2024
SAN FRANCISCO JAZZ FESTIVAL
Festival and cultural event
Launched in 1983, the San Francisco Jazz Festival features more than thirty ...Read more
San Francisco
2024
CINCO DE MAYO
Parties
Northern California's Latino community goes wild for Cinqo de Mayo (May 5), ...Read more
San Francisco
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
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
Carmel
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
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
SO CAL CORGI BEACH DAYS
Parties
Corgi Beach Days are held three times a year: in early April, late ...Read more
Huntington Beach
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
STERN GROVE FESTIVAL
Musical event
Every summer since 1938, the Sigmund Stern Grove natural eucalyptus ...Read more
San Francisco
2024
SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Cinema Event
In this film festival - the oldest in the Americas - foreign productions ...Read more
San Francisco
2024
The Academy Awards
Cinema Event
Particularly awaited in Los Angeles, the Oscars are considered the most ...Read more
Los Angeles
2024
Día de los Muertos
Religious festival
With a large Mexican population, California is the scene of extraordinary ...Read more
San Francisco
2024
CALIFORNIA RODEO SALINAS
Sports events
Miss California Rodeo election, barbecues, western music... Here is an ...Read more
Salinas