From May 7 –18, 2025, get ready for over a week-long culinary adventure through San Francisco! Explore local cafes, bakeries, bars, and restaurants serving up bold flavors from Hawaii, China, Japan, Korea, the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, and more.
Stroll, sip, and taste your way through North Berkeley's world-renowned gourmet dining destination!
Join us for a vibrant, interactive musical experience with Megan Schoenbohm on the Livermore deck, rain or shine!
Follow the yellow brick road with Dorothy and friends!
A free, monthly neighborhood celebration on Valencia Street.
Celebrate May Day with a captivating hula performance by Aloha Studio at City Center Bishop Ranch.
Watch favorite films on the big screen at Davies Symphony Hall as the scores are performed live by the SF Symphony.
This year the San Francisco Ballet School students will take the stage at the War Memorial Opera House for the annual San Francisco Ballet School Spring Festival.
Powwow is a celebration of life and Indigeneity. Join us in solidarity as we celebrate our traditions, ancestors, and mothers this Mother's Day weekend!
Slide Ranch's Family Farm Day is an exciting 3.5-hour program, 9:30am-1:00pm, featuring goat milking.
Get ready for tail-wagging fun!
STEM Day is a celebration of the innovative work The Lawrence and UC Berkeley has done to shape science education in schools and other learning spaces like museums and science centers.
A fun-filled one-day festival with over 100 activities. Enjoy the music, food and activities catered to families and kids 5-18. Open to all!
The West Coast's largest Taiwanese American celebration is back and in person on Saturday, May 10, 2025 in San Francisco’s Union Square! Join us from 10AM - 4PM for a free and family-friendly festival showcasing Taiwanese culture, food, entertainment, activities and more.
Meet the vaqueros, traders, cooks, and crafts people who lived in Alta California. Weave baskets, dip candles, braid rope, lasso with vaqueros and play historical games. Bring a picnic and watch history come alive!
Celebrating Native American culture, art, music and food.
Toss the laundry in the car and head on down for the most heartwarming family adventure on stage this spring!
Explore, learn, and connect with nature during Family Nature Adventures!
Inclusion Festival is a musical festival for people with disabilities and their families, friends and allies. A day of music, dancing, and art with sensory sensitive spaces and accommodations. Let’s celebrate our unique differences while bringing people together as a community.
SVOS features visual artists in many mediums — paintings, sculptures, woodworking, fabric arts, jewelry, photography, mixed media, gourds, and much, more.
Artists vendors, traditional indigenous demos of acorn processing and weaving.
Take a trip out to the island and make some art while learning about the history of Angel Island!
Enjoy a showcase of more than 55 local farms and food producers sampling their wares and leading food demonstrations along the Bon Air promenade.
MOS is our annual, self-guided tour of artists’ studios, happening during the first two weekends in May.
Join hundreds of fans to check out 200+ incredible classic and custom cars at May Madness, the longest-running Car Show and Parade in Northern California!
The Half Moon Bay Wine & Jazz Festival features some of California’s finest wineries.
This cherished event brings together the local community and visitors alike to celebrate and experience the vibrant traditions of Hawaii, fostering connections and cultural understanding.
FREE Art Festival event on Saturday, May 10th, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. located on Restaurant Row near Seabreeze. This event will include chalk artists, interactive art, DJ, kids chalk zone and live painting.
Get ready to experience the Philippine's powerful percussion beats as Manilatown Academy teaches an intro to the kulintang song Binalig.
Join the City of Santa Rosa and Bikeable Santa Rosa for a Bike-in Block Party on Saturday, May 10, from 2 to 7 p.m. to celebrate Bike to Wherever Month and to recognize everyone who walks, bikes, rolls, and rides public transit in the City.
Enjoy live performances, carnival games, amusement rides, DJ beats, raffles, and nonstop festive energy.
Imagine Delicious Local Food and festivities set in the Idyllic Beauty of Nicasio
Step into a whimsical world of sweets and surprises at our Charlie & The Chocolate Factory event!
The West Point Inn hosts six Pancake Breakfast Fundraisers each year.
Join the excitement with special activities just for kids! Aircraft checkouts, cockpit exploration, glider and helicopter construction and more are just some of the activities available at each Kids' Carnival.
Tickets are free but must be reserved online in advance.
