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Jun 16–Aug 31 Sigmund Stern Grove ... more Summer offers a healthy portion of rowdy beer festivals, street fairs, and solstice celebrations that can grow tiresome. However, in San Francisco, citizens have the opportunity
San Francisco, CA 94132
Fair / Carnival / Street Fair
Jun 19–Jul 7 Alameda County Fairgrounds (Pleasanton, CA) ... more The Alameda County Fair is an annual summer event in Pleasanton, CA, east of San Francisco. For more than 100 years, the fair has provided fun for the whole family. Taking place
Pleasanton, CA 94566Dance Festival
Jun 7–30 City Hall ... more Dance lovers and culture hounds enjoy a month of performances from around the world at the annual San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival. Held through June, the 2013 San Francisco Ethnic
70 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
Jun 6–23 ... more Documentary lovers and movie buffs of all sorts head to the annual SF DocFest. Held for two weeks in June, the 2013 SF DocFest takes place at the Balboa Theatre and Roxie Theatre
Throughout the cityDance Festival
Jun 20–22 Z Space ... more The Fresh Meat Festival is an annual summer event in San Francisco that highlights performances by dance companies, bands, musicians, and comedians who identify themselves as queer
450 Florida StreetFestival / Arts Festival
May 1 through Oct 27 Yerba Buena Gardens ... more The Yerba Buena Gardens Festival celebrates arts and culture with free community programming that seeks to enhance the quality of parks and open spaces in the San Francisco Bay Area
772 Howard Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
Show / Pool Party / Expo
Jun 21–22 Crowne Plaza Hotel (Sacramento, CA) ... more Music and car fans unite at the annual Sacramento Swingtime. Held on two days in June, the 2013 Sacramento Swingtime takes place at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Sacramento, California
5321 Date Avenue
Jun 21 Mendocino County Fairgrounds (Boonville, CA) ... more World music fans pick up the vibes of sounds from all around the planet at the annual Sierra Nevada World Music Festival. Held for three days in June, the 2013 Sierra Nevada World
14400 Highway 128
Jun 22 ... more The Berkeley World Music Festival showcases the Bay Area’s diverse world music scene. Launched in 2004, Berkeley World Music Festival 2013 performances will be held in Telegraph
Throughout the cityArts Festival / Wine Festival
Jun 22 Vigné Farms Equestrian Park (Santa Cruz, CA) ... more It’s no secret that San Francisco is home to some great wine. Every June, hundreds of thirsty, Bay Area wine lovers flock to the Bonny Doon Art & Wine Festival. The
3675 Bonny Doon RoadArts Festival / Wine Festival
Jun 22–23 San Anselmo Avenue and Bolinas Avenue (San Anselmo, CA) ... more Peanut butter and jelly. Milk and cookies. Bacon and eggs. Some foods are better together. Similarly, art in all of its forms is better observed with a nice glass of wine. Every
21 Bolinas Avenue
Jun 22 Shoreline Amphitheatre (Mountain View, CA)
1 Amphitheatre Pkwy
Mountain View, CA 94043
Sonoma County Hot Air Balloon Classic
Special Event / Festival / Show
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Sacramento Swingtime
Show / Pool Party / Expo
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Aqus Foundry Festival
Music Festival
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Santa Cruz Pride Parade & Festival
Festival / Parade
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San Mateo County Fair
Fair / Carnival
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North Beach Festival
Arts Festival / Street Fair
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San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival
Dance Festival
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Dia de Portugal Festival
Ethnic Festival / Parade
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Bonny Doon Art & Wine Festival
Arts Festival / Wine Festival
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Raley Field Brewfest
Beer Festival
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Fresh Meat Festival
Dance Festival
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A Fair to Remember
Festival / Street Fair
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Sacramento Festival
Festival / Music Festival
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Cultivate Festival San Francisco
Arts Festival / Food Festival
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San Jose Juneteenth in the Park
Community Festival
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Blues, Brews, and BBQ
Beer Festival
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San Anselmo Art & Wine Festival
Arts Festival / Wine Festival
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Sierra Nevada World Music Festival
Music Festival
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Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival San F...
