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SF's Biggest AIDS Quilt Display Ever is Coming (June 11-12)SF’s Biggest AIDS Quilt Display Ever is Coming (June 11-12)
By - posted 6/12/2022
Brand New, Causes, Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, LGBTQ+, Only in San Francisco, Reopening, San Francisco, Uplifting

The National AIDS Memorial will mark the 35th anniversary of the AIDS Memorial Quilt with an historic outdoor display in Golden Gate Park that will feature nearly 3,000 hand-stitched panels of the Quilt. The display will be the largest display of the Quilt in the U.S. in over a decade and more...

Haight Street Fair Suddenly ‘Postponed’ Just Days Before the 2022 Event
By - posted 6/8/2022
Festival Updates, San Francisco

Unfortunately, the Haight Ashbury Street Fair was scheduled to take place on Sunday, June 12, but just 10 days before the festival, the organizers suddenly announced that the festival will be postponed. “The 43rd annual Haight Ashbury Street Fair will be postponed until later this year. With the hiatus over the more...

SF's Summerfest Kick-Off is Back (June 4th)SF’s Summerfest Kick-Off is Back (June 4th)
By - posted 5/31/2022
Community, Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, San Francisco, Sponsored

Grillin’ in the ‘Mo” is Back in Person! Free Blues Concert & Family Bar-B-Q Niecey, Living Single and Yolandra Rhodes will headline this year’s in person “Grillin’ in the ‘Mo” at Hamilton Recreation Center on June 4th. After 2 years of COVID, The Village Project is back in person with our more...

TICKET ALERT! Stern Grove RSVPs Open May 31st at 2pmTICKET ALERT! Stern Grove RSVPs Open May 31st at 2pm
By - posted 5/30/2022
Bay Area Favorites, Festival Updates

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. RSVPs for 2022 open up 12 days prior to every show – always at Tuesdays at 2pm. The first RSVP more...

SF's Massive Carnaval Festival & Parade Returns (May 28-29)SF’s Massive Carnaval Festival & Parade Returns (May 28-29)
By - posted 5/27/2022
Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Only in San Francisco, San Francisco

Carnaval is back in San Francisco for 2022! 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 in 2022 after a two-year pandemic related hiatus. Although expected to be smaller than more...

SF's "Sundown Cinema" Outdoor Film Nights Return May 27thSF’s “Sundown Cinema” Outdoor Film Nights Return May 27th
By - posted 5/17/2022
Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Free Movie Screenings

Sundown Cinema returns for 2022 just in time for another summer in San Francisco. This free outdoor movie series, the only one of its kind in the Bay Area, will feature eight films in eight parks across San Francisco, beginning with Sister Act II at Dolores Park on May 27, more...

Stern Grove Festival 2022 RSVP Dates AnnouncedStern Grove Festival 2022 RSVP Dates Announced
By - posted 5/3/2022
Bay Area Favorites, Festival Updates

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. RSVPs for 2022 open up 12 days prior to every show – always at Tuesdays at 2pm Unfortunately, the Grove more...

World Famous Gilroy Garlic Festival Cancelled IndefinitelyWorld Famous Gilroy Garlic Festival Cancelled Indefinitely
By - posted 4/25/2022
Bay Area Updates, Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Goodbye

The world-famous Gilroy Garlic Festival, a much-loved annual event that has been a mainstay since the late 1970s, is not moving ahead with a festival this summer nor for the foreseeable future, according to festival organizers. Citing lingering uncertainties from the pandemic, along with “prohibitive insurance requirements” by the city of more...

SF's "DogFest" Returns to Duboce Park on April 23rdSF’s “DogFest” Returns to Duboce Park on April 23rd
By - posted 4/23/2022
Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco

DogFest 2022 is a mutt-tastic festival at one of the most dog-friendly parks in the city and the biggest dog event in San Francisco. After two years in the virtual world, DogFest is back for 2022 15th Annual DogFest Saturday, April 23, 2022 | 11 am to 4 pm Duboce Park, Duboce and Steiner, more...

Stern Grove 2022 Lineup Leaks... And it's AwesomeStern Grove 2022 Lineup Leaks… And it’s Awesome
By - posted 4/22/2022
Bay Area Favorites, Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, San Francisco

The 2022 lineup for the Stern Grove Festival wasn’t supposed to get revealed until May 3rd, but thanks to Muni apparently getting ahead of itself and putting up ads up more than a week in advance, we can see who’s coming to the Grove. We’ve got a glimpse at (what appears more...

For the 1st Time Ever, You Can Buy Weed Legally at SF's 420 Fest at Hippie HillFor the 1st Time Ever, You Can Buy Weed Legally at SF’s 420 Fest at Hippie Hill
By - posted 4/19/2022
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Only in San Francisco, San Francisco

By Eli Walsh, Bay City News Foundation San Francisco will allow on-site cannabis sales at Wednesday’s 4/20 celebration in Golden Gate Park for the first time in the annual event’s history, city officials said Monday. The celebration, returning for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began, is scheduled from noon to more...

Outside Lands 2022 Lineup Drops: Green Day, Post Malone & SZAOutside Lands 2022 Lineup Drops: Green Day, Post Malone & SZA
By - posted 4/19/2022
Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, San Francisco

Outside Lands returned to Golden Gate park last October for a special Halloween edition of the festival. It was a momentous occasion with the community coming together with a newfound appreciation of what it means to celebrate music, food, drink, art and cannabis together in one beautiful location. This year more...

"Pickin' On The Polk" SF's Free Bluegrass Music Festival (April 15-16)“Pickin’ On The Polk” SF’s Free Bluegrass Music Festival (April 15-16)
By - posted 4/14/2022
Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, 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 15-16, 2022. The festival will temporarily transform Polk Street into a free, two-day bluegrass festival featuring renowned artists playing more...

The 65th SFFILM Festival is Back for 2022The 65th SFFILM Festival is Back for 2022
By - posted 4/14/2022
Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, San Francisco, Sponsored

Welcome back to the movies! Founded in 1957, the 65th San Francisco International Film Festival (the longest-running film festival in the Americas) is back in person kicking off on April 21 with the North American Premiere of Stay Awake starring Chrissy Metz. Enjoy over 130 films and events from 56 counties and 16 world premieres more...

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Says "Save the Date" for 2022 (Sept. 30 - Oct. 2)Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Says “Save the Date” for 2022 (Sept. 30 – Oct. 2)
By - posted 4/13/2022
Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Only in San Francisco

Could Hardly Strictly Bluegrass be making a comeback for 2022? It looks very likely.  Hardly Strictly Bluegrass has posted a lowkey update on the homepage of its website stating to “Save The Date Sep 30, Oct 1, & Oct 2, 2022.” The free music festival is traditionally held on the first weekend more...