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Golden Gate Festival
The Golden Gate Festival is the center point of the Bridge’s year-long 75th anniversary program. With the theme of “Bridging Us All,” the free community event seeks to honor this amazing landmark in a way that reflects the ingenuity, inclusiveness and creativity of the entire San Francisco Bay Area.
The festival will offer thousands of people the opportunity to reflect on the beauty of the Bridge, learn about its history, and be inspired through performances and exhibits.
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Bridging Us All
The 75th anniversary public celebration will be a spectacular event on May 27, 2012, spanning the waterfront from Fort Point to Pier 39. Major program venues include Crissy Field and the Marina Green; additional activities and events will be held at the Presidio, Fort Mason Center, Ghiraradelli Square, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, Fisherman’s Wharf, and Pier 39. While the Bridge will be open to auto traffic only and there will be no Bridge walk, there will be numerous vantage points and ways for the public to share in the Festival experience.
Preliminary Festival Plan
Hours, performers, transit information and other details are being developed and will be posted here over the coming months.
Sunday, May 27
Take in magnificent views of the Golden Gate, learn about the
Bridge’s history and significance, and enjoy the national parklands
anchored by the famed span. The Golden Gate Festival will feature activities including history and educational presentations, a display of cars from 1937 to the present, an historic watercraft parade, music and dance stages, art installations, films, and displays by corporate and media partners. At about 9:30 pm the weekend celebration will conclude with a spectacular 75th anniversary fireworks display and grand finale. Other venues and activities include:
• Presidio – photography exhibit on military history at the Golden Gate (also open Saturday)
• Fort Mason Center - Outdoor art installation (also open Saturday)
• Ghirardelli Square - Panel exhibit telling the story of the Golden Gate Bridge
• San Francisco Maritime National Historic Park - Tours aboard the Alma, music, photo displays & vintage cars (also open Saturday)
• Fisherman’s Wharf - Music, historic images, vintage automobiles and maritime history (also open Saturday)
• Pier 39 - Music and dance festival highlighting the 1930s
• Art installations at Fort Point (also open Saturday)
• Interpretive talks and self-guided walks
• Bike trips to the bridge for youth, a YMCA program
• Displays of historic bridge artifacts (also open Saturday)
• Bridge-related art show at SFMOMA’s facility at Fort Mason Center (also open Saturday)
• Photographic exhibition in the Presidio (also open Saturday)
• Music and displays at Fisherman’s Wharf (also open Saturday)
• Film night in the Presidio with movies featuring the Bridge (Saturday evening)
Entirely funded by private contributions, the year-long Golden Gate Bridge 75th Anniversary is made possible by several private sector corporate partners, including lead underwriters Genentech, the Bay Area-based founder of the biotechnology industry; Hewlett-Packard (HP), the world’s largest information technology company; Kaiser Permanente, one of America's leading health care providers; and Wells Fargo, a diversified, community-based financial services company founded in 1852 and headquartered in San Francisco. Our supporting corporate partner is Odwalla, with additional support provided by Hanson Bridgett LLP and Levi Strauss & Co.
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Fun Fact
The Bridge towers are 746 feet above water.
That's approximately the height of a 50-story building.
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