San Francisco March Festivals & Street Fairs
Here’s a round-up of fun and fabulous March festivals, street fairs, and events including festive St. Patrick’s Day celebrations, the “Brides of March” Wedding Dress Pub Crawl, Easter festivities like the legendary Bring Your Own Big Wheel and the Hunky Jesus competition, and much more you can look forward to this March 2024.
> We’ll be updating this guide with more March events soon!
- Ocean Beach Bonfires Return for 2024 – March 1 – October 31, 2024
- San Francisco Giants FanFest 2024 at Oracle Park – March 9, 2024
- 80,000 Free Tulips Are Coming to SF’s Union Square – March 9, 2024
- 2024 Pi (π) Day Celebration at The Exploratorium – March 14, 2024
- 2024 Oakland Restaurant Week – March 14-24, 2024
- 26th Annual Mexica New Year Festival in San Jose – March 15-17, 2024
- SF’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade & Festival – March 16, 2024
- SF’s “Brides of March” Wedding Dress Pub Crawl – March 16, 2024
- Dublin’s 40th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Festival & Parade – March 16-17, 2024
- 2024 “FOG Holi” Festival of Colors – March 23, 2024
- Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Night Over San Francisco – March 24, 2024
- SF’s “Bring Your Own Big Wheel” Race on Easter Sunday 2024 – March 31, 2024
- SF’s Easter In the Park & Hunky Jesus Contest 2024 – March 31, 2024
Ocean Beach Bonfires Return for 2024
March 1 – October 31, 2024 – SF (Ocean Beach) – FREE – Gather your friends; beach bonfire season is back. For the first time in four months, it’s finally legal again to have a bonfire at Ocean Beach.
San Francisco Giants FanFest 2024 at Oracle Park
March 9, 2024 – SF (Oracle Park) – FREE – Giants fans are invited to Oracle Park to visit often restricted ballpark locations, including the field, clubhouse, broadcast booth, and dugout. Meet-and-greets, autograph opportunities with Giants alumni, Lou Seal, and photo opportunities with the trophies will also be available.
80,000 Free Tulips Are Coming to SF’s Union Square
March 9, 2024 – SF (Union Square) – FREE – More than 80,000 tulips will cover Union Square in San Francisco and you are invited to visit the square and pick your own bunch of tulips to take home for free.
2024 Pi (π) Day Celebration at The Exploratorium
March 14, 2024 – SF (Embarcadero) – $39.95 – Exploratorium invites you to celebrate its own homegrown holiday which commemorates the never-ending ratio that helps describe circles of all sizes. Explore math-inspired activities and presentations, then join the Pi parade and eat a free piece of pie.
2024 Oakland Restaurant Week
March 14-24, 2024 – Oakland – Special Restaurant Deals – Take advantage of some amazing specials from your favorite local restaurants featuring unique pre-fixe menus, new menu items, or various lunch and dinner deals.
26th Annual Mexica New Year Festival in San Jose
March 15-17, 2024 – San Jose – FREE – Join the largest Azteca Mexica New Year Ceremony & Celebration in the nation with Native traditional dancers, a sunrise ceremony, arts & crafts market, and delicious food.
SF’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade & Festival
March 16, 2024 – SF (Market Street to Civic Center) – FREE – San Francisco celebrates St. Patrick’s Day with a festive parade that begins at the corner of 2nd & Market Street, marches down Market Street, and will make its way to Civic Center Plaza for a huge celebration of dance, live music, arts, and food.
SF’s “Brides of March” Wedding Dress Pub Crawl
March 16, 2024 – SF (Washington Sq. Park) – FREE – Don a wedding dress and join the Brides for this annual San Francisco tradition at the 24th annual Brides of March. Our party will begin with a gathering in Washington Square Park, followed by a bridal procession up Columbus Avenue, and DIY wedding receptions at the bar and restaurant parklets on Grant Avenue.
Dublin’s 40th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Festival & Parade
March 16-17, 2024 – Dublin – FREE – Where else but Dublin would you want to celebrate St Patrick’s Day. Celebrate with a festive parade; three stages of Irish music and dance; a drone show; authentic Irish food and beverages; more than 250 fine arts and commercial vendors, including an Irish Marketplace; roaming leprechauns and bagpipers; carnival rides; and an Irish Tea Cottage.
2024 “FOG Holi” Festival of Colors
March 23, 2024 – Fremont – $4 – Join over 5,000+ attendees to come out to Fremont and celebrate Holi, a grand and unique festival of colors.
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Night Over San Francisco
March 24, 2024 – Bay Area – FREE – March brings the first eclipse this season, with a penumbral lunar eclipse which occurs when the Moon passes through the Earth’s partial shadow or penumbra.
SF’s “Bring Your Own Big Wheel” Race on Easter Sunday 2024
March 31, 2024 – 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.
SF’s Easter In the Park & Hunky Jesus Contest 2024
March 31, 2024 – SF (Dolores Park) – FREE – The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence host their annual Easter in the Park to crown their new 2024 Foxy Mary and Hunky Jesus.
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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
