Friday, May 3
South First Fridays Art Walk (San Jose)
Friday, May 3 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | SoFA District (San Jose)
Join an eclectic evening of arts and culture in downtown San Jose’s SoFA district (and beyond) every first Friday of the month. Please note that South First Fridays is typically canceled in July and January due to the holidays. South First Fridays hours depend on ...Monthly
“Oakland First Fridays” Street Festival
Friday, May 3 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Telegraph & 27th
Oakland First Fridays is an immersive art and community experience on the first Friday of each month from 5-9 pm for five huge blocks on Telegraph Avenue from West Grand to 27th Street. Photography from @skyhighoakland via Oakland First Fridays Oakland’s KONO district (Koreatown/Northgate) springs ...Monthly
Saturday, May 4
“Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back” Film w/ Live Orchestra (May 2-4)
Saturday, May 4 – 7:30 pm - Ends at 9:30 pm |
Cost: $89 | Davies Symphony Hall
Lights, Camera, Music!: Watch favorite films on the big screen at Davies Symphony Hall as the scores are performed live by the SF Symphony. Experience the magic of this intergalactic epic like never before as the SF Symphony performs John Williams’ Oscar-winning score live to ...
2024 de Young Museum’s “de Youngsters Day Out” Free Festival (SF)
Saturday, May 4 – 10:00 am - Ends at 5:15 pm |
Cost: FREE | de Young Museum
We invite you, and all Bay Area families, to attend the third annual de Youngsters Day Out on Saturday, May 4, 2024.
This event is open to every Bay Area family and free of charge. The in-person, all-day event will include hands-on art-making activities, in-gallery conversations ...
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™.
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 ...
“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
“Castro Art Mart” Mini Block Party on Noe St. (Every First Sunday)
Sunday, May 5 – 11:00 am - Ends at 5:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Market & Noe
The Castro Art Mart Features LGBTQ Artists, Live Music, and Drag Performances every 1st Sunday of the month on Noe St and Market St (Next to the Lookout Bar), 11-5pm. Come enjoy this Free, Family & Friendly event hosted by Castro Merchants, while supporting local artists, ...Monthly
Golden Gate Park Band’s Free Symphony in the Park: Polish Cultural Day
The Golden Gate Park Band presents its 142nd season in Golden Gate Park’s music concourse. That’s right, this 30-piece symphony has been playing free concerts in Golden Gate Park since 1882. For 2024, 25 free weekly concerts take place most Sundays at 1 pm. Concerts are approximately ...Every Sunday
Free Reggae in the Park 2024 “Crucial Sundays” (Golden Gate Park)
Sunday, May 5 – 4:30 pm - Ends at 7:30 pm |
Cost: FREE | Spreckels Temple of Music (Golden Gate Park Bandshell)
Performances in Golden Gate Park Announced for 2024 Season. Season 4 will bring 125+ free live performances at Golden Gate Park Bandshell. After several months of renovations, Illuminate is beginning its robust performance season with 125+ diverse free concerts at historic landmark venue, the Golden ...
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
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 ...
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
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
SF’s “Sundays at the Beach” Free Concert Day on The Great Highway (Ocean Beach)
Sunday, May 12 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 3:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | The Great Highway
Welcome to Sundays at the Beach! With help from @avenuegreenlight and our friends across the neighborhood, we’re excited to bring free community events to Great Highway Park every weekend for the next year. 1st Sunday: Chair Yoga, 2pm @ Irving 2nd Sunday: Live Music, 1-3 ...Monthly
Free Mother’s Day Concert: Golden Gate Park Band’s Symphony in the Park
The Golden Gate Park Band presents its 142nd season in Golden Gate Park’s music concourse. That’s right, this 30-piece symphony has been playing free concerts in Golden Gate Park since 1882. For 2024, 25 free weekly concerts take place most Sundays at 1 pm. Concerts are approximately ...Every Sunday
Free Reggae in the Park 2024 “Crucial Sundays” (Golden Gate Park)
Sunday, May 12 – 4:30 pm - Ends at 7:30 pm |
Cost: FREE | Spreckels Temple of Music (Golden Gate Park Bandshell)
Performances in Golden Gate Park Announced for 2024 Season. Season 4 will bring 125+ free live performances at Golden Gate Park Bandshell. After several months of renovations, Illuminate is beginning its robust performance season with 125+ diverse free concerts at historic landmark venue, the Golden ...
