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Egyptian exhibitions in San Francisco and the Bay Area

I still remember studying the Egyptian History in 6th grade in France and it started a life long love of the Egyptian culture. Egyptian artifacts and treasures can be found worldwide: the Rosetta Stone at the British Museum in London, the Scribe  and the Obelisk at the Concord Square in Paris, the Temple of Debod in Madrid, Spain etc. We are lucky to have some of them in the Bay Area. If you have a 6th grader who is studying Ancient Egypt History, it is even more important to visit one of these museums or exhibitions now. But whatever the age of your children is, I bet you they will be interested in that civilization..

So here is my list of Egyptian exhibitions/museums to see in the Bay Area:

Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum in San Jose
Tutankhamun and the golden age of the Pharaohs in San Francisco
Very Postmortem: Mummies and Medicine in San Francisco
The Lost Cities of North Africa in San Francisco
Cantor Museum in Stanford
Virtual Egyptian Museum

Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum, San Jose

This museum houses the largest collection of Egyptian artifacts in the Western United States: 4000 pieces. You will see artifacts and learn about the burial practices, the mummies, the religion and the Gods, the kings and Pharaohs as well as the daily life of the Egyptians.

They offer MP3 audio tour so make sure that you download your tour before going to the museum. Download the entire audio tour here.

It will be open on Veterans Day, Wednesday, November 11 so make it a family outing. I am taking my children to visit this museum that day.

Tutankhamun and the golden age of the Pharaohs, de Young Museum, San Francisco
Till March 28, 2010

  
Coffinette for the viscera Mirror Case

You will see more than 100 artifacts from his tomb as well as artifacts that belonged to his family and ancestors. I loved seeing the King Tut exhibition when I was in London last year and I am thrilled that the exhibition is now in San Francisco. I will visit it with my oldest daughter’s core class on November 19th. Talk about an exciting nice field trip!

Know before you go:

- It is a great exhibition but you will not learn from it. You have to go there with your knowledge and admire. If you go with children, make sure that they know what to expect, that you know a minimum about Egypt and Tutankhamun to be able to answer their questions. You can borrow books from the library or rent DVDs that will help you get a better knowledge of Tutankhamun. You can also check the website of the Exhibition, it is full of information.

- The Gold Mask and the Mummy are not part of the exhibition, they are in Egypt and do not travel.

Gold Mask as it was found

- Do NOT take the audio tour, I did in London and I was disappointed. It was not informative at all.

- It is a timed entry exhibition, buy your tickets in advance. In my case, in London, I just showed up and got tickets right away, it was July but the exhibition had been going for a while so the rush was gone. But you can never know.

- My tips to get reduced price tickets: deYoung membership will give you access to a reduced price, Friday evening reservations and Borders cards holders. Click here for details. Costco sells some tickets in their stores.

- Be prepared for a shock at the gift shop, in London, they had everything made out with King Tut face on it: very tacky.

The photos are courtesy of the King Tut Exhibition organizers

Very Postmortem: Mummies and Medicine, California Legion of Honor
Till  August 15, 2010

From their website: It explores the modern scientific examination of mummies providing new insights into the conditions under which the Egyptians lived, bringing us closer to understanding who they were. The exhibition is a homecoming celebration marking the return of Irethorrou, the Fine Arts Museums’ mummy who has been on loan since 1944. CT-scans done by scientists at Stanford Medical School shed light on Irethorrou’s physical attributes and cause of death. The scans provide depth and scientific background to the exhibition and contribute to a three-dimensional “fly through” of the mummy and a forensic reconstruction of his head. The exhibition also includes a variety of ancient artifacts that date from approximately 664–525 B.C., the Late Period from the 26th Saite Dynasty.

The Lost Cities of North Africa, SF State University Museum
From November 2, 2009 to December 8, 2010
The Museum of Ancient Civilizations room 510 of the Humanities Building on Tapia Drive, cross-street Font Boulevard
Open Monday-Friday, 11am-4pm
Closed for Veteran’s Day and Thanksgiving week.
Free Admission

The exhibition is organized by the SF State University Museum Studies Program and it will take you on a tour through ancient Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt and Morocco.
The exhibition features Roman pottery from Tunisia, and ceramic Roman lamps on loan from the California Academy of Sciences, black-and-white photographs from the 1930s, and selected objects from their Sutro Egyptian Collection including the mummies! 

