Fairs & Festivals
You are invited to become part of the Berkeley Kite Festival where the earth, wind, and sky combine to create an unequaled festival experience. Experience the artistry of modern kite flying at the 34th Annual Berkeley Kite Festival & West Coast Kite Championships. You’ll find something for everyone, from giant creature kites more...
SF’s Free 100-Foot Fun Slide is Coming
Fairs & Festivals Bring the family to the 2019 Circus Festival where Circus Bella and Prescott Circus Theatre will delight with fun and acrobatic performances, plus the kids can enjoy a fun slide, arts activities, and games. 8th Annual Circus Festival Sunday, July 28, 2019 | Noon to 4 pm NOW Hunters Point, Jennings St and Cargo Way, more...
SF’s Bastille Day Party Guide
Fairs & Festivals Although San Francisco may not be known specifically for its French culture (Italian, Irish and Chinese, maybe…), don’t tell that the francophiles that pack the streets of downtown for block parties each Bastille Day. Bastille Day is sort of like France’s equivalent July 4th – an historical day commemorating the storming more...
“Sunday Streets” Comes to The Mission
Fairs & Festivals Sunday Streets (March – October 2019) is San Francisco’s official block party – a sorta-monthly roving neighborhood celebration and five-hour street party where the streets are closed to vehicles, so pedestrians, roller skaters, bicyclists, and yogis take over the streets for an afternoon. “Sunday Streets 2019” Street Festival & Block Party Sundays, March 10- more...
Stern Grove Festival
Fairs & Festivals The Stern Grove Festival returns for its 82nd season having presented free concerts in the park every summer since 1938. If you don’t mind arriving early to spread out your blanket to stake your spot, it’s an excellent way to spend a relaxing Sunday in a beautiful park setting watching free performances from top touring more...
The Fillmore Jazz Festival
Fairs & Festivals Blending art and soul in one of the country’s most unique neighborhoods, the Fillmore Jazz Festival is the largest free jazz festival on the West Coast, drawing over 100,000 visitors over the Independence Day weekend on Fillmore Street in San Francisco between Jackson and Eddy streets. 2019 Fillmore Jazz Festival July 6-7, 2019 more...
Stern Grove 2019: June 16 – August 18
Fairs & Festivals The Stern Grove Festival returns for its 82nd season having presented free concerts in the park every summer since 1938. If you don’t mind arriving early to spread out your blanket to stake your spot, it’s an excellent way to spend a relaxing Sunday in a beautiful park setting watching free performances from top touring more...
2019 Total Wellness Festival
Fairs & Festivals Embarcadero Center will host an interactive health forum called Total Wellness. This event is free to the public and is held on the Street Levels of Two and Three Embarcadero Center, located between Front, Sacramento and Clay Streets – Total Wellness is even BARTable. 2019 Annual Total Wellness Festival Thursday, June 13, more...
SFJAZZ Festival Free Block Party
Fairs & Festivals SFJAZZ hosts a free neighborhood block party at Proxy SF’s outdoor walk-in theater in Hayes Valley to kick-off the 37th San Francisco Jazz Festival. SFJAZZ Block Party Tuesday, June 11, 2019 | 5 to 10 pm Proxy, 432 Octavia, SF FREE Featuring: Royal Jelly Jive La Mixta Criolla Jazz Film Plus, there will be a beer garden and food more...
San Francisco Carnaval 2019
Fairs & Festivals The 41st San Francisco Carnaval Festival transforms Harrison Street into a wonderland. Come celebrate annual Carnaval San Francisco, a free 2–day family festival in San Francisco’s Mission District. 41st Annual San Francisco Carnaval & Parade – Festival: May 25-26, 2019 | 10 am to 6 pm – Grand Parade: Sunday, May 26, 2019 | 9:30 more...
SF’s Campfire Picnic Night is Back
Fairs & Festivals Presidio Twilight is back for its sixth season, and it’s better than ever. This year, San Francisco’s largest campfire features a delicious selection of international cuisine from a stellar lineup of local vendors from 5-9 pm every Thursday from mid-May to September. New for 2019 are lantern-lit communal lawn domes (available to more...
“How Weird” Street Faire
Fairs & Festivals On May 5, 2019, a unique gathering of the tribes will occur in downtown San Francisco for the 20th annual How Weird Street Faire. For one day only, in the emerging heart of downtown San Francisco, there will be a sensational spectacle. Join thousands of people in colorful costumes from around more...
Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 2019
Fairs & Festivals Between May and October in 2019, the Yerba Buena Gardens Festival presents 100 free performances on three outdoor stages in Yerba Buena Gardens. Admission is free and entertainment includes music, theater, dance, cultural events, educational and children’s programs. 2019 Yerba Buena Gardens Festival May 4 – October 27, 2019 Yerba Buena Gardens, Mission between 3rd and 4th more...
SF’s “Opening Day on the Bay” Boat Parade
Fairs & Festivals The annual Opening Day on the Bay shows off over 105 historic workboats, fireboats, towboats, classic and contemporary craft. The theme for this year’s parade is “Holidays on the Bay”. The parade will be a fun display of boats decorated to depict various holidays from flag flying holidays, holiday celebrations, days to more...
