Come one and all, big and small to the 2014 season of clowning, hula hoops, contortion, music, unicycles and acrobats and more at the Picklewater Free Circus Festival with a month of free Sunday shows at Union Square. 2014 Picklewater Free Circus Festival Sundays, June 15-July 6, 2014 | 2pm Union Square, SF FREE – more...

Embrace your inner pirate this Father’s Day Weekend and set sail for the biggest playground for all things pirate at the annual Pirate Festival in Vallejo’s Waterfront Park. 2014 Northern California Pirate Festival Saturday-Sunday, June 14-15, 2014 | 10 am to 6 pm Vallejo Waterfront, 298 Mare Island Way $10 in advance (price may go up at more...

Considered one of the country’s original outdoor festivals, the North Beach Festival celebrates its 60th anniversary in historic North Beach. 2014 Annual North Beach Festival Saturday & Sunday, June 14-15, 2014 | 10 am to 6 pm Grant Avenue and Columbus Avenue, San Francisco FREE > View the 2014 Entertainment Schedule The festival site includes numerous quaint streets in the heart more...

Like live music and (somewhat) affordable food? Then join 15,000+ in Golden Gate Park for a free one-day food, music and beer festival with cooking demonstrations by celebrity chefs, live music, local food artisans, regional beer and wines, and a special Chipotle festival menu. The 2014 musical lineup features an excellent lineup more...

Come discover the “joy of soy” at the 4th annual Northern California Soy and Tofu Festival on June 7, 2014 with silly (and rather dumpy looking) mascots Tofu Panda and Tofutti Cutie. 4th Annual Soy & Tofu Festival Saturday, June 7, 2014 – 11:00 am to 5:00 pm Japantown Peace Plaza | Post Street more...

The Union Street Festival is one of San Francisco’s largest free annual events and 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. 38th Annual Union Street Festival Sat-Sun, June 7-8, 2014 | 10 am more...

We’ll never know for sure if prisoners escaped from the Rock while it was a federal prison but, on Sunday, at least 2,000 will make their successful escape. On Sunday, June 1, 2014, some of the world’s top athletes will take over the streets and waters of San Francisco to compete more...

The 2014 San Francisco Carnaval Festival (May 24-25, 2014 from 10 am to 6 pm) transforms Harrison Street into a wonderland of food, music, dance, art, crafts. The 2014 theme is La Rumba de la Copa Mundial – a Celebration of the World Cup – which begins June 12th in Brazil. Photo credits: more...

Wanderlust Yoga in the City (YITC) takes the essence of the Wanderlust Festival into the Marina District’s urban setting, giving city-dwellers a little taste of their massive four-day festival. Free, but an RSVP is required. Wanderlust invited top local instructors to lead large, free classes. Musical performances infuse classes, and dance parties are 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 fashion parade, kung fu demos and free admission to the Asian Art Museum. 2014 Asian Heritage Street Celebration Saturday, May 17, 2014 more...

Join 25,000+ people to celebrate this annual three-day, free celebration of Native American cultures through traditional songs, dances and events. The Stanford Powwow is held rain or shine, every Mother’s Day Weekend, in the Eucalyptus Grove on Stanford campus. The 2014 festival takes place the weekend of May 9-11. 43rd Annual Stanford Powwow more...

Red Bull Ride + Style features fixed-gear riders facing off in both track and freestyle competitions, with the obstacles designed and decorated by iconic street artists. In the past, this event has brought together more than 50 riders from both coasts, including riders from such fixed-gear meccas as San Francisco, more...

For the 15th annual How Weird Street Faire, SoMa will be filled with art and performances, vendors, tasty food and drinks, and all the colorful weirdness that San Francisco is famous for under the 2014 “Outer Space” theme. All ages are welcome, and space costumes are highly encouraged. There will be 10 stages of more...

NOW is a brand new community festival akin to a cross between [freespace] and SXSW – and they’ll be taking over the neighborhoods around San Francisco’s iconic Panhandle to produce a week of free events from April 27 – May 3, 2014. Hundreds of people will contribute to a neighborhood-wide explosion of more...