Fairs & Festivals
Stern Grove 2022 Line-Up Coming May 3
Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, San Francisco Stern Grove Festival is returning in 2022 to celebrate its 85th season of hosting free concerts in the park. The festival kicks off June 12, with concerts every Sunday through August 14. Stern Grove Festival will officially announce the line-up on May 3. Unfortunately, the Grove suffered severe damage due to a more...
“Pickin’ On The Polk” SF’s Free Bluegrass Music Festival (April 15-16)
Bars, Brand New, Fairs & Festivals, Get Out: Events, Only in San Francisco, Outdoorsy, San Francisco, Sponsored Like a mini Hardly Strictly Bluegrass taking over an entire neighborhood, Pickin’ on the Polk is a brand new FREE Districtwide Bluegrass Show in the Discover Polk Community Benefit District – April 15th and 16th, 2022 and will temporarily transform Polk Street into a free, two-day bluegrass festival featuring renowned more...
2022 Cesar Chavez Parade & Festival (San Francisco)
Fairs & Festivals Be a part of the largest event honoring Cesar Chavez in Northern California, honoring the life and work of labor and civil rights leader Cesar E. Chavez on Saturday, April 9, 2022. 2022 Cesar Chavez Holiday Parade & Festival Saturday, April 9, 2022 – Festival (24th St. from Folsom to Bryant) – 10am to more...
March Madness “Fan Fest” Comes to SF (March 24-26)
Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Freebies, Fun & Games, San Francisco The NCAA Men’s College Basketball Tournament hasn’t taken place in San Francisco since 1939 when it was on Treasure Island (how cool!). So now, after 80 years, “March Madness” finally returns to the City as the Chase Center plays host to this year’s West Regional. Although tickets to the games more...
SF’s New “Bloom SF” Downtown Arts Festival (March 27 – April 3)
Artsy Fartsy, Brand New, Fairs & Festivals, San Francisco In partnership with the Mayor London N. Breed’s Downtown Recovery Plan and “Welcome Back to SF” program, seven of San Francisco’s iconic destinations have planned BloomSF, a series of special events and programming running Sunday, March 27 through Saturday, April 3 to welcome workers and visitors back downtown. The Ferry Building, more...
The Sonoma-Marin Fair is Back for 2022 (June 22-26)
Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates After almost two years, the Sonoma-Marin Fair is back with its full array of cherished fair activities and traditions this summer. This year’s fair theme, “Everybody’s Fair” celebrates the rich and diverse cultures that make up the fabric of our community. Guests are welcomed to experience the vast diversity of our more...
“Brides of March” Wedding Dress Pub Crawl is Back in SF
Bay Area Favorites, Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Only in San Francisco Don a wedding dress and join the Brides for this annual San Francisco tradition at the 22nd annual Brides of March. Join in to parade through the heart of North Beach, strolling up Columbus Avenue and drinking in local parklets along Grant Ave. with your fellow brides. All you need for this event is a white wedding more...
Here’s Which SF Festivals Allow Legal Cannabis Sales
Fairs & Festivals, Only in San Francisco, San Francisco San Francisco allows the legal sale of cannabis at select permitted events. Eligible events include: 420 How Weird Clusterfest Outside Lands Folsom Street Fair Hardly Strictly Carnaval Pride San Francisco is testing the event permit process with events like these. The City notes, “We’re looking for previously held events that were permitted by the City. These events must also have had a more...
SF’s “Sunday Streets” Block Parties Are Back for 2022 (April-October)
Bay Area Favorites, Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Outdoorsy, San Francisco Sunday Streets SF will be returning in 2022 with the program’s big, beautiful mile plus long routes running from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm in six historic neighborhoods between April and September. And the second annual “Phoenix Day” will be celebrated citywide on October 16th, 2022. Inspired by the Ciclovía in more...
SF’s Pride Parade & Festival Back for 2022 (June 25-26)
Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, LGBTQ+, Only in San Francisco, San Francisco, What's Closed / What's Open Thanks to Reggie Aqui from ABC7 for letting us know that San Francisco’s Pride is planning a return for 2022 for both the big Civic Center festival as well as the parade. SF Pride is back. Let’s get sickening (in the good way). https://t.co/5SrLD6deqY — Reggie Aqui He/Him (@reggieaqui) February 16, 2022 After two more...
Noise Pop 2022: Free Happy Hour Concerts (Feb. 20-26)
Eat & Drink, Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, San Francisco, Sponsored Noise Pop Festival 2022 is adding even more artists to their jam-packed week of events Feb 21-27. Check out the full lineup of local artists playing the festival as well as their FREE happy hour series happening each evening of the festival plus a special kick off happy hour on February more...
SF Beer Week Returns for 2022 (Feb 11-20)
Eat & Drink, Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates SF Beer Week is back February 11-20 to celebrate independent craft beers and those who brew them. Events, activities and at-home offerings await from dozens of bars, restaurants and breweries, including members of the Bay Area Brewers Guild, producer of this much-loved tradition. New in 2022, too, are five opening night more...
SF’s Easter In the Park & Hunky Jesus Contest is Back for 2022
Bay Area Favorites, Easter, Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Only in San Francisco, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, Reopening, San Francisco For the first time in two years, the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, the kabuki-inspired cross-dressing nuns-of-fun, are planning a comeback of their annual Easter Sunday in the Park at Dolores Park for 2022. The Sisters Easter Celebration at Dolores Park Sunday, April 17, 2022 | 10 to 4pm Mission Dolores Park, 19th & Dolores more...
SF’s Carnaval Returns for 2022 on Memorial Day Weekend
Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, San Francisco Carnaval San Francisco — the annual, free, two-day festival and grand parade drawing thousands of attendees and featuring international music, dance, arts & crafts and cuisine — is making a celebratory return after a two-year pandemic related hiatus. The 44th annual event, themed “Colores de Amor – Inclusivity, Family and Community,” more...
Napa’s Free Lighted Art Festival Returns (Jan. 15 – Mar. 13)
Artsy Fartsy, Fairs & Festivals, Outdoorsy The Napa Lighted Art Festival is a celebration of creative arts, technology and lights, and supports innovative techniques using light and light technologies as a growing art medium. This walkable outdoor experience is FREE in downtown Napa featuring eight lighted art sculptures for eight weeks. Bring the family and experience the more...
