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KOHO and Gardens of Golden Gate Park are excited to present the fifth annual KOHO BonPop community Bon Odori festival, taking place this year on Sunday, August 30, 2026 at the Celebration Garden in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park.
KOHO and Gardens of Golden Gate Park are excited to present the fifth annual KOHO BonPop community Bon Odori festival, taking place this year on Sunday, August 30, 2026 at the Celebration Garden in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park.
Celebrate Brazilian Independence Day and a cleansing of energies at this vibrant festival! The festivities unfold with a procession of devotees dressed in white, accompanied by lively drumming, culminating in a blessing by local children at 2 PM.
Learn from origami experts to create amazing things with paper. More than a dozen teachers and activities for folders of all levels.
Chrome, classics, customs, and community—you won’t want to miss it.
We’re excited to share that Pacific Center for Human Growth is hosting Berkeley Pride 2026: From Joy to Justice and we would love for you to be part of this powerful, community-rooted celebration.
Come celebrate with us as we bring a little bit of Beirut to the Bay Area!
This family-friendly (FREE) event is hosted by the Castro Merchants and is a great way to support local.
Our 2026 HV Music Festival will be held on Saturday, August 29th from 11:30 AM - 6:00 PM and will feature a lineup of four local bands and performers. As always, the community sponsored event will be held outdoors at the Homestead Valley Community Center.
Experience a day filled with incredible food, live entertainment, culture, and community at the African Soul Festival.
Multiple stage, family-friendly, annual summer music festival held the weekend before Labor Day!
This once-in-a-generation celebration is almost here! We’re turning the Martinez Waterfront into a full‑day playground of music, activities, treats, and hometown pride.
Join us for a fun in-person event celebrating the cultural significance of monarchs and marigolds. Dive into a unique learning experience filled with crafts, good vibes, a guest speaker from The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, and the short film by César Martínez Barba, “For Day of the Dead, I Followed this Flower's Journey”.
Our biggest annual adopt-a-thon and family-friendly street fair returns on Saturday, August 29, 2026!
Bay Area Pignic is a fundraising event for guinea pigs and their admirers. We gather each year to celebrate our funk, quirky little fuzzy potatoes, raise funds for local small animal rescues, and build community.
Join us for a day of fish fun with fishing games, activities, face painting, fish prints, fin-tastic crafts and food trucks courtesy of Food Truck Mafia! The impressive Mobile Fish Exhibit will be on display, showcasing various freshwater species!
Celebrating 70 years of puppetry at Fairyland, this year’s Puppet Fair Weekend honors a tradition that’s made Fairyland the oldest continuously running puppet theater in the country.
Prizes awarded in each of several age and group catagories. Free to participants and spectators.
Come join us for a fun-filled evening in the heart of Old Oakland, centered around 9th & Washington Streets.
Get ready to rock! We’re bringing the community together at Marin Country Mart for a fantastic afternoon of live music, featuring live music, cooking contests, delicious eats, and more.
Sunday Streets is San Francisco’s open streets program that transforms miles of city streets into car-free community spaces for kids to play, seniors to stroll, businesses and organizations to connect, and neighbors to meet.
Please join us in this wonderful spiritual festival of chariots and make your existence pure and sublime. You get to pull chariots, take part in a free feast, tour through exhibits, watch cultural performances, and make new friends.
Celebrate our park's heritage! Join us for an exciting lineup of events, including a special conversation with our park's official historian about building an exact replica of a Chinese shrimp-fishing junk by hand. Plus dancing, music, food, kids' crafts, and more.
The Nicasio Country Fair takes place Saturday, August 22nd from 11 to 3 p.m. at the ball field in the town square.
The festival will feature exciting international cultural exchanges, breathtaking performances, engaging activities for children, and authentic Taiwanese street food.
Details coming soon! This community event features local vendors, three live entertainment stages with cultural performances, food and drinks, and more. Previously, StreetFest attracted over 60,000 attendees
The King Tut Festival is an annual event held to give our community a glimpse into one of the most ancient civilizations in the world.
This summer, Mill Valley comes alive with Miller Nights — a laid-back evening series designed for the community to gather, unwind, and enjoy the best of downtown. Join us June 12 and August 21 from 5–8 PM at Depot Plaza, where there will be a partial street closure on Miller Avenue to transform downtown into a vibrant summer hangout.
Annual Community Night—a free, family-friendly event that brings together local businesses, performers, food vendors, and community groups for an evening of fun, connection, and celebration.
We will be hosting two Friday Nights on Main in 2026. Mark your calendars for Friday June 12th and Friday August 21st - 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm.
Experience the vibrant spirit of Hayward at the Downtown Hayward Street Parties. We can’t wait to see you there!
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