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SF's Thrive City Hosts Free Outdoor “Pride Comedy Night”SF’s Thrive City Hosts Free Outdoor “Pride Comedy Night”
By - posted 6/22/2023
Fairs & Festivals, Get Out: Events, LGBTQ+, Pride, San Francisco

Thrive City invites everyone to this amazing free LGBTQ+ comedy festival at Chase Center on June 22nd! Outside and out loud is when breakthrough acts shine their brightest. Thrive City is tearing the roof off live entertainment with our can’t miss comedy lineup geared toward mature audiences. Pride Comedy Night presented by more...

June Street Fairs & FestivalsJune Street Fairs & Festivals
By - posted 6/19/2023
Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Get Out: Events

45th Union Street Festival – Saturday & Sunday, June 3-4, 2023 Fillmore Summer Fest Kick-Off – Saturday, June 3, 2023 San Francisco Kung Fu Day – Saturday, June 3, 2023 11th Annual Soy and Tofu Festival – Saturday, June 3, 2023 Festa Coloniale Italian Street Fair – Saturday & Sunday, June 3-4, 2023 “Be Free” Festival more...

The Historic Fillmore District Hosts SF's Juneteenth Freedom CelebrationThe Historic Fillmore District Hosts SF’s Juneteenth Freedom Celebration
By - posted 6/16/2023
Fairs & Festivals, Get Out: Events, Only in San Francisco, Outdoorsy, Sponsored

The City is inviting you on its epic Juneteenth Freedom Celebration in the historic Fillmore District on June 17, 2023! Once deemed the “Harlem of the West,” the historic Fillmore District was an epicenter of black music and culture for years. Now that Juneteenth is a federal holiday, San Francisco is looking to more...

SF to Host Huge Free Downtown Concerts in 2024?SF to Host Huge Free Downtown Concerts in 2024?
By - posted 6/14/2023
Brand New, Fairs & Festivals, San Francisco

Another Planet Entertainment (APE), the Bay Area concert production company behind venues like Fox Theater, Bill Graham Civic Auditorium and the Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival, announced Tuesday a proposal to bring free outdoor concerts to historic plazas in downtown San Francisco. The plan would bring musical acts to three more...

9 Festivals Coming to SF's Chinatown in Summer/Fall 20239 Festivals Coming to SF’s Chinatown in Summer/Fall 2023
By - posted 6/12/2023
Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Get Out: Events, Only in San Francisco, San Francisco

San Francisco just announced a series of upcoming events, fairs and festivals in Chinatown to attract residents and visitors to shop and dine in the neighborhood this summer. This summer and into the fall, the series will also include weekend events on the upper plaza of the Chinatown Rose Pak Central more...

SF's First Ever "Juneteenth Parade" Coming to Market St.SF’s First Ever “Juneteenth Parade” Coming to Market St.
By - posted 6/10/2023
Fairs & Festivals, Get Out: Events, Only in San Francisco, Outdoorsy, Sponsored

The City is inviting you on its first ever San Francisco Annual Juneteenth Parade on Market Street on June 10, 2023! Join thousands of attendees, city leaders, and organizers for a beautiful day of rich culture, music, dance & purpose, featuring 10 floats, Classic Car Show & Corvette Caravan, live bands, Black more...

Angel Island's Epic Festival is Back for 2023Angel Island’s Epic Festival is Back for 2023
By - posted 5/30/2023
Brand New, Fairs & Festivals, Healing, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco

Join us on Saturday, June 17, 2023 from 11 am to 3 pm for Family Day at the Angel Island Immigration Station. Family Day is an annual celebration intended to bring all families and communities together. Throughout the day, there will be musical and dance performances, storytelling, short-film screenings, self-guided tours, more...

