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Memorial Day 2021: Your 3-Day Weekend Guide (50+ Events)

Free museum days, outdoor markets, street fairs, roller discos, hilltop pop-up circuses, secret comedy shows and more…
By - posted 5/27/2021 No Comment

With California’s full reopening just a few weeks away, things are coming back in a big way this weekend.

If you’re ready to venture out, here’s 50+ live events in SF and the Bay Area including art shows, street fairs, cultural festivals, outdoor roller discos, free museum days, secret comedy shows, dance parties, hilltop circus pop-ups, backyard bonfires, guided walking tours and much more so you can make the most of your 3-day weekend

Memorial Day 2021 Highlights

FRIDAY May 28
– SF City Guides Memorial Day Weekend 2021 (14 Free Walking Tours)
– Free “Fast & Furious” Movie Fridays at AMC & Regal
– SF’s Family Vaccine Party w/ Free Food & Prizes (Bayview)
– “Pay-What-You-Can” Taco Day (SF)
– Brand New “HellaSecret” SF Comedy Club Opening Weekend (May 28-30)
– HellaRnB Night DJ Party (Beyoncé, Rihanna, TLC, Prince & More)

SATURDAY May 29
– Free de Young Museum Day
Waterfront Roller Dance Classes at Township Commons (Oakland)
– Larkin St. Asian Food and Culture Festival + Block Party
Carnaval SF Mini Festival: Resource Fair & Celebration (May 29-30)
– “The Storefront Market” Oakland Street Food Fair
– SF’s AAPI Heritage Month Celebration (Portsmouth Square)
– Backyard Bonfire Jams, Costumed Day Party + Sunset Beach Trip 

SUNDAY May 30
– Chinatown’s “Walkway Weekends”
– SF’s Hilltop Circus Pop Up: Breathtaking Aerial Performance
– SF’s Chinatown Art Festival
Carnaval SF Mini Festival: Resource Fair & Celebration (May 29-30)
– Memorial Day Weekend GG Park Sunday Roller Disco Party
– “No Scrubs” ’90s Hip Hop and R&B Night (SF)

MONDAY May 31
– The Return of “Motown on Mondays” 
– SF City Hall Lights Up Red, White & Blue for Memorial Day


Saturday, May 25

2024 San Francisco Carnaval Festival & Parade (May 25-26)
Saturday, May 25 – 10:00 am - Ends at 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but donations are accepted
| Harrison Street
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 ...

Sunday, May 26

2024 San Francisco Carnaval Grand Parade
Sunday, May 26 – 9:30 am - Ends at 2:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but donations are accepted
| 24th & Bryant
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 ...

2024 San Francisco Carnaval Festival & Parade (May 25-26)
Sunday, May 26 – 10:00 am - Ends at 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but donations are accepted
| Harrison Street
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 ...