Make the Most of Labor Day Weekend: Fun Ideas to Celebrate Summer's Last Hurrah

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Summer is in its last stretch and Labor Day will be here before you know it. The national holiday means the official start of fall is just around the corner and also marks the last extended weekend of the season. If you’re searching for things to do on Labor Day weekend to make the most of the final days of summer, browse our list of ideas for a fun-filled celebration.

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Scottish Highland Gathering and Games
Sep 5
Scottish Highland Gathering and Games

A Bay Area tradition since 1866, California's largest and longest-running Scottish Games celebrates the very best of Scottish competition, culture and entertainment for all the family to enjoy. 

Kings Mountain Art Fair
Sep 5
Kings Mountain Art Fair

The Kings Mountain Art Fair is a juried fine arts and crafts fair in the redwood forest above Woodside, California.

Millbrae Art & Wine Festival
Sep 5
Millbrae Art & Wine Festival

Join us for the Bay Area’s biggest end-of-summer street fair—free admission! Enjoy art, wine, live music, gourmet food, crafts, family activities, and more.

Belmont Greek Festival
Sep 5
Belmont Greek Festival

Join us on Labor Day Weekend at the Belmont Greek Festival, as the San Francisco Bay Area celebrates the best of Greek culture with delicious food and lively entertainment!

Love’s Labour’s Lost
Sep 5
Love’s Labour’s Lost

The Curtain Theatre returns to Old Mill Park with Love’s Labour’s Lost — rowdy, romantic chaos where vows crumble and women win.

Antony and Cleopatra
Sep 5
Antony and Cleopatra

Our 44th season of Free Shakespeare in the Park brings you Antony and Cleopatra, directed by Katja Rivera.  Since 1983, as part of SF Shakes’ mission to make Shakespeare accessible to all, we’ve brought our Free Shakes production to audiences around the SF Bay Area; no tickets or Shakespeare experience required.

Tomales Festival
Sep 6
Tomales Festival

Live music in the Tomales Park, this year featuring the Blues Defenders. Plus, we’ll have food, beer, wine, art, crafts, and local exhibits.

Bizerkeley Food Festival
Sep 6
Bizerkeley Food Festival

The best foodie fest in the Bay Area is the largest vegan food festival benefitting California Pit bull Rescue is back & better!

WRECKAGE: A Musical Tragicomedy
Sep 6
WRECKAGE: A Musical Tragicomedy

The American Dream. It used to mean a job, a house, a car, a spouse, 2.5 kids, and a .4 dog. But what does it mean now?

BBQ on the Lawn with WONDER BREAD 5
Sep 6
BBQ on the Lawn with WONDER BREAD 5

Wonder Bread 5 is the non-stop dance machine for events, playing current hits, 60s and 70s classics and (of course) 80s rock….

San Francisco: Take a Day Off and Celebrate Labor Day
Sep 7
San Francisco: Take a Day Off and Celebrate Labor Day

Concerts are at the bandshell between the De Young Museum and the Academy of Sciences in beautiful Golden Gate Park, San Francisco.

Grahame Lesh & Friends for the Golden Gate Free Jam
Sep 7
Grahame Lesh & Friends for the Golden Gate Free Jam

I’m so thrilled to bring more FREE GRATEFUL DEAD MUSIC to San Francisco! Join Grahame Lesh & Friends for the Golden Gate Free Jam on Labor Day, September 7, 2026 at Robin Williams Meadow for a beautiful day of music and community.



BBQ on the Lawn with SONS OF CHAMPLIN
Sep 7
BBQ on the Lawn with SONS OF CHAMPLIN

The Sons of Champlin are an American rock band, from Marin County, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area, formed in 1965.They are fronted by vocalist-keyboardist-guitarist Bill Champlin, who later joined rock band Chicago, from 1981 to 2009, placing Sons of Champlin on hiatus from 1981 to 1996.

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