San Francisco April Festivals & Street Fairs 2025
Here’s a round-up of fun and fabulous April festivals, street fairs, and events including festive Cherry Blossom festivals, Easter celebrations, Earth Day and more you can look forward to this April 2025.
> We’ll be updating this guide with more April events soon!
- 2025 St. Stupid’s Day Parade – April 1, 2025*
- San Francisco Chocolate Salon and Festival 2025 – April 6, 2025
- 2025 Cesar Chavez Day Parade & Festival – April 12, 2025
- SF’s 2025 Cherry Blossom Festival + Grand Parade – April 12-20, 2025
- Golden Gate Park Band’s Free Symphony in the Park 2025 Season – April 18 – October 5, 2025
- Free National Parks Day 2025 – April 19, 2025
- World Naked Bike Ride Through SF for Earth Day 2025 – April 19, 2025
- SF’s Easter In the Park & Hunky Jesus Contest 2025 – April 20, 2025
- SF’s “Bring Your Own Big Wheel” Race on Easter Sunday 2025 – April 20, 2025 (not officially announced yet as of 1/24/25)
- SF’s 420 Celebration at Hippie Hill 2025 – April 20, 2025
- 2025 Lyrid Meteor Shower Peaks – April 21, 2025
- Free Drive-Movie Night 2025 – April 25, 2024 – Typically happens each year in April, but the 2025 date TBA (as of 3/14/25)
- 2025 Dutch “King’s Day” Windmill Festival in Golden Gate Park – April 26, 2025
- SF’s DogFest 2025 – April 26, 2025
- 41st Annual Cupertino Cherry Blossom Festival 2025 – April 26-27, 2025
- 2025 “Opening Day On The Bay” Boat Parade & “Blessing of the Fleet” – April 27, 2025
2025 St. Stupid’s Day Parade
April 1, 2025* – SF (Downtown) – FREE – Noon – A weird and wild DIY street parade through downtown. This “wonderfully idiotic tradition” parades through San Francisco often with a doggie diner head floats, chants of “No More Chants,” silly costumes and all the meaningless fun you’d expect from a city filled with fun weirdos. *Please note that the 2025 parade details have not yet been announced (as of 3/14/25), but we expect this event to happen with its usual antics as in past years.
San Francisco Chocolate Salon and Festival 2025
April 6, 2025 – SF (Golden Gate Park) – $23 (save $2 w/ secret code FUNCHEAP24YRD) – At the International Chocolate Festival, enjoy tastings from a wide array of artisan, gourmet & premium chocolate, plus demonstrations, chef and author talks.
2025 Cesar Chavez Day Parade & Festival
April 12, 2025 – SF (Mission Dist.) – FREE – Be a part of the largest event honoring labor and civil rights leader Cesar E. ChavezCesar Chavez in Northern California with a parade, and big festival with live performances, a lowrider car show and more. Unchanged: A
SF’s 2025 Cherry Blossom Festival
April 12-20, 2025 – SF (Japantown) – FREE – One of the largest Cherry Blossom festivals in the country, San Francisco celebrates for two weekends, April 12-13 and April 19-20, culminating in a grand parade on the final Sunday of the festival.
Golden Gate Park Band’s Free Symphony in the Park Season 2025
April 18 – October 5, 2025 – SF (Golden Gate Park) – FREE – Golden Gate Park’s 30-piece symphony has been playing free concerts in Golden Gate Park since 1882. Many concerts feature music of specific nationalities or cultures, including costumed guest performances from dancers, singers, and speakers, who will enlighten and entertain.
Free National Parks Day 2025
April 19, 2025 – All Over USA – FREE – Celebrate the first day of National Park Week in nature with free entry to all national parks and monuments including Muir Woods and Yosemite National Park, and free admission aboard all of the historic vessels at the Hyde Street Pier of SF’s Maritime National Historical Park.
SF’s World Naked Earth Day Bike Ride 2025
April 19, 2025 – SF (Rincon Park) – FREE – Be on the lookout as The World Naked Bike Ride rolls through San Francisco.