Music Festival
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Funk out with R.O.C.K.
Music Festival / Party
Every year in May or June
Save Mart Grape Escape
Wine Festival
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Novato Festival
Wine Festival / Arts Festival
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Alameda County Fair
Fair / Carnival / Street Fair
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Stern Grove Festival
Music Festival / Festival
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Oakland A's Beer Festival
Beer Festival
Every year in June
Palo Alto World Music Day
Music Festival
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Stern Grove Festival
Music Festival / Festival
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Redwood Mountain Faire
Music Festival
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Walnut Creek Art & Wine Festival
Wine Festival / Arts Festival
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Yerba Buena Gardens Festival
Festival / Arts Festival
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Isleton Cajun & Blues Festival
Food Festival
Every year in June
Roots that Rock Vintners' Festival
Music Festival
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Sonoma County Beerfest
Beer Festival
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SF DocFest
Film Festival
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San Francisco Pride
Arts Festival / Parade / Party
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Juneteenth Sacramento
Festival / Community Event
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La Honda Fair & Music Festival
Fair / Carnival
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Fish Family Fest
Music Festival
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Downtown San Mateo SummerFest
Festival / Community Festival
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Chocolate & Chalk Art Festival
Food Festival / Arts Festival
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San Francisco Free Folk Festival
Music Festival
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Monterey Wine Festival
Wine Festival
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Union Street Festival
Concert / Festival / Street Fair
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Berkeley World Music Festival
Music Festival
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For the Love of Fairfax Festival & Eco-Fest
Festival / Community Festival
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Snowmass Mammoth Fest
Food Festival / Beer Festival
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Davis BeerFest
Beer Festival
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Northern California Soy & Tofu Festival
Food & Drink Event
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California Beer Festival
Beer Festival
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Pinot Days San Francisco Grand Festival Pub...
Wine Festival / Wine Tasting
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Sausalito Corn Hole Invitational Tournament
Sports / Gaming Event
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A Nightmare to Remember: International Horr...
Film Festival
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Face to Face Beerfest
Beer Festival
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Wine Riot San Francisco
Wine Festival
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Northern California Pirate Festival
Festival
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Sunnyvale Art & Wine Festival
Wine Festival / Arts Festival
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Women's Fitness Festival
Fitness & Health Event
Every year in June
San Francisco Green Film Festival
Film Festival
Every year in May/June
Guinness Oyster & Music Festival
Beer Festival
Every year in June
No one, no matter who they are or where they come from, will ever be able to say there aren’t a whole mess of festivals in San Francisco. The city by the bay seems to have a big celebration or parade popping up every week all over town, and chances are good that no matter where your particular tastes lie, you’ll be able to find an SF festival of interest.
The city’s gay pride festival alone attracts more than half-a-million people, and features live entertainment, guest speakers and hundreds of booths selling everything from rainbow flags to…you put that WHERE???
The annual 12K Bay to Breakers may be an intense race for some, but it’s more of a crazy parade for most participants who show up in full costume – or wearing nothing at all – to run from the Bay Bridge to the edge of Golden Gate Park, where the Footstock music festival then takes over.
Apart from having a name pretty much perfect for this eccentric city, The How Weird Street Faire in May is a creative showcase of music, performance art, and excellent exotic food that will entice hungry attendees of even the sanest demeanor, while the Fillmore Street Jazz Festival and North Beach Jazz Festival blanket San Francisco in bebop in July.
From waterfront fireworks and the Ghirardelli Square Chocolate Festival along Fisherman’s Wharf to the bondage-laden Folsom Street Fair to Oktoberfest by the Bay, San Francisco festivals cater to the extreme, the moderate, and everyone in-between.