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Saturday, May 18

The Bay’s Huge “626 Night Market” w/ 200+ Food & Shopping Stalls (May 17-19)
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)
Saturday, May 18 – 1:00 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm | Cost: $20*
*$20 Suggested Donation • NOTAFLOF
| Old Oakland
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)
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)
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
SF's Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 2024 w/ Jazz Artist "PHER"
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
Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 2024 Free Concert in the Park (CO-LLAB Choir)
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)
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 ...

“TreasureFest” on Treasure Island 2024 (May 25-26)
Saturday, May 25 – 10:00 am - Ends at 4:00 pm | Cost: $15*
*$10 pre sale, $15 early bird, $20 general
| Treasure Island
"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 ...

SF’s Waterfront “The Park Market” Returns for 2024 (Dogpatch)
Saturday, May 25 – 11:00 am - Ends at 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Crane Cove Park (Dogpatch)
SF's Waterfront "The Park Market" Returns for 2024 (Dogpatch)

The Park Market is returning to Dogpatch’s Crane Cove Park this summer with a market every last Saturday of the month from May through October! The Park Market is San Francisco’s new recurring market that will feature local makers, food and drinks, activities, and live music, all ...Monthly

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 ...

“TreasureFest” on Treasure Island 2024 (May 25-26)
Sunday, May 26 – 10:00 am - Ends at 4:00 pm | Cost: $15*
*$10 pre sale, $15 early bird, $20 general
| Treasure Island
"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 ...

Thursday, May 30

Free “Community Music Center Neighborhood Choirs” Concert at Yerba Buena Gardens (SF)
Thursday, May 30 – 12:30 pm - Ends at 1:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Yerba Buena Gardens
Free "Community Music Center Neighborhood Choirs" Concert at Yerba Buena Gardens (SF)
In reclaiming the legacy of a Bay Area giant, Beth Wilmurt has uncovered a trove of long-forgotten songs by Malvina Reynolds, the San Francisco-born singer-songwriter devoted to environmental and human rights activism (1900-1978). Directed by Wilmurt, singers from four Community Music Center Neighborhood Choirs perform ...

Saturday, June 1

2024 Union Street Music Festival & Street Fair (June 1-2)
Saturday, June 1 – All Day | Cost: FREE | Union Street (Gough to Fillmore)
2024 Union Street Music Festival & Street Fair (June 1-2)

The historic 46th Annual Union Street Fair takes place in the Cow Hollow District on San Francisco’s fashionable Union Street, from Gough to Fillmore where historic Victorians have been transformed into popular boutiques, art galleries and restaurants. The Union Street Festival provides a unique opportunity ...

10th Anniversary Bay Area Book Festival: Writer’s Day (Berkeley)
Saturday, June 1 – 11:00 am - Ends at 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Most events are free, but a few are ticketed
| Downtown Berkeley
10th Anniversary Bay Area Book Festival: Writer's 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 ...

San Leandro Cherry Festival & Parade (2024)
Saturday, June 1 – 11:00 am - Ends at 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Downtown San Leandro
San Leandro Cherry Festival & Parade (2024)
Come to historic Downtown San Leandro and check out live music, vendors, local food, fun zone, and most of all… CHERRIES! The San Leandro Cherry Festival is a long-standing San Leandro tradition celebrating our past, present and future! The first Cherry Festival was held in 1909. ...

Sunday, June 2

2024 Union Street Music Festival & Street Fair | SF
Sunday, June 2 – All Day | Cost: FREE | Union Street (Gough to Fillmore)
2024 Union Street Music Festival & Street Fair | SF

The historic 46th Annual Union Street Fair takes place in the Cow Hollow District on San Francisco’s fashionable Union Street, from Gough to Fillmore where historic Victorians have been transformed into popular boutiques, art galleries and restaurants. The Union Street Festival provides a unique opportunity ...

10th Anniversary Bay Area Book Festival: Outdoor Fair (Berkeley)
Sunday, June 2 – 11:00 am - Ends at 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Most events are free, but a few are ticketed
| Downtown Berkeley
10th Anniversary Bay Area Book Festival: Outdoor Fair (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 ...

Thursday, June 6

SF’s New Monthly Block Party: “Downtown First Thursdays”
Thursday, June 6 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Second Street (South of Market)
SF's New Monthly Block Party: "Downtown First Thursdays"

Get ready, San Francisco, for a brand new free monthly party coming to Downtown SF starting May 2, 2024 – Downtown is getting a whole new makeover. Downtown First Thursdays is put together by Into the Streets, the group that organizes Bhangra & Beats, and the ...Monthly

Friday, June 7

“Sunday Streets” 2024 Kickoff: SF’s Free Street Festival & Block Party (Tenderloin)
Friday, June 7 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Tenderloin
“Sunday Streets” 2024 Kickoff: SF's Free Street Festival & Block Party (Tenderloin)

Get ready to hit the streets:  Sunday Streets is back for a new season. Celebrate 16 years of Sunday Streets SF transforming San Francisco streets into car-free community spaces for all to enjoy at events across the City in 2024. The Sunday Streets SF family ...