Enjoy art making and storytelling around a different theme each month — fun and creativity for the whole family! We believe in the joy of making, so come ready to relax, experiment, and enjoy yourself.
This free program provides art-making opportunities for parents and families to create with their children.
This concert for kids and families shares the music of the Talking Heads with a new generation of music lovers, but is not associated with or endorsed by the artist.
Celebrate Áo Dài Week, Mother’s Day, and AAPI HeritageJoin us for a vibrant celebration of Vietnamese culture, the beauty of motherhood, and the richness of AAPI heritage. With over 1,000 attendees expected, this festival offers something for everyone—family-friendly fun, stunning performances, and exclusive VIP experiences.
'The Button Man' comes to the Museum of Craft and Design! Guest curated by Souleo and organized by the Fuller Craft Museum, Buttons On! is the first-ever retrospective of Beau McCall's nearly 40-year career and is composed of button-based wearable and visual art.
Celebrate spring from a scenic lookout and witness the Flower Moon rising over the bay.
Join us for a vibrant, interactive musical experience with Megan Schoenbohm on the Livermore deck, rain or shine!
Petaluma’s Salute to American Graffiti is an annual celebration of American Graffiti, classic American cars, cruising the “main drag”, rock ‘n roll music and the “happy days” of the ‘50s and early ‘60s. This multi-day community-wide celebration is most known for large car show and cruise.
Bike to Wherever Day is San Francisco's favorite biking holiday. On Thursday, May 15, 2025 join people all over the city in riding your bike to get to wherever you need to go – or just for fun!
Pacific Sail & Power Boat Show is one of the West Coast’s premier shows, featuring new sail and cruising power boats, gear, hardware, seminars, and interactive workshops.
Be Greek for the weekend! Enjoy 3 days of food, music, dance, art and culture. Skip the lines with advance tix purchase & discount offers.
This family-fun festival celebrates San Carlos with a parade, live entertainment and delicious food and drink.
Pop in and play organized outdoor games and activities with Pleasant Hill Rec & Park staff.
Lag Ba’Omer is a joyous day in the Jewish calendar commemorating amongst other things, the Yartzeit of the famous Kabbalist, Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, traditionally celebrated with a bonfire and outdoor activities.
The hilariously charming Doktor Kaboom! is back to take his audience on an educational tour of the modern scientific method
Join retired National Park Ranger Kathryn Daskal to explore the resplendent night sky on a dark, moonless night.
During this month's walk, learn to identify birds using color, size, shape, behavior, and habitat; you'll also discover tricks to help remember bird calls and songs.
This fun, high-energy dance gala provides a platform for the children and youth, 4-18 years of age, for showcasing their dancing talent and also helps connect participants and the audience to our Indian culture and heritage.
There’s nothing more delightful than springtime along the Sonoma County Farm Trails! Gather up the whole family for our spring farm tour!
Learn about marine science and seamanship and help raise the sails on a traditional sailing ship. You will sail by Angel Island and see the Golden Gate Bridge.
The Sawmill’s board wishes to announce the demonstration run dates of the 2025 season on the Weekends of May 17-18, June 14-15, August 2-3, and Sept. 13-14.
Experience a tradition that's been brightening our community for over a century. The Luther Burbank Rose Parade & Festival brings people together to celebrate the vibrant spirit of Sonoma County. Join the fun!
The goal of Blossom Birth's Annual Family Fair is to bring expectant and new families together and to connect them with professionals, small companies and organizations who can help them have a successful pregnancy and parenthood journey.
Celebrate the curious, creative and inventive spirit in all of us!
Blossoms, bees, and barnyard babies: There’s nothing more delightful than springtime along the Sonoma County Farm Trails!
SkyJam Festival & Fundraiser is coming back this year to East Richmond for another jam-packed day of free entertainment, food trucks, and family fun!
As the vibrant hues of spring unfold, we’re thrilled to remind you and your loved ones to join us for the 42nd Annual Himalayan Fair in Berkeley’s Live Oak Park.
One of the longest running celebrations of wine, craft brew, arts, crafts, shopping, dining, entertainment and hometown charm in the East Bay!
Join us for a hands-on adventure to Rat Rock Cove, a hidden gem tucked along the coast.
Join our Block Party Celebrating Children and Families! 孩子和家長們！大家齊來參與我們的狂歡街會！Únase a la fiesta para celebrar a los niños y las familias!
