Sunday, April 28
“Día de los Niños/Día de los Libros” Free 2024 Book Festival (SF)
Sunday, April 28 – 11:00 am - Ends at 3:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Parque Ninos Unidos
Día de los Niños/Día de los Libros is back, celebrating 25 years of children, books and literacy! Laugh, dance and be inspired during performances throughout the day and take home free books and activities provided by San Francisco Public Library and community partners. We hope ...
Thursday, May 2
SF’s New Monthly Block Party “Downtown First Thursdays” Kick-Off
Thursday, May 2 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Second Street (South of Market)
Thanks to SFGATE for sharing the news about this new free monthly party coming to Downtown SF starting May 2, 2024 with the hopes of drawing 10,000 people each month. On Tuesday, March 13th, a meeting was held for local shop owners and people who ...Monthly
Friday, May 3
San Leandro’s 1st Annual “MexiPino Fiesta” (2024)
Friday, May 3 – 4:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Downtown San Leandro
Join us on May 3rd for Downtown San Leandro’s First Annual MexiPino Fiesta and enjoy a fusion of Mexican and Filipino cultures and cuisines!
The San Leandro MexiPino Fiesta is an event showcasing Mexican and Filipino food, vendors, art, music, cars, and more! Located at 222 ...
Saturday, May 4
2024 El Cerrito Hillside Festival + Insect Hike & Nature Scavenger Hunt (May 4-5)
Saturday, May 4 – 8:00 am - Ends at 8:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | El Cerrito Hillside Natural Area
The El Cerrito Trail Trekkers are proud to host the tenth annual El Cerrito Hillside Festival in El Cerrito’s 100-acre gem, the Hillside Natural Area. There’s something for everyone at the festival, including guided, informative hikes about the geology, trees, edible and medicinal plants, birds, ...
2024 Bay Area Book Festival’s Family Day (Berkeley)
The 10th Anniversary Bay Area Book Festival will take place in two parts: Family Day at the Berkeley Public Library on Saturday, May 4, 2024 (geared towards youngsters through teens/YA) and our full 10th Anniversary festival on June 1 & 2, 2024 in Downtown Berkeley. We ...
SF’s 25th Annual “How Weird” Street Faire 2024
The longest-running dance festival on the West Coast returns with 9+ stages of music, dancing, costumes, and weirdness in downtown San Francisco.
25th Annual How Weird Street Faire
May 4, 2024 | Noon to 8pm
Centered at Howard and 2nd Streets, San Francisco, Earth
Tickets – $25 – Early ...
San Francisco’s World Goth Day Festival 2024 on USS Hornet (Alameda)
The Menagerie Oddities Market proudly presents Covenant in an exclusive West Coast performance. The Swedish band will headline a multitalented lineup during this year’s celebration of dark subculture: music, fashion, art & community with Goths, by Goths, for Goths™.
Cameron Carnival at Cameron House (SF’s Chinatown)
Cameron Carnival makes its long-awaited return! Join us for an enjoyable afternoon filled with family-friendly games, activities, and food.
It’s the perfect opportunity to reunite with old friends and forge new connections.
Don’t miss your chance to win a complimentary meal and concession game tickets by participating ...
SF’s Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 2024 Season Kickoff (May 4 – Nov. 2)
Saturday, May 4 – 1:00 pm - Ends at 3:30 pm |
Cost: FREE | Yerba Buena Gardens (Esplanade)
The 2024 Yerba Buena Gardens Festival hosts a full lineup of free outdoor music, theater, circus, dance, poetry, and children’s programs. The Festival opens on Saturday, May 4 at 1:00pm with Cuban soul from Pedrito Martinez. Now in its 24th year, the Festival will run each ...
“How Progressive” How Weird House Music After Party (SF)
Saturday, May 4 – 8:00 pm - Ends at 2:00 am |
Cost: FREE | Bergerac
In celebration of San Francisco’s How Weird Street Faire – the longest-running dance festival on the West Coast, @deepanddopemusic invites you to a special afterparty featuring an all-progressive house DJ line-up on May 4th right as the festival ends at 8 PM.
This year we are partnering with ...
