2024

KINETIC GRAND CHAMPIONSHIP

Festival and cultural event
Mutant human-powered art tanks must travel 50 miles (80 kilometers) over ... Read more
 Arcata
2024

EARTH HOUR

Festival and cultural event
If Franciscan hipsters think about the environment all year long, they ... Read more
 San Francisco
2024

SF CARNAVAL

Carnival
The Franciscan version of the carnival was launched in 1979. Today, it runs ... Read more
 San Francisco
2024

ESCAPE FROM ALCATRAZ TRIATHLON

Sports events
Escape from Alcatraz is the name of an annual short distance triathlon ... Read more
 San Francisco
2024

KAISER PERMANENTE SAN FRANCISCO HALF MARATHON

Foot race
Each year, thousands of Californian runners take part in the race, which ... Read more
 San Francisco
2024

ANNUAL ZINFANDEL FESTIVAL

Fair
A festival dedicated to this American heritage wine, made from an unnamed ... Read more
 San Francisco
2024

HIGH SIERRA MUSIC FESTIVAL

Musical event
Located in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, the High Sierra Music Festival is a ... Read more
 San Francisco
2024

SF BEER WEEK

Fte gourmande
The traditional San Francisco Beer Week celebrates the region's craft ... Read more
 San Francisco
2024

FILLMORE JAZZ FESTIVAL

Musical event
It's the biggest jazz festival on the West Coast and has seen Ella ... Read more
 San Francisco
2024

NIHONMACHI STREET FAIR

Festival and cultural event
Since its inception in 1973, this annual event dedicated to Japanese ... Read more
 San Francisco
2024

PEAK2PEAK

Sports events
The Peak2Peak is a 19 kilometer trek on ten of San Francisco's hills, ... Read more
 San Francisco
2024

BICYCLE MUSIC FESTIVAL

Sports events
The world's largest festival, where music is generated only by the bike ... Read more
 San Francisco
2024

BIG SUR INTERNATIONAL MARATHON

Foot race
The Big Sur International Marathon is an annual marathon held along the ... Read more
2024

WOMEN'S WEEK

Festival and cultural event
Provincetown is a mecca for gay and lesbian culture and a host of events ... Read more
 Provincetown
2024

CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL

Festival and cultural event
It is the Japanese counterpart of the Chinese parade... The Japantown ... Read more
 San Francisco
2024

FOLSOM STREET FAIR

Festival and cultural event
Since 1984, the gay leather enthusiasts have their own parade dedicated to ... Read more
 San Francisco
2024

HAIGHT-ASHBURY STREET FAIR

Fair
The Haight-Ashbury Street Fair has been celebrating the culture and history ... Read more
 San Francisco
2024

CHINESE NEW YEAR AND PARADE

Parade
A magnificent parade teeming with huge dragons, groups of school children ... Read more
 San Francisco
2024

KINETIC GRAND CHAMPIONSHIP

Festival and cultural event
Mutant human-powered art tanks must travel 50 miles on land, sand, water ... Read more
 Arcata
2024

NOIR CITY FILM FESTIVAL

Cinema Event
A ten-day festival dedicated to film noir, as its name suggests. A unique ... Read more
 San Francisco
2024

CAAM FEST

Cinema Event
The major Asian and Asian-American film festival screens some 130 ... Read more
 San Francisco
2024

ANNIVERSARY OF THE SEA LIONS’ ARRIVAL

Parties
It's the sea lions' party, or sea lions, which have taken up residence on ... Read more
 San Francisco
2024

SALSA FESTIVAL ON THE FILLMORE

Musical event
Salsa on the Fillmore is a celebration of Latin dance and music, to be ... Read more
 San Francisco
2024

UNION STREET FANTASY OF LIGHTS

Parties
The Union Street Fantasy of Lights is a parade of children marching through ... Read more
 San Francisco
2024

BRYANT PARK MOVIE NIGHTS

Festival and cultural event
On Mondays, all summer long, the lawn of Bryant Park fills up with ... Read more
 New York
2024