SVOS features visual artists in many mediums — paintings, sculptures, woodworking, fabric arts, jewelry, photography, mixed media, gourds, and much, more.
Celebrate this nationwide day of outdoor exploration and play with a scavenger hunt in Howarth Park!
Welcome to the C Street Celebration: FREE Community Festival of Creativity!
Vocalist, percussionist and bandleader Dandha da Hora and the SambaDá ensemble share music and dance that celebrates the powerful expressions of the African Diaspora in Brazil and Haiti.
Carnival rides, Prizes, Games and more!
Our courtyard and galleries will come alive with art-making activities, music, and games.
Radio SF takes a trip to Civic Center for a free Civic Center Plaza show on May 17.
Welcome to the Tiburon AAPI Heritage Festival! Join us at Zelinsky Park for a day filled with cultural celebrations, delicious food, traditional performances, and so much more. Immerse yourself in the rich heritage of the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities through art, music, and dance.
Join us for an exploration of exhibiting artists’ techniques. Michelle will lead a Josef Albers-inspired exercise in composition and color theory. Johanna will guide a brush and ink workshop. All ages welcome!
LIVE IN THE LAUREL free concert series, presented by Northeastern University, invites you to explore rising stars and local favorites as they perform in intimate venues along MacArthur Boulevard. Your summers won’t be the same once you add LITL to your calendar!
It’s a race made for everyone, so dress up, bring your friends and be cheered on every step of the way by SF’s finest crowds.
The mission of Sonoma County Matsuri Festival is to share and promote traditional Japanese arts and culture!
Travel with us over the rainbow for San Jose Dance Theater’s enchanting ballet adaptation of “The Wizard of Oz” on March 29 & 30, 2025!
Watch parade rehearsal performances by Brazilian Carnaval dance and percussion group Fogo Na Roupa.
If you love to dance, there's always a lively band playing folk and popular music.
Join us for a vibrant, interactive musical experience with Megan Schoenbohm on the Livermore deck, rain or shine!
3 Days of Family Fun! Unlimited access to activities & attractions!
Bring your family and friends and enjoy a GREAT evening of music, dancing, food and drinks under the stars.
The Native American Health Center welcomes indigenous communities and the greater public back to Presidio Tunnel Tops for a day of dance, music, screen printing, health screenings, with an arts and crafts marketplace and more.
This in-person event will bring together jazz music lovers and community enthusiasts from all around the Bay Area. With a vibrant atmosphere and a lineup of talented musicians Club Mandalay promises to keep you grooving all afternoon.
Our free, two–day Festival starts at 11 AM and runs to 6PM and covers 17 blocks in the Mission District, with five main stages, 50 local performing artists, and 400 vendors.
Tickets are free but must be reserved online in advance.
Let's go fly a kite! at The San Ramon Art & Wind Festival, the BEST festival in the East Bay.
Join us for a vibrant, interactive musical experience with Megan Schoenbohm on the Livermore deck, rain or shine!
You are invited to a free hike at Gallagher North Bend Ranch, owned and operated by the Gallaghers, a 4th generation West Marin ranching family. We are excited to provide an opportunity for our community to experience this beautiful ranch with a deep history.
Join us for the inaugural Strawberry Stampede - where scenic waterfront views and small-town charm come together for the sweetest 5k you'll run all year! Whether you're chasing that new PR or looking for a fantastic morning out with family and friends, our course showcases stunning bay views and the kind of local charm that makes Strawberry special.
The Manor Spring Faire is a family fun celebration of rides, games, food, music, crafts and more! This festival is Manor PTA’s largest event, attracting over 1,000 people from the wider Fairfax community. Come and enjoy family fun for everyone!
Join Ranger Shannon and special guest WildCare for an interactive presentation about WildCare's Wildlife Ambassador Program.
Come join us in San Francisco's Historic Chinatown for a day filled with cultural performances and vibrant traditions.
Kick off the summer with one of the largest street festivals in San Francisco, located in the bustling Cow Hollow neighborhood!
A free, family-friendly celebration of Italian food, wine, music, culture—and the 104th Statuto Race on Sunday morning, all in heart of North Beach.
East Bay Open Studios invites the public to experience art where it happens—inside artist studios, galleries, cultural hubs, and unexpected spaces.
