Fairs & Festivals
Come on out June 22-24, 2018 to co-create the best possible version of the panhandle community for one extraordinary week as the NOW Summer Festival takes over the neighborhoods around San Francisco’s iconic Panhandle (plus a few others all over the city). Join in for free events like build-your-own-boat race, flowers crowns, and their more...
Join the 1st Annual Lake Fest Oakland, presented by a passionate and talented team of organizers who have a love for producing large, free, public events in the City of Oakland. Many of the Oakland natives who grew up in Oakland, attended Oakland schools, and want to keep Oaklanders coming together more...
The Commons on Third Thursdays will activate UN Plaza, Fulton Street and Civic Center Plaza with three stages of music, food trucks, bars, bocce ball and other activities held on four nights, once a month through October, from 5 to 9 pm. “The Commons” is the name for the collective area comprising more...
Considered one of the country’s original outdoor festivals, the North Beach Festival celebrates its 64th anniversary in historic North Beach. 2018 North Beach Festival Saturday & Sunday, June 16-17, 2018 | 10 am to 6 pm Grant Avenue and Columbus Avenue, San Francisco FREE The festival site includes numerous quaint streets in the heart of the district including Grant more...
A San Francisco landmark, Ghirardelli Square is inviting the community to join the 1st Annual Ghirardelli Square Festival and street fair. 1st Annual Ghirardelli Square Festival & Street Fair June 9 to 10, 2018 | 10 am to 6 pm Ghirardelli Square, 900 N Point St, San Francisco FREE The streets of Polk and Beach will more...
Sunday Streets (March – October 2018) 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, yogis, and everyone except for cars can take over the streets for an afternoon. Sunday Streets June 3, 2018 more...
Inspired by San Francisco, Berkeley will once again throw a giant street party; Shattuck Avenue will transform into a car-free haven for 24 blocks from Rose to Channing and from Durant to Telegraph. This is an epic mile-long street party where people can stroll, cycle, dance, and joyfully play (including well-behaved pets) in the closed more...
In its 42nd year, The Union Street Music Festival is one of San Francisco’s largest annual free events. For the 2nd year in a row, it will feature over 24 live bands sprinkled throughout the 5 blocks of the festival. The entertainment areas will showcase five different genres: Jazz, Blues, Country, more...
San Francisco’s singing ambassador, Tony Bennett, himself, will unveil his honorary street sign on Saturday, June 2nd in front of the storied Fairmont Hotel where his first public performance of the iconic classic “I Left My Heart in San Francisco” took place in December 1961. From Noon – 3pm on June more...
Get ready for a brand new good ol’ fashioned block party & festival in SoMa featuring a bunch of local businesses (District, 25 Lusk, Cento, Local Tap, Steep and more) in the area teaming up to create a Summer Jam in the city. They are creating an outdoor beer garden with more...
Enjoy a mini-vacation spent in the midst of authentic Greek culture at the Oakland Greek Festival taking place at the Greek Orthodox Cathedral in the Oakland Hills. Find a plethora of Greek foods like Glyko pastries and warm lamb sandwiches, stroll through the marketplace (Agora), and take a few sprints around the more...
The Himalayan Fair offers a rare occasion to experience a unique Himalayan festival without leaving the Bay Area during the annual two-day Himalayan Fair in Berkeley’s Live Oak Park. 2018 Himalayan Fair May 19-20, 2018 – Saturday: 10 am to 7 pm – Sunday: 10 am to 5:30 pm Live Oak Park, Berkeley FREE Fairgoers will be treated to more...
This year, Bay Area Mural Festival is teaming up with Visit Oakland to put on the Oakland Mural Festival as part of the first ever Oakland Art Month. The Oakland Mural Festival will bring together master muralists and Oakland youth through a series of artist residencies and workshops culminating in the painting of up to more...
The San Francisco Rose Society continues its tradition with the annual Mother’s Day Rose Show at Golden Gate Park’s Hall of Flowers with a rose showcase in the exhibition hall. Exhibitors show their judged and award-winning garden roses. It’s a wonderful opportunity to view the many types of roses, from hybrid teas, more...
The annual Taiwanese American Cultural Festival will once again be held in Union Square. Over 10,000 people from all across the Bay Area attend this event yearly to experience the vibrancy of Taiwanese culture through food, music, performances and fun workshops. 26th Annual Taiwanese American Cultural Festival Saturday, May 12, 2018 | 10 am to 4 more...
