Fairs & Festivals
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...
For the 13th Annual How Weird Street Faire,13 city blocks will be filled with art and performances, vendors from around the world, tasty food and drinks, and all the colorful weirdness that San Francisco is famous for. All ages are welcome, and costumes are highly encouraged. There will be 13 stages of more...
Urban Air Market (formerly the Capsule Design Festival) is a curated fashion festival held twice per year in Hayes Valley, featuring 150 independent designers of men’s, women’s, and kid’s clothing, accessories, jewelry and home décor. Check out the official launch of TopShelf Mobile Boutique at Urban Air Market, and a 20 foot live more...
Bring your picnic basket and enjoy Cinco de Mayo 2012 in the park – an annual all day family-friendly celebration in Dolores Park with live music, cultural performances and more. Event highlights include a 1:30pm performance by Ensambles Ballet Folklórico de San Francisco, preserving the tradition of Mexican folk dance with more...
The 14th Annual Bay Area National Dance Week runs April 20-29, 2012 Presented as part of Dancers’ Group’s 30th Anniversary, this 10-day festival features over 600 free events throughout the Bay Area Take dance classes and watch free performances in a wide range of styles including tango, Bharatnatyam, jazz, hip hop, ballet, traditional hula, more...
The Dutch community in San Francisco invites you to celebrate Queen’s Day 2012 on April 28th near the Dutch Windmill and the Queen Wilhelmina Tulip Garden in Golden Gate Park – A full day free festival celebrating the restoration of Golden Gate Park’s Windmills, with bike parade, free tours, live music, more...
On April 22, more than 15,000 people from the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond, will converge at Civic Center Plaza to celebrate Earth Day San Francisco 2012. The free all-day street fair will feature an eco village, speakers, green DIY workshops, plus three stages of multi-cultural music and performance including: Big more...
Cal Day 2012 is an annual festival where the entire University throws open its doors and puts on 300+ free lectures, performances, tours, concerts and more to showcase the campus, its students and the school’s programs. All events are free and open to the public (i.e. you don’t have to be more...
Sunday Streets is San Francisco’s official block party – a sorta-monthly roving neighborhood celebration where the streets are closed to vehicles so pedestrians, roller skaters, bicyclists, yoga classes… whoever can take over for an afternoon. Sunday, April 15, 2012 Great Highway and Golden Gate Park 11am to 4pm FREE Golden Gate Park: • JFK at 6th Ave.: Skatin’ more...
In celebration of the 75th Anniversary of the construction of the Golden Gate Bridge, Golden Gate Jubilee takes place on Saturday, April 7, 2012 from 1-4pm at the Music Concourse in Golden Gate Park. The afternoon event serves as a preview of San Francisco Carnaval with a mini-parade, drum circle, conga line, Zumba more...
Rain or shine, San Francisco knows how to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day (and the Friday before) with a good and cheap variety of block parties, pub crawls, festivals and parades . Here’s a few of our favorite 2012 St. Patrick’s Day themed events in San Francisco and the Bay Area. more...
Sunday Streets is San Francisco’s official block party – a sorta-monthly roving neighborhood celebration where the streets are closed to vehicles so pedestrians, roller skaters, bicyclists, yoga classes… whoever can take over for an afternoon. The Kick off event on March 11, 2012 takes place along the Embarcadero from Fisherman’s Wharf to more...
Fillmore Street comes alive with a neighborhood-wide Fat Tuesday party on February 21, 2012 for the 3rd Annual Fat Tuesday in the Fillmore festival. This annual outdoor event features free live jazz music and dancing in the Fillmore Center Plaza with Bobbie Webb accompanied by the Smooth Blues Crew, plus stilt walkers, jugglers and face painters. Fat Tuesday Celebration more...
