Fairs & Festivals
SF’s Thai New Year & Outdoor Food Fest is Back for 2021
Fairs & Festivals, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open In what seems to be the first street fair to return since the begin of COVID, the Thai New Year celebration is on Larkin in 2021 after a hiatus last year. This Saturday April 17th, we will be celebrating Thai New Year (Songkran) and Southeast Asian culture. Stand together with us more...
Alameda County Fair Returns October 22-31
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open The Alameda County Fairgrounds, known for hosting the annual Fair every June, will reschedule its traditional celebration to October. The Fairgrounds continues to support the community by serving as the host site for COVID-19 vaccines and County food distribution in eastern Alameda County. Both operations are expected to run through the more...
SF’s 420 in the Park is Canceled (Again) for 2021
Bay Area Updates, Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Only in San Francisco, What's Closed / What's Open For the second year in a row, due to the ongoing concerns around COVID and avoiding large crowds, the annual 420 Hippie Hill celebration on April 20, 2021 in Golden Gate Park has been officially cancelled by the city. City officials scheduled a press conference at 11:30am on April 13 to discuss plans more...
SFFILM Festival is April 9–18 w/ Drive-In Movies at Fort Mason
Drive-In Movies, Fairs & Festivals, Reopening, Sponsored, Virtual Events, What's Closed / What's Open The longest-running film festival in the Americas, the San Francisco International Film Festival (SFFILM Festival) is an extraordinary showcase of cinematic discovery and innovation in one of the country’s most beautiful cities. The 64th edition runs April 9–18, 2021 with both Live Events and Streaming Programs, and features a drive-in, juried more...
Treasure Island’s “Day to Night” Festival Coming Sept. 18
Brand New, Fairs & Festivals A brand new boutique music festival is coming to Treasure Island on September 18, 2021. Join in for the inaugural Day to Night Festival. It’s that feeling of the sun on your neck and the bay area breeze on your brow, that feeling you get when you hear the best music with more...
Yerba Buena Gardens Festival is Back for 2021
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, Fairs & Festivals Yerba Buena Gardens Festival recently announced that its back for 2021 with in-person programming. Yerba Buena Gardens Festival is excited we’ll be able to gather in person soon! We are planning a shortened season along with a variety of artful activities that will enliven Yerba Buena Gardens. Upcoming activities will come in more...
San Mateo County Fair Is Back for 2021
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, Fairs & Festivals, Fun & Games, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open San Mateo County Event Center just recently announced the return of the County Fair. San Mateo County Fair will be one of California’s first major in-person events since the outbreak of pandemic. San Mateo County Event Center recently announced that they will host an in-person county fair this summer after being more...
Red Bull Raid: Freestyle Ski & Snowboard Contest at Lake Tahoe
Fairs & Festivals, Outdoorsy, Wow Red Bull Raid Returns to Squaw Valley to Celebrate Local Tahoe-area Rippers The one-of-a-kind all-out endurance and freestyle ski and snowboard event caps off a unique season and applauds those who made it possible. Red Bull Raid–the only freeride event in the United States that blends the endurance aspect of competitive uphill more...
Bay to Breakers Live Race Canceled (Again) for 2021
Fairs & Festivals, Only in San Francisco, Virtual Events, What's Closed / What's Open The 109th running will have to wait, again. Bay to Breakers, one of the first major events to postpone back at the beginning of COVID in 2020 has decided to cancel their live event for 2021 and convert again to the virtual race. Upon further examination, and due to the size and more...
Alameda County’s Carnival Fair Food Feast is Coming
Eat & Drink, Fairs & Festivals, Things to Do, What's Closed / What's Open Love carnival food? You’re in luck. Get a little taste of the fair with Alameda County Fair’s “Grab-n-Stay Fair Food Feast” starting March 11, 2021. Enjoy food on the lawn, take it to go or schedule curbside pick-up from 11 fairtime vendors. From corn dogs to churros, candy apples to funnel cakes, more...
2020 Bay Area Science Festival: 125+ Free Events (Oct. 21-25)
Fairs & Festivals The 10th annual Bay Area Science Festival, northern California’s largest free educational event, is going virtual in 2020 with more than 125 all-ages experiences October 21- 25. Let’s discover science together – virtually! Join us for 5 days of fun and amazing science, technology and engineering events, hands on projects and more...
“Mission Youth Arts Festival” Pop-Up Dance at 24th/Mission
Community, Fairs & Festivals, Get Out: Events On October 3rd, celebrated young voices of the Mission will come together to talk about “home” through dance and music. There will be a series of pop-up performances from Mission and 24th to Mission and 22nd Streets. There will be two in-person showings on Oct 3. The first will begin at more...
“Inside Lands” Virtual Outside Lands Festival (Aug. 28-29)
Fairs & Festivals, Virtual Events As we near the festival weekend that should have been, we are thinking of all of the artists and fans that still deserve to be together this month. In that spirit, Outside Lands is proud to present Inside Lands, a free virtual festival streaming exclusively on Twitch. Watch “Inside Lands” live on more...
SF’s Massive “Pistahan” Filipino Festival is Online This Weekend
Fairs & Festivals, Virtual Events The Filipino American Arts Exposition (FAAE) reimagines San Francisco’s 27th annual Pistahan Parade and Festival into “Pistahan Together @ Home,” a virtual festival and online cultural experience for 2020. Moving the parade and festival into virtual formats is in accordance with local public health guidelines and ensures the public’s health and more...
Bay to Breakers 2020 Officially Rescheduled for Sept. 20
Fairs & Festivals The 109th running of Bay to Breakers, originally scheduled for May 31, 2020, has been officially pushed back to September 20. Read more. Following further discussions with the City and County of San Francisco surrounding the escalating COVID-19 outbreak, we have made the decision to postpone Bay to Breakers to September more...
