
SF CAKE PICNIC
at The Legion of Honor
Join us for a special CAKE PICNIC at the Legion of Honor to celebrate Wayne Thiebaud: Art Comes from Art! Inspired by Thiebaud’s iconic cake paintings, this community event invites the San Francisco Bay Area to bring a cake and picnic on the museum’s lawn, creating a living tribute to his love of art and joyful color. We are excited to follow his style and make our cake buffet dreams a reality. Let's eat cake!
CAKE PICNIC is a gathering for the love of cake. It celebrates cake in all of its forms. It brings communities and friends together for the sole purpose of breaking cake and enjoying the following butter and sugar highs. To be surrounded by as many cakes as there are humans is definitely something special, right? It is a moment in time where we come together for something truly sweet.
Photo by Gary Sexton
TICKETS ARE SOLD OUT
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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Your “ticket” is the email confirmation sent from Squarespace to your email! We will be using this as the “ticket” at cake registration.
Please disregard the “pending” status. It will update to “fulfilled” after the event is completed.
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Yes, if your child is over 10 years old they also need a ticket and to bring a cake.
For children under 10 years old, no ticket or cake is required but please note that they will not be receiving a pastry box and we ask that they do not go up to the cake tables during cake slicing as it gets quite busy.
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Parking will be VERY limited! Please take public transportation or Uber/Lyft. For a great time I would highly recommend getting dropped off at the event so you don’t need to worry about parking.
Any individual who uses public transportation can receive a $2 discount to see the "Wayne Thiebaud: Art Comes From Art" with proof of purchase from Bay Area public transportation system, including BART, Muni, Caltrain, and more. Discounts may be redeemed by presenting proof of purchase from any Bay Area public transportation system. Available in person only!
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As much as we would love to welcome everyone, the event is at max capacity. We kindly ask that you do not bring friends who do not have a ticket to make sure that there is enough space for everyone who has a ticket. All ticket holders will have an event wristband.
Thank you so much for understanding!
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No, you can buy a cake from your favorite bakery! Support local gems like Tartine, Loquat, Schbuert’s, Ambrosia, Butter & Crumble, etc.
Please bring cake that you absolutely love and would want to personally eat. We only want to eat good & beautiful cakes!
NOTE: all cakes must be bigger than 6 inches wide and 3 inches tall!
Cake safety, storage, and transport: safe food handling guidelines, how to store cakes, how to transport cakes
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Cake title and major allergens! For example: Chocolate hazelnut cake [dairy, nuts, wheat, milk, eggs]
Your cake label should be inserted into the cake so it doesn’t get lost when we squeeze cakes closer together. Something like this.
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We will start cake cutting around 11:10AM! Every ticket holder will receive a pastry box for cake slices.
More details about cake groups will be explained during the event at 11am.
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picnic blanket, sunscreen, sunglasses, salty snacks, drinks, cameras, and whatever else you need to have a great picnic experience! also highly recommend bringing reusable containers to bring extra cakes home!
As we focus on being more sustainable and ecologically friendly, we would like to limit single-use items during this event. Please bring reusable items such as water bottles, glassware, or compostable/ recyclable items.
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Yes, please enjoy the grounds and enter the museum to check out the exhibits! Entry to the museum is FREE on this day.
In order to help us reduce line queuing in front of the museum, advance pre-booking is encouraged. Prebook your Free Saturday tickets here and your “Wayne Thiebaud: Art Comes from Art” special exhibition ticket here. Tickets will also be available at the front desk at the Legion of Honor as well but may be limited.
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Please email me at elisa@cakepicnictour.com with the email you used to purchase the tickets!
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The Partiful page is locked down now because the event is at max capacity. I primarily used it to gauge interest for the event.
The Partiful page is no longer being actively maintained. For all updates about this event, I will be sending emails directly to those with tickets.
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Ah, sorry to miss you! But no worries, hopefully there will be another CAKE PICNIC in San Francisco. Please follow along for the next event!
Note: tickets are nonrefundable, non-transferable.
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