What can Mom taste for $1? You’ll have your choice of whisky, vodka, gin, rum, ...
“The Fillmore Eclipse” Immersive SF Theater Experience (Extended thru May 26)
The Fillmore Eclipse is brand new limited-run immersive theater project set in the Fillmore Jazz scene of the 1950s. New Dates Added! Due to sell outs, this event has been extended through Memorial Day Weekend. See NEW dates below. Step into the Fillmore Eclipse for a ...
FREE: Oakland “HellaSecret” Comedy Show (Sunday)
Get ready for our “HellaSecret” speakeasy comedy show in Oakland. A series of pop-up live comedy shows at unique spots all across the bay. We’ll take over a venue and you’ll get an email with the secret location. This HellaSecret comedy show takes place in a ...
Secret Mother’s Day Guest List: Cobb’s Free Comedy Nights (May 12)
Cobb’s Comedy Club has a secret guestlist for a handpicked group of shows at SF’s biggest comedy club. Every month they handpick some of SF’s top local comedians to showcase for you – often with credits like SF Sketchfest, NBC, Comedy Central and more. Secret ...
Free Tix: “Laff Baked” Sunday Night Cannabis Comedy Show (2024)
Spend Sunday night getting high (and laughing) with us. San Francisco’s Mission Cannabis Club features a beautiful lounge that is safe and clean for people to consume cannabis flower, prerolls, vapes, and edibles. Consume in comfort and sink into their dreamy leather booths or find ...Every Sunday
Mother’s Day Free Performance: “The People’s Palace” Aerialists at SF City Hall
The People’s Palace is an artistic intervention with City Hall’s Beaux-Arts Roman and Greek iconography. Aerialists and performers will interact with the architecture and large scale projections, transforming these symbols into new, more inclusive narratives that more accurately reflect San Francisco’s diverse and dynamic cultures ...
“Crazy Funny Asians” Sunday Night Comedy Showcase (SF)
Inspired by the blockbuster movie, see some of the Bay Area’s top comedians at San Francisco’s Crazy Funny Asians comedy showcase, presented by Funcheap and HellaFunny. Let’s celebrate the Bay’s Asian-American culture and heritage with laughs. Free tickets for the first 100 people to RSVP “Crazy ...Every Sunday
“Laughter Hours” SF’s New Late Night Stand-Up Comedy Show (Sunday Nights)
“Laughter Hours” is San Francisco’s ultimate destination for late-night hilarity, combining the city’s vibrant comedy scene with a dash of after-dark madness. night at 10 PM, join us for an uproarious late night, raw comedy experience that’s sure to chase away those end-of-weekend blues. Hosted in ...Every Sunday
Free Day at GG Park’s 55-Acre Botanical Gardens on Mother’s Day (SF Residents)
Explore 55 beautiful acres of landscaped gardens and open spaces that showcase more than 8,000 different kinds of plants from around the world. Accessible to all.
Open Daily at 7:30am-Last Entry
The Garden closes one hour after last entry. Last entry changes seasonally.
Spring & Summer Last Entry
2nd ...
Free Bay Area Rose Gardens Open for Mother’s Day (2024)
Sunday, May 12 – All Day |
Cost: FREE | All Over the Bay Area
It’s Mother’s Day! Treat your favorite mom to a wonderful day amongst the roses and perhaps bring a picnic.
Rose Gardens of the Bay Area
Here’s a list of free rose gardens all over the Bay Area:
Can’t make it on Mother’s Day on May 12, 2024? Don’t ...
12 Awesome Trails & Hikes in San Francisco for Mother’s Day (2024)
Sunday, May 12 – 8:00 am - Ends at 6:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | All Over San Francisco
Mother’s Day in our Parks
Ahead of Mother’s Day on Sunday, May 12, we’re excited to help you with ideas to celebrate mom! Our parks are hosting a number of Mother’s Day events and activities. Additionally, flowers are blooming throughout our parks, making them perfect for an ...
2024 Mother’s Day Pancake Brunch Aboard a WWII Ship (Richmond)
Pancake Breakfasts are Back for 2024!
What could be better for Mothers Day than to treat Mom to a breakfast cooked in and served from a real World War II ship’s galley? Freshly made pancakes, sausage, bacon, and scrambled eggs will be accompanied by apple slices, coffee and orange juice. ...
Free Day at GG Park’s “Japanese Tea Garden” on Mother’s Day 2024 (SF Residents)
Welcome to the oldest operating public Japanese Garden in North America. Natural beauty and tranquility greet you amongst graceful Japanese maples, twisting pines, clipped azaleas, and cherry trees.
Open Daily at 9:00am-Last Entry
Last entry is 30 minutes before closing. Last entry changes seasonally.
Spring – Summer Last ...
16 Free Guided Walking Tours of San Francisco on Mother’s Day (2024)
Skip the spendy (and crowded) brunch, and spend some quality time together with mom learning something new about the city you love.
Mother’s Day Guided Walking Tours
Sunday, May 12, 2024
All over San Francisco
FREE, but donations are welcome.
San Francisco City Guides will be offering 16 free guided walking ...