SF’s Easter In the Park & Hunky Jesus Contest 2025
April 20, 2025 – SF (Dolores Park) – FREE – The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence host their annual Easter in the Park to crown their new 2025 Foxy Mary and Hunky Jesus.
SF’s “Bring Your Own Big Wheel” Race on Easter Sunday 2025
April 20, 2025* – SF (Potrero Hill) – FREE* ($10-20 donations are requested) – Watch dozens of contestants risk humiliation and serious injury racing their big wheels (those giant plastic tricycles from when we were kids – no rubber wheels allowed) down the crazy curvy Vermont & 20th streets – the actual curviest street in SF – on Easter Sunday, all for glory. *2025 celebration has not been officially announced yet (as of 1/24/25).
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April 20, 2025 – SF (Golden Gate Park) – FREE – 420 at Hippie Hill is a well-known San Francisco tradition, bringing tens of thousands of people from all over to Robin William Meadow (formerly Sharon Meadow) in Golden Gate Park to celebrate the right to use cannabis. The festival has evolved from unpermitted and unofficial to a full-blown free festival with DJs, yoga, guided meditation, ecstatic dance, a stretch session, sound healing, and more. The 2025 info has yet to be announced (the permitted 2024 festival was cancelled), but if there’s one thing you can count on, is people to show up anyway and celebrate.
2025 Lyrid Meteor Shower Peaks
April 21, 2025 – Bay Area – FREE – Look up for your chance to see The Lyrids which are known for their fast and bright meteors.
Free Drive-Movie Night 2025
April 25, 2024 – San Jose & Concord – FREE – The West Wind Drive-In Theaters in Concord & San Jose offer a Customer Appreciation Night with music, games, and of course, free movies. Typically happens each year in April, but the 2025 date TBA (as of 3/14/25)
2025 Dutch “King’s Day” Windmill Festival
April 26, 2025 – SF (Golden Gate Park) – FREE – Drape yourself in orange and head to the giant Murphy Windmill in Golden Gate Park to celebrate all things Dutch with traditional Dutch games, flea market, Dutch food, beer, music & more.
San Francisco’s Annual DogFest 2025
April 26, 2025 – SF (Duboce Park) – FREE – DogFest is a mutt-tastic festival at one of the most dog-friendly parks in the city and the biggest dog event in San Francisco.
Cupertino Cherry Blossom Festival 2025
April 26-27, 2025 – Cupertino – FREE – Over two days, explore Japanese cultural exhibits like ikebana, swords, bonsai, Suiseki, and koi, live entertainment including Taiko drum, dancers, martial arts and live music, taste delicious Japanese cuisine, children activities and a play area with a petting zoo and pony rides, plus Japanese cultural demonstrations like tea ceremony, origami, calligraphy, and Soroban.
2025 “Opening Day On The Bay” Boat Parade & “Blessing of the Fleet”
April 27, 2025 – SF (Marina Green) – FREE – Opening Day on the Bay marks the official start of the San Francisco boating season, and typically shows off over 100 historic workboats, fireboats, towboats, and classic and contemporary craft.
Sunday, March 16
Sunset Mercantile’s weekly outdoor market featuring farmers, ranchers, food trucks, live music, children’s activities, vendors, makers, merchants, artists, and local organizations. Bring the whole family for free seasonal art activities at the Sunset Mercantile Artship. Enjoy shopping an array of farm fresh produce, artisan goods. ...Every Sunday
Calpulli Tonalehqueh hosts the largest Azteca Mexica New Year Ceremony & Celebration in the nation. Join us for the 27th Annual Mexica New Year, March 14-16, 2025 for a weekend filled with Native traditional dancers, a sunrise ceremony, arts & crafts market and delicious food. Please ...
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Calling all kids and their families! Join us for fun and free drop-in S.T.E.A.M. activities led by Maker Studio Kidz. Activities geared towards kids aged 5 – 12. Caretaker supervision is required at all times. 11am – 2pm Spring 2025 Schedule Feb 9: Easy Beading with Even Howard of SF Etsy Feb 16: Chinese New Year Paper Lanterns ...Every Sunday
Monday, March 17
Get ready to kick off your St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in style because San Francisco’s most anticipated event is back and bigger than ever! For 2025 the three-day event will take place on March 14, March 15 and March 17 at bars in The Marina, ...
