Festival Updates
After two years, The Great Dickens Christmas Fair is finally back in person. Now in its 38th season, this is your chance to visit old-timey London, at the historic Cow Palace Exhibition Halls. The Great Dickens Christmas Fair is a one-of-a-kind immersive adventure into Victorian London ~ an elaborate holiday party with more...
Golden Gate Bandshell welcomes back live performances with a diverse lineup of musicians to play free concerts at historic landmark. Live music has returned to the Golden Gate Bandshell’s iconic stage with a series of free outdoor concerts in Golden Gate Park, the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department, San Francisco more...
Set for Friday, October 14 & Saturday, October 15, Breakaway Music Festival is debuting in the Bay Area with a multi-stage spectacle at newly-announced venue, Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in SF. The west coast Breakaway will feature live music from Gryffin, Louis The Child, Big Wild, Said The Sky, Tycho more...
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, one of the largest, free-est, and beloved music festivals in the country, is back for 2022 – the first in-person version of this event since 2019. Just announced, check out the full stage schedule, so you can start planning your festival weekend. Be one of over 750,000 attendees over more...
This event has been postponed for 2022 Get ready for a haunted house, costume contests, pumpkin patch, free kids treats and more. It’s the 3rd Annual “Kids Scream Zone” at the Contra Costa County Health & Wellness Festival, Oct 29, 2022 inside the Contra Costa Fairgrounds. It’s the largest Halloween County more...
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass just announced the fourth round of additions to their highly anticipated live return to San Francisco, CA’s Golden Gate Park on September 30-October 2. The three-day, multi-stage, free music festival today adds Elvis Costello, Steve Earle & The Dukes, The Travelin’ Mccourys, Bob Schneider, Moonalice, Cymande, Arooj Aftab, more...
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass just announced a second round of artists to their highly anticipated live return to San Francisco, CA’s Golden Gate Park on September 30-October 2. The three-day, multi-stage free music festival, who last month announced an initial list of participants, announced their next list of performers including Emmylou Harris, more...
Thanks to Berkeleyside for sharing the unfortunate news that the long-running Berkeley Kite Festival has been canceled indefinitely. Sadly, Tom McAllister, who has organized the festival as a labor love for over 30 years, has stated that Berkeley has raised its special event fees exponentially, to the tune of $45,000, which more...
The San Francisco Bay Area boasts a stellar array of annual music festivals and concert series, and the list keeps getting longer with new festivals joining the lineup. New on the scene this fall are the Portola Music Festival in San Francisco and Breakaway California in Oakland. These join heavyweights such more...
“Bastille on Belden” Returns for First Time in 8 Years After a long break, San Francisco seems to be trying to claim back the title of “The Paris of the West.” Back in the 90s and 00s, French restaurant Cafe Bastille hosted a rollicking Bastille Day celebration crammed into downtown’s narrow more...
The Filipino American Arts Exposition host the return of their in-person celebration for the 29th annual Pistahan Parade and Festival for 2022. With the theme of “Homecoming: Reconnect with Our Roots and Community,” this year’s festivities will take place on Saturday, Aug. 13 and Sunday, Aug. 14, from 11 a.m. to more...
“People in Plazas” is a free annual outdoor summer music festival that puts on over 75 free lunchtime concerts featuring an array of different styles from July to September in over 12 different public plazas near Market Street. “People in Plazas” 2022 Market Street Music Festival July, August, September, 2022 – Weekdays (Tuesdays more...
Before the weekend hits, I wanted to share some exciting news – Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter Ani DiFranco will be now headlining this Sunday’s Stern Grove Festival concert on June 26. She will be joined on-stage by previously announced Bay Area-based acts Peaches Christ and DJ LadyRyan. Widely considered a feminist icon, more...
The San Francisco LGBT Pride Celebration and Parade is one of the largest LGBT gatherings in the nation. The two-day celebration is free and open to all. The Parade takes place on the last Sunday of June annually. San Francisco Pride Board of Directors announced that music legend and two-time Grammy more...
Once deemed the “Harlem of the West,” the historic Fillmore District was an epicenter of black music and culture for years. Now that Juneteenth is a federal holiday, San Francisco is looking to celebrate. The city has put on Juneteenth events before, but nothing of this scale. Eight blocks of more...