Clean California / Caltrans awards Yerba Buena Gardens and SFMTA funding for cleaning and beautification

Funds awarded to Yerba Buena Gardens Conservancy will provide new landscaping, public art, and additional cleaning, beautifying the surrounding public space San Francisco, CA — Today, Mayor London N. Breed, City Administrator Carmen Chu, Caltrans District 4 Director Dina El-Tawansy, and the Yerba Buena Gardens Conservancy celebrated a $1.8 million grant to activate and clean public…

Yerba Buena Gardens Expansive Lawns Become a Canvas for Social Distancing Art

“The Lawn Art Project” debuts September 25 with Tosha Stimage’s “Infinite center, infinite sun” Presented by the Yerba Buena Gardens Conservancy, curated by Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA), with a grant by the Yerba Buena Community Benefit District San Francisco, California — The expansive lawns of Yerba Buena Gardens, located in the cultural…

What’s the impact of COVID-19 on Yerba Buena Gardens?

Learn how Yerba Buena Gardens is following guidelines provided by the SF Dept of Public Health and enacting measures to minimize the impact of Covid-19.

YBG is seeking qualified resources for a Security Cameras Project

Yerba Buena Gardens is seeking proposals to evaluate resources and award a contract for a Security Camera Upgrade Project.

Community celebration marks new public space, new art, and new YBG stewardship

A community celebration and performance marked a New Era at YBG with new public space, new art, and new stewardship and management.

YBG is seeking qualified resources for a Perimeter Planting Project

YBG is seeking qualified resources for a Perimeter Planting Project located at 4th Street and Folsom and at 3rd Street and Folsom in San Francisco.

New Public Art by Renowned Artists Add to Gardens’ Canvass

New outdoor artworks have been added to existing works as part of the expansion and improvements to Moscone Center and Yerba Buena Gardens.

Skating Club of SF Honors Hall of Fame Skater, Kristi Yamaguchi, at Gala Event

The Skating Club of San Francisco honored skating champion Kristi Yamaguchi at the 2019 Gala in the Yerba Buena Gardens Ice Skating Center for her lifetime of accomplishments as a humanitarian, author and athlete.

The new Tot Lot and Learning Garden is now open

The new Tot Lot and Learning Garden at YBG features play structures for pint size imaginations and a hands-on area for tots to learn gardening.

Crescent Pool Improvements Underway

The Beautiful Crescent Pool at Yerba Buena Gardens will undergo improvements beginning in late November, 2017.

The Best Happy Hour and Tea in SF

Discover two of our favorite spots to eat, drink or just hang out on the terrace in Yerba Buena Gardens.

Fulfill your design + build inspiration at Sketch Town

Pack up your inspiration, put on your thinking cap, and get over to the Children’s Creativity Museum for some great, interactive family fun at Sketch Town.

YBG Businesses and Attractions Open During Pedestrian Bridge Construction

Construction is underway of the redesigned pedestrian bridge linking Yerba Buena Gardens over Howard Street. Businesses and attractions will remain open and operate under their normal hours.

A children’s playground like no other in downtown SF

Yerba Buena Children’s Garden will deliver all the smiles, fun and surprises your kids are looking for.

YBG is seeking qualified resources for an elevator overhaul + modernization program

Yerba Buena Gardens is seeking qualified resources for a Children’s Development Center, Children’s Creativity Museum and Folsom Street elevator overhaul and modernization program.

Why you should add YBG to your bucket list

Local authors Eve Batey + Patricia Corrigan have chronicled the unique experience of YBG in their new book titled, 100 Things to Do in San Francisco Before You Die.

Long-Planned Improvements Underway to Yerba Buena Garden’s Historic Carousel

Yerba Buena Gardens historic hand-carved carousel built by craftsman Charles Looff in 1906 and considered a masterpiece of American art will be undergoing long-scheduled improvements.