Sunday, May 5
Outer Sunset Farmers Market & Mercantile
Sunday, May 5 – 9:00 am - Ends at 2:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Sunset Mercantile (Outer Sunset)
Sunset Mercantile’s weekly outdoor market featuring farmers, ranchers, food trucks, live music, children’s activities, vendors, makers, merchants, artists, and local organizations. Bring the whole family for free seasonal art activities at the Sunset Mercantile Artship. Enjoy shopping an array of farm fresh produce, artisan goods. ...Every Sunday
2024 El Cerrito Hillside Festival + Insect Hike & Nature Scavenger Hunt (May 4-5)
Sunday, May 5 – 8:00 am - Ends at 8:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | El Cerrito Hillside Natural Area
The El Cerrito Trail Trekkers are proud to host the tenth annual El Cerrito Hillside Festival in El Cerrito’s 100-acre gem, the Hillside Natural Area. There’s something for everyone at the festival, including guided, informative hikes about the geology, trees, edible and medicinal plants, birds, ...
Thursday, May 9
Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 2024 Free Concert in the Park (Neblinas del Pacifico)
Thursday, May 9 – 12:30 am - Ends at 1:30 am |
Cost: FREE | Yerba Buena Gardens (Children's Garden)
The African diaspora is a vast cultural archipelago, and in each community spiritual and communal necessities gave rise to music and dance traditions reflecting the realities of the landscape. Neblinas del Pacífico is an ensemble devoted to marimba de chonta music from the Afro-Colombian Pacific ...
Friday, May 10
SF’s Friday Night Market “Bhangra & Beats” (2024)
Friday, May 10 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Battery and Clay
A bi-monthly night market & block party is back to Downtown San Francisco in the spring and summer of 2024 with up to 15,000 expected to attend! Enjoy 3 city blocks of Downtown full of music, dancing, delicious street food cuisine, cocktails and shopping from ...
SF’s “Chinatown Night Market” 2024 (Every Second Friday)
Friday, May 10 – 5:30 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | San Francisco Chinatown (Grant Ave.)
Chinatown night markets are back! Kicking off March 8, 2024, and continuing the second Friday of the month throughout the rest of the year. Chinatown Night Market 2024 Every Second Friday | 5:30-9p Grant Ave. from Sacramento to Jackson, San Francisco FREE The Civic Joy ...Monthly
Saturday, May 11
2024 Taiwanese American Cultural Festival (Union Square)
Saturday, May 11 – 10:00 am - Ends at 4:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Union Square
The West Coast’s largest Taiwanese American celebration is back and in person on Saturday, May 11, 2024, in San Francisco’s Union Square.
> 2024 details are not yet available as of 2/16/24.
Here’s the details for 2023 for an idea of what to expect:
The West Coast’s ...
Hawaiian May Day Festival 2024 (Hayward)
Saturday, May 11 – 11:00 am - Ends at 6:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Downtown Hayward
We are back in Hayward for the third year, celebrating Hawaiian May Day 2024!
This FREE family-friendly event is hosted by the Kumu Hula Association of Northern California, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, dedicated to perpetuating Native Hawaiian and Polynesian culture through arts, language, music, and dancing. We ...
Sunday, May 12
Outer Sunset Farmers Market & Mercantile
Sunday, May 12 – 9:00 am - Ends at 2:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Sunset Mercantile (Outer Sunset)
Sunset Mercantile’s weekly outdoor market featuring farmers, ranchers, food trucks, live music, children’s activities, vendors, makers, merchants, artists, and local organizations. Bring the whole family for free seasonal art activities at the Sunset Mercantile Artship. Enjoy shopping an array of farm fresh produce, artisan goods. ...Every Sunday
SF’s “Inner Sunset Flea Market” 2024 w/ Sunset Mercantile (Every 2nd Sunday)
The Inner Sunset Flea is a grassroots-organized flea market, occurring every second Sunday in the heart of San Francisco’s Inner Sunset neighborhood. The Flea features over 30 resident, artisan, nonprofit, and local business vendors as well as food, activities, and more. The Flea has doubled ...Monthly
Friday, May 17
The Bay’s Huge “626 Night Market” w/ 200+ Food & Shopping Stalls (May 17-19)
Everything tastes better at night. Bring family and friends to eat all your favorite snacks at the 13th season of 626 Night Market (formerly known as the NorCal Night Market). Inspired by the famous open-air nighttime bazaars of Asia, this iconic Californian festival named after ...
