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List of Bay Area Services, Events Impacted by Coronavirus Concerns

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Here's a list of services and events in the Bay Area that are announcing changes due to coronavirus fears. Visit NBC Bay Area's coronavirus page for continuing coverage.

FRIDAY, MARCH 20 UPDATE:

  • The Gilroy Garlic Festival has been canceled this year, postponed to July 23-25, 2021. “The Gilroy Garlic Festival Association looks forward to welcoming you in 2021 for the best festival ever,” the organization said Friday.
  • Yosemite National Park will be closed to the public starting Friday at 3 p.m. The park will remain open to residents of communities within the limits of the park and authorized employees of the National Park Service, park concessioners and partners.

San Francisco

March 13 - San Francisco is prohibiting all non-essential events of 100 or more persons effective immediately. Details here.

March 12 - All California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) basketball championship games have been canceled. Details here.

March 11 - All BroadwaySF productions at the Orpheum and Golden Gate Theatres have been canceled through March 25. Details here.

San Francisco issued a moratorium on large gatherings of 1,000 or more to slow spread of coronavirus.

Amazon says it is canceling its annual AWS Summit scheduled for April 14 at Moscone Center in San Francisco. Details here.

March 7 - San Francisco Mayor London Breed announces that all San Francisco symphony events scheduled at Davies Symphony Hall through March 20 are canceled, as well as all other events scheduled at any of the War Memorial Performing Arts Center venues. Tickets may be exchanged or refunded.

The City and County of San Francisco has banned "non-essential group events" at any city-owned facilities for the next two weeks because of concerns about the spread of coronavirus, according to an order signed by the county's top health officer.

March 6 - Organizers of San Francisco's St. Patrick's Day Parade say they are postponing the event. No updates yet on when the parade will be held.

Livable City cancels Sunday Streets Mission, which was originally scheduled on March 8.

The American Lung Association in California's Fight For Air Climb, scheduled for March 7 has been canceled.

March 7 - The Walt Disney Family Museum is closing March 6 until further notice due to coronavirus concerns.

The Exploratorium's Tactile Dome is temporarily closed, but The Exploratorium itself remains open.

The 2020 Black Cuisine festival was cancelled as a "public health and safety precaution to reduce the spread of COVID-19."

2020 Tulip Day was cancelled "due to coronavirus concerns (and rain, probably)."

All San Francisco Symphony concerts at Davies Symphony Hall through March have been canceled.

All San Francisco Ballet performances have been canceled from March 7 through March 20.

South Bay

March 20: The Gilroy Garlic Festival has been canceled this year, postponed to July 23-25, 2021. “The Gilroy Garlic Festival Association looks forward to welcoming you in 2021 for the best festival ever,” the organization said Friday.

March 13 - The Diocese of San Jose suspends all public masses beginning Saturday, March 14 until further notice.

California's Great America in Santa Clara will postpone its park opening this season until Saturday, April 4.

March 12 - In an effort to protect the health of its employees, volunteers and the wider community, The Tech Interactive has decided to close to the public until April 1. Details here

March 12 - All California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) basketball championship games have been canceled. Details here.

The Winchester Mystery House will be closed until April 1. All Flashlight Tours, previously scheduled for March 13-14, have been rescheduled for May 15-16.

SAP Performing Arts Center and Levi's Stadium will be shutting down operations beginning Friday until further notice.

March 11 - The San Jose Sharks announce they will play their remaining home games in March without any fans. The San Jose Earthquakes postpone their home match scheduled for March 21. Details here.

March 6 - Santa Clara City Library has canceled all programs through March 15 and extensions will be decided on a week to week basis. For more information, visit SantaClara.gov.

Willow Glen Performing Arts Booster cancels fundraising gala originally set for Friday night.

March 7 - Silicon Valley's film festival, Cinequest, has postponed the second week of events until August 16-30. More information here.

The Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose will be closed until March 10. The museum said in a Facebook post that an employee may have been exposed to coronavirus and is awaiting results.

March 9 - The San Jose Chamber Orchestra announced it is canceling its March 29 performance.

Peninsula

March 12 - All California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) basketball championship games have been canceled. Details here.

March 5 - The San Bruno Senior Center has been temporarily closed after potential coronavirus exposure at the facility.

East Bay

March 13 - Contra Costa County Superior Court closing all location for about two weeks beginning Monday, March 16. Court locations hope to reopen at 8 a.m. Wednesday, April 1. Updates can be found here.

Celine Dion's concert at Oakland Arena scheduled for April 9 has been postponed, one of 14 stops on the North American leg of her Courage World Tour to be affected by the coronavirus.

March 13 - Officials in Oakland have announced that all events at Jack London Square are canceled trough the end of March. Events affected include The Buck, which was scheduled for Sunday, and Jack London Square Farmer's Market, which were scheduled for Sundays the rest of the month.

March 12 - All California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) basketball championship games have been canceled. Details here.

March 12: An annual book festival in Berkeley is the latest event to be canceled out of concerns about the novel coronavirus. The Bay Area Book Festival had been scheduled for May 2-3, but will be canceled for the year. The festival plans to return on May 1-2, 2021.

March 11: The City of Oakland is banning events of 1,000 people or more at city-owned venues due to coronavirus concerns.

March 10 - The 2020 Oakland Running Festival will not take place on March 22.

In Contra Costa County, officials announced interim social distancing guidelines, which include avoiding large gatherings of 50 or more people, and canceling large community events like concerns and sporting event. More information here.

March 9 - Dublin decided to cancel the annual two-day St. Patrick's Day festival, 5K Shamrock Fun Run and Walk, and parade and pancake breakfast.

North Bay

March 18 - BottleRock Napa Valley has been rescheduled for the weekend of Oct. 2-4, 2020 at the Napa Valley Expo. All headliners are confirmed for the rescheduled dates and organizers say all passes will be valid for the new dates.

March 13 - Six Flags Discover Kingdom in Vallejo have suspended operations until the end of March, at which time the theme park will re-evaluate the situation.

The city of Santa Rosa is suspending or canceling most of its events and programs through the end of March. This includes all city-operated recreation programs and classes and all city-organized events or events at city-owned properties, as well as all special event permits, park permits and picnic reservations.

March 12 - All California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) basketball championship games have been canceled. Details here.

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