What's New in San Francisco

In this monthly roundup from San Francisco Travel, you will find:

SAN FRANCISCO NEWS

Rugby World Cup Sevens Make U.S. Debut July 20-22, 2018

ATTRACTIONS & ACTIVITIES NEWS

PIER 39 Opts to “Skip the Straw”

Parklab Gardens and Stagecoach Greens: Food Trucks, Beer Garden and Outdoor Mini-Golf

ARRVL Makes First Day in San Francisco Easy for International Arrivals

Aug. 18, 2018 – Festival of the Sea Arrives at Hyde Street Pier  

Aug. 18-19, 2018 - 8th Annual Polk Street Blues Festival Returns for Two Days of Authentic Blues

Concert Series at AT&T Park Sure to Make a Home Run Summer

• Ed Sheeran: Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018
• The Eagles with Zac Brown Band and the Doobie Brothers: Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018
• Journey and Def Leppard with Special Guest Foreigner: Friday, Sept. 21, 2018

CULINARY NEWS

Aug 24-26, 2018 – Eat Drink SF Returns, San Francisco's Premier Food and Drink Festival 

Simco Restaurants Receive San Francisco Green Business Certification

Struzzo New at the Villa Florence

ARTS & CULTURE NEWS

Contemporary Projects at the de Young Museum in 2018

Aug.10-12, 2018: San Francisco Aerial Arts Festival at Fort Mason

Through Aug. 19, 2018 - Stern Grove Festival 81st Season

“Photosynthesis” Light Art Installation Returns to Conservatory of Flowers for Summer

Through July 22, 2018 – 40th Anniversary San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival

Through Sept. 30, 2018: “Truth and Beauty: The Pre-Raphaelites and the Old Masters” at the Legion of Honor

July 26-Dec. 2, 2018 – “Lew the Jew and His Circle: Origins of American Tattoo” at the Contemporary Jewish Museum 

Aug. 30, 2018–Jan. 6, 2019: “Veiled Meanings: Fashioning Jewish Dress, from the Collection of the Israel Museum, Jerusalem” at the Contemporary Jewish Museum

Through Sept. 3, 2018 – “Inflatable” at the Exploratorium

Sept. 22, 2018–Jan. 6, 2019 - “Contemporary Muslim Fashions” at the De Young Museum

Oct. 20-21, 2018 – 15th Anniversary San Francisco Trolley Dances

Through Oct. 28, 2018 – “René Magritte: The Fifth Season” at SFMOMA

Nov. 15, 2018 - Jan. 6, 2019 - Cirque du Soleil Brings “Volta,” Its Newest Big Top Production, to AT&T Park

Through Jan. 7, 2019 – “Walt Disney's Nine Old Men: Masters of Animation” at The Walt Disney Family Museum

HOTEL NEWS

Academy of Art University Students Create Eight-Story Mural for Cova Hotel

Harbor Court San Francisco Completes Renovation 

Villa Florence Hotel

SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (SFO) NEWS

Thirty Minutes Free Airport Garage Parking This Summer

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