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SF's "Flower Piano" Festival is Back September 12-21SF’s “Flower Piano” Festival is Back September 12-21
By - posted 9/11/2025
Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, San Francisco, Sponsored

Flower Piano is back! Find hidden pianos in SF’s Botanical Garden. Flower Piano is set to return to the Botanical Garden this September 2025 for 10 days—September 12-21, with a special opening night event on Friday, September 12. In the final days of summer and celebrating its 10th anniversary, Flower Piano will more...

San Francisco September Festivals & Street FairsSan Francisco September Festivals & Street Fairs
By - posted 9/1/2025
Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Get Out: Events

Here’s a round-up of fun and fabulous September festivals, street fairs, and events including Opera in the Park, SF Botanical Gardens’ Flower Piano, Haight Ashbury Street Fair, Folsom Street Fair, and more you can look forward to this September 2025. >  We’ll be updating this guide with more September events soon! SF’s more...

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Unveils First of 2025 LineupHardly Strictly Bluegrass Unveils First of 2025 Lineup
By - posted 7/23/2025
Brand New, Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Only in San Francisco, Parks & Beaches

Hold onto your banjos! Hardly Strictly Bluegrass just dropped the first part of its 2025 lineup. The beloved (and completely free) San Francisco festival returns to Golden Gate Park, October 3-5, 2025, and they’ve got some real headliners to kick off the excitement. And in true Hardly Strictly fashion, this is more...

San Francisco July Festivals & Street Fairs (2025)San Francisco July Festivals & Street Fairs (2025)
By - posted 7/7/2025
Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Get Out: Events

Here’s a round-up of fun and fabulous July festivals, street fairs, and events including the Fillmore Jazz Festival, SF’s 4th of July Fireworks show, the Bay’s huge 626 Night Market and more you can look forward to this July 2025. >  We’ll be updating this guide with more July events soon! JULY more...

San Francisco August Festivals & Street FairsSan Francisco August Festivals & Street Fairs
By - posted 7/4/2025
Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Get Out: Events

Here’s a round-up of fun and fabulous August festivals, street fairs, and events including Free National Parks Day, Japantown’s Nihonmachi Street Fair, Jerry Day and more you can look forward to this August 2025. >  We’ll be updating this guide with more August events soon! Jerry Day 2025 – August 2, 2025 51st more...

San Francisco's Summer Festivals & Street Fairs (2025)San Francisco’s Summer Festivals & Street Fairs (2025)
By - posted 6/23/2025
Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Only in San Francisco, San Francisco

Summer is the best time in San Francisco for fairs and festivals. Here’s a round-up of fun and fabulous summer festivals, street fairs, and the best events you can look forward to this summer 2025. MAY 2025 2025 Slavic Festival – May 2-3, 2025 The Bay’s Huge “626 Night Market” – May 2-4, more...

Downtown SF's Big Free Summer Concerts Are BackDowntown SF’s Big Free Summer Concerts Are Back
By - posted 5/5/2025
Downtown San Francisco, Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates

Get ready for another round of free outdoor concerts in the heart of San Francisco. Starting June 14, 2025 the city’s free concert series is back for its second year, bringing live music to downtown plazas all summer long. The first show kicks off with Back 2 Baysics, a daytime event more...

Yerba Buena Gardens Festival is Back for 2025Yerba Buena Gardens Festival is Back for 2025
By - posted 4/28/2025
Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Get Out: Events, San Francisco, Sponsored

The 2025 Yerba Buena Gardens Festival hosts a full lineup of free outdoor music, theater, circus, dance, poetry, and children’s programs. The Festival opens on Saturday, May 10, 2025 with La Santa Cecilia to kick off its 25th Anniversary Season. Now in its 25th year, the Festival will run each and every more...

Off the Grid Is Back! Here’s Every 2025 Date for SF’s Iconic Friday Night MarketOff the Grid Is Back! Here’s Every 2025 Date for SF’s Iconic Friday Night Market
By - posted 4/10/2025
Bay Area Favorites, Eat & Drink, Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Night Market, Only in San Francisco, Outdoor Dining, San Francisco

🎉 Off the Grid Returns to Fort Mason for 2025 – With a Massive Monthly Night Market + 110+ Vendors! After taking most of 2024 off, Off the Grid is making a huge comeback in 2025 —  The beloved Friday night tradition at Fort Mason Center is back with a fresh more...

SF’s Downtown Monthly Street Party Just Got BiggerSF’s Downtown Monthly Street Party Just Got Bigger
By - posted 4/9/2025
Bay Area Favorites, Block Party, Downtown San Francisco, Festival Updates, San Francisco

Downtown San Francisco’s comeback journey after the pandemic has been anything but linear, but one event series has emerged as a consistent bright spot: Downtown First Thursdays (DFT). Launched in May 2024, this monthly street celebration on Second Street between Market and Howard Streets has quickly become one of the more...

Fillmore Jazz Festival Back On for 2025 (After Sudden "Cancellation")Fillmore Jazz Festival Back On for 2025 (After Sudden “Cancellation”)
By - posted 4/7/2025
Bay Area Favorites, Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, San Francisco

Thanks to KRON4 for sharing the news that San Francisco’s Fillmore Jazz Festival is officially back on for 2025—after a brief cancellation left the city stunned. Originally called off due to soaring production costs, the iconic festival is now returning over Fourth of July weekend thanks to a major financial more...

1950s SF Motel Transformed by Artists for One Weekend Only1950s SF Motel Transformed by Artists for One Weekend Only
By - posted 4/2/2025
Artsy Fartsy, Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, San Francisco, Wow

San Francisco’s stARTup Art Fair is one of the most unique art shows you’re likely to ever encounter. The Return of SF’s Most Unique Art Fair: stARTup Takes Over Hotel del Sol San Francisco’s beloved stARTup Art Fair is finally making its long-awaited return after a five-year pause, and it’s coming back with renewed more...

Gilroy Garlic Festival Back for 2025 for First Time in 6 YearsGilroy Garlic Festival Back for 2025 for First Time in 6 Years
By - posted 4/1/2025
Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Good News

Gilroy Garlic Festival Returns in 2025 After Six-Year Hiatus Gilroy’s most famous event is making a comeback. After a six-year absence, the Gilroy Garlic Festival is set to return from July 25–27, 2025, at a new location—Gilroy Gardens. This marks a fresh chapter for the beloved festival, which has long been more...

Outside Lands' Eager Beaver Pre-Sale: March 5 (2025)Outside Lands’ Eager Beaver Pre-Sale: March 5 (2025)
By - posted 3/4/2025
Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, San Francisco

It’s time to get ready for Outside Lands to take over Golden Gate Park on August 8-10, 2025 to get the heart of San Francisco pumping. There’s no official word on the headliners yet, but 3-Day Eager Beaver tickets get unearthed on Wednesday, March 5, 2025, for $485.05 ($425 + $60.05 fees), which more...

San Francisco's Winter Festivals & Street Fairs (2024/2025)San Francisco’s Winter Festivals & Street Fairs (2024/2025)
By - posted 1/14/2025
Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Get Out: Events, Only in San Francisco, San Francisco

Winter is coming! Here’s a round-up of fun and fabulous winter festivals and street fairs you can look forward to this Winter 2024. > Please note that we’ll be continuing to update our Winter Festivals & Street Fairs Guide for 2024. NOVEMBER 2024 2024 Día de los Muertos in the Sunset – Friday, more...