Fairs & Festivals
Thursday, May 28
SF’s Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 2026 w/ “CMC Older Adults Choirs”
Thu, May 28 | 12:30pm – 1:30pm
Great Lawn, Yerba Buena Gardens
Mission St. between 3rd & 4th Sts.
San Francisco, CA
One voice can change the world, but when people sing together they transform themselves. Singers from the Community Music Center Openhouse LGBTQ+ Choir, directed by Zahra Rothschild, ...
“SOMA Nights” Neighborhood Block Party + Night Market (SF)
SOMA Nights returns in 2026, bringing a monthly street party to San Francisco’s Folsom Street (6th–12th) on the fourth Thursday of each month, from April 23 through September 24, 2026. This free, high-energy event spotlights the neighborhood’s creative spirit with local food, pop-up vendors, art, ...Monthly
25th San Francisco Documentary Festival (2026)
Get your reading glasses on, as yeap this is our silver anniversary year! For 25 years the San Francisco Documentary Festival has been bringing some of the best, most interesting or just plain wonderfully weird non-fiction films around the world for Bay Area film fans ...
Friday, May 29
Redwood City’s St. Pius Festival (May 29-31)
Celebrate 75 Years of Community at St. Pius Festival!
Kick off the summer in your cowboy boots with the St. Pius Festival “Home on the Ranch,” May 29–31, 2026. What began in 1951 on a ranch house has grown into a vibrant parish community. Celebrate this ...
Saturday, May 30
2026 Bay Area Book Festival in Downtown Berkeley (May 30-31)
As the Bay Area Book Festival (BABF) enters its 12th year, it stands as both a cultural celebration and a critical gathering space where activists, authors, and audiences can unite around today’s most urgent issues and uplift marginalized voices. We present first-rate live conversations with ...
Lakeshore Spring Festival (Oakland)
Lakeshore Spring Festival, a celebration of Oakland’s Lakeshore District launches on Saturday, May 30th!
The Lakeshore District is excited to announce the inaugural Lakeshore Spring Festival ~ marking over a decade since the award winning district has hosted a festival or street fair. The result will ...
Parks4All: Brewfest 2026 (The Presidio)
Join the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy for the fourth annual Parks4All: Brewfest on Saturday, May 30 from noon to 4 p.m. in the Presidio of San Francisco. One of the most anticipated beer festivals in San Francisco, this lively, family-friendly outdoor event brings together ...
SF Official Champions League Final Watch Party (Splash at Thrive City)
KICKIT365 presents the 2026 Champions League Final Day Party at Splash Sports Bar on Saturday, May 30. Doors open at 8:00 AM, and kickoff is at 9:00 AM. Join us for the biggest soccer celebration in San Francisco with a full day of soccer, music, ...
Healing Hearts Day 2026: Walk/Run/Move for Suicide Prevention (Oakland)
A Movement for Healing, Community, and Hope
Join us on Saturday, May 30th, for Healing Hearts: Walk/Run/MOVE! for Suicide Prevention, a powerful day of movement, community, and collective care benefiting Crisis Support Services of Alameda County. Whether you walk, run, roll, or dance, every action ...
2026 CoCA Spring Open Studios (Half Moon Bay)
CoCA SPRING OPEN STUDIOS
May 30 & 31, 10am-5pm • Artists/Locations here
We are once again excited to open our homes and studios to returning and new art patrons. CoCA represents over 100 local artists of all mediums celebrating their creative spirits. We meet monthly to share our ...
Free SkyJam Fun: Music + Play for Kids (Richmond)
SkyJam Musical Storytime
This year, we are taking our beloved yearly tradition and reimagining it! Instead of our usual large-scale festival, we are creating a smaller, more intimate, and truly child-centered experience for our little ones to enjoy. It’s the same Skytown spirit you love, just ...
Oakland Art Murmur’s 20th Anniversary Celebration (2026)
East Bay Open Studios Opening Party and Oakland Art Murmur’s 20th Anniversary Celebration
Free and all-ages. Saturday, May 30, 2026, 11am–5pm at Orchard Galleries, 489 25th Street, Oakland.
Kick off summer with a block party celebrating two decades of East Bay art and community. The day features ...
2026 San Francisco Ocean Avenue Car Show
OMI Cultural Participation Project warmly invites the general public, press, elected officials and all Bay Area media outlets to step into the spotlight at the annual San Francisco Ocean Avenue Car Show, happening on Saturday, May 30th, 2026 from Noon-3PM!
Location: Beep’s Burgers
1051 Ocean Avenue
San Francisco, ...
FuelFest 2025: 700+ Cars + Drifting Action (Pleasanton)
FUELFEST RETURNS FOR ANNUAL SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA SHOW
AT ALAMEDA COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS IN PLEASANTON, CA ON SATURDAY, MAY 30
Featuring over 700 cars & live action Drifting, fan ride alongs, live concert
Special Appearances by Tyrese Gibson, Sung Kang & Cody Walker and more
San Francisco Bay area ...
FuelFest SF Bay: Live Drifting + Concert (Pleasanton)
FUELFEST RETURNS FOR ANNUAL SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA SHOW
AT ALAMEDA COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS IN PLEASANTON, CA ON SATURDAY, MAY 30
Featuring over 700 cars & live action Drifting, fan ride alongs, live concert
Special Appearances by Tyrese Gibson, Sung Kang & Cody Walker and more
San Francisco Bay area ...
