San Francisco events & festivals are a long time tradition for
locals and tourists alike!
San Francisco has become home to the largest Gay Pride Parade, some of
the country's best local farmers markets, music festivals, art
festivals, food festivals, beer festivals, wine tastings- and anything
and everything in between!
This
page is dedicated to giving you a monthly list of things to do in San
Francisco that are only in San Francisco. (...and the best part is that
so many of them are FREE EVENTS!!) ENJOY!!
San Francisco Farmers
Markets
San Francisco Crocker
Galleria
Year-Round, Thursdays
11am - 3pm
MUSIC
Crocker Galleria 120 Kearny between Sutter & Post
800.806.3276
San Francisco Ferry Plaza
Year-Round, Tuesday & Saturday
Tues 10am - 2pm, Sat 8am - 2pm
Ferry Building Plaza at Embarcadero & Market
415.291.3276
San Francisco Kaiser
Year-Round, Wednesdays
10am - 2pm
MUSIC
Kaiser Permanente at Geary & St. Joseph Street
800.949.3276
San Francisco Park Merced
June - October, Saturdays
10am - 2pm
MUSIC
In the Meadow at Serrano & Araballo Drives
800.806.3276
Free Year-Round San
Francisco Events
Academy of Sciences
Every 3rd Wednesday - FREE
9:30am-5pm
Golden Gate Park Music Concourse
415.321.8000
Asian Art Museum
Every 1st Sunday - FREE
10am-5pm
Civic Center Plaza at Larkin & McAllister
415.581.3500
Cable Car Barn & Museum
Every Day - FREE
10am-6pm
Take ANY cable car to Washington & Mason
415.474.1887
Exploritorium
Every 1st Wednesday - FREE
10am-5pm
Palace of Fine Arts at Lyon & Marina
415.563.7337
Legion of Honor/De Young Museum
Every 1st Tuesday - FREE
9:30am-5pm
Legion of Honor, Lincoln Park/De Young, Golden Gate Park
415.750.3600
Museum of Modern Art
Every 1st Tuesday - FREE
11am-5:45pm
3rd St between Mission & Howard
415.357.4000
Yerba Buena Center
Every 1st Tuesday - FREE
11am-5pm
Mission St & 3rd near the Mosconi Center
415.978.2787
San Francisco Zoo
Every 1st Wednesday - FREE to San Francisco Residents ONLY
10am-4pm
1 Zoo Road at Sloat Blvd & 47th ave
Friday Night at the De Young
Fridays in March-November - FREE
5pm-8:45pm
Music
Golden Gate Park at Tea Garden Drive & JFK
415.750.3600
January San Francisco
Events
Berlin & Beyond Film
Festival
Daily January 14-20
$10
10am-9pm
Castro Theater, Goethe Institute & Pt. Arena
415.263.8760
Grand
Zinfandel Tasting
Saturday January 30
$49-69
2pm-5pm
Music
Fort Mason Center
530.274.4900
February San Francisco
Events
Independent Film Festival
Daily February 4-18
$10
Times Vary
Castro Theater, Roxie Cinema & Women's Auditorium
415.820.3907
Arts of Pacific &
Tribal Textile Shows
Fri, Sat & Sun February 5-7, 12-14
$20
F,S 11am-7pm, Sun 12pm-5pm
Ft. Mason Festival Pavilion Marina Blvd & Buchanan
310.455.2886
Wine & Wishes
Saturday February 7
$150-300
5pm-11pm
Music
Treasure Island, Building 180, exit off the Bay Bridge
415.982.9474
SF Chronicle Wine Tasting
Saturday February 20
$70
1pm-5pm
Music
Fort Mason Center, Marina Blvd & Buchanan St
707.894.3992
Pacific Orchid Expo
Fri, Sat & Sun Feb 26-28
$14
10am-6pm
Music
Fort Mason Center, Marina Blvd & Buchanan St
650.548.6700
Chinese New Year Parade
Saturday February 27
Free
5:30pm-9pm
Music
Starts @ 2nd & Market to Union Square to Chinatown
415.982.3071
March San Francisco
Events
San Francisco Jazz Spring
Season
Days Vary, March-June
$10-35
Times Vary
Music
Various Venues, Herbst Theatre & Masonic Auditorium
415.788.7353
San Francisco Symphony
Days & Dates Vary
$15-30
8-10pm
Davies Hall, Van Ness Ave. & Grove
Chuck Sanger St. Patricks
Day Parade
Saturday March 13
Free
11am-5pm
Music
Begins @ 2nd St & Market, Ends @ Civic Center
415.675.9885
Contemporary Crafts Market
Sat & Sun March 13 & 14
$7
10am-5pm
Fort Mason Center, Marina Blvd & Buchanan St
415.995.4925
Asian American Film
Festival
Daily March 12-22
$10
Call for times & locations
415.865.1588
Emerald Across the Bay 12K
Sunday March 21
$35-40
8am-12pm
Music
Sausalito to Aquatic Park, Fisherman's Wharf
415.759.2690
April San Francisco
