Celebrating 4/20 — with city’s blessing
Here’s a list of some of the 4/20 events scheduled in the Bay Area. For a complete list, go to www.greenstate.com.
Gathering at Hippie Hill San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park has become somewhat of a religious ground for pot lovers, as tens of thousands of people flock annually to the section affectionately referred to as Hippie Hill. While the informal celebration has caused some major headaches in past years, the city is officially permitting and sanctioning this year’s event. Expect smoother foot traffic, better amenities and security, and hopefully a lot more civility. 420 Hippie Hill SF, 4:20 p.m. Thursday, April 20, Hippie Hill, Golden Gate Park, free, www.420hippiehill.com The Summer of Love Experience Reconnect with the Bay Area’s rich history of hippie culture with the de Young Museum’s latest exhibit celebrating the 50th anniversary of the legendary San Francisco summer of 1967. The exhibit includes more than 300 significant cultural artifacts, including iconic posters, photographs and costumes, through Aug. 20, de Young Museum, 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive, $25, http:// bit.ly/2oG8o9Y 420 Food Truck Celebration If stuffing your face with delicious munchies is more of your thing, the Spark Social SF “gastropark” is gathering the Bay’s best food trucks to serve food and drinks specially priced at $4.20, which includes pints of craft beer and glasses of homemade sangria, for those looking to get crossfaded with pot. 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Thursday, April 20, Spark Social SF Gastropark, 601 Mission Bay Blvd. N., S.F, free admission, http:// bit.ly/2pLlXUM Psychedelic Science 2017 Sometimes the best way to celebrate cannabis is to learn more about it. For those interested in education as well as a good time, Oakland’s Psychedelic Science 2017 conference will provide six days of panels, talks and workshops exploring both the risks and benefits of marijuana and other mind-expanding substances. The “Marketplace” area of the conference is free and open to the public and features an art gallery, shop and several days of events programming. Wednesday-Monday, April 19-24. Oakland Marriott City Center, 1001 Broadway, Oakland, free, http://psychedelicscience.org 420 Freedom Festival This all-encompassing three-day celebration aims to provide everything needed to properly celebrate stoner culture. The massive festival will be home to this year’s Hempcon Cup, which will honor and award the Bay Area’s best marijuana flowers, edibles and products. The festival grounds will also include vendors stocked with some of the finest cannabis products available for sale. If that weren’t enough, the weekend also comes packed with an impressive lineup of reggae artists such as Collie Buds, Tribal Seeds and Kymani Marley. 2:05 p.m. FridaySunday, April 21-23, Cow Palace, 2600 Geneva Ave., Daly City, $60-$150, www.420 freedomfest.com