SF Trip Planner

Key Features

• •Color-coded event map: Events, cafes, and nightlife appear as orange, teal, and pink pins on a single interactive map, allowing users to instantly identify categories without switching tabs.
• •Conflict detection: The system highlights overlapping events at the same time, so users see when two events compete for the same slot and can adjust their schedule accordingly.
• •Curated spots import: Users can add restaurant, bar, cafe, and shop recommendations from blogs, friends, or personal lists, tag them by category, and view them alongside events on the map.
• •Live crime heatmap: A toggleable overlay displays recent SFPD incident data, helping users assess neighborhood safety for evening plans and walking routes between stops.
• •Drag-and-drop day planner: Users drag events and spots into a time-grid planner, with routes automatically updating on the map, making schedule building intuitive and visual.
• •Export to Google Calendar and iCal: Once the itinerary is finalized, it can be synced directly to Google Calendar or exported as an ICS file, ensuring the plan is on the user's phone before arrival.
• •Calendar view with event counts: A month calendar shows the number of available and planned events per day, allowing users to spot busy days and open slots at a glance.
• •Open source and self-hostable: The entire codebase is available on GitHub; users can fork the repo, configure API keys, and deploy to Vercel for a fully customizable instance.

Use Cases

• •Planning a weekend trip to SF: A tourist imports events from Eventbrite and newsletters, adds recommended spots from blogs, checks the crime heatmap for safe evening areas, then drags the best combination into a Saturday and Sunday itinerary, exporting the final plan to Google Calendar.
• •Business travel: A conference attendee filters events by date, adds nearby cafes and restaurants for meetings, uses the crime heatmap to choose safe walking routes to the venue, and builds a balanced schedule with built-in breaks.
• •Group trip coordination: A trip organizer collects spot recommendations from group chat, imports them into the planner, views all events on the map, resolves conflicts by moving items in the day planner, and exports the shared itinerary for everyone.
• •Local exploration: A San Francisco resident discovers overlapping events on a free evening, uses the conflict detection to choose one, adds a nearby bar from curated spots, and walks a safe route shown by the crime heatmap.
• •Solo adventure: A solo traveler imports events from multiple sources, tags personal spots, toggles the crime heatmap to avoid unsafe neighborhoods at night, and builds a day-by-day plan with optimized routes, exporting to their phone.
• •Visiting for a conference: A user attending a multi-day conference imports events, sees which sessions conflict, plans sightseeing around free time using curated spots, and uses the crime heatmap to find safe dinner locations near the venue.

Who is this for?

SF Trip Planner is for tourists planning a visit to San Francisco who want to see all events, curated spots, and safety data in one place. It also serves business travelers attending conferences or meetings, locals exploring city events, and group trip organizers coordinating shared schedules. The tool appeals to open-source enthusiasts who prefer self-hosted solutions and value a customizable tech stack. Anyone arriving in SF with a desire to efficiently plan their days—avoiding scattered information and safety uncertainty—will find this planner invaluable.