San Francisco February Festivals & Street Fairs
Here’s a round-up of fun and fabulous February festivals and street fairs including festive Lunar New Year and Valentine’s Day events you can look forward to this February 2024.
> We’ll be updating this guide with more February events soon!
- San Francisco’s 2024 Chinese New Year Flower Market Fair – February 3-4, 2024
- 2024 White Elephant Sale in a 90,000+ Sq Ft. Warehouse – January 31 – March 3, 2024
- 2024 Napa Lighted Art Festival – January 20 – February 18, 2024
- Korea’s Lunar New Year Fest in SF – February 9, 2024
- 2024 North Beach Mardi Gras Parade – February 10, 2024
- “The Sweetie Pie Fair” Valentines Craft Fair & Market – February 10, 2024
- World Naked Bike Ride Through SF – February 10, 2024
- SF’s “Lovers Lane” Valentine’s Block Party – February 10, 2024
- 2024 Sunset Lunar New Year Festival – February 11, 2024
- SF’s Mardi Gras & Fat Tuesday Parade & Festival in the Fillmore – February 13, 2024
- SF’s 2024 “Mardi Gras Crawl” Through the Mission + Festival – February 13, 2024
- The Great San Francisco Valentine’s Day Pillow Fight – February 14, 2024 (We hope!)
- “TreasureFest” on Treasure Island – February 24-25, 2024
- 2024 Chinese New Year Parade – February 24, 2024
- 2024 Chinese New Year Street Fair in San Francisco – February 24-25, 2024
2024 San Francisco Chinese New Year Flower Market Fair
February 3-4, 2024 – FREE – Celebrate the Lunar New Year in San Francisco’s Chinatown Flower Market Fair for a shopper’s paradise with over 120 booths plus performances of traditional Chinese magicians, acrobats, folk dancers and opera.
2024 White Elephant Sale in a 90,000+ Sq Ft. Warehouse
January 31 – March 3, 2024 (Select Dates) – $5 or FREE (depending on date) – The White Elephant Sale is Northern California’s oldest and largest rummage sale, featuring almost 20 departments in a warehouse nearly twice the size of a football field, in benefit of the Oakland Museum of California.
Korea’s Lunar New Year Fest in SF
February 9, 2024 – 6p at Korean Center, Inc. – Join us in celebrating Seollal, or Korea’s Lunar New Year, with our new year celebration event! You’ll be able to participate in traditional Seollal activities (including trying on a hanbok and eating delicious Korean food) and learn more about traditional customs of this important holiday.
2024 North Beach Mardi Gras Parade
February 10, 2024 – The fun starts at Tupelo at 1:30pm – Free to watch the parade – Get out your handkerchiefs and join Tupelo and North Star for their 11th Annual Mardi Gras 2nd Line March. Featured music by MJ’s Brass Boppers Brass Band, an authentic New Orleans singing and swinging Second Line brass band fusing traditional NOLA standards, funk, jazz, modern pop & more with a second line twist.
2024 “The Sweetie Pie Fair” Valentines Craft Fair & Market
February 10, 2024 – 11a-3p – Bathing Culture -A valentines market to 18-20 of our favorite makers and artists. Flash tattoos by @pretty_heavy, food from @cochinita, pop up sauna + lounge by @sundropsauna + more!
World Naked Bike Ride Through SF
February 10, 2024 – Meet at Rincon Park – FREE – Go as “bare as you dare” for a unique “Lover’s Ride” through San Francisco.
SF’s “Lovers Lane” Valentine’s Block Party
February 10, 2024 – Balmy Alley – FREE – SF’s Balmy Alley transforms into Lovers Lane for a Valentine’s Block Party.
2024 Sunset Lunar New Year Festival
February 11, 2024 – Sunset Mercantile (Outer Sunset) – 9a – 2p – Join Sunset Mercantile on February 11th as we celebrate Lunar New Year in collaboration with the Sunset Chinese Cultural District! With special activities, music, red envelopes, performances and arts & crafts!