Events
Golden Gate Park Band
Concert
Every Sun, April - Oct
Free
1pm-3pm
Music
Music Concourse at Lincoln & 9th St
510.530.0814
Union Street Spring
Celebration & Easter Parade
Sunday April 4
Free
Music
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Union Street ~ Gough to Steiner
800.310.6563
International Film Festival
April 22-May 6
$12
Music
Times Vary
Castro Theater & Kabuki Theaters
415.561.5000
Bouquets To Art
Mon-Sat March 19-24
$8
9am-5pm
De Young Museum in Golden Gate Park
415.750.3504
ZooFest Fundraising Event
Friday April 23
Amount TBA
6pm-Midnight
Music
Zoo Rd on Great Highway, South of Sloat Ave
415.753.7173
Petaluma Butter & Egg
Days Parade & Celebration
Saturday April 24
Free
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Historic Downtown Petaluma
800.310.6563
International Beer Festival
Saturday April 24
$60
7pm-10pm
Fort Mason Center, Marina Blvd & Buchanan St
sfbeerfest.com
Opening Day Boat Parade
Sunday April 26
Free & Dog Friendly
12pm-3pm
Golden Gae Bridge to Pier 39 Waterfront
415.705.5500
New Living Expo
Fri, Sat & Sun April 30-May 2
$15-20
Times Vary
SF Concourse Exhibition Center, 8th & Brannan
415.382.8300
May San Francisco
Events
Yerba Buena Gardens
Festival
Weekends May-Oct
Free
Times Vary
Music
3rd & 4th St between Mission & Howard
415.543.1718
Uncorked Wine Festival
Saturday May 22
Free
1pm-6pm
Music
Ghirardelli Square on Beach between Larkin & Polk
800.310.6563
Carnaval San Francisco
Sat & Sun May 29 & 30
Free
10am-6pm
Music
Harrison between 16th & 24th Streets
415.920.0122
Oyster & Beer Festival
Say & Sun, Date TBA
$15
11am-6pm
Music
Washington Square Park @ Union & Columbus
415.989.6222
June San Francisco
Events
Stern Grove Sunday Festival
Every Sunday, June 20th - August 22nd
Free
2pm-4:30pm
Music
19th Ave & Sloat Blvd in Sigmund Stern Grove Park
415.252.6252
Union Street "Eco-Urban"
Art Festival
Sat & Sun June 5 & 6
Free
10am-6pm
Music
On Union St between Gough & Steiner
800.310.6563
Haight Ashbury Street Fair
Sunday June 13
Free
11am-5:30pm
Music
Haight St. between Masonic & Steiner
415.292.323
North Beach Festival
Sat & Sun June 19 & 20
Free
10am-6pm
Music
Washington Square Park @ Grant & Green Streets
415.989.2220
LGBT* Pride Parade
Celebration
Sat & Sun June 26 & 27
Free
Noon-7pm
Music
Civic Center area on Market to Embarcadero
415.864.3733
*LGBT (or GLBT) is an
initialism referring collectively to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and
transgender/transsexual people. The term has been adopted by the
majority of LGBT community centers and LGBT media in most
English‐speaking countries. wikipedia.com
July San Francisco
Events
Filmore Jazz Festival
Sat & Sun July 3 & 4
Free
10am-6pm
Music
Filmore St between Jackson & Eddy
800.731.0003
AIDS Walk
Sunday July 18
Pledges
10am-6pm
Music
Begins & Ends Sharon Meadows in GG Park
415.615.9255
SF Theater Festival
Sunday July 25
Free
11am-5pm
Yerba Buena Center on Mission
415.543.1718
August San Francisco
Events
Aloha Festival
Sat & Sun August 7 & 8
Free
10am-5pm
Music
Presidio Parade Grounds, Lincoln & Graham
415.281.0221
Nihonmachi Street Fair
Sat & Sun August 14 & 15
Free
11am-6pm
Music
Japantown Area
415.771.9861
The San Rafael Food &
Wine Festival
Saturday August 14
Admission is Free
All Day Food & Wine Tasting Pass $25.00
All Day Food Tasting Only Pass $15.00
12:00 NOON - 6:00 PM
Falkirk Cultural Center San Rafael
800.310.6563
Bernal Heights
Neighborhood Center
17th Annual Hillwide Garage Sale
Saturday August 14
Free
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Cortland Avenue ~ Bernal Heights
800.310.6563
American Craft Show
Fri, Sat & Sun August 13-15
$12
F,S 10am-6pm, Sun 10am-5pm
Fort Mason Center, Marina Blvd & Buchanan St
800.836.3470
September San
Francisco Events
San Francisco Blues
Festival
Friday - Date TBAFree
12pm-1:30pm
Sat & Sun - Date TBA
$30-40
11am-6pm
Music
415.979.5588
Portola Festival
Sunday - Date TBA
Free
10am-4pm
Music
