For the 17th annual How Weird Street Faire, SoMa will be filled with art and performances, vendors, tasty food and drinks, and all of the colorful weirdness that San Francisco is famous for under the 2016 “The Cosmic Stew” theme. All ages are welcome. Boogie down to ten dance music stages with music by Symbiosis, more...

The Stern Grove Festival has been throwing free concerts in the park every summer since 1938. If you don’t mind arriving early to spread out your blanket to stake your spot, it’s an excellent way to spend a relaxing Sunday in a beautiful park setting watching free performances from top touring acts and more...

Celebrate Opening Day on the Bay at the Treasure Island Sailing Center with free sailboat rides, kayaking, and stand up paddle boarding, plus enjoy music, family activities and food. 2016 Opening Day & National Safe Boating Day Saturday, April 30, 2016 | 11 am to 4 pm Treasure Island Sailing Center, 698 California Ave, #112, more...

Art Market San Francisco will return to the Fort Mason Festival Pavilion this spring to celebrate its sixth edition. Following record breaking sales, city-wide partnerships, and attendance of over 25,000 visitors in 2015, the 2016 edition of Art Market San Francisco is pleased to present a significant selection of contemporary and more...

The annual Opening Day on the Bay shows off over 100 historic workboats, fireboats, towboats, classic and contemporary craft. This marks the official start of the San Francisco boating season. 99th Annual “Opening Day on the Bay” Boat Parade Sunday, April 24, 2016 | Noon to 2pm or 3pm View from Crissy Field to Pier 39, SF FREE more...

When the earthquake hit on April 18, 1906, it did so in the wee hours at 5:12 am. The cast iron Lotta’s Fountain on Market Street became a crucial meeting point and is now known as SF’s oldest surviving monument. Every year since, city officials and some survivors (and there are a dwindling more...

The 2016 Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival, celebrating its 49th year, is said to be the second largest festival outside of Washington, D.C.. Each year, over 200,000 people attend this dazzling display celebrating the blooming of cherry blossoms at one of three remaining Japantowns in the United States. The Grand Parade will more...

DogFest 2016 is a mutt-tastic festival at one of the most dog-friendly parks in the city and the biggest dog event in San Francisco. 9th Annual DogFest Saturday, April 16, 2016 | 11 am to 4 pm Duboce Park, Duboce and Steiner, SF FREE, but pre-registration ($20) is typically required for your dog to compete Watch doggies compete for more...

Come on out April 16-22, 2016 to co-create the best possible version of the panhandle community for one extraordinary week during the NOW Spring Festival taking over the neighborhoods around San Francisco’s iconic Panhandle (plus a few all over the city). Experience some of their 50+ events featuring silent discos, music, games, yoga, discussions, more...

Sunday Streets (April – November 2016) 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. New to 2016, Sunday Streets more...

Off the Grid hosts a full season of Picnic at the Presidio from 11 am to 4 pm every Sunday through the fall at the Main Parade Ground Lawn. > The 2016 season kick off is Sunday April 3rd  Get ready for yummy offerings available for purchase from San Francisco’s favorite eateries and food trucks, a more...

The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, the kabuki-inspired cross-dressing nuns-of-fun, host their 37th Easter Sunday in the Park at Hellman Hollow in Golden Gate Park. There’s a family-friendly Children’s Easter celebration at 11 am, but the real fun follows after the kids head home with adult-friendly fare like the Easter Bonnet Contest, burlesque, more...

The Annual Union Street Spring Celebration and Easter Parade is not your average street fair or formal parade. It can best be described as wonderful, wacky, elegant and fabulous, with everything from roller-blading cows and creative self-propelled mini-floats to garden areas, sophisticated fashions and beautiful classic and art cars. 25th Annual Union Street more...

Come Skate with the HUF Team, Sunday, March 20 2016, stop by SOMA Skatepark for a DLXSF X Huf Skate Jam celebrating the release of Brad Cromer’s new pro model shoe from 2-5pm. There will be free food and giveaways while supplies last. DLXSF X HUF Skate Jam Sunday, March 2016, 2016 | 2pm more...

Drawing from the spirit of the Jamaican sound system culture, Sunset Sound System has produced over 150 free outdoor dance parties from the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond, and they’re celebrating 22 years of epic parties at the annual Season Opener at Stafford Lake in Novato. Sunset Sound System  | 22nd more...