Saturday, May 18
“CAAMFest: Directions in Sound” Free Yerba Buena Gardens Festival Concert (SF)
Saturday, May 18 – 1:00 pm - Ends at 3:30 pm |
Cost: FREE | Yerba Buena Gardens (Children's Garden)
CAAMFest returns to the SOMA Pilipinas Filipino Heritage District for a renewed collaboration with Yerba Buena Gardens Festival.
CAAMFest: Directions in Sound
Saturday, May 18, 2024 | 1:00 pm to 3:30 pm
Yerba Buena Gardens (Children’s Garden), 799 Howard St., SF
FREE
Featuring a dynamic music program showcasing emerging and ...
The Bay’s Huge “626 Night Market” w/ 200+ Food & Shopping Stalls (May 17-19)
Everything tastes better at night. Bring family and friends to eat all your favorite snacks at the 13th season of 626 Night Market (formerly known as the NorCal Night Market). Inspired by the famous open-air nighttime bazaars of Asia, this iconic Californian festival named after ...
7th Annual “Oaklash” Drag & Queer Festival in Old Oakland (2024)
The Oaklash Festival is the Bay Area’s favorite celebration of Drag and queer performance. This year’s seventh annual festival will feature a full weekend of nonstop DRAG including live performance, DJs, artists, music, dancing, vendors and more Friday May 19th – Sunday May 19th! Kings, ...
Sunday, May 19
Bay to Breakers 2024 (Everything You Need to Know)
Early Bird Discount Tickets / Street Closures / Course Map / Muni & BART Info / Best Places to Watch / Volunteer / Crazy Costume Photos
The Bay’s Huge “626 Night Market” w/ 200+ Food & Shopping Stalls (May 17-19)
Everything tastes better at night. Bring family and friends to eat all your favorite snacks at the 13th season of 626 Night Market (formerly known as the NorCal Night Market). Inspired by the famous open-air nighttime bazaars of Asia, this iconic Californian festival named after ...
Thursday, May 23
SF’s Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 2024 w/ Jazz Artist “PHER”
Thursday, May 23 – 12:30 pm - Ends at 1:30 pm |
Cost: FREE | Yerba Buena Gardens
Deeply versed in jazz and classic soul music, PHER is equally comfortable in both musical realms, and often brings the techniques and cadences of one idiom into the other. Formerly known as Chris Turner, the Oakland native has become a phenomenon over the past decade, ...
Saturday, May 25
Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 2024 Free Concert in the Park (CO-LLAB Choir)
Saturday, May 25 – 1:00 pm - Ends at 2:30 pm |
Cost: FREE | Yerba Buena Gardens
As the founder, director and guiding spirit of Oakland-based CO-LLAB, Cava Menzies has created a powerful vehicle for bringing musicians together for synergistic collaboration. The 20-member contemporary vocal ensemble develops new works by vocalists and singer-songwriters through an exacting process of co-arranging and co-writing. The ...
2024 San Francisco Carnaval Festival & Parade (May 25-26)
Carnaval San Francisco is back for 2024 with their 46th annual celebration. The free, two–day Festival covers 17 blocks in the Mission District, with five main stages, 50 local performing artists, and 400 vendors. The festival includes international food, dancing, sampling sites and entertainment for ...
“TreasureFest” on Treasure Island 2024 (May 25-26)
TreasureFest is a monthly locally curated festival that features the best of the Bay Area. At TreasureFest you can shop from 300+ vintage & antique curators, crafts & makers, independent designers & artists. Enjoy 35+ top-rated food trucks and eateries, and try a variety of ...
Sunday, May 26
2024 San Francisco Carnaval Grand Parade
Carnaval San Francisco is back for 2024 with their 46th annual celebration. The free, two–day Festival covers 17 blocks in the Mission District, with five main stages, 50 local performing artists, and 400 vendors. The festival includes international food, dancing, sampling sites and entertainment for ...