SAKURA MATSURI CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL

Festival and cultural event
The blossoming of the Japanese cherry trees is the occasion for a festival ... Read more
 New York
2024

MAINE LOBSTER FESTIVAL

Festival and cultural event
Five days of festivities and, above all, feasting in the town of Rockland ... Read more
 Rockland
2024

BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS AT CHALMETTE BATTLEFIELD

Historical light and sound show
Rebuilding the Battle against the English in 1815 in Chalmette near New ... Read more
 Chalmette
2024

SO CAL CORGI BEACH DAYS

Parties
Corgi Beach Days are held three times a year: in early April, late ... Read more
 Huntington Beach
2024

YUKON QUEST

Festival and cultural event
The second largest sled dog race in the world takes place between ... Read more
 Fairbanks
2024

LONG BEACH JAZZ FESTIVAL

Musical event
This jazz festival - the only one in Southern California - promises ... Read more
 Long Beach
2024

CASTRO STREET FAIR

Festival and cultural event
Founded in 1974 by Harvey Milk, the Castro Street Fair celebrates the ... Read more
 San Francisco
2024

San Francisco International LGBTQ Film Festival

Cinema Event
The world's largest and, more importantly, longest running LGBTQ+ film ... Read more
 San Francisco
2024

LOS ANGELES MARATHON

Sports events
Every year since 1986, Los Angeles has hosted more than 25,000 runners for ... Read more
 Los Angeles
2024

Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival

Musical event
128 miles from Los Angeles, Indio, a municipality in the Coachella Valley ... Read more
 Palm Springs
2024

AFI Fest

Cinema Event
It is one of the most important film festivals in the world, held annually ... Read more
 Los Angeles
2024

BLACK HISTORY MONTH

Festival and cultural event
Since 1976, every February we have celebrated the achievements of ... Read more
2024

STERN GROVE FESTIVAL

Musical event
Every summer since 1938, the Sigmund Stern Grove natural eucalyptus ... Read more
 San Francisco
2024

International Camel and Ostrich Races

Sports events
Everyone - even you - is invited to compete in this most famous camel and ... Read more
 Virginia City
2024

INDEPENDENCE DAY

Traditional Festival Folklore and Fair
Concerts, fireworks, parades... Every year, the country comes alive to ... Read more
 Los Angeles
2024

ORLANDO INTERNATIONAL FRINGE FESTIVAL

Festival and cultural event
A festival that puts all the performing arts in the spotlight during ... Read more
 Orlando
2024

ZURICH CLASSIC OF NEW ORLEANS

Sports events
Each year, the beautiful TPC Louisiana golf course in Avondale (a suburb of ... Read more
 Avondale
2024

GONZALES JAMBALAYA FESTIVAL

Fte gourmande
If you love jambalaya, put this festival on your agenda! One of the most ... Read more
 Gonzales
2024

ART BASEL

Festival and cultural event
One of the largest contemporary art festivals in the world, international ... Read more
 Miami
2024

ORLANDO FILM FESTIVAL

Festival and cultural event
An annual high-flying festival that showcases independent films by ... Read more
 Orlando
2024

KEY WEST LOBSTERFEST

Fte gourmande
Lobster is the star of this culinary event, the most important summer event ... Read more
 Key West
2024

FESTIVAL OF THE BONFIRES

Parties
Every year, the small community of Lutcher builds wooden pyramids, called ... Read more
 Lutcher
2024

KEY WEST PRIDE

Events
The gay pride version of the Keys with many animations and a parade where a ... Read more
 Key West
2024

BURNING MAN

Festival and cultural event
The highlight of this international festival celebrating creation and free ... Read more
 Black Rock Desert
2024

QUECHEE HOT AIR BALLOON FESTIVAL

Festival and cultural event
When the skies over Quechee and the Vermont and New Hampshire valley are ... Read more
 Quechee