Discover Japanese cultural highlights of the 2025 World Expo and Osaka at the Japantenna Pop-Up Event in San Francisco's Japantown. Enjoy VR Experiences, giveaways, and the most honorable opportunity to meet the Osaka Expo's mascot, MYAKU-MYAKU. The fun begins at 11 am.
21st Century emo icons Bullet For My Valentine and their hard-rocking friends Trivium are on the road for an epic night of hits. Catch them at the SF Masonic Auditorium. Tickets start at $95.
Chocolate lovers unite and experience the most exquisite artisan, gourmet, and premium chocolates in the incredible SF Chocolate Salon. The premier Asian chocolate festival on the West Coast features tastings, exhibitors, award-winning chocolatiers, confectioners, and other culinary artisans and chefs. The decadent chocolaty indulgence begins at 11 am.
Chocolate lovers unite and experience the most exquisite artisan, gourmet, and premium chocolates in the incredible SF Chocolate Salon. The premier Asian chocolate festival on the West Coast features tastings, exhibitors, award-winning chocolatiers, confectioners, and other culinary artisans and chefs. The decadent chocolaty indulgence begins at 11 am.
Catch a dramatic and awesome retelling of the tragedies befalling the six wives of Henry VIII in SIX: The Musical. Follow the wives' royal origins as Tudor Queens to immortal pop icons. SIX remixes historical heartache into a musical extravaganza of unapologetic feminine fury and power.
San Francisco is Northern California's film capital and home to many wonderful film festivals, including the 22nd Annual International Ocean Film Festival. Celebrating films about our great oceans, the International Ocean Film Festival unites filmmakers and scientists from across the globe. It is the premier global platform for oceanic studies through independent film.
The annual Cesar Chavez Parade & Festival celebrates the legacy of Cesar Chavez, the prominent Latino civil rights and labor movement leader. Learn the values that guided Chavez's activism: nonviolence, justice, and equality. The Parade starts at 11 am on Saturday at Dolores Park, traveling 24th Street, with events lasting till 6 pm. The Festival promises a community festival filled with vivid costumes, music, dance, arts and crafts, and local vendors.
The Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival is an annual celebration of Japanese American culture, heritage, and diversity in San Francisco. The festival coincides with the blooming of the cherry blossoms, which provide a beautiful spring backdrop for a Grand Parade, live entertainment, arts and crafts, traditional Japanese art exhibits and performances, an unforgettable food bazaar, and more throughout the city's Japantown neighborhood.
Enjoy a high-quality art fair experience at the San Francisco Art Fair. A gallery of dealers and collectors will display ceramic, sculpture, and glass art, as well as digital, mixed-media, and graphic art. That's not all, either. There will be plenty of handmade jewelry, metalwork, wooden art, paintings, and more.
Watch hundreds of new and innovative films from independent creators around the world at the four-day-long San Francisco International Film Festival. Whether you prefer horror, drama, or documentaries, you'll be able to find multiple movies to satisfy your curiosity and introduce you to new talent.
Yerba Buena Gardens celebrates Gaia with the Earth Day Festival, a day-long, family-friendly extravaganza. During the festival, you can discover amazing facts about our environment and learn how to protect it with care and sustainability. There'll be live performances, the Green Business Expo, tree planting, chalk art, ice art, carousel rides, and fun for the whole family.
Bring your friends, family, and colleagues to Bay Area Dance Week and enjoy over 400 free performances, workshops, and dance classes. More than 700 artists, groups, and organizations are joining Dance Week. There will be free events, kickoffs, and awards. The events are free and kick off at 10:30 am on Friday at ODC, San Francisco.
Who doesn't love a nice, frothy, cold one? The Martinez Waterfront is home to the beer-lovers paradise, the Bay Area Craft Beer Festival. Challenge your thirst with 40+ local breweries and 100+ beers showcasing the Bay Area craft beer scene; the festival also features a DJ and necessary local food trucks to complete your beer-tasting experience. This is a 21+ event. Tickets start at $50, with early-entry VIP entry, with kegs getting tapped at noon.
The icon herself, Kylie Minogue, is taking over the Chase Center for her fiercest world tour yet. This is pop royalty coming through San Francisco. Tickets for Queen Kylie start at $75.
