Festivals in San Francisco

Check out happening festivals events all around San Francisco, CA

Tribute Festival Comes To San Francisco!

 Sat, 21 Feb at 04:00 pm SanFrancisco,CA

San Francisco SantaCon 2025

 Sat, 13 Dec at 10:00 am Comet Club USD 0 to 24

The Box SF Holiday Artists and Makers Fair (December 5-7)

 Fri, 05 Dec at 06:00 pm The Box SF -Historic Events, Meeting Spaces and 1850's Mercantile USD 0 to 18

W HOTEL New Years Eve San Francisco 2026

 Wed, 31 Dec at 09:00 pm W San Francisco USD 150 to 324

BIH: BOLLYWOOD NEW YEAR'S EVE 2026 @Reverb SF

 Wed, 31 Dec at 10:00 pm Reverb USD 25 to 119

DOUBLECAMP

 Fri, 12 Dec at 08:00 pm Popscene at Brick and Mortar Music Hall USD 27 to 79

No Scrubs: 2026 90s Hip Hop and R&B Dance Party (with Free Champagne Toast)!

 Wed, 31 Dec at 02:00 am Mayes Oyster House USD 25 to 100

Cheap Licks - Live at Music City Starfactory

 Sat, 13 Dec at 07:00 pm Music City Starfactory (formerly Music City San Francisco) USD 10 to 15

18 and Turn Up: SF's Best 18 & Up 2026 New Years Eve Dance Party!

 Wed, 31 Dec at 10:00 pm FAME VENUE USD 25 to 100

Aki Kumar @ The Saloon, San Francisco

 Sat, 06 Dec at 09:00 pm The Saloon

Winter Wonderland Hanukkah Celebration

 Thu, 18 Dec at 04:00 pm Thrive City Free

Verse in Fog: A Poetic Celebration of San Francisco

 Sat, 13 Dec at 06:30 pm Decentered Arts Studio USD 13 to 23

Mostly Kosher

 Sat, 13 Dec at 07:30 pm Red Poppy Art House USD 29 to 39

WATERMELON FUNK (mbrs of Kingfish, P-Funk, Fishbone+)

 Fri, 12 Dec at 09:30 pm 1601 Fillmore Street San Francisco, CA 94115-3517

San Francisco Cinco De Mayo Bar Crawl

 Sat, 02 May at 05:00 pm Comet Club USD 7 to 31

Sam Morrison: DUCK (WIP)

 Sun, 07 Dec at 07:30 pm 988 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, CA, United States, California 94133

Luvcat at The Independent

 Sat, 13 Dec at 08:00 pm The Independent

Gunhild Carling - Day 1

 Fri, 19 Dec at 06:30 pm Biscuits & Blues USD 44 to 55

Western Standard Time Ska Orchestra with Karina Denike

 Sat, 10 Jan at 09:00 pm 777 Valencia Street San Francisco CA 94110

The Guardsmen Tree Lot Party

 Sat, 13 Dec at 08:00 pm The Guardsmen Christmas Tree Lot USD 76 to 151

San Francisco St. Patrick's Day Bar Crawl

 Sat, 14 Mar at 01:00 pm Comet Club USD 0 to 36

Hawaiian Holiday Shopping Arts/Crafts

 Sun, 07 Dec at 10:00 am Harvey Milk Recreational Arts Center

SF's "Comedians with Criminal Records" Comedy Show LIVE

 Wed, 22 Jan The Function SF: Comedy Club & Cocktail Lounge USD 20 to 30

Psychedelic Puppet Show Presents: Surfing the Rabbit Hole

 Sat, 13 Dec at 02:30 pm Heron Arts Free

Gunhild Carling - Day 3

 Sun, 21 Dec at 06:30 pm Biscuits & Blues USD 44 to 55

Chanukah Shabbat Dinner

 Fri, 19 Dec at 06:00 pm 85 W Portal Ave, San Francisco, CA 94127-1303, United States

2025 Festival of Lessons and Carols Service

 Sat, 13 Dec at 12:00 pm Episcopal Church of the Incarnation Free

BB: San Francisco Ugly Sweater Holiday Mixer at Music City SF

 Thu, 11 Dec at 07:00 pm Music City San Francisco

One & Done - Live at Music City Starfactory | Alternative rock

 Sat, 13 Dec at 10:15 pm Music City Starfactory (formerly Music City San Francisco) USD 10 to 15

Marty O' Reilly (Trio)

 Sat, 17 Jan at 09:00 pm 1710 Mission St, San Francisco, CA, United States, California 94103

LIU (BR)

 Sat, 06 Dec at 10:00 pm Temple Nightclub USD 13 to 109

Arabella Gray - Live at Music City Starfactory

 Sat, 13 Dec at 07:00 pm Music City Starfactory (formerly Music City San Francisco) USD 10 to 15

RNJ - Live at Music City Starfactory

 Sat, 13 Dec at 07:15 pm Music City Starfactory (formerly Music City San Francisco) USD 10 to 15

