Laila Weir

Travel back in time this weekend, to summer-of-love San Francisco at the Jerry Day concert or to the WWII and swing dance era in San Jose. Or stay in the present with music and art festivals in the South and East Bay.

For many, this week is all about Outside Lands in Golden Gate Park, plus its related parties and shows. But even if music megafests aren't your jam, there's plenty of fun to be had around the Bay Area this weekend, from the World Dog Surfing Championships to the Fremont Festival for the Arts and more.

Hoodline's Bay Area Summertime Happenings curates a selection of recommendations to get you out of the house this weekend, from the cultural to the culinary. 

This weekend in the San Francisco Bay Area, see iconic art, enjoy outdoor comedy, head to a music festival, see a circus or join a socially conscious bike ride.

From Bastille Day to a Webb telescope image release, Hoodline's Bay Area Summertime Happenings has rounded up some of the best things to do around the San Francisco Bay Area this weekend. 

Hoodline's Bay Area Summertime Happenings series shares five fun things to do in the San Francisco Bay Area for the weekend of July 8-10.

This week, Hoodline's Bay Area Summertime Happenings rounds up fun ways to celebrate the 4th of July in San Francisco, San Jose and around the Bay.

Find out what's happening around the Bay Area June 24-26 with this week's installment of Hoodline's Summertime Happenings series.

In this week's installment of Hoodline's Summertime Happenings series, we look at great ways to celebrate Father's Day and Juneteenth, plus more to do in the Bay Area June 17-19.

Hoodline's Summertime Happenings series kicks off this week with a roundup of what to do around the Bay Area June 10-12.

Chef Paul Canales of Oliveto and Duende fame has opened a new restaurant at the Kissel Uptown Oakland hotel, where he serves dishes inspired by southern French cuisine.

A new music venue and bar/restaurant is rising today in San Jose’s SoFA District from the ashes of jazz club Café Stritch, which officially succumbed to the pandemic earlier this year.

Celebrated Oakland Italian restaurant Oliveto is definitively closing down this weekend after a temporary reopening earlier this year.

U.C. Berkeley's Astro Night series is back, with an April 7 talk on "Life on other planets" followed by a chance to look through the university's telescopes.

Bar Comal, near Lake Merritt in Oakland, will start offering brunch this weekend.

If St. Patrick's Day means beer for you, the Bay Area offers no shortage of options to celebrate – green, Irish and otherwise.

The great-granddaughter of some of Chinatown's early residents, architectural designer-turned-chocolatier Mindy Fong is renovating a space at 607 Grant Avenue.

Many indoor businesses in San Francisco and Berkeley can stop requiring proof of vaccination as of Friday, March 11, both cities announced today.

Hoodline has curated a list of hyper-local chocolatiers in San Francisco and the East Bay who offer fascinatingly unique flavors and gorgeous presentations.

Berkeley's iconic Fourth Street eatery, Bette's Oceanview Diner, went out of business suddenly last month. Now, a group of former staff plan to reopen by the end of February.

Police in Los Gatos have warned hikers to take safety precautions after two reports of a man with a knife threatening people hiking in the popular Saint Joseph's Hill Open Space Preserve.

Welcome the Year of the Tiger with these 2022 Lunar New Year festivities in the Bay Area, or attend a virtual celebration.

Berkeley Fourth Street landmark Bette’s Oceanview Diner has shuttered its doors permanently.

Looking for a change of scene? Hoodline's rounded up some day trips where you can avoid the crowds but enjoy some of the best of winter in the Bay Area.

Hoodline has curated a sampling of local Bay Area wine sellers to try out, from large retailers with multiple locations to small specialty companies, each offering its own unique experience.