SF's "Portola" 2023 Music Festival Returns to Pier 80 w/ Skrillex (Sept. 30-Oct. 1)SF’s “Portola” 2023 Music Festival Returns to Pier 80 w/ Skrillex (Sept. 30-Oct. 1)
By - posted 5/21/2023
Fairs & Festivals, San Francisco

San Francisco’s epic music festival. Portola returns to Pier 80 for a two-day festival on September 30-October 1, 2023. Eric Prydz presents Holo headlines Saturday with Skrillex headlining Sunday. Other acts include Polo & Pan, FKJ, Nelly Furtado, Jai Paul, Underworld, Major Lazer, Labrinth, Thundercat, Rina Sawayama, Carl Cox, Little Dragon, Hot Hip, more...

SF's "Sundown Cinema" Outdoor Film Nights Return June 8thSF’s “Sundown Cinema” Outdoor Film Nights Return June 8th
By - posted 5/20/2023
Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Free Movie Screenings, San Francisco

Sundown Cinema returns for 2023 just in time for another summer in San Francisco. This free outdoor movie series, the only one of its kind in the Bay Area, will feature seven films in seven parks across San Francisco, beginning with 1978 classic Invasion of the Body Snatchers (filmed in San Francisco!) more...

Bay Area’s “Soul Stroll” Returns for 2023 (May 20)Bay Area’s “Soul Stroll” Returns for 2023 (May 20)
By - posted 5/19/2023
Fairs & Festivals, Get Out: Events, Health & Wellness, Sponsored

The Bay Area Community Health Advisory Council (BACHAC) is a grassroots community health organization focused on eliminating health disparities in underserved diverse communities across generations in San Mateo County. We are very excited about the return of Soul Stroll as an in person event and important fundraiser for BACHAC this more...

Stern Grove RSVPs Open May 18 at 2pm SharpStern Grove RSVPs Open May 18 at 2pm Sharp
By - posted 5/16/2023
Bay Area Favorites, Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, San Francisco

The 2023 lineup for the Stern Grove Festival for free summer concerts in the park is stellar. Now it’s time for you to RSVP so you don’t miss out. Free RSVPs open for the first concert on May 18th at 2pm – you can reserve up to 4 spots. RSVPs open more...

SF to Host Huge 65,000-Strong Golden Gate Park Concerts in 2024?SF to Host Huge 65,000-Strong Golden Gate Park Concerts in 2024?
By - posted 5/14/2023
Bay Area Updates, Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco

San Francisco Mayor London Breed today announced that the City is planning to bring more summer concerts to Golden Gate Park beginning in 2024. If approved, the two to three days of headliner-driven events would be held on the weekend following the annual Outside Lands festival.     Essentially it will be like part more...

SF's First-Ever "I Love Tenderloin Week" 2023SF’s First-Ever “I Love Tenderloin Week” 2023
By - posted 4/30/2023
Brand New, Fairs & Festivals, Get Out: Events, Sponsored

I Love Tenderloin Week is the culmination of a grassroots groundswell from community partners who are producing a week-long Spring celebration of the neighborhood running April 30th – May 6, 2023  with 40+ venues and neighborhood organizations joining forces to create 18 different events – most of which are free. A more...

Stern Grove 2023 Lineup Just Dropped... And it's AmazingStern Grove 2023 Lineup Just Dropped… And it’s Amazing
By - posted 4/25/2023
Bay Area Favorites, Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, San Francisco

The 2023 lineup for the Stern Grove Festival for free summer concerts in the park is stellar. Now it’s time for you to RSVP so you don’t miss out. Free RSVPs open for the first concert on May 18th at 2pm – you can reserve up to 4 spots. RSVPs open more...

Huge Bay Night Market Coming Memorial Day Weekend 2023Huge Bay Night Market Coming Memorial Day Weekend 2023
By - posted 4/20/2023
Fairs & Festivals, Get Out: Events

626 Night Market is back! Coming to the Bay on Memorial Weekend 2023, enjoy over 250 things with family & friends! Everything tastes better at night. Bring family and friends to eat all your favorite snacks at the 626 Night Market (Previously called NorCal Night Market). Inspired by the famous open-air nighttime more...