Thursday, May 16
Win Tix: Lizzy McAlpine’s “The Older Tour” Live at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium (SF)
Enter to win a pair of tickets to see the rising star, Lizzy McAlpine on stage live for her “The Older Tour” at SF’s Bill Graham Civic Auditorium.
Lizzy McAlpine, born outside Philadelphia, gained fame through Soundcloud and YouTube, leading to her debut album Give Me A ...
New LGBTQ+ Monthly Music Series “Vibin’ Live” (SF)
Dirty Habit, the sultry restaurant and bar located on the 5th floor of Hotel Zelos, has partnered with the SF LGBT Center’s Cultural Department to present a monthly music series – “Vibin’ Live” – every third Thursday of the month. Showcasing rising BIPOC artists, bands ...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
SF’s “Secondhand Saturday” 2024 w/ Sunset Mercantile (Every Third Saturday)
Come search for vintage treasures every third Saturday, April through November, 10am to 4pm, at Second Hand Saturday, an open-air vintage market located in the Outer Sunset at 37th Ave between Ortega and Pacheco. Browse over 50 vintage goods and clothing vendors, artists and makers ...Monthly
“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
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 | Mission St. & 3rd St., SF
FREE
Featuring a dynamic music program showcasing emerging ...
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 ...
Sunday, May 19
Golden Gate Park Band’s Free Symphony in the Park (2024)
The Golden Gate Park Band presents its 142nd season in Golden Gate Park’s music concourse. That’s right, this 30-piece symphony has been playing free concerts in Golden Gate Park since 1882. For 2024, 25 free weekly concerts take place most Sundays at 1 pm. Concerts are approximately ...Every Sunday
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 ...
Free Reggae in the Park 2024 “Crucial Sundays” (Golden Gate Park)
Sunday, May 19 – 4:30 pm - Ends at 7:30 pm |
Cost: FREE | Spreckels Temple of Music (Golden Gate Park Bandshell)
Performances in Golden Gate Park Announced for 2024 Season. Season 4 will bring 125+ free live performances at Golden Gate Park Bandshell. After several months of renovations, Illuminate is beginning its robust performance season with 125+ diverse free concerts at historic landmark venue, the Golden ...
Wednesday, May 22
“Gladiator” Live Film w/ Live Orchestra from San Francisco Symphony (May 22-23)
Wednesday, May 22 – 7:30 pm - Ends at 9:30 pm |
Cost: $69 | Davies Symphony Hall
Lights, Camera, Music!: Watch favorite films on the big screen at Davies Symphony Hall as the scores are performed live by the SF Symphony. Relive this five-time Academy Award-winning epic on the big screen while the Symphony and Chorus performs Hans Zimmer and Lisa Gerrard’s ...
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, ...
“Gladiator” Live Film w/ Live Orchestra from San Francisco Symphony (May 22-23)
Thursday, May 23 – 7:30 pm - Ends at 9:30 pm |
Cost: $69 | Davies Symphony Hall
Lights, Camera, Music!: Watch favorite films on the big screen at Davies Symphony Hall as the scores are performed live by the SF Symphony. Relive this five-time Academy Award-winning epic on the big screen while the Symphony and Chorus performs Hans Zimmer and Lisa Gerrard’s ...
Friday, May 24
“Encanto” Film w/ Live Orchestra from San Francisco Symphony (May 24-25)
Friday, May 24 – 7:30 pm - Ends at 9:30 pm |
Cost: $59 | Davies Symphony Hall
Lights, Camera, Music!: Watch favorite films on the big screen at Davies Symphony Hall as the scores are performed live by the SF Symphony. Watch the magical tale of an extraordinary family in the town of Encanto, featuring all-new songs by Emmy-, Grammy-, and Tony ...