The Exploratorium’s Free Admission Day for Mother’s Day 2024
The Exploratorium typically only has one “pay what you wish” day a year. The Exploratorium’s “Community Day” tradition will return in 2024 in honor of Mother’s Day/Día de las Madres.
Happy Mother’s Day! All mothers—and especially mamás latinas—are invited to celebrate this special holiday with their ...
Mother’s Day Trash Cleanup: w/ $1 Beer & Free Yoga Classes, Free Fries (SF)
Tired? Sunday Funday. Wired? Sunday done-day. Make our neighborhood better, brunch with cool people (sorry not sorry, we’re biased), get deals to some fave local spots, and wrap it up before the Sunday Scaries hit with an easy hour of picking up trash around our ...Every Sunday
Free Day at GG Park’s “Conservatory of Flowers” for Mother’s Day (SF Residents)
Set in a landmark building — the oldest public wood-and-glass conservatory in North America — the Conservatory of Flowers inspires awe and fascination with its rare and exotic plant collection.
10:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Last ticket sold at 4:00 p.m.
Enjoy our winter light show, Photosynthesis, beginning ...
Little Oceanauts Mother’s Day Event (SF)
Looking for a family activity to do during Mother’s Day? Come join us at Little Oceanauts to make a free arts & crafts project with your little one in appreciation of all moms while supplies last!
Little Oceanauts is an indoor playground facility for children ages 0-12. ...
Mother’s Day “Gardeneur Plant Market” (SF’s Ferry Building)
Sunday, May 12 – 10:00 am - Ends at 4:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Ferry Building
Get excited for the next market at the Ferry Building on Sunday, May 12th! ️
Gardeneur Marketplace is the perfect destination to find that special living gift 🪴 for Mom, Grandma, or Mom-like figures in your lives.
Spend a delightful day together on Mother’s Day. Shop from ...
SF’s Ferry Building Mother’s Day Free Gift Making Pop-Up (2024)
Sunday, May 12 – 10:00 am - Ends at 4:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Ferry Building
MOTHER’S DAY ACTIVITIES
Join us in the Marketplace for a ‘Ferry Family Day’ of gift making for Mothers and Mother Figures! Create beautiful pop-up cards, jewelry, and flower crafts.
Find the activity table by Cholita Linda and Delica in the central Marketplace.
This event is free and open ...
Mother’s Day at SFMOMA: Art Making & Storytelling
Second Sundays for Families is a program at SFMOMA featuring art making and storytelling around a different theme each month. Enter the Koret Education Center on Floor 2 to explore new artists, ideas, and art materials in an open-ended, drop-in environment. The entire museum is ...
Mother’s Day “Lindy in the Park” Swing Dance Party (GG Park)
Get ready to swing in Golden Gate Park every sunny Sunday at “Lindy in the Park,” a weekly free event near the de Young Museum, when the streets of Golden Gate Park are closed to traffic and the dancers take over. This in person event resumed ...Every Sunday
Free Golden Gate Bridge Walking Tour on Mother’s Day (2024)
What more is there to say?
It’s an international symbol of San Francisco, a mind-blowing feat of engineering, and one of the most-photographed places in the entire world. The iconic Golden Gate Bridge has captivated locals and tourists alike since it opened in 1937. It was ...
SF’s Free Mother’s Day Concert Day on The Great Highway (Ocean Beach)
Sunday, May 12 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 3:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | The Great Highway
Welcome to Sundays at the Beach! With help from @avenuegreenlight and our friends across the neighborhood, we’re excited to bring free community events to Great Highway Park every weekend for the next year. 1st Sunday: Chair Yoga, 2pm @ Irving 2nd Sunday: Live Music, 1-3 ...Monthly
“The Box Shop” Mother’s Day Open House w/ 120 Murals + Live Jazz (SF)
Sunday, May 12 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 4:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | The Box Shop
Wow, is it May already? Time flies when you’re having fun! This May’s Box Shop Open House celebrates Mother’s Day!
Join us: Sunday, May 12th, from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm.
Stop by to see what’s cooking at The Box Shop! Meet artists, check out their studios, ...
Free Japanese Tea Garden (GG Park) Guided Walking Tour on Mother’s Day (2024)
After the successful 1894 Mid-Winter Exposition San Francisco decided to keep the Japanese Village exhibit. Makoto Hagiwara was hired to be the new manager of the Garden and immediately set about expanding the Garden three-fold to its size today. At over three acres, it is ...
Mother’s Day Roller Disco Party in Golden Gate Park
Sunday, May 12 – 1:00 pm - Ends at 5:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Skatin' Place
There is a place in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park that is heaven for Bay Area inline skaters and roller skaters who like to boogie to the funky beat on wheels. The Godfather of Skate brings his mobile DJ unit and plays groovy tunes for ...Every Sunday
SF’s 83rd Annual Mother’s Day Rose Show (Golden Gate Park)
The San Francisco Rose Society continues its tradition with the annual Mother’s Day Rose Show at Golden Gate Park’s Hall of Flowers, typically with a rose showcase in the exhibition hall.
83rd Annual Mother’s Day Rose Show
Theme: I left my rose in San Francisco
Mark your calendars ...
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