Fairs & Festivals
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...
HellaOakland Free Comedy Festival Kicks Off
Fairs & Festivals SF may get all the love, but Oakland has a rich comedy scene and deserves a big spotlight. HellaFunny and Funcheap are taking over the Copper Spoon and turning it into a secret pop-up comedy club for one weekend a month starting March 2020. Come enjoy some big laughs with some more...
A Rare Free SFMOMA Day
Fairs & Festivals Treat yourself and your loved ones to a free and fun-filled day at SFMOMA. As part of Culture for Community, more than a dozen Yerba Buena cultural organizations will offer free admission on February 20, 2020. Enjoy exhibitions, activities, and events at participating organizations uniting on this day and celebrating Black more...
Noise Pop 2020: Every Free Event
Fairs & Festivals The Noise Pop Festival is San Francisco’s (and Funcheap’s) favorite indie music and art festival. Now in its 28th year, Noise Pop has brought early exposure to many emerging artists in the Bay Area and beyond, many of whom have gone on to widespread acclaim like Raphael Saadiq, Benjamin Gibbard, Maya more...
Tulipmania is Back. 39,000 Tulips Bloom in SF
Fairs & Festivals Experience botanical bliss as Pier 39 comes alive with the vibrant colors of more than 39,000 blooming tulips and seasonal garden favorites during the annual Tulipmania flower festival. Tulipmania 2017 February 11-19, 2017 – Daily guided tours at 10 am Pier 39, San Francisco FREE Enjoy the flowers’ beauty and learn helpful gardening tips by taking free more...
SF’s 7-Hour Marathon Festival of Arts & Ideas
Fairs & Festivals The San Francisco Public Library, SFMOMA, and the French Consulate in San Francisco unite to present a seven-hour marathon of debate, performance, readings, and music featuring top thinkers from San Francisco and beyond as we envision the city of the future. 2nd Annual “Night of Ideas” Arts & Ideas Festival Saturday, February more...
100+ Can’t Miss SF Beer Week Events | 2020
Fairs & Festivals SF Beer Week is a ten day celebration that showcases the Bay Area’s brewing heritage and contemporary craft beer scene. Have a pint… or a few at over 600 events in San Francisco and the Bay Area from February 7-16, 2020. There are beer dinners, food and beer pairing events, trivia nights, beer tastings, more...
