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Union Street Festival
By - posted 6/4/2016
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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...

San Francisco’s Carnaval Parade & Festival
By - posted 5/29/2016
Fairs & Festivals

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...

Treasure Island Flea 5th Birthday Celebration
By - posted 5/29/2016
Fairs & Festivals

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...

2016 Lake Merritt Music Festival
By - posted 5/21/2016
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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...

2016 Oakland Greek Festival
By - posted 5/21/2016
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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...

Berkeley Bluegrass Festival
By - posted 5/21/2016
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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...

Asian Heritage Street Celebration
By - posted 5/21/2016
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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...

2016 Oakland Book Festival
By - posted 5/19/2016
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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...

Music Festival Weekend
By - posted 5/18/2016
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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...

Oakland Greek Food Fest
By - posted 5/17/2016
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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...

SFMade Week 2016
By - posted 5/8/2016
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SFMade Week 2016 is the annual weeklong celebration that champions locally made products, their makers and their people. The week features over 40 events at local factories and retailers, including factory tours, demos and shopping events. 2016 SFMade Week May 9 – 15, 2016 All over San Francisco Cost: Many events are free with an RSVP. Some more...

2016 Hip Hop in the Park
By - posted 5/7/2016
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The Bay Area hip-hop community comes together the first Saturday in May each year to enjoy live music, graffiti art, dancing, and DJing at the annual Hip Hop in the Park, a hip-hop festival run by the Students For Hip Hop at Cal, in People’s Park. 2016 Hip Hop in the more...

Jack London Square’s “Car-topia”
By - posted 5/7/2016
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Jack London Square rolls dozens of classics, retro models and modern muscle cars onto the Oakland waterfront, for a Car-topia auto extravaganza from 10 am to 3 pm on Saturday, May 7, 2016. Car-topia Classic Car Show Saturday, May 7, 2016 – 10:00 am to 3:00 pm Jack London Square, Oakland, FREE – RSVP on more...

Taco-Chella 2016
By - posted 5/6/2016
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It’s Taco Time San Francisco! Your favorite festival is back courtesy of SoMa StrEat Food Park and FunCheapSF. Get ready for TacoChella & Lucha Libre! We’ve got a day celebrating Mexico’s best and most beloved street food plus delicious drink specials and TWO live Lucha Libre wrestling shows! Come early, more...

San Francisco Cinco de Mayo Festival & Block Party
By - posted 5/1/2016
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Enjoy Cinco de Mayo in the Mission with an annual all day family-friendly celebration held as a block party on Valencia Street with live music, cultural performances, and more. 12th Annual Cinco de Mayo Festival Saturday, May 7, 2016 | 10 am to 6 pm Valencia between 21st and 24th, Mission Dist., SF FREE The celebration will showcase more...