They organize field trips for grades 3 to 8 and you can call them to arrange a field trip or tour at (415) 405-0599.

Cantor Museum, Stanford University

This is the little museum that could. I love it! It is perfect for families, it is small, full of interesting pieces, a nice gallery dedicated to the Stanford family and a fabulous collection of Rodin sculptures both indoor and outdoor. And it is free!

They have a small area dedicated to Egypt with a mummy that used to scare my daughters to death!

It is open Wednesday through Sunday, including Easter, July 4th, and New Year's Day,
It virtual Egyptian Museums closed Monday, Tuesday, Thanksgiving Day, December 23, 24, and 25

Virtual Egyptian Museum

The title says it all, it is a virtual museum created by the California Institute of World Archeology located in Santa Barbara, CA. It presents the Senusret Collection, a collection that can not be shown to the public in a building because of budget problems. You get to admire beautiful pieces from the comfort of your home and bored children can be as noisy and annoying as they want!

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Contemporary Jewish Museum free on Sunday Nov 8 for SF Public Library Cardholders

This Sunday, November 8th from 11 am to­ 5 pm, San Francisco Public Library cardholders of all ages can enjoy a free entrance at the Contemporary Jewish Museum.

Enjoy their current exhibitions ‘There's a Mystery There: Sendak on Sendak, As It Is Written:Project 304,805’ and ‘Jews on Vinyl’.

For families, librarians will be on hand to share stories and there will be special miniature book making activities from 1-3 pm.

Before going with your little ones, read my review on the Sendak Exhibition.

Contemporary Jewish Museum
736 Mission Street (between Third and Fourth streets)
San Francisco, CA
Tel: 415.655.7800.

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Museum of Modern Art
Free on Tuesday November 3rd
Closed on Wednesdays

De Young Museum
Free on Tuesday November 3rd
Closed on Mondays

Museum of Legion of Honor
Free on Tuesday November 3rd
Closed on Mondays

Asian Art Museum
Free on Sunday November 1st
Closed on Mondays

Academy of Sciences
Free on Wednesday November 18th

Exploratorium
Free on Wednesday November 18th
Closed on Mondays

Cartoon Art Museum
Tuesday November 3rd is ‘pay what you wish day’
Closed on Mondays

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Paris: free days at the museums in November 09

Le Louvre
Free on Wednesday November 4th
Closed on Tuesdays

Musee de l’Orangerie
Free on Sunday November 1st
Closed on Tuesdays

Musee d’Orsay
Free on Sunday November 1st
Closed on Thursdays
Part of their Art collections will be exhibited at the DeYoung Museum in 2010.

Musee Rodin
Free on Sunday November 1st
Closed on Mondays

Centre Pompidou
Free on Sunday November 1st
Closed on Tuesdays

Musee Picasso
Closed for renovations till February 2012

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10 places to celebrate Halloween in the Bay Area

This year, Halloween falls on a Saturday so the whole family can spend the whole day in costume. Do not know where to go? Check out these events, they all happen on Halloween Day! I have classified them from ‘not so spooky’ to ‘kind of spooky’ to ‘definitely spooky!’

1 – Your local downtown area
Stroll down the main street of the city you leave. Stores are often nicely decorated and have treats for children who enter their store. It is a nice way to bond with your community and visit new stores! They usually start giving out candy around 3-4 pm so that’s pretty ideal for little ones.

2 - Not to Spooky Halloween at Habitot – Berkeley 
Join in costume for their scary science and frightful fun. They’ll explore the scientific and cultural phenomena behind Halloween, Dia de los Muertos, and a host of creeping, crawling and flapping creatures.
They will have  a haunted Victorian house on wheels and a Cemetery of Dead Science, as well as other friendly spooky creatures. Local artist Irma Ortiz will shape exquisite skulls from molten sugar and children will be able to decorate a sugar skull of their own.

3 - Munchkin Masquerade Parade at the Jelly Belly Factory – Fairfield
10 am – 12 pm
Join Mr. Jelly Belly and Kelly the Clown for a fun parade through the Jelly Belly Candy Factory! Parade starts promptly at 10:00am. Live entertainment and free face painting.

4 - Gardens Halloween Costume Walk – San Francisco
Children’s Garden, Rooftop, Yerba Buena Gardens, Fourth and Howard Streets
Noon–2 p.m.
Hosted by the Unique Derique and featuring live music, children under 10 and their families are invited to parade around in Halloween finery. The Costume Walk also features performances and interactive games for kids. 
 

