Announcements

The LeRoy King Carousel will be closed on the following dates: Thursday, November 27th, 2025 Thursday, December 25th, 2025 through Thursday, January 1st, 2026 We will otherwise follow our opening hours. We hope to see you at the special Carousel Lighting Ceremony on Saturday, December 6th, 2025 to mark the occasion!

Pending contractor timelines, we will be closing the Play Circle temporarily to repair the surface and hopefully install a more durable surface. We look forward to sharing more dates soon; the project will likely last around 3 weeks and will happen sometime between November – February.

It’s that time of year again. Our playground surface is in need of its annual repairs. We’ve timed the closure with the start of the school year since our campus is so heavily used during summer programming; our engineers will work quickly to get the work done ahead of Labor Day Weekend so that the…

The summer weather means there are some algae blooms in the MLK Memorial and Fountain, including the Crescent Pond. To address this in the most cost-effective and environmentally sustainable way, Conservancy engineers will need to shut the fountain down and do a partial cleanup. The major event this weekend, Pistahan, will not be impacted; we…

Check this video out to learn more about the history of the Yerba Buena Gardens.

A New Chapter for Historic LeRoy King Carousel San Francisco, California, July 16, 2025: Yerba Buena Gardens Conservancy will assume operations of the historic LeRoy King Carousel, offering the public increased access to one of the many rich cultural and historic resources we steward. The Conservancy is pleased to extend the operating calendar, with the…

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Come and join National Master Daniel Cremisi and other coaches from the Mechanics’ Institute, the oldest chess club in the country! Challenge a chess master in person or use this as an opportunity to ask anything about chess you’ve always wondered about. Players of all ages and skill levels are welcome to come and play…