Festival Updates
SF’s 2024 Chinese New Year Parade w/ Awkwafina as Grand Marshall
Bay Area Favorites, Celebrations, Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Lunar New Year, Only in San Francisco, San Francisco Named one of the world’s top ten parades, the Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco is the largest celebration of its kind outside of Asia. It was started in the 1860s and takes place the weekend of the Chinese New Year Community Street Fair (Feb. 24-25, 2024). Typically, nearly 100 more...
San Francisco December Festivals & Street Fairs
Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Get Out: Events Winter is coming! Here’s a round-up of fun and fabulous December festivals and street fairs including festive holiday lighting events you can look forward to this December 2023. > Please note that we’ll be continuing to update our December Festivals & Street Fairs Guide for 2023. Hayes Valley’s 33rd Holiday Stroll – more...
San Francisco’s Winter Festivals & Street Fairs (2023)
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 2023. > Please note that we’ll be continuing to update our Winter Festivals & Street Fairs Guide for 2023. Día de los Muertos in the Sunset – Wednesday, November 1, more...
Oakland’s First Fridays Going On Hiatus Starting in January
Bay Area Favorites, Bay Area Updates, East Bay, Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Oakland Thanks to KTVU for sharing the unfortunate news that Oakland’s First Fridays block party is going on hiatus. The popular, lively monthly street fair, happening on first Fridays, has announced they will be taking a break from the festival. Although attendance isn’t down, it receives between 15,000 to 35,000 attendees each more...
San Francisco November Festivals & Street Fairs
Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Get Out: Events Día de los Muertos in the Sunset – Wednesday, November 1, 2023 SF’s Holiday Ice Skating Rink: Opening Day – Wednesday, November 1, 2023 SF’s 2023 Dia de los Muertos – Thursday, November 2, 2023 Renegade Craft Fair – November 4-5, 2023 San Francisco Tea Festival – November 4-5, 2023 KOHO Japantown Film Festival – more...
San Francisco’s Fall Festivals & Street Fairs (2023)
Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Only in San Francisco, San Francisco Flower Piano: 12 Hidden Pianos in GG Park – September 8-12, 2023 Opera in the Park– Sunday, September 10, 2023 San Francisco Greek Festival – Friday-Sunday, September 15-17, 2023 44th Annual Haight Ashbury Street Fair– Sunday, September 17, 2023 42nd Annual Comedy Day (Golden Gate Park) – Sunday, September 17, 2023 (Tentative) “Ever Higher” Excelsior Arts more...
San Francisco October Festivals & Street Fairs
Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Get Out: Events 49th Annual Castro Street Fair – Sunday, October 1, 2023 Fleet Week – October 4-9, 2023 27th Annual Middle Eastern Food Festival – October 7-8, 2023 115th Italian Heritage Festival & Parade – Sunday, October 8, 2023 Indigenous Peoples Day – Monday, October 9, 2023 Bearrison Street Fair – Saturday, October 14, 2023 Sunday Streets “Phoenix Day” Block more...
SF’s Huge “TreasureFest” Returns to Treasure Island in 2024
Artsy Fartsy, Bay Area Favorites, Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco, Things to Do For the first time since November 2019, the massive “TreasureFest” makes its return to Treasure Island on February 24-25, 2024. Announced on September 19, 2023, Treasure Fest, a huge 18,000+ weekend festival will once again take over the eastern side of Treasure Island for 11 monthly weekend-long festivals starting in February more...
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2023 (Sept. 29 – Oct. 1): Everything You Need to Know
Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Only in San Francisco One of the largest, free-est and beloved music festivals in the country. Be one of over 750,000 attendees over the three-day musical extravaganza in beautiful Golden Gate Park. Save the date as Hardly Strictly Bluegrass makes its return for 2023. Highlights for 2023 include Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, The more...
SF to Host Up to 3 New Huge GG Park Concerts in 2024
Bay Area Updates, Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco Plan for Concerts in Golden Gate Park and Downtown Plazas Approved New agreement will bring concert series to San Francisco annually for three years as part of the City’s economic revitalization efforts Today the City’s plans for a series of ticketed concerts in Golden Gate Park following Outside Lands Festival and three more...
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Unveils Final Lineup For 2023
Bay Area Favorites, Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Parks & Beaches Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Unveils Final Lineup For 2023 Additions Include: Bettye LaVette, Big Richard, Buddy Miller, Cassandra Lewis, Dawes, deadramones, Della Mae, Dry Branch Fire Squad, The Go To Hell Man Band, The Jerry Douglas Band, Jimmie Dale Gilmore & The West Texas Exiles, Jon Langford & The Bright Shiners, Laurie Lewis & more...
SF’s “Flower Piano” Festival is Back September 8-12
Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, San Francisco, Sponsored Flower Piano is back! Find the 12 hidden pianos in SF’s Botanical Garden! Flower Piano returns to the SF Botanical Garden, September 8-12, 2023 with one of the most unique, creative, and innovative events in the Bay Area. The San Francisco Botanical Garden is once again is transformed into the city’s own more...
San Francisco’s Summer Festivals & Street Fairs (2023)
Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Only in San Francisco, San Francisco 45th Union Street Festival – Saturday & Sunday, June 3-4, 2023 Fillmore Summer Fest Kick-Off – Saturday, June 3, 2023 San Francisco Kung Fu Day – Saturday, June 3, 2023 11th Annual Soy and Tofu Festival – Saturday, June 3, 2023 Festa Coloniale Italian Street Fair – Saturday & Sunday, June 3-4, 2023 “Be Free” Festival more...
San Francisco September Festivals & Street Fairs
Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Get Out: Events Flower Piano: 12 Hidden Pianos in GG Park – September 8-12, 2023 Opera in the Park– Sunday, September 10, 2023 San Francisco Greek Festival – Friday-Sunday, September 15-17, 2023 44th Annual Haight Ashbury Street Fair– Sunday, September 17, 2023 42nd Annual Comedy Day (Golden Gate Park) – Sunday, September 17, 2023 “Ever Higher” Excelsior Arts & more...
How to Get Free BART Ticket for Outside Lands 2023
Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Transportation After Caltrain suspended service between San Francisco and Millbrae Stations during the weekend of Outside Lands, BART is coming to the rescue. On Friday morning, BART announced that they’ll be providing free roundtrip BART tickets to Caltrain riders at the Millbrae Station on Saturday and Sunday from 10a-2p (or while more...
