2024
EARTH HOUR
Festival and cultural event
If Franciscan hipsters think about the environment all year long, they ...Read more
2024
SF CARNAVAL
Carnival
The Franciscan version of the carnival was launched in 1979. Today, it runs ...Read more
2024
ESCAPE FROM ALCATRAZ TRIATHLON
Sports events
Escape from Alcatraz is the name of an annual short distance triathlon ...Read more
2024
KAISER PERMANENTE SAN FRANCISCO HALF MARATHON
Foot race
Each year, thousands of Californian runners take part in the race, which ...Read more
2024
ANNUAL ZINFANDEL FESTIVAL
Fair
A festival dedicated to this American heritage wine, made from an unnamed ...Read more
2024
HIGH SIERRA MUSIC FESTIVAL
Musical event
Located in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, the High Sierra Music Festival is a ...Read more
2024
SF BEER WEEK
Fte gourmande
The traditional San Francisco Beer Week celebrates the region's craft ...Read more
2024
FILLMORE JAZZ FESTIVAL
Musical event
It's the biggest jazz festival on the West Coast and has seen Ella ...Read more
2024
NIHONMACHI STREET FAIR
Festival and cultural event
Since its inception in 1973, this annual event dedicated to Japanese ...Read more
2024
CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL
Festival and cultural event
It is the Japanese counterpart of the Chinese parade... The Japantown ...Read more
2024
FOLSOM STREET FAIR
Festival and cultural event
Since 1984, the gay leather enthusiasts have their own parade dedicated to ...Read more
2024
HAIGHT-ASHBURY STREET FAIR
Fair
The Haight-Ashbury Street Fair has been celebrating the culture and history ...Read more
2024
CHINESE NEW YEAR AND PARADE
Parade
A magnificent parade teeming with huge dragons, groups of school children ...Read more
2024
NOIR CITY FILM FESTIVAL
Cinema Event
A ten-day festival dedicated to film noir, as its name suggests. A unique ...Read more
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
2024
ST PATRICK'S DAY PARADE
Traditional Festival Folklore and Fair
For St. Patrick's Day, all communities celebrate with music, food and ...Read more
2024
SALSA FESTIVAL ON THE FILLMORE
Musical event
Salsa on the Fillmore is a celebration of Latin dance and music, to be ...Read more
2024
CASTRO STREET FAIR
Festival and cultural event
Founded in 1974 by Harvey Milk, the Castro Street Fair celebrates the ...Read more
2024
San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival
Cinema Event
The world's largest and, more importantly, longest running LGBTQ+ film ...Read more
2024
STERN GROVE FESTIVAL
Musical event
Every summer since 1938, the Sigmund Stern Grove natural eucalyptus ...Read more
2024
SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Cinema Event
In this film festival - the oldest in the Americas - foreign productions ...Read more
2024
Día de los Muertos
Religious festival
With a large Mexican population, California is the scene of extraordinary ...Read more