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Events in the Parks

Events in the Parks

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Two women carrying bug nets in a grassy field inspect specimen vials
Tamalpais Bee Lab - Community Science Event
Sat, Aug 8, 2026, 11:00am - 2:00pm

Become a community scientist and help study our local bees!

Fort Point National Historic Site underneath the Golden Gate Bridge
Fort Point History Talk
Sat, Aug 8, 2026, 11:30 - 11:45am

Join our Park Rangers in learning Fort Point's History in this 15 minute long talk. The program is accessible. The times of the program are 11:30am and 1:30pm

Battery Townsley in the Marin Headlands
Battery Townsley Open House
Sat, Aug 8, 2026, 12:00 - 4:00pm

Battery Townsley, at Fort Cronkhite, was San Francisco's most extensive--and most secret--World War II military fortification. Come visit and explore this labyrinthine battery.

Crowd on Alcatraz Island for a Formerly Incarcerated Speaker Series event.
Formerly Incarcerated Speaker Series: Brian Gonsoulin
Sat, Aug 8, 2026, 1:00 - 2:00pm

The Formerly Incarcerated Speaker Series is a program on Alcatraz Island that lifts up and highlights the voices of people who have spent time inside of jails and prisons.

Fort Point National Historic Site underneath the Golden Gate Bridge
Fort Point History Talk
Sat, Aug 8, 2026, 1:30 - 1:45pm

Join our Park Rangers in learning Fort Point's History in this 15 minute long talk. The program is accessible. The times of the program are 11:30am and 1:30pm

A Golden Gate National Recreation Area Park Ranger leads a discussion at Presidio Tunnel Tops Campfire Circle.
Campfire Program
Sat, Aug 8, 2026, 3:00 - 3:30pm

Join National Park Service rangers for free campfire talks at Presidio Tunnel Tops' Campfire Circle near the Presidio Visitor Center everyday at 3 pm - 3:30 pm  through Labor Day.

Habitat Restoration in Tennessee Valley
Habitat Restoration Team
Sun, Aug 9, 2026, 9:30am - 2:30pm

Help restore and protect critical natural areas from the Marin Headlands to Bolinas Ridge.

An NPS park ranger speaks to a seated crowd around the Presidio Tunnel Tops Campfire Circle
250 Years on the Presidio
Sun, Aug 9, 2026, 11:00am - 12:00pm

Walk the Tunnel Tops and the historic Main Post of the Presidio with an expert NPS guide, and see the many layers of nature and history that have evolved since the Ohlone People were colonized, up until an Army base became a National Park for all people.