Say goodbye to summer with a two day festival celebrating the sun, sand & surf. With over 200 arts & crafts booths, three stages of live music, a Saturday morning parade, a Sunday morning Fog Jog and great festival food. Fog Fest 2019 September 28-29, 2019 | 10 am to 6 pm Palmetto more...

Cheer on the fleet of colorful 40-foot dragon boats as teams from all over Northern California race to the beat of Chinese drums on Saturday & Sunday, September 28 & 29, 2019. This two-day, admission-free festival brings a weekend of world-class dragon boat racing, spectacular cultural performances, delicious food, a variety of more...

Join at the arias al fresco and celebrate the opening of San Francisco Opera’s Season and other operatic favorites. 2019 Opera in the Park Sunday, September 8, 2019 | 1:30 pm Robin Williams Meadow (Sharon Meadow), Golden Gate Park, SF FREE Featuring the San Francisco Opera Orchestra and stars from the season. Bring friends and more...

Celebrated in Asia for more than 1,000 years, the 29th Annual Autumn Moon Festival will be held in Chinatown over two days of nonstop entertainment, food, shopping, dragon parades, cultural events, children’s activities & more, along historic Grant Avenue. 2019 Autumn Moon Festival September 7-8, 2019 | 11 am to 6 pm Chinatown, more...

For more than 50 years, every Labor Day weekend, a magical transformation occurs in the redwood forest just 30 miles south of San Francisco. Artist booths pop up around the Kings Mountain Fire Station and local beer and wine begin to flow. The forest becomes an outdoor gallery displaying some of more...

The largest college lifestyle event in the nation will be held on the UC Berkeley campus, Sunday, August 25 and Monday, August 26. Celebrating its 17th anniversary, the two-day interactive festival will introduce 30,000+ Cal students to brands of all sizes aligned with the Cal lifestyle. 2019 Caltopia August 25-26, 2019 | 10 more...

Spice up your summer. Come hang out and celebrate longer days and warmer nights in the beloved Mission District in San Francisco. Bring your friends, families, and neighbors for the perfect pairing of food, drinks, love, and music. 20th Street Block Party |  food + music festival Saturday, August 17, 2019 | more...

Inspired by the vibrant night markets of Asia, Undiscovered is a free monthly music and food festival and curated collection of emerging artists and merchants that celebrate the rich cultural heritage of SF’s SOMA Pilipinas Cultural District. At this special day-time pop-up, Undiscovered comes to Sunday Streets for a block party on Folsom more...

Let your imagination soar at this colorful, family-friendly festival featuring all things kite happening at the Presidio Main Parade Ground. Presidio Kite Expo Saturday, August 10, 2019 | 11 am to 4 pm Main Parade Ground, The Presidio, SF FREE – an RSVP is appreciated, but not required. (Free kites are available on a first-come, first-served basis. more...

Concord, California celebrates 50 years of Jazz. 2019 marks the 50th anniversary of the inaugural Concord Jazz Festival. In 1969, Carl Jefferson organized the first Concord Summer Music Festival (that later became the Concord Jazz Festival), at an undeveloped 8-acre field next to Concord High School. More than 17,000 jazz enthusiasts more...

At what is being dubbed the “Chase Block Party,” watch the US Open Women’s Finals on the giant screen outdoors on the West Plaza on the grounds of brand new Chase Center. JPMorgan Chase will host the 2nd Annual US Open Watch Party, which will benefit the Campaign for Golden more...

The Dog Surfing World Championships takes place on the NorCal coast — where the concept for the sport originated with big thanks to the book that started it all – The Dog’s Guide to Surfing – bringing together dog surfing talent for charity. Dog surfers are invited to bring home the gold. 4th more...

The Nihonmachi Street Fair considers itself the original “melting pot” of street fairs, with many aspects of Asian-Pacific American life—and San Francisco’s cultural life—expressed through performance, tradition, art, music, food, and community outreach and service. Over 30,000 festival attendees have made their way to the fair in past years.  2019 Nihonmachi more...

The 17th Annual Jerry Day is an annual civic and cultural event that celebrates one of the greatest rock guitarists of all time and San Francisco native son, Jerry Garcia and his Excelsior roots. The all day concert and festival takes place at the appropriately named “Jerry Garcia Amphitheater” in McLaren Park. Jam more...

Salesforce Park, SF’s newly-reopened 5.4 acre park on top of the Transit Center hosts a ton of free events every week highlighted by free weekly after-work outdoor rooftop concerts curated by People in Plazas. So close your laptop and open your soul with after-work jams from seasoned Bay Area musicians.  Live@5 Free more...