Fairs & Festivals
The Golden Gate Park Band, under the direction of Michael L. Wirgler, presents the 134th season in Golden Gate Park’s music concourse. The weekly concerts take place most Sundays at 1 pm and are free and open to the public. All concerts feature music of specific nationalities or cultures, including costumed guest more...
The annual Haight Ashbury Street Fair brings thousands of people to Haight Street between Stanyan and Masonic to shop over 200 outdoor vendors including food, green businesses, local artists, clothing, crafts, non-profits and more. 2016 Haight Ashbury Street Fair Sunday, June 12, 2016 | 11 am to 5:30 pm Haight Street (Stanyan to Masonic), SF FREE The more...
Considered one of the country’s original outdoor festivals, the North Beach Festival celebrates its 62nd anniversary in historic North Beach. 2016 North Beach Festival Saturday & Sunday, June 11-12, 2016 | 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 Avenue more...
The San Francisco Neighborhood Theater Foundation (SFNTF) produces the popular Film Night in the Park Outdoor Film Series in Dolores Park, Union Square and Washington Square Park. Films are free of charge in beautiful park settings and projected on a giant outdoor screen. Arrive early, spread out a blanket, and picnic prior more...
In a reprisal of last-year’s event, PROXY and SFJAZZ host a neighborhood block party to kick-off the 34th San Francisco Jazz Festival. SFJAZZ Block Party Tuesday, June 7, 2016 | 5pm Proxy, 432 Octavia, SF FREE This free community soiree features live music from Brass Band Mission and Beso Negro, accompanied by movies on the more...
Join Bernie Sanders in San Francisco for “A Future To Believe In,” a GOTV Concert featuring Dave Matthews, Fantastic Negrito, Fishbone, John Dexter Stewart, and special guests Dr. Cornel West, Shailene Woodley and Danny Glover. “A Future to Believe In” Concert for Bernie Sanders Monday, June 6, 2016 | 3:30pm Crissy Field, San Francisco Free more...
The Union Street Festival is one of San Francisco’s largest free annual events, plus it launches the start of the city’s summer street festivals. Join more than 100,000 attendees in the heart of the historic shopping and residential district of Cow Hollow. 40th Annual Union Street Festival Sat-Sun, June 4-5, 2016 | 10 more...
The 2016 San Francisco Carnaval Festival (May 28-29, 2016 from 10 am to 6 pm) transforms Harrison Street into a wonderland. The 2016 theme is ¡Viva La Madre Tierra!, which is Spanish for “Mother Earth,” celebrates Mother Earth’s prevalence in many cultures worldwide as the manifestation of the natural world. Photo credits: Oliver Klink more...
Funcheap is partnering with Treasure Island Flea to make their 5th birthday weekend one to remember with you and 15,000+ of your closest friends. Treasure Island Flea 5th Birthday May 28-29, 2016 | 10am to 4pm The Great Lawn, Treasure Island, SF $3 admission | Kids Free | Free Parking Get a $5 FunCheapSF voucher when more...
Boogie down at The Eastlake Music Festival at the Lake Merritt Amphitheater in Oakland which features local music, dance, indie arts and crafts, micro-brews and food trucks. 2016 Eastlake Music Festival Saturday, May 28, 2016 | 1-9 pm Lake Merritt Amphitheater, Oakland FREE, but an RSVP is required. Donations are appreciated. > 2016 Day Music Lineup 2016 features: Picture 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 Freight & Salvage celebrates the incredible talent in your own backyard with the Berkeley Bluegrass Festival. Northern California has been a bluegrass stronghold since the 1960s and the Freight is proud to continue their support of legendary local artists and up-and-coming musicians. In collaboration with Grammy-award winner Laurie Lewis and the California more...
The annual Asian Heritage Street Celebration is a massive block party and street fair held in Civic Center, stretching from the Asian Art Museum up to Little Saigon with a cultural performances, food trucks and a cinema showcase. 2016 Asian Heritage Street Celebration Saturday, May 21, 2016 | 11 am to 6 pm UN more...
The Oakland Book Festival is a one-day, annual literary event. Dedicated to books, ideas, and the pleasures of literacy, it aims to serve the reading public, to encourage debate, and to celebrate the city of Oakland. It will host more than 60 writers in 2016 and is free and open to the more...
Everywhere you turn – San Francisco, East Bay or South Bay – you can hear great music all weekend long, and maybe even join in a jam or two. Check out what the Bay has to offer with bluegrass, indie, blues, hip hop, Latin and so many more genres presented at these more...
