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What To Do in 2017: SF’s Top Fairs & Festivals

Plan your year with street fairs, fireworks, festivals, Pride, Carnaval and more
By - posted 1/4/2017 No Comment

Sunday, April 5

SF’s Easter In the Park & Hunky Jesus Contest 2026 (Dolores Park)
Sunday, April 5 – 10:00 am - Ends at 4:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Donations greatly appreciated
| Mission Dolores Park
SF's Easter In the Park & Hunky Jesus Contest 2026 (Dolores Park)
The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, San Francisco’s beloved and satirical drag nuns, host their Annual Easter in the Park celebration on April 5, 2026, marking their 47th Anniversary. The Sisters Easter Celebration at Dolores Park 2026 Sunday, April 5, 2026 | 10 am to 4pm Mission Dolores Park, ...

Saturday, April 11

SF Cherry Blossom Festival 2026: April 11-12 & 18-19
Saturday, April 11 – 11:00 am - Ends at 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Japantown Peace Plaza
SF Cherry Blossom Festival 2026: April 11-12 & 18-19

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 12

SF Cherry Blossom Festival 2026: April 11-12 & 18-19
Sunday, April 12 – 11:00 am - Ends at 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Japantown Peace Plaza
SF Cherry Blossom Festival 2026: April 11-12 & 18-19

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 ...

Saturday, April 18

SF’s 2026 Cherry Blossom Festival: April 11-12 & 18-19
Saturday, April 18 – 11:00 am - Ends at 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Japantown Peace Plaza
SF's 2026 Cherry Blossom Festival: April 11-12 & 18-19

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 19

SF’s 2026 Cherry Blossom Festival & Grand Parade w/ Comedian Atsuko Okatsuka
Sunday, April 19 – 11:00 am - Ends at 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Japantown Peace Plaza
SF's 2026 Cherry Blossom Festival & Grand Parade w/ Comedian Atsuko Okatsuka

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 25

SF’s DogFest 2026: Pet Festival, Carnival & Parade (Duboce Park)
Saturday, April 25 – 11:00 am - Ends at 4:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free to watch; food and games are for purchase and there's a registration fee for competing dogs
| Duboce Park
SF's DogFest 2026: Pet Festival, Carnival & Parade (Duboce Park)
DogFest 2026 is a mutt-tastic festival at one of the most dog-friendly parks in the city and the biggest dog event in San Francisco. DogFest is a celebration of dogs, families, community, and spring in San Francisco. It’s also a charitable event that raises funds for ...
2026 Dutch “King’s Day” Windmill Festival in Golden Gate Park (SF)
Saturday, April 25 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Murphy Windmill
2026 Dutch "King's Day" Windmill Festival in Golden Gate Park (SF)

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 ...