Fairs & Festivals
Earth Day Festivals & How to Volunteer
Fairs & Festivals San Francisco (and the whole Bay Area, for that matter) goes all out when it comes to Earth Day, but we love it. That’s why we live here, right? So if you’re looking for an opportunity to help out, give your time to the East Bay Regional Parks, join the World Naked more...
San Francisco April Festivals & Street Fairs 2025
Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Get Out: Events Here’s a round-up of fun and fabulous April festivals, street fairs, and events including festive Cherry Blossom festivals, Easter celebrations, Earth Day and more you can look forward to this April 2025. > We’ll be updating this guide with more April events soon! 2025 St. Stupid’s Day Parade – April 1, 2025 San more...
Outside Lands’ Eager Beaver Pre-Sale: March 5 (2025)
Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, San Francisco It’s time to get ready for Outside Lands to take over Golden Gate Park on August 8-10, 2025 to get the heart of San Francisco pumping. There’s no official word on the headliners yet, but 3-Day Eager Beaver tickets get unearthed on Wednesday, March 5, 2025, for $485.05 ($425 + $60.05 fees), which more...
San Francisco March Festivals & Street Fairs 2025
Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Get Out: Events Here’s a round-up of fun and fabulous March festivals, street fairs, and events including lively Fat Tuesday/Mardi Gras celebrations, festive St. Patrick’s Day celebrations, the “Brides of March” Wedding Dress Pub Crawl, Holi, and much more you can look forward to this March 2025. > We’ll be updating this guide with more...
Lunar New Year 2025: A Bay Area Guide
Fairs & Festivals, Lunar New Year This is how the Bay Area celebrates Lunar New Year. Celebrate the Year of the Snake with fairs, festivals, parades, and celebrations, leading up the crème de la crème, the massive San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade on Saturday, February 15, 2025. Named one of the world’s top ten parades, the Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco more...
San Francisco February Festivals & Street Fairs
Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Get Out: Events Here’s a round-up of fun and fabulous February festivals and street fairs including Valentine’s Day and Chinese New Year events you can look forward to this February 2025. > We’ll be updating this guide with more February events soon! 2025 Napa Lighted Art Festival – January 18 – February 16, 2025 2025 White more...
San Francisco’s Winter Festivals & Street Fairs (2024/2025)
Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Get Out: Events, Only in San Francisco, San Francisco Winter is coming! Here’s a round-up of fun and fabulous winter festivals and street fairs you can look forward to this Winter 2024. > Please note that we’ll be continuing to update our Winter Festivals & Street Fairs Guide for 2024. NOVEMBER 2024 2024 Día de los Muertos in the Sunset – Friday, more...
SF’s Huge Treasure Island Festival Not Happening in 2025
Bay Area Updates, Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Goodbye Unfortunately, TreasureFest, the popular monthly market with 10,000+ people over two days every month held on Treasure Island, has announced it won’t be returning in 2025. TreasureFest took to Instagram to announce the disappointing news: “Happy New Year! We hope you’ve had a wonderful start to 2025. We’re reaching out with some important more...
San Francisco January Festivals & Street Fairs 2025
Fairs & Festivals Winter is here. Here’s a list of what to look forward to in January 2025! We’ll be updating this list frequently as we get more date confirmations. Here’s a round-up of fun and fabulous January festivals and street fairs including festive holiday lighting events you can look forward to this January. > Please more...
Stern Grove 2025 Dates Announced w/ First Big Headliner
Bay Area Favorites, Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates Typically, the Stern Grove Festival announces the full lineup in late April / early May. This year, they’ve In a rare occurrence, Stern Grove has announced its first big headliner for the 88th season way ahead of its typical festival announcement timeline. The Festival just announced that Oakland legends, The Pointer Sisters, more...
Massive Concert Coming to Golden Gate Park: Zach Bryan & Kings of Leon
Fairs & Festivals, Get Out: Events, San Francisco Saddle up San Francisco! Another Planet Entertainment (APE) today announced the next installment of the Golden Gate Park Concerts series with multi-Platinum, Grammy Award-winning performer Zach Bryan featuring special guests Kings of Leon, Turnpike Troubadours, Noeline Hofmann and more and more to be announced. This show, produced in association with AEG, takes place more...
Iconic SF Festival “How Weird Street Faire” Says Farewell After 25 Years
Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Goodbye, San Francisco Thanks to SF Gate for sharing the news the unfortunate news that San Francisco’s iconic “How Weird Street Faire” is saying farewell. After more than two decades of bringing eccentric costumes and electronic beats to San Francisco, the How Weird Street Faire announced it will not apply for a permit to more...
SF’s Legion of Honor Celebrates 100 Years with Rare Free 3-Day Weekend
Celebrations, Fairs & Festivals, Fall, Museums / Cultural Institutions, Only in San Francisco, San Francisco In a rare three-day event, San Francisco’s Legion of Honor museum will open its doors for free to all visitors from November 9-11, 2024, in celebration of its 100th anniversary. Known for offering a free day on the first Tuesday of every month to all visitors, and weekly free Saturdays exclusive more...
New Halloween Block Party for 10,000+ Comes to Downtown SF
Block Party, Brand New, Downtown San Francisco, Eat & Drink, Fairs & Festivals, Fall, Only in San Francisco, San Francisco San Francisco’s first “entertainment zone” will transform into a Halloween haven for the city’s brand-new “Nightmare on Front Street” event. Set for Thursday, October 31, 2024 from 2–10 p.m., the free block party will offer a full day of spooky fun in the heart of downtown. Attendees can expect DJs, more...
Fleet Week’s Best Kept Secret? Watch the Blue Angels from a $5 Bay Ferry
Fairs & Festivals, Only in San Francisco, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco Thanks to The Richmond Standard for uncovering this cheap unique Fleet Week Bay “cruise.” Looking for a unique way to enjoy San Francisco’s Fleet Week air show without getting lost in the crowds at Crissy Field or Aquatic Park? For 2024, San Francisco Bay Ferry is offering a special “Richmond Scenic” more...