5 - Family Halloween Fest a the Randall Museum – San Francisco 
10 AM - 2 PM
Come all dressed up and enjoy a day of family-friendly, non-scary, low-sugar, inexpensive Halloween fun! Don't miss Ghoulish Games, Live entertainment, Pumpkin Carving, Costume parade and enjoy delicious food from the Creepy Cafe

Admission is free ($3 donation for those who are able to afford it).
Activities: 50 cents.

6 - Wicked Celebration at the ZEUM – San Francisco 
With special appearances by Patty Duke and WICKED Cast Members 
Come dressed as Emerald City Citizens (Wear All Green!) for a special costume contest at 11am the Zeum Carousel. Come in your snazziest, most Oz-some garb for a chance to win FREE tickets with a peek at the real Emerald City costumes before the show!

7 - Sinister Science Saturday at the Chabot Space Center – Oakland
11am - 5pm
FREE with General Admission except for missions*
Drink some spooky punch and participate in hands-on activities. Enjoy guest appearances by costumed friends. Discovery lab activities for tots with costumes , spooky read-alongs and much more. Plus, fly a simulated space flight and experience some spooky space encounters in our Challenger Learning Center.

*Advanced registration required for Missions (1pm & 3pm)
$10 Guests / $5 Members
Call to register: (510) 336-7373

8- Coyote Point Slither and Squeak Halloween – San Mateo
10 am-3 pm
Discover the secrets of animals who slither, squeak, creep and crawl. Take a closer look at live animals as well as skeletons and skins. Pick out a pumpkin for your family and experiment with pumpkin science. Find out what other science tricks and treats the museum has up its sleeves and join them for a fun-filled family event.

9 -Monster Bash - Alameda
USS Hornet Museum, 707 W. Hornet Ave., Pier 3, Alameda Point, Alameda
7:30 p.m.-12 a.m.
All ages are welcomed aboard this National Historic Landmark, the USS Hornet. Aptly nicknamed “The Gray Ghost,” the ship is the setting for a thrilling evening of dancing and haunted happenings. Elvira’s “Fright Simulator” will give party goers a good jolt. The family friendly event will feature live dance music from the ‘60s to the present by The Cocktail Monkeys, prizes for best costumes, a children’s area and haunted tours. Tickets are $20 adults, $10 children up to age 17; $25 at the gangplank. Proceeds benefit preservation of the historic aircraft carrier. For information visit  or call 510-521-8448, ext. 282.

10 – Haunted Fox Hollow – Sunnyvale
Yukon Dr. between Cheyenne Dr. and Alberta Ave., Sunnyvale
Oct. 30-31, 2009, 6 pm-7:15 pm semi-scary; 7:30 pm-10 pm scarier
enjoy a two yard walk through haunt organized by a family. THey have been doing it for 5 years and it has been growing and growing… It is free but donations are welcomed and given to the local charities.

If you did not find something that you like, check out www.hauntedbay.com for more listings.

Boo at the Bay Area Zoos

Bay Area zoos organize each year what they call ‘Boo at the Zoo’. It is a special day when you can bring your little ones to the zoo and celebrate Halloween at the same time. This year, Halloween falls on a Saturday so you could actually celebrate Halloween there.
The good thing about this special outing is that it happens during daytime, so it is not too impressive for the little ones who can be afraid of the dark on Halloween night. It is safe and always little kids-appropriate. Finally, it is not your usual afternoon at the zoo outing,

Tips & Tricks

- No bulky costumes: they have to walk a lot,

- Do not forget your stroller,

- Do not forget to bring your member ID if you have a membership at another zoo or organization, you may save on the ticket price,

- These days are popular, the zoos are more crowded so plan on spending the day there. Bring a picnic basket, make it a all day fun at the zoo so you do not have to rush.

- Bring a change of clothes (even if you keep them in the trunk, your child may get tired of wearing their costumes).

Boo at the San Francisco Zoo

Saturday October 24^th and Sunday October 25^th.

10 am to 4 pm
Free with zoo entrance

Check out times at the entrance when chimps, gorillas, lions, and merkaats will be treated with pumpkins full of treats. Free trick-or-treat stations are all over the zoo so do not forget to bring your basket to carry your candy!