Get ready for a fun-filled day celebrating Chinese culture at our Cultural Festival in Chinatown!
The music at these shows will be rooted in the timeless songbook and style of the Grateful Dead, with plenty of room for exploration and spontaneous jams. Expect to hear classic tunes from the '60s through today performed by world-class musicians in amazing venues.
Join us for Rhythmix Rising Seas, where Art meets Community to shape a resilient and sustainable future.
Marin is home to a rich and storied history of running. After our inaugural race in 2024, we are psyched to bring you the second edition of the Marin Mile. This event is for everyone— whether you want to jog, run, or race a mile on a historic local track!
The vibrant town of San Anselmo is gearing up to reverberate with the electrifying sounds of its young musical talents as at the 2nd Teen Battle of the Bands competition!
Be entertained with a lively performance of the Berkeley Morris Dancers during your Garden visit!
Give your dogs (and family) a rockin’ day to remember at WOOFSTOCK!
Now in our fourth year, we are partnering with both the City of Petaluma and Petaluma City Schools to expand our reach and our offerings. This time, we are taking over the entire Petaluma Community Center at Lucchesi Park for a Sunday afternoon of climate action through community building.
Climbing, rope swinging, and slacklining fun!
You're invited to a very special event! The Rabbit Hole Children's Theater is turning 10 years old this year! To celebrate, we are hosting a free birthday bash in the Botanical Gardens on May 4th.
Play Like a Girl+ is a fun, FREE, interactive day of hands-on activities, live-demonstrations, inspiring role models, and good vibes — all aimed at getting girls ages 2-18 pumped about new sports!
Come to the Touch Trucks to benefit the new Larkspur Library.
Free stargazing with San Francisco Amateur Astronomers at Presidio Tunnel Tops!
Marin Music Chest presents a free concert open to the public and showcases the talents of 12 young classical musicians honored with this year's Marin Music Chest Scholarship awards.
Watch the annual Kentucky Derby horse race at Thrive City!
This afternoon event will feature local music, food, art, games, a makers market, free activities and more!
Proof School's Spring Math Festival is a free, annual event aimed at fostering a love of math in 4th–8th graders. Visitors will experience a variety of hands-on activities, puzzles, and games developed and run by Proof School students.
San Francisco Opera is taking opera out of the Opera House for Bohème Out of the Box. These free*, live performances of an abridged version of Giacomo Puccini’s La Bohème, featuring powerful emotions and soaring arias, will travel to outdoor locations throughout the Bay Area this spring.
We are delighted to invite you to the 2nd Annual Catholic Charities Kentucky Derby Day viewing party taking place Saturday May 3rd, 2025 (1:30 PM – 4:30 PM) at St. Vincent’s School for Boys in San Rafael!
Step into a whimsical world of sweets and surprises at our Charlie & The Chocolate Factory event!
FREE Bay Area SpringFest on May 3 celebrates spring with music, food, plants, art, kids' activities, beer & wine in downtown Concord.
Join us for the Y for Youth Community Festival and the grand opening of the new Dogpatch YMCA!
Celebrate and discover local sustainable resources and opportunities!
MOS is our annual, self-guided tour of artists’ studios, happening during the first two weekends in May.
SVOS features visual artists in many mediums — paintings, sculptures, woodworking, fabric arts, jewelry, photography, mixed media, gourds, and much, more.
Experience the Magic of Dance in Full Technicolor! Get ready for a dazzling explosion of color, energy, and talent as we proudly present our Annual Showcase: TECHNICOLOR!
Follow the Parade to the May Fete Fair at Heritage Park for more family fun for the community to come together.
We invite you, and all Bay Area families, to attend the 4th annual de Youngsters Day Out on Saturday, May 3, 2025.
The Festival is packed with events for people of all ages: craft booths, live music, good food, beer, wine, entertainment and more.
Learn to Fish clinic that features educational displays and mini workshops in order to borrow bait, tackle, and rods.
Join us to celebrate Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander culture featuring activities and performances to honor and celebrate the culture. Fun for the whole family.
A silent disco is an event where people dance to music listened to on wireless headphones.
Join us for a celebration of Slavic culture with traditional music, dance, food and crafts at our two-day festival from May 2-3, 2025!
Happy Friday! Experience the vibrant Millbrae Gateway Night Market! Street food, live music, & cultural vibes—don’t miss out!
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