Public Karaoke - Live at Music City Starfactory | Free Entry

 Fri, 12 Dec at 07:00 pm Music City Starfactory (formerly Music City San Francisco) Free

Ape Drums

 Fri, 26 Dec at 10:00 pm 1015 Folsom USD 0 to 16

Ayse – San Francisco Screening

 Sat, 13 Dec at 02:00 pm Presidio Movie Theater USD 15

Fifth Annual Doggy Christmas: Ugly Sweater Contest

 Sun, 07 Dec at 02:00 pm Palm House USD 0 to 30

Artist As First Responder End of Year Wine Down

 Fri, 12 Dec at 05:00 pm 1275 Minnesota St Free

Tetza - Live at Music City Starfactory

 Sat, 13 Dec at 06:00 pm Music City Starfactory (formerly Music City San Francisco) USD 10 to 15

The Cicadas - Live at Music City Starfactory

 Sat, 13 Dec at 09:00 pm Music City Starfactory (formerly Music City San Francisco) USD 10 to 15

For Your Consideration Film Series: Swiss Edition - Day 1

 Sun, 07 Dec at 06:00 pm Marina Theatre Free

San Francisco Santa Bar Crawl

 Sat, 13 Dec at 10:00 am The Blue Light USD 0 to 46

Mountains on Stage - San Francisco

 Tue, 16 Dec at 07:00 pm 2149 Chestnut St, San Francisco, CA 94123-2708, United States

The Mother Hips Annual Holiday Show

 Sat, 20 Dec at 08:00 pm 859 O'Farrell St. San Francisco CA 94109

From the E: December Excelsior Night Market

 Fri, 12 Dec at 05:00 pm Parking lot Free

R&B Fest Returns To San Francisco!

 Sat, 21 Mar at 04:00 pm 520 4th St, San Francisco, CA 94107-1609, United States

Roar Shack Live!: Bucket List presents "Achievement!"

 Fri, 19 Dec at 06:45 pm 34 7th St Free

Of Persian Poetics

 Fri, 19 Dec at 07:00 pm Red Poppy Art House USD 29 to 45

Sound Bath Meditation

 Fri, 19 Dec at 07:15 pm Episcopal Church of the Incarnation USD 29

Shivan Luca - Live at Music City Starfactory | Alternative/Pop

 Sat, 13 Dec at 08:45 pm Music City Starfactory (formerly Music City San Francisco) USD 10 to 15

Chrysti - Live at Music City Starfactory

 Sat, 13 Dec at 10:45 pm Music City Starfactory (formerly Music City San Francisco) USD 10 to 15

The Mother Hips Annual Holiday Show

 Fri, 19 Dec at 08:00 pm 859 O'Farrell St. San Francisco CA 94109

Star Jam - Live at Music City Starfactory | Free Entry!

 Thu, 11 Dec at 08:00 pm Music City Starfactory (formerly Music City San Francisco) Free

Open Mic - Live at Music City Starfactory | Free Entry!

 Thu, 11 Dec at 07:00 pm Music City Starfactory (formerly Music City San Francisco) Free

BASH- Bay Area & Sacramento Short Film Festival 2025- Part 2- PLUS

 Sat, 13 Dec at 11:00 am Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture USD 20 to 29

Ecstatic Dance

 Sat, 20 Dec at 06:30 pm The Castro Room USD 23

Polk Street Holiday Sip & Stroll

 Thu, 11 Dec at 04:00 pm Polk Street

The Pretty Boys - Live at Music City Starfactory | Punk Rock

 Sat, 13 Dec at 09:00 pm Music City Starfactory (formerly Music City San Francisco) USD 10 to 15

JACKSON and The Janks

 Sun, 07 Dec at 07:00 pm 500 4th Street, San Francisco, CA

Sessions with SUNNI - Live at Music City Starfactory | Afro-Urban Fusion

 Sat, 13 Dec at 08:15 pm Music City Starfactory (formerly Music City San Francisco) USD 10 to 15

Chanukah Festival and Menorah Lighting

Sun, 14 Dec at 03:30 pm 2500 Ocean Ave, San Francisco, CA 94132-1614, United States

Root Division’s 1st Annual Artist Fair

 Sat, 13 Dec at 12:00 pm Root Division Free

The Big Twang! — A Book Event Honoring 25 Years of Hardly Strictly Bluegrass

 Sun, 14 Dec at 03:00 pm 1835 Ellis St, San Francisco, CA, United States, California 94115

