Looking to visit San Francisco for the weekend?
Great! Then be sure to make it to the Mission District's Dolores Park- A thriving social location where people congregate to explore and create expressions of art, dance, music, and fashion. The Mission provides the city of San Francisco with some of it's sunniest weather and also a wide array of fantastic restaurants and chic clothing boutiques. It offers a beautiful view of the city and brings a friendly and very good-looking group of young people together. Dolores Park is the perfect park in the city to spend a sunny Saturday afternoon with friends-just ride your fixed gear bike on over and set up a picnic blanket, pack a couple of cold brews and your Bi-Rite sandwich or a Blue Bottle Coffee and you're all set to enjoy a great time. Oh yeah, and don't forget to bring your doggie!
The 'Mish'
The “hot-spot” to be right now in the ‘Mish’ is Dolores Park where mostly young hipsters and members of the gay community congregate to enjoy this beautiful Park. People here are socially and culturally expressing themselves creatively in different ways through clothing, sexuality, politics, music, art, bikes, hair, even shoes. Some of the "hot" things in right now in Dolores are.....
Fashion
Here are some of the most popular fashions that are alive in Dolores Park-
-Skinny and tight jeans
-American Apparel
-Ray Bans
-Scruffy hairdues and long mustaches on guys
-Girls with edgy bangs, hair usually long and dark or bleach blonde, very 'Mod'
-Leather jackets
-Toms shoes
-Frye Boots
-Chrome messenger bags
-Timbuk2 bags
Be sure to hit up the vintage clothing store Schauplatz Clothing where you will find a mix of everything we call 'Hipster.'
-Timbuk2 bags
Be sure to hit up the vintage clothing store Schauplatz Clothing where you will find a mix of everything we call 'Hipster.'
Bikes
To call yourself a true hipster you must have a fixed-gear bicycle also known as a 'Fixie' or an old vintage bike to mash around the City in. The grass at Dolores Park is packed with finely painted Fixies with neon colored bike wheels and an attitude that shows off, "I'm cool, I ride a Fixie." To get your bike fixed up, head on over to Valencia Cyclery and then hit the City!
Music
On a beautiful day in Dolores, musicians come together to jam on the bongos and guitar. Local bands sometimes set up their sets and rock out for people to enjoy. Up on "Gay Beach" where most of the gay community likes to congregate, DJ's set up tables where they spin house and electronic music, getting everyone in the party groove. Down on "Hipster Hill" the Capoeiera Brazilian Martial Arts crew is usually playing their instruments while players kick, jump, and pull out cool break-dancing moves.
Most people in Dolores are avid listeners and blog followers of Indie-Rock bands and the latest hype around Electronic music. Here is some of the music that people here enjoy-
-Phoenix
-The xx
-Ratatat
-Gorillaz
-Neon Indian
-Fever Ray
-The Morning Benders
-Kings of Leon
-Bob Dylan
The Mission's nightlife is alive and full of an eclectic mix of music and local IPA brews. Some of the most popular bars to hit up while visiting are the Elbo Room, Beauty Bar, Delerium, El Rio, The Knockout-real hipsters out here...Some other classic Mission bars-
-Zeitgeist
-Make-out Room
-Dalva
-Amnesia
Most people in Dolores are avid listeners and blog followers of Indie-Rock bands and the latest hype around Electronic music. Here is some of the music that people here enjoy-
-Phoenix
-The xx
-Ratatat
-Gorillaz
-Neon Indian
-Fever Ray
-The Morning Benders
-Kings of Leon
-Bob Dylan
The Mission's nightlife is alive and full of an eclectic mix of music and local IPA brews. Some of the most popular bars to hit up while visiting are the Elbo Room, Beauty Bar, Delerium, El Rio, The Knockout-real hipsters out here...Some other classic Mission bars-
-Zeitgeist
-Make-out Room
-Dalva
-Amnesia
Art
The Mission District is famous for it's beautifully colorful murals. Down on 24th you will find the famous Balmy alley Mural. The Mission is a very culturally diverse community and it is represented in it's art and huge murals, usually depicting images of the Latin American community and images of politics, freedom, and change.
If you stroll through Dolores and ask most people what they are doing for a living, the majority will say they are art students from Academy of Art, CCA, FIDM, or work in the art world around San Francisco. You will find many photographers with their vintage 8 MM cameras, videographers, fashion designers, sculptors, advertisers, etc.
The Mission District is famous for it's beautifully colorful murals. Down on 24th you will find the famous Balmy alley Mural. The Mission is a very culturally diverse community and it is represented in it's art and huge murals, usually depicting images of the Latin American community and images of politics, freedom, and change.
If you stroll through Dolores and ask most people what they are doing for a living, the majority will say they are art students from Academy of Art, CCA, FIDM, or work in the art world around San Francisco. You will find many photographers with their vintage 8 MM cameras, videographers, fashion designers, sculptors, advertisers, etc.
Dolores Park is truly a unique place where people can come together and just enjoy the good things in life- cold beers, good food, music, interesting people, good laughs, and just an overall good time.