Saturday, June 8

Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 2024 w/ South Africa’s Best Jazz Artists
Saturday, June 8 – 1:00 pm - Ends at 3:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Yerba Buena Gardens
Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 2024 w/ South Africa's Best Jazz Artists
Marking the 30th anniversary of South Africa’s first free, post-apartheid election, this double bill presents the perfect artists to celebrate the momentous occasion. Saxophonist Steve Dyer is one of South Africa’s most influential jazz artists, and his music was shaped by the revolutionary anti-apartheid movement. ...
27th Annual FESCO Shuffle (Hayward)
Saturday, June 8 – 9:00 am - Ends at 1:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Moreau Catholic High School
27th Annual FESCO Shuffle (Hayward)
The FESCO Shuffle is the biggest single-day opportunity we have to raise funds and to educate our neighbors about ending family homelessness in Alameda County. This work is especially crucial now, in the face of the affordable housing crisis which continues to leave many parents ...

Sunday, June 9

SF’s “Inner Sunset Flea Market” 2024 w/ Sunset Mercantile (Every 2nd Sunday)
Sunday, June 9 – 10:00 am - Ends at 4:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free Admission: All Welcome
| Inner Sunset
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

Thursday, June 13

Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 2024 Free Concert in the Park (Darrell Grant & MJ New)
Thursday, June 13 – 12:30 pm - Ends at 1:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Yerba Buena Gardens
Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 2024 Free Concert in the Park (Darrell Grant & MJ New)
Decked out in bespoke tuxedos to perform an elegant fusion of state-of-the-art jazz and classical music in the world’s most august concert halls, the Modern Jazz Quartet set an unimpeachable musical and sartorial standard for 45 years (1952-1997). Darrell Grant & MJ New Thursday, June 13, 2024 ...

Friday, June 14

SF’s “Chinatown Night Market” 2024 (Every Second Friday)
Friday, June 14 – 5:30 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE | San Francisco Chinatown (Grant Ave.)
SF's "Chinatown Night Market" 2024 (Every Second Friday)

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, June 15

SF’s 70th Anniversary North Beach Festival (June 15-16)
Saturday, June 15 – All Day | Cost: FREE | North Beach
SF's 70th Anniversary North Beach Festival (June 15-16)

Considered one of the country’s original outdoor festivals, the North Beach Festival celebrates its 67th anniversary in historic North Beach. 2024 North Beach Festival Saturday & Sunday, June 15-16, 2024 | 11 am to 7 pm Grant Avenue and Columbus Avenue, San Francisco FREE The North Beach Festival is ...

Vallejo’s 34 Annual Juneteenth Festival and Parade (2024)
Saturday, June 15 – 11:00 am - Ends at 5:02 am | Cost: FREE | Barbara Kondylis Waterfront Green
Vallejo's 34 Annual Juneteenth Festival and Parade (2024)
Come join us for Vallejo’s 34th Annual Juneteenth Festival and Parade, Solano County’s largest Juneteenth Festival at the Barbara Kondylis Waterfront Green! Celebrate freedom and unity with live music, delicious food, arts and crafts vendors, and a vibrant parade showcasing the rich culture and history ...

Sunday, June 16

SF’s 70th Anniversary North Beach Festival
Sunday, June 16 – All Day | Cost: FREE | North Beach
SF's 70th Anniversary North Beach Festival

Considered one of the country’s original outdoor festivals, the North Beach Festival celebrates its 67th anniversary in historic North Beach. 2024 North Beach Festival Saturday & Sunday, June 15-16, 2024 | 11 am to 7 pm Grant Avenue and Columbus Avenue, San Francisco FREE The North Beach Festival is ...

Saturday, June 29

“TreasureFest” on Treasure Island 2024 (June 29-30)
Saturday, June 29 – 10:00 am - Ends at 4:00 pm | Cost: $15*
*$10 pre sale, $15 early bird, $20 general
| Treasure Island
"TreasureFest" on Treasure Island 2024 (June 29-30)

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 ...

SF’s “The Park Market” Free 2024 Summer Waterfront Festival (Dogpatch)
Saturday, June 29 – 11:00 am - Ends at 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Crane Cove Park (Dogpatch)
SF's "The Park Market" Free 2024 Summer Waterfront Festival (Dogpatch)

The Park Market is returning to Dogpatch’s Crane Cove Park this summer with a market every last Saturday of the month from May through October! The Park Market is San Francisco’s new recurring market that will feature local makers, food and drinks, activities, and live music, all ...Monthly