SF’s Mardi Gras & Fat Tuesday Parade & Festival in the Fillmore
February 13, 2024 – Fillmore Center Plaza – FREE – Fat Tuesday in the Fillmore returns to San Francisco with a free blues concert. Celebrating Fat Tuesday in the Fillmore with great blues, Zydeco Music, a second line processional, creative costumes, good food and colorful beads, the Village Project will host this year’s annual Mardi Gras, San Francisco Style.
SF’s 2024 “Mardi Gras Crawl” Through the Mission + Festival
February 13, 2024 – All Over the Mission – FREE – Come meet your neighbors and make new friends at our 2024 Carnaval San Francisco Mardi Gras Celebration in several Mission District venues. Enjoy live samba drummers, dance performances, and lively music from soca to cumbia and rumba. Wear your costumes, masks & beads!
The Great San Francisco Valentine’s Day Pillow Fight
February 14, 2024 – Embarcadero Plaza – FREE – Feathers fly at this fun, unofficial flash-mob type event which typically takes place annually on Valentine’s Day. The event is always tentative – there could be 1,000 people; there could be zero people. Show up with a pillow in hand, and get ready for a pillow fight.
“TreasureFest” on Treasure Island
February 24-25, 2024 – Not Free (Ticket starts $10) – 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 local libations. Listen to live music, and participate in other games & entertainment.
2024 Chinese New Year Parade
February 24, 2024 – FREE – Named one of the world’s top ten parades, the Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco is the largest celebration of its kind outside of Asia. 2024’s Parade Grand Marshall will be Awkwafina, an award-winning actress, comedienne and rapper.
2024 Chinese New Year Street Fair in San Francisco
February 24-25, 2024 – FREE – Immerse yourself in the sights and sounds of San Francisco’s exhilarating Chinatown during one of the community’s most exciting times of the year.
Sunday, January 5
Wednesday, January 8
Saturday, January 18
Saturday, January 25
The Chinese New Year Flower Market Fair is held on the weekend before Chinese New Year Day. The Flower Fair is the place to come to purchase fresh flowers, fruits, candies and brand new supplies for the home to begin the new lunar year. Delight ...
Sunday, January 26
The Chinese New Year Flower Market Fair is held on the weekend before Chinese New Year Day. The Flower Fair is the place to come to purchase fresh flowers, fruits, candies and brand new supplies for the home to begin the new lunar year. Delight ...
Glowfari returns in November 2024! This wildly popular, family-friendly experience features hundreds of ALL new, larger-than-life animal lanterns throughout the Zoo. Each lantern tells the story of the ongoing journey of wildlife, the importance of every species on our planet, and Oakland Zoo’s commitment to ...
Thursday, February 6
Get ready, San Francisco, for the return of this brand new free monthly party coming back to Downtown SF. A new, free, all-ages street party comes to Downtown SF every first Thursday of the month, from 5-10pm. Free kids activities, disco, two outdoor bars, live ...Monthly
Friday, February 7
Saturday, February 8
Saturday, February 15
Immerse yourself in the sights and sounds of San Francisco’s exhilarating Chinatown during one of the community’s most exciting times of the year. The Chinatown Community Street Fair takes place the weekend of the Chinese New Year Parade. At the fair, experience Chinese cultural arts such ...
Sunday, February 16
Immerse yourself in the sights and sounds of San Francisco’s exhilarating Chinatown during one of the community’s most exciting times of the year. The Chinatown Community Street Fair takes place the weekend of the Chinese New Year Parade. At the fair, experience Chinese cultural arts such ...
Thursday, March 6
Get ready, San Francisco, for the return of this brand new free monthly party coming back to Downtown SF. A new, free, all-ages street party comes to Downtown SF every first Thursday of the month, from 5-10pm. Free kids activities, disco, two outdoor bars, live ...Monthly
Saturday, March 15
