Ways to Celebrate Memorial Day Weekend in the Bay Area
Rumana Jabeen • May 20, 2022
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Celebrating the people that have fought and died for our country. Although this weekend is a great opportunity to welcome in the summer and celebrate with friends, it’s important to remember who the party is for. Here are several ways you can celebrate our soldiers’ lives:
- Donate to Memorial Day Flowers and honor our fallen soldiers with a floral arrangement on their headstone.
- Visit your local veteran memorial. See a map of Bay Area veteran monuments here. (Please check for possible memorial and building closures prior to visiting.)
- Donate to support veterans: Armed Services YMCA, Wounded Warriors Family Support Fund, Operation Gratitude, and more here.
Eat Up, Drink Up
It wouldn’t be a 3-day weekend if you didn’t indulge a bit. Check out these spots for Memorial Day Weekend-worthy eats:
- Next Level Burger (450 Rhode Island St // Portrero Hill)
- Little Skillet (360 Ritch St // South Park)
- The Plant Cafe (2335 3rd St // Dogpatch)
- 4505 Burgers and BBQ (705 Divisadero St // NoPa)
- Tad’s (38 Ellis St // Tenderloin)
- Sunset Reservoir (1735 Noriega St // Outer Sunset)
- Magnolia Brewing (1398 Haight St // Haight)
- Barrelhead Brewing (1785 Fulton St // NoPa)
- Joinery (300 Turney St // Sausalito)
- Horn Barbecue (2534 Mandela Pkwy // Oakland)
- Top Dog (2534 Durant Ave // Berkeley)
- Godfather’s Burger Lounge (1500 El Camino Real // Belmont)
- Bounty Hunter (1521 Mt Diablo Blvd // Walnut Creek)
Soak Up The Sun
Memorial Day Weekend is usually spent outdoors, enjoying the mid-Spring weather with a BBQ in the park, a hike along a nearby trail, or a day at the beach. With beautiful weather and beautiful views around the Bay, what more do you need?
Spend your weekend in the sunshine:
- Knock back a brewski or 5 at a local brewery/beer garden.
- Hit up the Bay’s best hikes + trails.
- Bring the party outside and throw a picnic for the books.
- Get your socially-distanced drank on at these bars + restaurants with patios.
- Ditch the crowds and hang with the crew at a lowkey park.
- Extend your beach day into a beach night and have a bonfire.
Here are some of my favorite places to spend the day outside.
- Edgewood Park is our favorite local hike
- Elizabeth Gamble Garden is a place we like to visit in Palo Alto
- Eaton Park
- Pulgas Water Temple
- Pulgas Ridge Open Space Preserve
- Filoli Historic House & Garden
Hit Up a Local Event
Friday, 5/28
- Moon Boots + Arnold & Lane: Outdoor Dining Experience + DJ Set at The Midway
- Comedy on the Bay (Fri- Sun): 3 Days of Live Comedy on a “Comedy Cruise” boat
- Synthwave Parklet Party: Outdoor Party with DJ’s and games at DNA Lounge
- Dim Sum & House DJs: An Evening of House Music and Dim Sum at Northern Ducks
Saturday, 5/29
- Tribal Seeds with Thrive (Sat + Sun): Live Show at Felton Music Hall
- Goat Yoga (Sat+ Sun): Join a Yoga Class with Goats at Lemos Farm in Half Moon Bay
- Afro Soca Love: Black-Owned Marketplace + Afterparty at Level 13 in Oakland
- Free Museum Days: Free Admission to Legion of Honor and de young Museums
- Disarray Saturday: Outdoor Parklet Party at DNA Lounge
- Tribal Seeds: Live Show at Felton Music Hall
- Tenderloin Legends Walking: Neighborhood Walking Tour by the Tenderloin Museum
Sunday, 5/30
- Connectivity: Miguel Migs, David Harness, Julius Papp, Franky Boissy, Mr. V at The Midway.
- Sundaze Brunch and Marketplace: DJs, Food Trucks, Drinks, Vendors at District Six.
- Rooftop Sessions: DJ Set with Korolova at Hotel VIA
- Johnny Cosmic: Roaring Camp After Show at Felton Music Hall
- All White Memorial Day Party: Memorial Day Sunday Cruise Party at Mariner Drive
- Sunday Soul Skate: Roller Skate Party at Church of 8 Wheels
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