Candlestick Point State Recreation Area

Candlestick Point State Recreation Area is the first urban state park in California. With its roots deeply within the environmental justice movement of the 1970’s, Candlestick Point was created to bring high quality recreational opportunities to San Francisco and to bring State Parks values into an urban environment.

Presenting

Wednesday, April 27, 2022, 4:00 pm
Join us as we ‘dig in’ to the science behind gardening and the garden food web in this hands-on family science workshop.
Tuesday, April 26, 2022, 4:00 pm
Join CA State Park Interpreter Charli to learn how to bioblitz and participate in citizen science challenges.
Thursday, April 28, 2022, 4:00 pm
Join CA State Park Interpreter Charli to learn how to bioblitz and participate in citizen science challenges.
Monday, April 25, 2022, 6:00 pm
An interpreter-led natural history walk that focuses on the SF Bay shoreline and how climate change and sea level rise will impact it in the future.
Saturday, April 23, 2022, 9:00 am
Join us for a Earth Day Restoration Work Day at Candlestick Point Park to help California’s first urban state park become more climate resilient!

COVID Safety

The Bay Area Science Festival will manage all in-person events with the health, safety and well-being of our staff, volunteers, hosts, exhibitors, and guests in mind. In response to COVID-19, we will be implementing public health requirements for all event hosts and attendees in accordance with local and state guidelines in order to celebrate science safely throughout the Bay Area. 

The Bay Area Science Festival encourages you to get vaccinated, wear a mask and practice social distancing. Be sure to check back for updated and more detailed COVID safety information prior to attending.

Thank You for Supporting BASF

We strive to make all Bay Area Science Festival events free, when possible. To produce the Festival, we must annually raise hundreds of thousands of dollars. Every donation helps us make this important work possible.

Girl looks through magnifying glass

Thank you for your generous support of the Bay Area Science Festival! As part of UCSF, SEP is a 501(c)3 non-profit. All donations are tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law. Please let us know if your company participates in a matching gift program so that we can extend the benefit of your generosity.