Join Western Neighborhoods Project and retired National Park Service ranger John Martini for a free illustrated presentation via Zoom on the 1894 World's Fair in Golden Gate Park, on Thursday, March 6, 2025 at 6:30pm.
Few people know that Golden Gate Park once hosted a World's Fair, the nearly-forgotten California Midwinter International Exposition of 1894. Designed to publicize California’s mild mid-winter weather, the Fair occupied the site of the present day Music Concourse and was a pared-down version of the famous 1893 Chicago World Columbian Exposition. In this PowerPoint show, John highlights the exotic but short-lived Fair that occupied the heart of Golden Gate Park, including scattered surviving remnants of the Exposition from 130 years ago.
Please register using Eventbrite. This one-hour Zoom program is online only and will include time for Q&A. This event is free but donations are appreciated. Please RSVP to receive the super-secret Zoom link.
