In honor of the upcoming solstice (June 20!) we've picked our 17 favorite things about summer in the city. Did yours make the cut?
1. The San Francisco Giants and their delicious torture
2. Facebook posts from friends back East bemoaning the humidity. What's humidity?
3. Rooftop cocktails high above the city
4. Film Night in the Park (see the schedule)
Photograph: Michael Patrick
5. Wine-tasting parties in the Napa Valley
6. Summer weddings in Sonoma
7. Celebrating San Francisco Pride
8. Scavenging the Treasure Island Flea Market during their outdoor months of April to November
9. BiRite Ice Cream in Dolores Park
Photograph: Star5112
10. Day-tripping to county fairs in Alameda and Marin
11. Afternoons on Baker Beach
12. Free outdoor music festivals
13. Major festivals in our parks and on our islands
14. Spotting the (brave) surfers at Ocean Beach
Photograph: Nathan Rupert
15. The summer-only heirloom tomato cart at Bix (Yes, we're serious.)
16. Sampling all the food trucks at Off the Grid Fort Mason
17. That fact that our summer weather doesn't really begin until October