San Francisco September Festivals & Street Fairs
Here’s a round-up of fun and fabulous September festivals, street fairs, and events including Opera in the Park, SF Botanical Gardens’ Flower Piano, Comedy Day, Haight Ashbury Street Fair, Folsom Street Fair, and more you can look forward to this September 2024.
> We’ll be updating this guide with more September events soon!
- Opera in the Park 2024 – September 8, 2024
- 2024 Flower Piano: 12 Hidden Pianos in GG Park – September 13-22, 2024
- “Corgi Con” Bay Area 2024 – September 14, 2024 – September 14, 2024
- “Chuseok” Korean Harvest Festival 2024 – September 14, 2024
- 2024 Chinatown Autumn Moon Festival – September 14-15, 2024
- 45th Annual Haight Ashbury Street Fair – September 15, 2024
- 43rd Annual Comedy Day – September 15, 2024
- San Francisco Greek Festival 2024 – September 20-22, 2024
- SF’s “Fiesta de las Américas” – September 21, 2024
- SF’s Muni Heritage Weekend 2024 – September 21-22, 2024
- 3rd Annual Chinatown Lion Dance Festival – September 21-22, 2024
- SF’s 3rd Annual Dance Day – September 28, 2024
- Free National Parks Day – September 28, 2024
- Folsom Street Fair 2024 – September 29, 2024
Opera in the Park 2024
September 8, 2024 – SF (Robin Williams Meadow, Golden Gate Park) – FREE – Upwards of 15,000 bring their picnic blankets and wine to the park for this annual free outdoor concert by the San Francisco Opera for a delightful afternoon of arias, duets and more performed by the stars of the fall season.
2024 Flower Piano: 12 Hidden Pianos in GG Park
September 13-22, 2024 – SF (Golden Gate Park) – FREE for SF residents – For 10 days, Flower Piano will once again transform San Francisco Botanical Garden into the city’s own alfresco concert hall where everyone is invited to play and listen.
“Corgi Con” Bay Area 2024
September 14, 2024 – Pleasanton – (Alameda County Fairgrounds) – $11 – Celebrate all things Corgi at the largest Corgi event in Northern Corgifornia.
“Chuseok” Korean Harvest Festival 2024
September 14, 2024 – SF (Presidio) – FREE – The Annual Chuseok Festival is the Bay Area’s largest public event celebrating, showcasing, and promoting Korean culture, cuisine, music, arts, and community. The festival will have delicious Korean food (both traditional and fusion), exciting live performances from local Korean cultural performance groups, traditional Korean games and activities, and more.
2024 Chinatown Autumn Moon Festival
September 14-15, 2024 – SF (Chinatown) – FREE – The bustling streets of San Francisco’s Chinatown are transformed into a vibrant public celebration for the 34th Annual Autumn Moon Festival filled with arts and crafts vendors, food vendors, live music, local contemporary entertainment, mooncakes, lion dancing, and more family-friendly fun.
45th Annual Haight Ashbury Street Fair
September 15, 2024 – SF (Haight) – FREE – The annual Haight Ashbury Street Fair brings thousands of people to Haight Street between Stanyan and Masonic to shop over 200 outdoor vendors including food, green businesses, local artists, clothing, crafts, non-profits and more plus two stages of live music.
SF’s Annual Comedy Day 2024
September 15, 2024 – SF (Golden Gate Park) – FREE – San Francisco’s original, longest-running, free, outdoor comedy concert in the world, Comedy Day in the Park is back to celebrate its 43rd anniversary with a five-hour free comedy show in the park with over 50 comedians.
2024 San Francisco Greek Festival
September 20-22, 2024 – SF (Mission Dist) – FREE – “A Taste of Greece” returns for its 73rd year with aromas of freshly made Spanakopita, Moussaka, Gyros, plus live Greek music and dancing.
SF’s “Fiesta de las Américas”
September 21, 2024 – SF (Mission Dist.) – FREE – Fiesta de la Américas celebrates the culture, arts and music found from Patagonia to the Arctic Circle, with a particular focus on people of the Latino diaspora who have made San Francisco their home for generations. with festive Folkoric dancing, live music and more.
45th Annual Haight Ashbury Street Fair
September 15, 2024 – SF (Haight) – FREE – The annual Haight Ashbury Street Fair brings thousands of people to Haight Street for a six-block-long street fair with 200+ vendors and live music on two stages.
SF’s Muni Heritage Weekend 2024
September 21-22, 2024 – SF (Embarcadero) – FREE – The annual Muni Heritage Weekend is an opportunity to ride special vintage transit vehicles that are rarely seen on the streets of San Francisco including vintage buses and the beloved Blackpool Boat Tram. Plus rides on all these streetcars will be FREE all weekend.
3rd Annual Chinatown Lion Dance Festival
September 21-22, 2024 – SF (Chinatown) – FREE – Experience the excitement of the traditional lion dance, performed by skilled dancers to the beat of the drums.
Yerba Buena Gardens Dance Day 2024
September 28, 2024 – SF (Yerba Buena Gardens) – FREE – Yerba Buena Gardens transforms into an outdoor dance center where participants can sample dance in a variety of forms and flavors with some of the Bay Area’s most talented teachers.
Free National Parks Day 2024
September 28, 2024 – All National Parks – FREE – Enjoy 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.
Folsom Street Fair 2024
September 29, 2024 – SF (Folsom) – FREE* (but $10-20 donation suggested) – A true only in San Francisco original, typically covers over 13 city blocks filled with 250,000+ people in their most outrageous leather, rubber, and fetish attire enjoying the world’s largest leather fair.
Tuesday, December 31
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 ...
Wednesday, January 1
Lighting it up since 1975! This is our 49th Year! The First Giant Public Menorah outside of Israel has inspired thousands of Menorahs around the world! Chanukah In Union Square Dec 25, 2024 – Jan 2, 2025 The 1st Lighting: Wednesday, Dec 25th Bill Graham ...
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, January 2
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, 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
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
