Explore the culture and heritage of Mongolia at this annual folk music, dance and food celebration. But most people come to see the traditional Mongolian wrestling (make sure to check out the wrestlers’ amazing underoos) along with demonstrations of archery and tug of war. Mongolian Naadam Festival Saturday, July 12, 2014 | more...

This free annual outdoor music festival puts on nearly 140 free lunchtime concerts of all styles from July to October in 15 different public plazas stretched from the Embarcadero through the Castro. Funcheap is proud to be a media sponsor of the 2014 festival. 2014 “People in Plazas” Market Street Music Festival July more...

Celebrate Independence Day weekend and your right to eat lots and lots of bacon at the San Jose Bacon Festival of America on July 4-5, 2014. The fest is revamped and rebooted with an exclusive fireworks viewing area on the 4th, plus double the food trucks, double the bands, new booths, more...

The whole city seems to explode into a rainbow burst of music, dancing and excitement the last weekend of June for Pride. Hundreds of thousands line the streets and descend on the annual downtown parade and festival making it the largest LGBT celebration in the country. The two-day bash takes place in more...

Art meets politics in a fleet of floats, vehicles, and marchers along Market Street during the San Francisco Pride Parade, one the nation’s largest LGBT events, starting at 10:30 am on Pride Sunday. Bring a rainbow flag and come cheer on dykes on bikes, bears in straps, trannies in gowns, and others from SF’s colorful LGBT more...

As if you needed a reason to head to sunny and scenic Golden Gate Park, Top 40 radio station Alice @ 97.3 offers up a free concert featuring Us the Duo, MAGIC, Ingrid Michaelson and Kodaline. Besides the music, Alice offers good vibes, food trucks, fun activities and more Alice’s Summerthing 2014 Sunday, June 22, more...

A summer series of free community events breathes new life into an historic shipyard and iron works in Dogpatch. During the daytime, the waterfront site is taken over by a vintage market, car show and pop-up roller disco for all ages. At night, it’s playtime for adults with a 1920s cocktail party more...

ULUV Music Day is a connected set of free, public music events with 100+ artists performing in parklets, parks, BART Stations, the Ferry Building and other public spaces on the 21st of June to celebrate music and the people who create it. The day’s highlight is a 6pm Music Flashmob at Dolores Park more...

Now in its 38th year, the San Francisco Free Folk Festival is a two-day music and dance festival, similar to “Hardly Strictly Bluegrass,” but indoors. The festival celebrates with five stages of non-stop folk of all kinds from all over the world. There are over 60 free live concerts, a folk film festival and over 50 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 relaxing Sunday in a beautiful park setting to hear free music ranging from Smokey Robinson to Andrew more...

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...