Fairs & Festivals
The Noise Pop Festival is San Francisco’s (and Funcheap’s) favorite indie music and art festival. Now in its 26th 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 the White Stripes, Modest Mouse, The Flaming more...
Spend your Saturday with 20+ of the West Coast’s top IPAs at Hops on Fire, part of SF Beer Week. There will be 10+ food trucks serving spicy food, live music and a chili pepper eating contest. Feel the heat at San Francisco’s spiciest beer festival, Hops on Fire. How high can you more...
Celebrate Mardi Gras with a festive parade that will kick off with a Second Line featuring several fantastic local brass bands and other musicians. 2018 Mardi Gras Parade Tuesday, February 13, 2018 | 5 pm Starts at Patricia’s Green in Hayes Valley near Biergarten, SF FREE The 2018 parade starts at 5 pm and features Brass Bands, more...
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 9-18, 2018. There are beer dinners, food and beer pairing events, trivia nights, beer tastings, more...
KNBR’s 26th Giants FanFest takes place at AT&T Park, Saturday, February 9, 2019. The day typically includes live KNBR broadcasts on the field, player Q&As, free player autographs, places to take photos, walk or play catch on the field (weather permitting), self-guided tours of the Giants Clubhouse, a kids zone and more. Expect a more...
The TreasureFest (formerly Treasure Island Flea) is a modern urban market for 15,000+ each month that houses around 400 curated vendors selling originally-made and designed items, artists, and antique/vintage collectors. Plus there’s typically 35+ food trucks, live local music, workshops, kids games, and bars with seasonal cocktails and local wines and brews. The two-day flea market, more...
Get your free ticket and join in at the Mestiza Taqueria for a unique sampling of sweet and savory Ube-infused cuisine (ube chicken and waffles, ube ice cream, etc…) while DJs play Prince inspired jamz. UNDSCVRD’s mission is to help develop the SoMa Pilipinas Filipino Cultural Heritage District in San Francisco With more...
NORCALMLK and the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco present a day celebrating the contributions and stories from the African American community with programming in connection with Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday and the special exhibition Revelations: Art from the African American South. Enjoy free programs and free gallery admission. MLK more...
Watch San Francisco’s best barbacks battle it out in the 11th Annual Fernet-Branca Barback Games Finals. This year’s event is way bigger for 2017 with indoor and outdoor spaces, pop-up exhibitions, Fernet-inspired food and deserts, 170 years of Fernet-Branca art and more. The Fernet-Branca Barback Games & Expo features barback gladiators battling through a series more...
AT&T Park will be transformed into a science wonderland for the 7th annual concluding event of the Bay Area Science Festival for a free science extravaganza. Last year, more than 30,000 people enjoyed a non-stop program chock-full of interactive exhibits, experiments, games, and shows, all meant to entertain and inspire. With more than 150 more...
The Holiday Ice Rink in Union Square celebrates with special ceremony on Wednesday, November 1, 2017. The ice rink will open with all the festive fanfare befitting the icy paradise. Twirl in for this special San Francisco event and enjoy the fun. Ice Breaking Ceremony Wednesday, November 1, 2017 at 9:30 a.m. – 10 a.m. Union Square, more...
Each year, Epiphany Productions transforms the city’s streets into stages through San Francisco Trolley Dances, a series of free contemporary dance performances along a Muni line. For the price of a Muni ticket, you’ll get a “hop-on, hop-off” Muni tour to experience an extraordinary lineup of Bay Area dance luminaries performing 8- more...
Look up in the sky when you hear the roaring of jet engines and head down to SF’s northern waterfront and Dogpatch for San Francisco’s annual Fleet Week airshow and festival. 36th Annual San Francisco Fleet Week October 2 – 9, 2017 San Francisco FREE Much more than just the Blue Angels, this yearly festival and more...
The 22nd Annual Arab Cultural Festival moves to Union Square to bring the sights, smells, and sounds of the Arab world to San Francisco with a showcase of the arts, entertainment, cuisine, traditions, and, most importantly, the spirit of Arab Americans and of the Arab world. 2017 Arab Cultural Festival Saturday, October 7, 2017 | 10 more...
A huge daytime costume party, the Castro Street Fair is once again filling the streets of the Castro with several stages of entertainment, unique costumes, art and food. Bring a little of your inner freak to the festivities and experience a full day of live music, strange performances and live DJs. 44th Annual Castro more...
