Fairs & Festivals
The “Festival of the Chariots,” known throughout India as the “Ratha Yatra” festival, has been performed for thousands of years in Puri, India and today it is celebrated in all major cities through out the world. More then 3,000 people attend each year in San Francisco alone. An interactive parade, in more...
If past years of the Urban Youth Arts Festival are any indication, over 2,000 square feet of portable wall space will be open for artists of all ages to express themselves on with free paint, brushes, even aerosol paint cans at Precita Park. The 2012 Urban Youth Arts Festival is in more...
Obon is an annual festival/bazaar in San Jose’s Japantown – a huge festival with two days of game booths, food booths, cultural exhibits and demonstrations, the Chidori Band, San Jose Taiko and, in past years, over 1,000 dancers in full costume each evening. If you enjoy sushi, udon, teriyaki, snowcones, fresh more...
Heads that need banging will rock at the Jerry Garcia Amphitheater in McLaren Park for the 2012 TidalWave Heavy Metal Festival – a two-day free outdoor music festival Saturday July 14th and Sunday July 15th from 11am to 6pm each day. Expect a showcase of thrash, doom grind, punk, old school more...
The red plush seats welcome you to the historic Castro Theater. Black and white images from a rare film flit across the screen. The piano rings, the kazoo cascades, the cello mourns. Pianists or orchestral groups from as near as San Francisco and as far as Stockholm accompany each film in the festival. Since more...
Fisherman’s Wharf and Pier 39 celebrate 2012 Independence Day with live music and entertainment all day in front of Pier 39. When the sun goes down (and if the fog stays away), visitors will be treated to The City of San Francisco’s spectacular fireworks displayover the Bay – you’ll get more...
Stern Grove is back for 2012! If you like live music, a gorgeous park setting, picnics and arriving super early, then the Stern Grove Fesitval – celebrating its 75th season of free concerts in the park – is surely one of the highlights of your summer. >> Enter the Picnic Table Lottery >> Volunteer 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 on June 24, 2012 featuring Adam Lambert, Scars On 45, Rebecca Ferguson, Vicci Martinez and Britain’s Graffiti6. Alice’s Summerthing 2012 Sunday, June 24, 2012 (Noon to 4pm) Hellman more...
All weekend, Civic Center will fill up with San Francisco Pride 2012 revelers of all sexual orientations (gays, lesbians, bisexuals, transgenders, queers and straights too!), coming for the many musical acts, cultural performances and speeches from the rainbow community along with tons of booths, and foord 2012 Pride Events San Francisco Pride more...
The 6th annual San Francisco Bicycle Music Festival is the world’s largest human-powered mobile music festival that’s 100% powered by bicycles (it’s a 14-bike pedal powered stage) and takes you to two different locations for two different mini bicycle festivals. After setting up for a five hour music festival in Golden Gate more...
In its 58th year the 2012 North Beach Festival is considered one of the country’s original outdoor festivals with Washington Square Park and several neighboring blocks taken over in this giant two-day street fair with three stages of entertainment. The 2012 event will feature over 125 arts and crafts booths, 20 gourmet more...
Celebrate all things Pirate, as Pirate Entertainers, Musicians, Singers, Swordfighters, Craftspeople, and more turn Vallejo’s waterfront into a Pirate Town the likes of which hasn’t been seen since Tortuga. Come on out for this two-day festival over Fathers Day weekend 2012 and have a swashbucklin’ great time at the SF Bay more...
The two-day Golden Gate Festival is the center point of the Bridge’s year-long 75th anniversary program. Honor our glorious bridge on her birthday with a two full days of music, dance, entertainment, art and exhibits capped off by a 75th anniversary fireworks display and grand finale on Sunday, May 27, 2012. >> Getting There: more...
The 2012 San Francisco Carnaval Festival transforms Harrison Street into a wonderland of miscellaneous food, music, dance, art, crafts and other fun activities and events on several stages for the entire family to enjoy. Spanning seven blocks, this two-day annual street festival will take place on Harrison Street between 16th and 23rd streets, plus more...
With the tagline “Culture is an indispensable weapon in the freedom struggle” this annual festival celebrates the legacy of Malcolm X with four stages of live music, graffiti arts, live painting, kung fu, dance, a writers corner and more at this 8-hour free jazz festival in the park. 12th Annual Malcolm X Jazz Arts Festival Saturday, more...
