Calendar of Fun Events
“Time flies when you’re having fun.”
– Albert Einstein
Find fun-filled activities for families and friends throughout the year. Enjoy Art & Wine Festivals, County Fairs, Holiday Celebrations and Parades, Waterfront Concerts, Museum Exhibits, and Sporting Events – primarily in the San Francisco Bay Area. Find out what’s happening in your area or plan your next trip around a must-see event.
Enjoy memorable experiences and never run out of fun things to do. Mark your calendars for the most exciting events and holidays of the year!
February
Feb 1- 4 – AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am
Feb 11 – Super Bowl LVII – Las Vegas
Feb 16-18 – Pacific Orchid Expo, Golden Gate Park, SF
Feb 19 – Washington’s Birthday (President’s Day)
Feb 24 – Chinese New Year Festival & Parade – Year of the Dragon, SF
March
Mar 10 – 96th Academy Awards (Oscars)
Mar 16-17 – Wings Over Solano, Travis Air Force Base (featuring the US Navy Blue Angels)
Mar 17 – St. Patrick’s Day
St. Patrick’s Day Parades and Festivals in the U.S.
St. Patrick’s Day Parades and Festivals around the world
Mar 30-31 – TreasureFest, Treasure Island, SF
Mar 31 – Easter Sunday
May
May 5 – Cinco de Mayo
May 19 – Bay to Breakers Race, SF
May 24-26 – Bottlerock Napa Valley
May 25-26 – TreasureFest, Treasure Island, SF
TBD – Mountain View A La Carte & Art Festival
May 27-28 – Carnaval San Francisco
May 27 – Memorial Day
May 28 – National Burger Day
June
Jun 1-2 – Union Street Festival, SF
Jun 1-2 – Walnut Creek Art & Wine Festival
Jun 1-3 – Contact in the Desert 2024 at Indian Wells
Jun 1-9 – San Mateo County Fair
Jun – Sunnyvale Art & Wine Festival – Cancelled
Jun 4-9 – Bouquets to Art at de Young museum, SF
Jun 8-9 – Artichoke Festival, Castroville
Jun 8-9 – Novato Art, Wine & Music Festival
Jun 14-Jul 7 – Alameda County Fair
Jun 15-16 – North Beach Festival, SF
June 11-Jul 19 2026 – FIFA World Cup 2026 (Canada, Mexico, USA – SF Bay Area)
Jun 19 – Juneteenth National Independence Day
Jun -Aug (Free Summer Concerts on Sundays at 2pm) – Stern Grove Festival, SF
Jun TBD – Foster City Art & Wine Festival
Jun 29-30 – San Francisco LGBT Pride Parade & Celebrations
August
Free Summer Waterfront Concerts at Foster City Amphitheater
Aug 1-11 – Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games
Aug 9-11 – Outside Lands at Golden Gate Park
Aug 16-18 – Foster City Summer Days
Aug 17-18 – Burlingame on the Avenue
Aug 17-18- Pescadero Arts & Fun Festival
Aug 24-25 – Palo Alto Festival of the Arts
Aug 24-25 – TreasureFest, Treasure Island, SF
Aug 31-Sep 1 – Millbrae Art & Wine Festival
Aug 31-Sep 1 – Belmont Greek Festival
September
Sep 1-2 – Kings Mountain Art Fair
Sep 1 – Millbrae Art & Wine Festival
Sep 1 – Belmont Greek Festival
Sep 2 – Labor Day
Sep 7-8 – Mountain View Art & Wine Festival
Sep 14-15 – Capitola Art & Wine Festival
Sep 11-15 – Santa Cruz County Fair
Sep 21-22 – Los Gatos Art & Wine Festival
Sep 14-15- Santa Clara Art & Wine Festival
Sep 15 – Haight-Ashbury Street Fair
Sep 28-29 – Pacific Coast Fogfest
Sep 21-22 – Lafayette Art & Wine Festival
Sep 28-29 – TreasureFest, Treasure Island, SF
November
Nov 11 – Veteran’s Day
Nov 23-24 – TreasureFest, Treasure Island, SF
Nov 23-Dec 22 (weekends) – The Great Dickens Christmas Fair & Victorian Holiday Party
Nov 28 – Thanksgiving
December
Dec 1 – Los Altos Festival of Lights Parade
Dec – Where to see Christmas Lights in the SF Bay Area
Dec 2-17 (weekends) – The Great Dickens Christmas Fair and Victorian Holiday Party
Dec 4 – Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting
Dec TBD – Lighting of the Trafalgar Square, London Christmas Tree
Dec TBD – Telegraph Avenue Holiday Street Fair, Berkeley
Dec 25-Jan 2 – Chanukah
(Menorah Lighting Union Square, SF)
Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremonies
Dec 24 – NORAD (Official Santa Tracking)
Dec 25 – Christmas Day
Dec 28-29 – TreasureFest, Treasure Island, SF
Dec 31 – New Year’s Eve
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