Hugo de la Lune

 Sat, 28 Feb at 07:00 pm SFJAZZ

Alice Donut / Steel Pole Bath Tub

 Sat, 14 Feb at 08:30 pm 859 O'Farrell St. San Francisco CA 94109

Detroit Love with Carl Craig feat. Mike Banks & Father Dukes

 Fri, 23 Jan at 09:00 pm Public Works

Ugly Sweater Holiday Party: Andreas Henneberg & Beth Lydi | DJ M3 & more

 Sat, 13 Dec at 09:30 pm Monarch USD 14 to 25

Hawaiian Holiday Arts & Craft Fair

 Sun, 07 Dec at 10:00 am Harvey Milk Center for the Arts Free

Karl Ove Knausgaard: The School of Night with Rachel Kushner

 Sat, 17 Jan at 06:00 pm Calvary Presbyterian Church USD 14 to 43

Super Diamond - The Neil Diamond Tribute at Bimbo's 365 Club in SF

 Sat, 17 Jan at 08:00 pm Bimbo's 365 Club

Mahatma Moses Comedy Tour - Sunday December 14 2025 (San Francisco)

 Sun, 14 Dec at 07:00 pm Eclectic Box SF USD 27

DeVotchKa - "A Tribute to the Music of Little Miss Sunshine"

 Sat, 21 Feb at 07:00 pm Gray Area

AJ Lee & Blue Summit

 Sat, 04 Apr at 09:00 pm 777 Valencia Street San Francisco CA 94110

Sound Bath Meditation

 Thu, 11 Dec at 07:15 pm Episcopal Church of the Incarnation USD 29

Jakob Sørensen - Live at Music City Starfactory | Rock, singer/songwriter

 Sat, 13 Dec at 10:00 pm Music City Starfactory (formerly Music City San Francisco) USD 10 to 15

Chanukah Celebration: Homemade Gelt & Games

 Sun, 14 Dec at 02:00 pm Congregation Emanu-El Free

Violent Vickie, Ssleeping Desiress, Godgifu & DJ Starr Noir San Francisco

 Tue, 09 Dec at 08:00 pm Knockout USD 18

Sunset Rooftop Day Party w/ MONKEY SAFARI at Hotel Via

 Sat, 17 Jan at 01:00 pm Hotel VIA USD 23 to 375

6th Annual Bernal Heights Holiday Fair

 Sun, 14 Dec at 11:00 am Cortland Avenue Free

Vivian Wang, Asy Dhaif- VJ, Kerri LeBon, OmNa & LEI, Victor Vega, Miguel23

 Fri, 19 Dec at 06:00 pm Underground SF USD 16

DDD San Francisco w/ TRUTH, Wraz, CØNTRA at Public Works SF - 1.31.26

 Sat, 31 Jan at 09:00 pm Public Works SF

Analog Dog

 Fri, 16 Jan at 08:00 pm 777 Valencia Street San Francisco CA 94110

Esther Rose

 Sun, 01 Mar at 08:00 pm Kilowatt Bar

LLD's 1st NEW WORKS Festival!

 Fri, 10 Apr at 08:00 pm Dance Mission Theater USD 28 to 66

Shannon Shaw & Friends at KQED Live

 Thu, 26 Feb at 07:00 pm KQED Arts

Ursa Major 2025

 Fri, 12 Dec at 03:00 pm Hotel Kabuki - JDV by Hyatt USD 0 to 87

Playing God Film – Oscars Fundraiser

 Sun, 07 Dec at 03:30 pm Studio Aurora USD 18

Love You A Latke Hanukkah Party

 Sun, 14 Dec at 10:30 am Congregation Sherith Israel USD 0 to 36

Art of Whiskey - The Big Game Whiskey Experience

 Thu, 05 Feb at 07:00 pm One Rincon Center USD 66 to 269

Palm House's Annual Peep & Pups Doggy Brunch

 Sun, 05 Apr at 02:00 pm Palm House Free

Chanukah LUX

 Wed, 17 Dec at 08:00 pm Madarae USD 0 to 500

Homesick Fest

 Sat, 31 Jan at 07:00 pm August Hall

Dad In Training - BOOT CAMP

 Sat, 14 Feb at 10:00 pm Club Six - Both Floors! USD 38

Your Fucked Up Relationship

 Fri, 06 Jan at 09:00 pm Endgames Improv Theater USD 21

The Mother Hips Annual Holiday Show - Acoustic Matinee

 Sun, 21 Dec at 01:00 pm 859 O'Farrell St. San Francisco CA 94109

Festival of Carolers - Caroling for a Cause

 Mon, 22 Dec at 07:30 pm First Unitarian Universalist Church & Center USD 0 to 55

Banff Mountain Film Festival 2025 - San Francisco

 Mon, 15 Dec at 06:00 pm Palace of Fine Arts Theatre USD 29

2026 Burns Supper

 Sat, 31 Jan at 06:00 pm St. Francis Yacht Club USD 80

2026 San Francisco St. Patrick's Day Parade

 Sat, 14 Mar at 11:30 am Civic Center Plaza, San Francisco, CA

2026 San Francisco Skechers Hot Chocolate Run

 Sun, 11 Jan at 05:00 am Golden Gate Park 55 Hagiwara Tea Garden Dr, San Francisco, CA 94118