San Bruno Ave between Bacon & Silliman
415.574.9170
Ghirardelli Square
Chocolate Festival
Sat & Sun Sept 11 & 12
$20+
12:00 Noon to 5:00 PM
Music
Ghirardelli Square
800.310.6563
Taste of Fillmore
Saturday September 18
Free Admission, $20 "Tasting Wristband"
Noon - 5:00 PM
Music
Fillmore St from Pine - California Streets
800.310.6563
A Taste of Downtown San
Rafael
Wednesday September 22
Free Admission, $25 "Tasting Wristband"
4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Featuring a Free Movie @ 7:30 PM on A Street
Between Fourth Street & Fifth Avenue ~ San Rafael, CA
800.310.6563
The Polk Street Blues
Festival
Sat & Sun, Sept 25 & 26
Free
10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Music
Polk Street from Pacific - Union Streets
800.310.6563
Folsom Street Fair*
Sunday September 26
$7
11am-6pm
Music
Folsom Street between 7th & 12th
*The Folsom Street Fair
is an annual BDSM (bondage, discipline, sadism and masochism) and
leather subculture street fair held on the last Sunday in September and
caps San Francisco's "Leather Pride Week". It was started in 1984 and
is California's third largest spectator event and the world's largest
leather event and showcase for BDSM products and culture.wikipedia.com
October San Francisco
Events
Documentary Film Festival
Daily - October 15-28
$10
Time Varies
Roxie Theater, 16th & Valencia
415.820.3907
San Francisco Jazz Fall
Season
Daily -Date TBA
$25-65
Times Vary
Call for locations
415.788.7353
Oktoberfest by the Bay
Thurs-Sun - Date TBA
$15-25
Times Vary
Music
Fort Mason Center, Marina & Buchanan
888.746.7522
Hardly Strictly Blue Grass
Fri, Sat & Sun October 1-3
Free
11am-7pm
Music
Golden Gate Park @ Speedway Meadows
415.522.0333
Open Artists Studios
Saturdays & Sundays October 2-31
Free
11am-6pm
Over 900 Artist's Studios, Maps available @ artspan.org
415.861.9838
Castro Street Fair
Sunday October 3
Free
10am-6pm
Music
Castro & Market St
415.841.1824
Fleet Week & Blue
Angels
Sat & Sun October 9 & 10
Free
12pm-5pm
Music
Pier 39 Fisherman's Wharf at Beach St.
415.705.5500
The 22nd Annual Fiesta on
the Hill
Sunday October 17
Free
10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Music
Bernal Heights
800.310.6563
International Vintage
Poster Fair
Fri, Sat & Sun October 29-31
$15
Times Vary
Fort Mason Center, Marina & Buchanan
800.856.8069
November San Francisco
Events
Fabulous Food Festival
Sat & Sun Nov 6-7
Free
10am-5pm
Music
Concourse Exhibit Ctr,8th & Brannan
Pier 39 Holiday Tree
Lighting
Sunday November 21
Free
12pm-9pm
Music
Pier 39 @ Fisherman's Wharf
415.705.5500
Turkey Trail Trott
Thursday Nov 25
$28
8:30am-10am
Polo Field Golden Gate Park, JFK & 36 ave
415.595.6934
San Rafael Parade of
Lights & Winter Wonderland
Friday November 26th
Snow Sledding Noon - 8:00 PM
Marketplace 3:00 PM - 8:00 PM, Parade at 5:30 PM Saturday November 27th
Snow & Kids' activities 9:00 AM - Noon
Fourth Street ~ A street to Lootens
San Rafael
800.310.6563
Celebration of Craftswomen
Saturdays & Sundays Nov 27- Dec 5
$8.50
10am-5pm
Music
Fort Mason Center, Marina & Buchanan
415.248.1373
Run Wild 5K & 10K
Sunday November 28
$30-40
8:30 am-noon
Music
Golden Gate Park Music Concourse & Tea Gardens
415.759.2690
San Francisco Jazz Fall
Season
Daily - Date TBA
$25-65
Time Varies
Music
Call for Locations
415.788.7353
December San Francisco
Events
Union Street Holiday
Program
(A month long celebration of holiday happenings)
Holiday Event on Saturday, December 4
3:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Union Street between Van Ness & Steiner, Fillmore Street from Union
to Lombard
800.310.6563
Great Dickens Christmas
Fair
Saturdays & Sundays December 5-19
$20
11am-7pm
Music
Cow Palace on Geneva off Hwy 101
800.510.1558
KPFA Crafts & Music
Fair
Sat & Sun December 11 & 12
$10
10am-6pm
Music
Concourse Exhibit Center @ 8th & Brannon
510.848.6767
College Emerald Bowl
Saturday - Late December
$40-75
5:30pm-9pm
AT&T Park @ 3rd & King St
415.947.2695