Friday, March 21
Saturday, March 22
High speed, high tech, high drama in San Francisco The second installment of March’s American double header, the fan favorite location of San Francisco promises a racing masterclass against the iconic backdrop of the Golden Gate Bridge on March 22-23, 2025 Hosting more boat-on-boat racing ...
Sunday, March 23
Sunset Mercantile’s weekly outdoor market featuring farmers, ranchers, food trucks, live music, children’s activities, vendors, makers, merchants, artists, and local organizations. Bring the whole family for free seasonal art activities at the Sunset Mercantile Artship. Enjoy shopping an array of farm fresh produce, artisan goods. ...Every Sunday
Calling all kids and their families! Join us for fun and free drop-in S.T.E.A.M. activities led by Maker Studio Kidz. Activities geared towards kids aged 5 – 12. Caretaker supervision is required at all times. 11am – 2pm Spring 2025 Schedule Feb 9: Easy Beading with Even Howard of SF Etsy Feb 16: Chinese New Year Paper Lanterns ...Every Sunday
High speed, high tech, high drama in San Francisco The second installment of March’s American double header, the fan favorite location of San Francisco promises a racing masterclass against the iconic backdrop of the Golden Gate Bridge on March 22-23, 2025 Hosting more boat-on-boat racing ...
Saturday, March 29
Renegade Craft Spring Fair back for March 29-30 at Fort Mason Center Festival Pavilion. Shop your favorite artists and discover over 250 new ones at Renegade San Francisco! We’re back with a curated springtime Fair featuring the most inspiring creatives from SF and beyond. This ...
Sunday, March 30
Sunset Mercantile’s weekly outdoor market featuring farmers, ranchers, food trucks, live music, children’s activities, vendors, makers, merchants, artists, and local organizations. Bring the whole family for free seasonal art activities at the Sunset Mercantile Artship. Enjoy shopping an array of farm fresh produce, artisan goods. ...Every Sunday
Calling all kids and their families! Join us for fun and free drop-in S.T.E.A.M. activities led by Maker Studio Kidz. Activities geared towards kids aged 5 – 12. Caretaker supervision is required at all times. 11am – 2pm Spring 2025 Schedule Feb 9: Easy Beading with Even Howard of SF Etsy Feb 16: Chinese New Year Paper Lanterns ...Every Sunday
Renegade Craft Spring Fair back for March 29-30 at Fort Mason Center Festival Pavilion. Shop your favorite artists and discover over 250 new ones at Renegade San Francisco! We’re back with a curated springtime Fair featuring the most inspiring creatives from SF and beyond. This ...
Tuesday, April 1
Sunday, April 6
Calling all kids and their families! Join us for fun and free drop-in S.T.E.A.M. activities led by Maker Studio Kidz. Activities geared towards kids aged 5 – 12. Caretaker supervision is required at all times. 11am – 2pm Spring 2025 Schedule Feb 9: Easy Beading with Even Howard of SF Etsy Feb 16: Chinese New Year Paper Lanterns ...Every Sunday
Saturday, April 12
Be a part of the largest event honoring Cesar Chavez in Northern California, honoring the life and work of labor and civil rights leader Cesar E. Chavez on Saturday, April 12, 2025 2025 Cesar Chavez Holiday Parade & Festival Saturday, April 12, 2025 – Festival (24th ...
Welcome to the Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival, one of California’s most prominent celebrations of Asian traditions and the biggest on the West coast. Since 1968, the Festival has served to cultivate the continued alliance between Japan and the United States using culture as its ...
Sunday, April 13
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
Welcome to the Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival, one of California’s most prominent celebrations of Asian traditions and the biggest on the West coast. Since 1968, the Festival has served to cultivate the continued alliance between Japan and the United States using culture as its ...
Calling all kids and their families! Join us for fun and free drop-in S.T.E.A.M. activities led by Maker Studio Kidz. Activities geared towards kids aged 5 – 12. Caretaker supervision is required at all times. 11am – 2pm Spring 2025 Schedule Feb 9: Easy Beading with Even Howard of SF Etsy Feb 16: Chinese New Year Paper Lanterns ...Every Sunday
Saturday, April 19
Welcome to the Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival, one of California’s most prominent celebrations of Asian traditions and the biggest on the West coast. Since 1968, the Festival has served to cultivate the continued alliance between Japan and the United States using culture as its ...
