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Walking Tour of Golden Gate Park

October 10 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Free
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Saturday, October 10, 2026
10am-12pm
Conservatory of Flowers (Meet-up Location)
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About the Program

Join Christopher Pollock, Historian-in-Residence for the San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department, on a walking tour of Golden Gate Park’s east end. The walk is of easy-to-moderate difficulty and includes an overview of the park’s history.

The tour starts at the Conservatory of Flowers (1879), the oldest public building in the park, and finishes at the Music Concourse, where Pollock will discuss the creation of its racetrack-shaped bowl. The tour will also explore the National AIDS Memorial Grove, the Shakespeare Garden, and much more! Details will be sent out to registrants before the event.

About the Guide

In 2020, Christopher Pollock published an update to his 2001 book, San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park: A Thousand and Seventeen Acres of Stories, in celebration of the Park’s 150th anniversary. He practiced interior architecture before uncovering his talent for historical research and writing and becoming the San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department’s first Historian-in-Residence.

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RSVP required. Heavy rain cancels. Admission to the Gardens of Golden Gate Park is free for San Francisco residents, veterans, Museums for All/EBT participants, and Gardens members.

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  • Date: October 10
  • Time:
    10:00 am - 12:00 pm
  • Cost: Free
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