Every year on April 20th, a dense and hazy cloud forms over Golden Gate Park’s Robin Williams Meadow. This is 420 at Hippie Hill, California’s biggest free cannabis event. The event is known to turn out tens of thousands of people, but it’s been confirmed that the official 420 Hippie Hill celebration is canceled again for 2025. Here’s what to know, plus some info about how you can still enjoy the day.
Even though the official celebration won’t be going forward this year, SF is still hosting plenty of alternative activities for 420 in San Francisco. And if last year’s events are any indication, you can bet that people will “unofficially” show up at Golden Gate Park to smoke and celebrate 420 anyway. Read on for some more alternative plans that may inspire you.
Peace, Love, and Volo Field Day
SF Rec & Parks shared that they’ll host the second rendition of “Peace, Love, and Volo Field Day” at Robin Williams Meadow on April 20, 2025. They’ve partnered with Volo Sports to host volleyball and kickball tournaments, plus pickup games of cornhole, spikeball, and more. Attendees are encouraged to wear their grooviest tie-dye and sixties attire.
🗓️ Date: April 20, 2025 from 10am-5pm
📍 Location: Robin Williams Meadow, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA
🌐 Learn more: Volo Sports
SF Space Walk
Last year’s first SF Week Week is with a rebrand as “SF Space Walk,” happening on the 7 days before 4/20. The free event series presents a lineup of product releases from top growers, on-site smoking lounges, and an art show.
🗓️ Date: April 13-20, 2025
📍 Location: 7 smoking lounges around SF
🌐 Learn more: SF Space Walk
High Noon at Neon
Join a lively day party at NEON where you can enjoy complimentary cannabis from Selfies and delicious food in a secret garden space. Live DJs will be spinning all afternoon and you can chow down on loaded burritos from Little Fuego Kitchen.
🗓️ Date: April 19, 2025 from 12-5pm
📍 Location: NEON, 1974 Union Street San Francisco, CA 94123
🌐 Learn more: @retroflower_sf on Instagram
Bring Your Own Big Wheel
Crowds of neighbors gather every year to barrel down crooked Vermont Street on Big Wheel bikes, and this year’s event happens to land on April 20th. Make sure you donate to help organizers keep this popular event free to the public, and of course, remember to clean up after yourself.
🗓️ Date: April 20, 2025 from 2-5pm
📍 Location: Potrero Hill – 800 Vermont Street, San Francisco, CA
🌐 Learn more: Bring Y our Own Big Wheel 2025
Easter in the Park
SF’s famous irreverent drag nuns, the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, are back with a massive Easter bash at Dolores Park. It kicks off as a children’s event with an egg hunt and the Easter Bunny, but things turn rowdier during the main event from 12-4pm, featuring the legendary Hunky Jesus Contest. Read our Easter guide for more traditional celebrations and egg hunts.
🗓️ When: Sunday, April 20th, 2025 from 12-4pm
📍 Where: Mission Dolores Park, 566 Dolores St, San Francisco
🌐 Learn more: Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence on Facebook
Puff Puff Laugh at Moe Greens
HellaFunny presents a hilarious stand-up comedy show courtesy of SF’s top comedians. Get a good table at Moe Green’s dispensary and lounge and settle in for an entertaining Saturday evening.
🗓️ When: April 19, 2025 from 8-9:30pm
📍 Where: Moe Green’s, 1276 Market St, San Francisco, CA 94102
🌐 Learn more: Moe Green’s
Concerts, shows, and events on 4/20
- Apr. 20 – Jeff Bridges: The Big Lebowski Screening at The Masonic
- Apr. 20 – Bicycle Day, LaRussell with Lyfe Jennings, and Beats & Blunts at The Midway
- Apr. 20 – Fortune Youth at the Great American Music Hall
- Apr. 20 – Ximena Sariñana at The Independent
- Apr. 20 – Crucial Reggae Sundays Special Event at the Golden Gate Park Bandshell
- Apr. 20 – Hubba Hubba Revue: The Hubbet Show at DNA Lounge
- Apr. 20 – New Wave City at Cat Club
- Apr. 20 – Spike’s Open Mic and Sunday B3 Sessions at Madrone Art Bar
- Apr. 20 – Sunday FUNday standup comedy at Cheaper Than Therapy
More about 420 Hippie Hill
For years, thousands have gathered on Hippie Hill in SF’s Golden Gate Park, although the festivities take place throughout Robin Williams Meadow. The beloved event has been going on for decades as an unsanctioned and unpermitted celebration. However, the city got involved a few years ago to amp up the safety measures, meaning that the festivities included permitted cannabis and food vendors, port-a-potties, fencing around the perimeter, a dedicated clean-up crew, on-site medical and emergency services, security checks, and a unified sound system to showcase rotating DJs and performers throughout the day.
The city-sponsored version came after celebrations were canceled for 2 years due to the pandemic. In 2022, SFGATE described 420 Hippie Hill as feeling like a “professionally produced music festival” thanks to a great lineup of performers including local turntable legend DJ Shortkut, Oakland R&B singer Goapele, and comedians Jeff Ross and Hannibal Burress, and Mike Tyson. In 2023, the lineup featured host Erykah Badu, DJ Shortkut, Mind Motion, Jahyzer, DJ A1, DJ Mykone.
According to the 420 Hippie Hill website, 2024’s event was canceled “due to citywide budget cutbacks” and “the climate of the cannabis industry & economy.” The website elaborates that the organizers were unable to secure enough financial sponsorship to put on a safe and city-compliant event. So for now, it’s looking like 420 may return to its unofficial roots.