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

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

Monday, May 25

Free National Parks Day: Muir Woods + Yosemite for Memorial Day 2026

Monday, May 25 – 7:00 am - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE*

*The entrance fee waiver for fee-free days does not cover amenity or user fees for activities such as camping, boat launches, transportation, or special tours. Although the entrance fee is waved, paid parking/shuttle reservations required for Muir Woods even on free days.

| All Over California

Sometimes you’ve just got to get away from it all and clear your head with the peace and serenity of a national park. On certain “fee-free” days throughout the year, enjoy free entry to all national parks and monuments, including Muir Woods and Yosemite National Park, and ...

Memorial Day Bonfire Night at SF’s Ocean Beach (2026)

Monday, May 25 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 9:30 pm | Cost: FREE*

*Fire rings are first come, first serve

| Ocean Beach Fire Pits

For the first time in four months, it’s finally legal again to have a bonfire at Ocean Beach. During the “No Burn” Season (which runs from November 1 to the end of February), bonfires are not allowed, but starting March 1, 2026, bonfires are back ...

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