Fairs & Festivals
Enjoy a winter fireworks display and a special free “Disney on Ice” performance which takes place on the outdoor ice rink on Justin Herman Plaza as The Embarcadero Center hosts their 26th Annual free winter carnival and lighting ceremony when more than 17,000 lights illuminate the San Francisco Skyline. 2012 Embarcadero Lighting Ceremony Friday, more...
Photo credit: Cory & Catska Ench The world’s largest Mousetrap board game uses the tools of wonder and excitement to plant the seeds of curiosity with a 25 ton Rube Goldberg-type machine. Come join Peralta Junction for the Grand Opening of The Life Size Game of Mousetrap, a visually stunning work of science inspired art and performance: more...
For the first time ever, Dew Tour lands in San Francisco for the Toyota City Championships. Located in the Civic Center Plaza, October 18-21, 2012, the 4-day action sports and lifestyle festival is completely Free. The Toyota City Championships features Skate, BMX, FMX and music plus athlete autograph sessions, Skate and more...
The 13th annual Litquake, features 163 events and more than 850 authors throughout San Francisco from October 5-13, 2012. Litquake seeks to foster interest in literature for people of all ages, perpetuate a sense of literary community, and provide a vibrant forum for Bay Area writing as a complement to the city’s music, film, more...
Sample over 100 different brands of spirits and booze at the 2012 Craft Spirits Carnival a huge carnival festival at Fort Mason Center on October 13-14, 2012. Tastings of 100+ craft spirits brands Vaudeville-style entertainment Funcheap Exclusive price – $27 tickets – includes all tastings and entertainment Enjoy unlimited tastings of over 100 craft more...
October 5th through the 7th marks the 2012 rendition of one of the largest (and free-est) music festivals in the country: San Francisco’s own Hardly Strictly Bluegrass. Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2012 Three days, six stages – over 750,000 attendees and 80+ bands – Friday, Saturday, Sunday, October 5-7, 2012 (11a-7p) – Hellman more...
Look up in the sky when you hear the roaring of jet engines and head down to SF’s northern waterfront for San Francisco’s annual Fleet Week airshow and festival. Fleet Week 2012 October 4-8, 2012 Northern Waterfront, SF FREE
To mark the 20th Anniversary of the first Critical Mass ride, join in the week-long celebration September 23-30, 2012 of bike rides, art exhibits, movie screenings, and bike carnivals capped off with the big birthday on Friday September 28th – the Interstellar Critical Mass ride, which will be a giant, crazy, awesome evening ending in more...
Tour de Fat 2012 will stop in San Franicsco on Saturday, September 22, 2012 with live music, strange bicycle mayhem, lots of beer and lots of recycling and composting. The Bike Parade begins at 11 am from Lindley Meadow in Golden Gate Park. Live music from He’s My Brother She’s My Sister, Yo-Yo People, more...
Heroes and villains battle (and party) together within an urban theatrical landscape, an all-day street fair filled with five stages of burning man camp-style entertainment, gladiator jousting, human hamster ball races, an action film fest, hero & villain costume contest and more. Superhero Street Fair 2012 Saturday, September 22, 2012 (2p-Mid) Cesar Chavez more...
An annual, worldwide event that inspires city dwellers everywhere to transform metered parking spots into temporary parks for the public good, Rebar’s PARK(ing) Day is coming back to the city for 2012 on Friday, September 21. These city-wide mini-parks can be used as performance spaces, reading lounges or just resting places by passerbys, more...
The 17th Annual San Francisco International Dragon Boat Festival is a free weekend of world-class dragon boat racing, cultural performances, and fun-filled activities for the whole family at the largest competitive dragon boat festival in the United States. >> The festival features upwards of 110 dragon boat teams and 3,500 dragon boat more...
October 5th through the 7th marks the 2012 rendition of one of the largest (and free-est) music festivals in the country: San Francisco’s own Hardly Strictly Bluegrass. The 2012 lineup has just been released – here’s our highlights: Patty Griffin, Les Claypool, Cowboy Junkies, Emmylou Harris, Chuck Prophet, Chris Robinson Brotherhood, more...
SFJAZZ Summerfest an annual series of free outdoor jazz concerts from June through October in parks and commercial centers throughout the Bay Area – all free and open to the public. SFJAZZ Summerfest 2012 Wednesdays, Sept 5—Oct 10 · 12pm to 1:30pm Levi’s Plaza, Between Battery & Bay Street, Off the Embarcadero FREE www.sfjazz.org/sfjazz-summerfest Wednesday, September 12 Classical Revolution Wednesday, September more...
From vanilla beans to caramel fillings, indulge in it all at the 17th Annual Ghirardelli Square Chocolate Festival on September 8-9, 2012. And while it’s a little expensive to actually sample some chocolate ($20 for 15 chocolate samples, which you can purchase in advance), there are alsoplenty of free events to enjoy like chef demonstrations from chocolatiers, cupcake more...
