Just like the Summer of Love did in 1967, its 50th anniversary is gaining momentum. More than 60 festivals, performances, exhibitions and activities have already been planned to celebrate the time that changed San Francisco and the world forever.
At www.summerof.love, the California Historical Society provides the detailed factual and cultural context for this seminal summer through its own exhibition and work with cultural partners. To help visitors plan their “trip,” San Francisco Travel has launched www.summeroflove2017.com, which provides an ever-expanding guide to the whole groovy scene.
Some highlights:
Summer of Love Music
June 3- 4
Dead & Company at Shoreline Amphitheatre
June 7-July 2
“A Night with Janis Joplin” at American Conservatory Theatre
June 10
Magic Mountain Play Music Festival: “HAIR!” in Concert
June 16-18
50th Anniversary Monterey International Pop Festival
July 22
“The San Francisco Sound” with Joan Baez”
Summer of Love Exhibitions
Through June 17
“Jim Marshall’s 1967,” at San Francisco Arts Commission Galleries at City Hall
Through Sept. 27
“Lavender-Tinted Glasses: A Groovy Gay Look at the Summer of Love” at the GLBT History Museum
Through Aug. 20
“The Summer of Love Experience: Art, Fashion and Rock & Roll” at the de Young Museum
Through Aug. 27, 2017
“Summer of Love: Jimi Hendrix” at the Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD)
Through Sept. 10
“On the Road to the Summer of Love” at the California Historical Society
June 23-Oct. 1
“Flower Power” at the Asian Art Museum
July 15-Oct. 29
San Francisco Public Library: 50th Anniversary of Love and Haight
Summer of Tours
San Francisco has dozens of tours that cover topics as diverse as the city itself. Several companies have always specialized in the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood and the Summer of Love while others have added new itineraries this year to help visitors understand and enjoy the spirit of 1967. All of them promise a good “trip.”
Avital Food Tours, Haight Ashbury
Detour’s Walking Tour
Extranomical Tours’ Summer of Love Edition Tours
FOOT! Fun Walking Tours
Flower Power Walking Tours
Hornblower Classic Cable Cars City Tour
Magic Bus Experience
San Francisco by Gilles (in French)
San Francisco City Guides Haight-Ashbury Tour
San Francisco Electric Tour Company
San Francisco Love Tours (in VW buses)
SF on Tap Tours (beer tours)
Wild SF Walking Tours
Source: California Historical Society and San Francisco Travel
The San Francisco Travel Association is the official destination marketing organization for the City and County of San Francisco. For information on reservations, activities and more, visit www.sftravel.com, read the Visitors Planning Guide or call 415-391-2000.