Venture into the Haunted Nature Trail located inside the Children’s Zoo where you can get up close and personal with a number of animals, such as snakes and owls.  Boo at the Zoo also features live entertainment, prizes, crafts and more.

The Zoo requests that trick-or-treaters not wear rubber masks as they may frighten the animals.
Free wit zoo entrance

Boo at the Oakland Zoo

Saturday October 24^th ,Sunday October 25^th and Saturday, October 31st.

10 am to 3 pm
Free with zoo entrance

Children who come in costume receive a free train ride. You will have fun trick-or-treating close to the animals and participate in the costume parade.

Boo at the Sacramento Zoo

Friday, October 30th and Saturday, October, 31^st

4:30 pm to 8 pm
General Tickets: $9
Sac Zoo Members: $5

Acres of creepy, magic and spooky fun! Come dressed up and enjoy a safe and fun Halloween at the Sacramento Zoo. Bring your little ghouls to the Zoo for a spooky good time! Kids can safely trick-or-treat around Lake Victoria and enjoy entertainment, fun crafts, games and goodies. Appropriate for children under 10 years of age.

Other activities include magic shows, kid's haunted house, food, music, spooky train, creepy carousel and lots of family fun!

Halloween Zoo Night at the Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo
Friday Octocter 30^th
6 pm to 8 pm
Dress up in your Halloween costume and join the zoo parade, meet some special guest animals visiting this night only, experience the Clean Green Energy Machines exhibit in glow-in-the-dark lights. Enjoy some delicious pizza.
This is for members only, but you can always become a new member.

Joan’s Farm: fun and budget friendly pumpkin patch

We went to Joan’s Farm pumpkin patch farm in Livermore last Sunday. We always go pumpkin picking with the same family (who has a 11 years old boy and a 5 years old daughter) and we try a new patch every year. This year, we picked Joan’s Farm in Livermore for one main reason: they seemed very budget friendly. But would the kids have fun?

What we liked

• Lots of  free things to do: little farm museum, far west cabins all over the field to make you discover how people lived long ago, petting zoo, fort maze, riding on ‘fake’ animals, small slides, etc

• Paid activities were not expensive: 3 dollars for the corn maze, hay rides, or the little train. The pumpkins were not expensive either, we paid 8 dollars for ours, and it was not on the small side. They have some pony riding but I have to say that I did not check the price.
  
  

• Very safe environment: kids were roaming around and enjoying themselves.
• Separate area with smaller pumpkins for smaller children, it was very enjoyable for the children to hang out there.

• Snack bar, picnic area: no complains
• Tons of photos opportunities!
  

What we did not like so much

The tweenagers were expecting a haunted house and there was none.You can not have everything. I know my oldest daughter really enjoyed her day at the pumpkin patch, even without a haunted house. Of course, she did not want to have her photo taken with a pumpkin but well, I did anyway!

I would recommend going with toddlers, preschoolers, and elementary school children. Older children may find it a little bit childish.Nonetheless, it is a great budget friendly pumpkin patch where your children will have lots of fun!

Pumpkin Patch Information
Joan’s Farm
www.joansfarm.com
4351 Mines Road, Livermore, CA 94550
(925) 447-0794, (925) 449-6048, or (925) 980-7772

Pumpkin Patch is Open till  October 31 • Daily 9 – 6
Cash preferred
No dogs allowed

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Pumpkin Patches in the Bay Area

Every year, we enjoy going to a pumpkin patch and pick our own pumpkin. We made it a family tradition and we have been going with the same family for the last 9 years. We try a new pumpkin patch every year and we always have lots of fun. Feel free to check Haunted Bay if you do not find one that you like in my list.
Do not forget to check the ‘pumpkin patch at the pool’ at the end of that post.

Happy Pumpkin Picking!

San Francisco
Clancy’s Pumpkin Patch
Pick your pumpkin in the City. You will find pumpkins of all sizes and shapes, gourds, corn stalks, and Indian corn are in abundance. Come see the ghosts in their trees, the scarecrows in their patch, and crawl through their hay maze.

East Bay

Piedmont Avenue Pumpkin Patch, Oakland
www.fpe.cc
They have been selling pumpkins at this location for 10 years! You will find over a dozen varieties of pumpkins and a haunted house.

