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Thu / May 23
Festival / Music Festival
May 20–27 Vacaville ... more Every year in May in California, Vacaville residents put their sun-block on and happily head outside to the Vacaville Fiesta Days. Vacaville Fiesta Days provides summer fun for the
California 95688Film Festival / Arts Festival
May 18–26 Center for Sex & Culture ... more Kinky guys and gals of all sexual preferences head to the San Francisco Sex Worker Film & Arts Festival in the Bay Area every May. The San Francisco Sex Worker Film & Arts
1349 Mission StreetArts Festival
May 23–25 ... more The SF Offside Festival celebrates the diversity and creativity of Bay Area jazz, bringing attention to homegrown talent in an effort to build a larger audience for the local jazz
Throughout the cityFair / Carnival / Street Fair
May 23–27 Cal Expo (Sacramento, CA) ... more The 2013 Sacramento County Fair is a fun Memorial Day Weekend activity for the entire family! Established in 1937, the festival brings in nearly 90,000 attendees. Participants enjoy
1600 Exposition Boulevard
May 24–26 ... more Every Memorial Day Weekend, San Francisco throws the annual San Francisco Popfest. Held at the Hemlock Tavern, The Knockout, and Café Du Nord in San Francisco, the San Francisco
Throughout the city
May 24–27 Sacramento ... more When the Sacramento Music Festival was founded, it was originally named the Old Sacramento Dixieland Jubilee, which accurately described the type of music heard at the celebration
California 95814Party / Festival
May 25–26 Downtown Morgan Hill ... more The 2013 Morgan Hill Mushroom Mardi Gras Festival combines Memorial Day weekend festivities with a tribute to a celebrated local crop: the mushroom. This tradition in downtown Morgan
East Main Avenue
May 25 Treasure Island ... more Every May in San Francisco, electronic music fans of all kinds head to Treasure Island for Indieland music festival. Indieland features all kinds of music genres including moombathon
San Francisco, CA 94130
Festival / 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
Arts Festival / Parade
May 25–26 Mission District ... more The San Francisco Carnaval is an annual parade and celebration held in May in the Mission District of San Francisco. Known for its lively Latino culture and rich art heritage, the
San Francisco, CA 94110
May 25 Ghirardelli Square ... more Moodtu Fest is an annual family music festival focused on teenagers, which is held in May at Ghirardelli Square in San Francisco. Located in Fisherman’s Wharf, Ghirardelli
900 North Point Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
May 26 Rocker Oysterfeller's Kitchen + Saloon (Valley Ford, CA) ... more Oyster lovers and foodies enjoy a day full of delicious bivalves at the annual Oysterpalooza! Held on a day in May, the 2013 Oysterpalooza! takes place at the Rocker Oysterfeller
14415 Highway One
Morgan Hill Mushroom Mardi Gras
Party / Festival
Every year in May | Next: May 25–26, 2013Add to Calendar
Hawaiian May Day Festival
Holiday Event / Arts Festival
Every year in May
Bottle Rock Music & Arts Festival
Arts Festival
Every year in May
Funk out with R.O.C.K.
Music Festival / Party
Every year in May or June | Next: May 31, 2013 8:00 pmAdd to Calendar
Boogie on the Bayou
Arts Festival / Food Festival
Every year in May
San Francisco Sex Worker Film & Arts Festival
Film Festival / Arts Festival
Every other year in May | Next: May 18–26, 2013Add to Calendar
Triple Rock: Firkin-Gravity Beer Festival
Beer Festival
Every year in April
Jazz on Fourth
Music Festival
Every year in May
Livermore Wine Country Festival
Wine Festival
Every year in May
Sacramento Music Festival
Music Festival
Every year in May | Next: May 24–27, 2013Add to Calendar
A Fair to Remember
Festival / Street Fair
Once a month from May to October | Next: Jun 16, 2013Add to Calendar
Yerba Buena Gardens Festival
Festival / Arts Festival
Every year from May to October | Next: May 1 through Oct 27, 2013Add to Calendar
California Rejuvenation Festival
Music Festival
Every year in May
Indieland
Music Festival / DJ Event
Every year in May | Next: May 25, 2013 7:00 pmAdd to Calendar
Uncorked! San Francisco Wine Festival
Festival / Wine Festival
Every year in May
SF International Film Festival
Film Festival
Held each spring for 15 days
Whole Earth Festival
Festival / Arts Festival
Every year in May
Harmony Sweepstakes A Cappella Festival
Music Festival
Every year in May
Healdsburg Jazz Festival
Music Festival
Every year in May | Next: May 31–Jun 9, 2013Add to Calendar
Asian Heritage Street Celebration
Ethnic Festival
Every year in May
San Francisco Popfest
Music Festival
Every Memorial Day weekend | Next: May 24–26, 2013Add to Calendar
Vacaville Fiesta Days
Festival / Music Festival
Every year in May | Next: May 20–27, 2013Add to Calendar
Moodtu Fest
Music Festival
Every year in May | Next: May 25, 2013Add to Calendar
Shit Kicking Memorial Day Outdoor Festival ...
Music Festival
Every year in May | Next: May 27, 2013 3:00 pmAdd to Calendar
San Francisco Cinco De Mayo Festival
Festival / Holiday Event
Every year in May
SF Offside Festival
Arts Festival
Every year in May | Next: May 23–25, 2013Add to Calendar
Uncorked! San Francisco Wine Festival
Festival / Wine Festival
Every year in May
The Legendary Boonville Beer Festival
Beer Festival
Every year in May
Tiburon Wine Festival
Wine Festival
Every year in May
Hakone Matsuri Festival
Ethnic Festival
Every year in May
How Weird Street Faire
Arts Festival
Every year in April or May
Bay Area Black Comedy Competition & Festival
Festival
Every year in May
Himalayan Fair
Ethnic Festival
Every year in May
San Francisco Green Film Festival
Film Festival
Every year in May/June | Next: May 30–Jun 5, 2013Add to Calendar
San Francisco Carnaval
Arts Festival / Parade
Every year in May | Next: May 25–26, 2013Add to Calendar
Norway Day Festival
Ethnic Festival
Every year in May
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.