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2025 San Francisco Carnaval Festival & Parade (May 24-25)

Saturday, May 24, 2025 - 10:00 am to 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but donations are accepted

Harrison Street | Harrison Street and 24th Street, San Francisco, CA

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2025 San Francisco Carnaval Festival & Parade (May 25-26)

Carnaval San Francisco is back for 2025 with their 47th annual celebration.

The free, two–day Festival covers 17 blocks in the Mission District, with five main stages, 50 local performing artists, and 400 vendors. The festival includes international food, dancing, sampling sites and entertainment for families, couples and friends of all ethnic, social and economic backgrounds. In the 47–year history of our Festival, we have welcomed luminaries like Celia Cruz, Santana, the Neville Brothers, Tito Puentes, Luis Enrique, Poncho Sanchez, Los Lonely Boys, Oscar D’León, La India, and Los Tigres del Norte. The two-day celebration is a cultural explosion with free admission for the community. With an attendance rate of over 400,000 people yearly, Carnaval San Francisco is the largest multicultural celebration in California.

The Grand Parade boasts a 60-contingent lineup, with over 3,000 artists representing the cultural heritages of Brazil, Mexico, Panama, Bolivia, Cuba, Peru, Puerto Rico, Nicaragua, Colombia, Trinidad & Tobago, Guatemala, El Salvador, and more to participate, televised by CBS. The Grand Parade covers 20 blocks in San Francisco’s historic Latino Cultural District in the Mission.

46th Annual San Francisco Carnaval & Parade
– Festival: Saturday & Sunday, May 24-25, 2025 | 10 am to 6 pm
– Grand Parade: Sunday, May 25, 2025 | 9:30 am to 2:30pm – starts at 24th & Bryant
Harrison Street between 16th and 24th Streets
FREE, but donations accepted

Exact start times and locations are subject to change. Check carnavalsanfrancisco.org for full schedules closer to the event date.

Disclaimer: Please double check event information with the event organizer as events can be canceled, details can change after they are added to our calendar, and errors do occur.


Cost: FREE*
*Free, but donations are accepted
Categories: **Annual Event**, *Top Pick*, Fairs & Festivals, In Person, Memorial Day Weekend, Outdoors, Top Annual Events, Weekend Events Guide – May 24-27, 2024
Address: Harrison Street and 24th Street, San Francisco, CA

Saturday, May 24, 2025

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*32-40 per person
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*Free general admission to Bay Area residents. Valid ID or proof of residency required. This offer applies only to the permanent collection galleries. Timed advanced tickets required
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*Adults-$16, Seniors-$14, Kids-$13 age 4-17, 3 and under-Free
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