Joan’s Farm, Livermore
Come choose your pumpkins, gourds, Indian corn, corn stalks, straw bales, squash, nuts, and more. Features a gift shop, gold panning, an Old West town, teepees, covered wagon, fort maze, school house, mercantile shoppe, animals, and more!

Peninsula

Uesugi Farms Pumpkin Patch, Morgan Hill
Families love to ride the two trains, shop in acres of gorgeous pumpkins, and visit the giant 4000-pumpkin pyramid. Take a tour on Pumpkin Pete’s Enchanted Hayride, enjoy a pony ride, and more!

Arata’s Pumpkin Patch, Half Moon Bay
Arata's Pumpkin Patch is the oldest working pumpkin farm in San Mateo County. Pumpkins have been a way of life at the Arata Farm since 1932. They also feature a Scare Zone, pony rides, petting zoo, hay rides and maze, and lots more!

North Bay

Adobe Pumpkin Farm, Petaluma
www.adobepumpkinfarm.com
Enjoy a day at the farm picking pumpkin under the sun.

Adobe Pumpkin Farm, Petaluma
Their 30-acre pumpkin farm features pumpkins, flowers, and vegetables, as well as a haunted house and 6 acres of a corn maze where kids can play and enjoy the outdoors.

Petaluma Pumpkin Patch and Amazing Corn Maze
They have the usual things you will find at a pumpkin patch + a night maze.

For the swimmers or whoever wants to fish their pumpkin:

October 23, 2009 – 5 pm to 6:30 pm
Brentwood Aquatic Pumpkin Patch
195 Griffith Ln., Brentwood
Admission Fee is $15.48 dollars per person.
The Brentwood Family Aquatic Complex organizes an Aquatic Pumpkin Patch. The pumpkins will be ‘floating’ in 18 to 30 inches of water in an heated pool. After you get your pumpkin,  you can spend some time carving it up, and enjoy a variety of arts, crafts, music, and some exciting holiday games. It is open to children 3 and up.

October 23, 2009, 7 pm-8:30 pm
Floating Kid’s Pumpkin Patch
Hayward Plunge, 24176 Mission Blvd., Hayward
Admission is $5 per person

Join the Hayward Plunge staff for a kids day at an underwater pumpkin patch. Each participant will receive a receive a pumpkin. Limited to first 50 participants on day of event. For ages 7-14 years

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October 18 – Target Family Day: free day at 5 SF museums

On Saturday October 18th from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm, you will be able to visit the following museums for free (free admission sponsored by Target): San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Contemporary Jewish Museum, Museum of the African Diaspora,and the Zeum. You will also be able to enjoy the Yerba Buena Gardens Festivals, all this within one block!

Check the map!

Families will be able to explore the galleries, discover the art, participate in some art projects, and see some live performances.

If you want to go to more than one museum that day, I would advice to pick one wing of the museum, concentrate on that particular one and move on to an other museum. Children can only assimilate so much at the time. I would definitely finish with the Zeum Museum, a more kid friendly space.
Keep in mind that the museums will be crowded so stay away from the most popular wings. I see these free events as a way to get your children to have a feel of the museum and wanting to come back for more.

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
151 Third Street (between Mission and Howard)

Go to the Rooftop Garden and enjoy an afternoon of performances, art-making, and creative inspiration. 

Spy by the window to see if you can spot Waldo on one of the roofs!

Richard Avelon: photographs 1946-2004 (Please note that a special timed ticket, for $5, is required for general (nonmember) entry for that particular exhibition)
Sensate: bodies and design
Photography now: China, Japan, Korea

My favorite: between Art and Life (contemporary Painting and Sculpture collection): we absolutely loved it.

Look for that painting from Beatriz Milhazes

and much more!

Contemporary Jewish Museum
736 Mission Street (between Third and Fourth)

Do not miss the ‘There is a Mystery there’: Sendak on Sendak. Read my review before going.
Enjoy making art all day long at the museum (open till 5:00 pm)

 

Museum of the African Diaspora
685 Mission Street (at Third)

You will be able to discover the new exhibition: The art of Richard Mayhew. After touring the exhibition, you can enjoy some dance performances by Jetta Martin and Company, jazz improvisations as well as performances and jazz session with Oaktown Jazz Ensemble.

Zeum
221 Fourth Street (at Howard)

You can enjoy all the activities offered by the Zeum for free (read my review of the Zeum) and enjoy carousel rides as well.