Sunday, April 20
Calling all kids and their families! Join us for fun and free drop-in S.T.E.A.M. activities led by Maker Studio Kidz. Activities geared towards kids aged 5 – 12. Caretaker supervision is required at all times. 11am – 2pm Spring 2025 Schedule Feb 9: Easy Beading with Even Howard of SF Etsy Feb 16: Chinese New Year Paper Lanterns ...Every Sunday
Welcome to the Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival, one of California’s most prominent celebrations of Asian traditions and the biggest on the West coast. Since 1968, the Festival has served to cultivate the continued alliance between Japan and the United States using culture as its ...
Saturday, April 26
The 41st Cupertino Cherry Blossom Festival is coming to the Cupertino Memorial Park on April 26-27, 2025. Enjoy free admission and free parking. An award-winning Bay Area festival showcasing Japanese arts, crafts, culture and traditions returns to the Memorial Park for the 41st year. Please ...
Normally the Murphy Windmill (the largest in the world when it was built in 1908) sits majestically, but silently watching over the southwest corner of Golden Gate Park which no longer needs it to pump the 40,000 gallons of water a day it used to ...
Normally the Murphy Windmill (the largest in the world when it was built in 1908) sits majestically, but silently watching over the southwest corner of Golden Gate Park which no longer needs it to pump the 40,000 gallons of water a day it used to ...
Sunday, April 27
The 41st Cupertino Cherry Blossom Festival is coming to the Cupertino Memorial Park on April 26-27, 2025. Enjoy free admission and free parking. An award-winning Bay Area festival showcasing Japanese arts, crafts, culture and traditions returns to the Memorial Park for the 41st year. Please ...
Calling all kids and their families! Join us for fun and free drop-in S.T.E.A.M. activities led by Maker Studio Kidz. Activities geared towards kids aged 5 – 12. Caretaker supervision is required at all times. 11am – 2pm Spring 2025 Schedule Feb 9: Easy Beading with Even Howard of SF Etsy Feb 16: Chinese New Year Paper Lanterns ...Every Sunday
Friday, May 2
Thursday, May 8
Sunday, May 11
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
Saturday, June 7
Sunday, June 8
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
Sunday, June 15
The Golden Gate Park Band presents its 143rd 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 2025, the Golden Gate Park Band performs free weekly concerts most Sundays at 1 pm. ...Every Sunday
Sunday, October 5
Look up in the sky when you hear the roaring of jet engines and head down to SF’s northern waterfront and for San Francisco’s annual Fleet Week airshow and festival. Although there is a full week of events, the epochal annual air show takes place ...
Friday, October 10
Look up in the sky when you hear the roaring of jet engines and head down to SF’s northern waterfront and for San Francisco’s annual Fleet Week airshow and festival. Although there is a full week of events, the epochal annual air show takes place ...
Saturday, October 11
Look up in the sky when you hear the roaring of jet engines and head down to SF’s northern waterfront and for San Francisco’s annual Fleet Week airshow and festival. Although there is a full week of events, the epochal annual air show takes place ...
Sunday, October 12
Look up in the sky when you hear the roaring of jet engines and head down to SF’s northern waterfront and for San Francisco’s annual Fleet Week airshow and festival. Although there is a full week of events, the epochal annual air show takes place ...
Saturday, November 1
Renegade Craft’s Winter Fair will be at Fort Mason Center Festival Pavilion on November 1-2, 2025. Shop your favorite artists and discover over 250 new ones at Renegade San Francisco! We’re back with a curated summertime Fair featuring the most inspiring creatives from the Bay and ...
Sunday, November 2
Renegade Craft’s Winter Fair will be at Fort Mason Center Festival Pavilion on November 1-2, 2025. Shop your favorite artists and discover over 250 new ones at Renegade San Francisco! We’re back with a curated summertime Fair featuring the most inspiring creatives from the Bay and ...
Saturday, March 8
