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
Friday, May 22
It’s time to learn more about your city and get out and walk. San Francisco City Guides offers free walking tours just about every day. All tours are free and open to the public, but donations are welcome. Memorial Day Weekend Walking Tours 2025 | ...
Saturday, May 23
It’s time to learn more about your city and get out and walk. San Francisco City Guides offers free walking tours just about every day. All tours are free and open to the public, but donations are welcome. Memorial Day Weekend Walking Tours 2025 | ...
Carnaval San Francisco is back for 2026 with their 48th annual celebration. The free, two-day festival spans 17 blocks in the Mission District and features five main stages, 50 local performing artists, and 400 vendors. It offers international food, dancing, sampling sites, and entertainment for families, ...
Sunday, May 24
It’s time to learn more about your city and get out and walk. San Francisco City Guides offers free walking tours just about every day. All tours are free and open to the public, but donations are welcome. Memorial Day Weekend Walking Tours 2025 | ...
It’s time to learn more about your city and get out and walk. San Francisco City Guides offers free walking tours just about every day. All tours are free and open to the public, but donations are welcome. Memorial Day Weekend Walking Tours 2025 | ...
Carnaval San Francisco is back for 2026 with their 48th annual celebration. The free, two-day festival spans 17 blocks in the Mission District and features five main stages, 50 local performing artists, and 400 vendors. It offers international food, dancing, sampling sites, and entertainment for families, ...
Carnaval San Francisco is back for 2026 with their 48th annual celebration. The free, two-day festival spans 17 blocks in the Mission District and features five main stages, 50 local performing artists, and 400 vendors. It offers international food, dancing, sampling sites, and entertainment for families, ...
Monday, May 25
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 ...
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 ...