 

Yerba Buena Gardens
Mission Street (between Third and Fourth)

Enjoy three stages:"

The Esplanade: with Circus Bella, the Unique Derique, and the Prescott Circus Theatre
Children’s garden: with Chelle and friends and the Venezuelan Music Project
Jessie Square: with the Pi Clowns

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Maurice Sendak exhibition at the SF Jewish Museum

Our family went to the Maurice Sendak exhibition : ‘There is a Mystery there:Sendak on Sendak’ at the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco. The exhibition opened on September 8th and will close its doors on January 19th, 2010, so you have plenty of time to go and discover it.

The exhibition features original watercolors, drawings, and sketches from Sendak’s books.

What we liked

It is a small exhibition but that worked for us. Why say in 10 galleries what you can say in 4 or 5? 

I learned a lot about the Man. I have read ‘where the wild things are’ to my children, it is one of their favorite books but I did not know much about the author and his other books.

Maurice Sendak books are available to read by the exhibition entrance. My youngest (7) spent a lot of time there.

Beautiful artworks, we loved discovering what his first idea for the 'Where the Wild Things Are' book cover had been.

The kids (7 and 11)  got a gallery discovery booklet, courtesy of the museum. They were not in the mood to play the games or answer the questions, they just took the cut-outs inside and looked for the matching figures on the walls. It was not the purpose of the figures but that definitely kept them busy and had them look at every single artwork.

There is a video showing Maurice Sendak talking. We liked that we could put a face and voice on the author.

What we did not like so much

I have to say that we found the exhibition very enjoyable.However, my 11 years old daughter regretted that there was not enough watercolors and drawings from 'Where the Wild Things Are'.

Should you go?

If you like Maurice Sendak or even if you know only ‘where the wild things are’, give it a try. We had a nice time, the exhibition is small enough that you can be looking at some part of the exhibition and your children (unless they are toddlers) at another part. It is a feel good exhibition. Go check it out. The museum is free this Sunday October 18th as part of the Target Family Day event.

For a younger children approach, read Amy Graff story on her visit with her 5 years old son.

The movie 'Where the Wild Things Are' is being released on October 16th. You could do a Where the Wild Things Are themed week-end by going to the exhibition and to the movies!

MUSEUM INFORMATION
Jewish Museum San Francisco
www.thecjm.org
736 Mission Street, San Francisco
(415) 655-7800

Museum Hours
Daily (except Wednesday) - 11 AM - 5 PM
Thursday - 1 PM - 8 PM

Tickets

Adults: $10
Seniors (65 and older) and students with a valid ID: $8
Members and youth 18 and under: Free
Thursdays after 5 PM: $5 for all visitors (free for children 18 and under and Members)
Admission includes entry to all galleries/exhibitions.

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This week is Fleet Week in San Francisco

Fleet week is in San Francisco this week-end. You will be able to see the Blue Angels, fireworks, as well as a parade of ships.

Pack a picnic and find a place around the Bay to rest, have fun, and admire the planes ballet. Ideally, it would be nice to be on a boat in the Bay to see the air show. Next choice is the Aquatic Park, Crissy Field, or Hyde Street Pier.

Here is the calendar (events can be moved depending on the weather).

Friday October 9th

1pm-3pm  Air Show Practice

3pm-4pm Blue Angels 

PIER 39
4pm-6pm
Navy Band performance

Saturday October 10th

9am-5pm  Navy in Space Exhibit Fort Mason

11:30am-12:30pm  Parade of Fleet Week Ships

12:30pm-3pm Air Show (you can buy tickets to get premium seats)

3pm-4pm Blue Angels

11am-4pm Live Broadcast

Sunday October 11th

PIER 39
1am-6pm Concert Series with Live Bands

7:15pm to 7:45pm Blue Angels Meet and Greet

7:45pm to 10pm Fast Times 80’s Dance Party

9:30pm  Fireworks at Pier 3

Sunday October 11th

9am-5pmNavy in Space Exhibit Fort Mason

11am-4pm Ship Tours

12:30pm-3pm Air Show (you can buy tickets to get premium seats)

3pm-4pm Blue Angels

12:30pm-3pm  Italian Heritage Day Parade

PIER 39
1pm-7pm Concert Series with Live Bands

Monday October 12th and Tuesday October 13th

11am-4pm Ship Tours