Puppet Wars: Brawl in the Barrel Hall Mayhem (Alameda)
We hated missing our Oakland debut on 4/11—trust us, that one hurt. But we’re not done with Oakland… not even close. Stay tuned for more info on that soon.
In the meantime, Puppet Wars returns Saturday, May 30th with something a little darker… a little rowdier…
BRAWL IN THE ...
Barbara Lee Lecture Series feat. Tony Lowden (Oakland)
The Barbara Lee Lecture Series presents it’s 33rd outstanding lecture with the Pastor Tony Lowden, the first and only Black pastor to a U.S. president – President Jimmy Carter and First Lady Rosalynn Carter — and a national leader in restorative justice and criminal justice ...
Sunday, May 31
5th Annual Clayton Pride Parade and Festival (2026)
Clayton Pride proudly announces the return of the largest Pride Parade in Contra Costa County, taking place on Sunday, May 31, 2026, at 10:00 AM along Main Street in beautiful downtown Clayton.
This year’s theme, “Just Love, No Label,” underscores the event’s celebration of inclusion, community, ...
2026 Bay Area Book Festival + “Bookworm” Block Party (Downtown Berkeley)
As the Bay Area Book Festival (BABF) enters its 12th year, it stands as both a cultural celebration and a critical gathering space where activists, authors, and audiences can unite around today’s most urgent issues and uplift marginalized voices. We present first-rate live conversations with ...
2026 San Francisco Queer Art & Music Festival (May 31 – June 7)
Kicking off San Francisco Pride month, this weeklong celebration returns for the 2nd year, taking over multiple venues across the Tenderloin, and featuring local and national DJs, bands, drag queens, and visual artists.
Join us in a fun and irreverent celebration of queer creativity, community, and ...
Mountain View Dance Festival
Free event presented by San Jose Ballet Association!
The first ever Mountain View Dance Festival is proudly presented by the San Jose Ballet Association (SJBA)! The 2026 theme is “Groundbreaking”, and will feature dance groups in different styles from the Bay Area. We wish to make the arts accessible ...
Thursday, June 4
SF’s Free DFT Monthly Block Party: “Downtown First Thursdays” (2026)
Downtown First Thursdays is back in 2026 for a full year of street parties in 2026, starting Jan 1, 2026, with a New Year’s Day Edition and returning every first Thursday with a new downtown block party. DJs – Live Performances – Dancing – Drag ...Monthly
Friday, June 5
Manilatown Ancestral Ensemble (Kids’ Show) at Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 2026
Fri, Jun 5 | 11:00am – 11:30am
Children’s Garden, Yerba Buena Gardens
799 Howard St.
San Francisco, CA
This children’s program has two shows: 11-11:30am with a repeat show 12-12:30pm.
The Manilatown Ancestral Ensemble presents the pre-colonial music, dance and attire traditions of Mindanao, Southern Philippines and Kalinga, Northern Philippines. All ...
SF’s Free Outdoor “Pride Comedy Night” + Cocktail Party at Thrive City (2026)
Join us for a night of laughter and fun in Thrive City!
Outside and out loud is when breakthrough acts shine their brightest! Thrive City is tearing the roof off live entertainment with our can’t miss comedy lineup geared toward mature audiences. Pride Comedy Night presented ...
Pleasant Hill Night Market: Food, Music & Performances
Pleasant Hill Night Market Will Return in May 2026 After a successful first season, the Night Market will be back in May 2026 with food, music, merchandise, activities and more! Visit Pleasant Hill California for more info. After getting so much love and support from ...
Saturday, June 6
Poetry Workshop with Nia Pearl (Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 2026)
Jun 6 | 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Great Lawn, Yerba Buena Gardens
Mission St. between 3rd & 4th Sts.
San Francisco, CA
In trying times, poetry and music bring people together. Join Nia Pearl for one-of-a-kind outdoor poetry workshops inspired by the physical environs of Yerba Buena Gardens. A gifted ...
Weekend Sessions w/ Gamelan Sekar Jaya (Yerba Buena Gardens Festival)
Sat, Jun 6 | 2:00pm – 3:30pm
Great Lawn, Yerba Buena Gardens
Mission St. between 3rd & 4th Sts.
San Francisco, CA
FREE | RSVP
For nearly five decades Gamelan Sekar Jaya has set the standard for Balinese music and dance in North America. The only foreign group ever awarded the ...
50th Annual Sunnyvale Art & Wine Festival (June 6-7)
The Sunnyvale Art & Wine Festival returns June 6 and 7, 2026, marking five decades of art, music, food, and community in the heart of downtown Sunnyvale.
This milestone year, we pulled out all the stops. We heard your feedback, we listened, and we’re bringing it ...
SF’s “Festa Italiana” Street Fair 2026 (June 6-7)
North Beach’s “Festa Italiana” Street Fair returns June 6-7, 2026. Please note that the times for the 2026 festival are still TBA (as of 5/12/26). In 2025, the festival was held from 11 am to 5 pm, so it’s likely the festival will happen during ...
Union Street Festival 2026 (June 6-June 7)
Kick off the summer with one of the largest street festivals in San Francisco, located in the bustling Cow Hollow neighborhood! The two-day long Union Street Festival brings neighbors, locals and visitors alike to celebrate in the streets of San Francisco’s Marina District. Come celebrate ...
