Every year
Annual events in San Francisco Bay Area
The San Francisco Bay Area events that come back every year — fairs, festivals, parades, and traditions worth planning around. Each guide links to this year's dates as soon as they're announced.
- Hayes Valley Carnival 2027 — San Francisco, every July
- Bastille Day SF Festival 2027 — San Francisco, every July
- Japan Day 2027 — San Francisco, every July
- Teddy Bear Picnic Day at Fairyland 2027 — Oakland, every July
- Alameda County Fair 2027 — Pleasanton, every June–July
- Nihonmachi Street Fair 2027 — San Francisco, every August
- Fremont Festival of the Arts 2027 — Fremont, every August
- Jerry Day 2027 — San Francisco, every August
- Watsonville Strawberry Festival 2027 — Watsonville, every August
- Bay Area Aloha Festival 2027 — San Mateo, every August
- Gravenstein Apple Fair 2027 — Sebastopol, every August
- Sonoma County Fair 2027 — Santa Rosa, every August
- Gizdich Ranch Apple Picking 2026 — Watsonville, every September
- Arata Pumpkin Farm 2026 — Half Moon Bay, every October
- Half Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin Festival 2026 — Half Moon Bay, every October
- Laurel StreetFair World Music Festival 2027 — Oakland, every August
- Christmas in the Park 2026 — San Jose, every December
- Glowfari at Oakland Zoo 2026 — Oakland, every December
- Stern Grove Festival 2027 — San Francisco, every June–August
- Milpitas Red, White & Boom 2027 — Milpitas, every July
- Hillsborough Memorial Day Parade 2027 — Hillsborough, every May
- Healdsburg Independence Day Fireworks 2027 — Healdsburg, every July
- Santa Clara County Fair 2027 — San Jose, every August
- Sausalito Art Festival 2026 — Sausalito, every September
- Monterey County Fair 2026 — Monterey, every September
- Marin County Fair 2027 — San Rafael, every July
- Millbrae Art & Wine Festival 2026 — Millbrae, every September
- Belmont Greek Festival 2026 — Belmont, every September
- Scottish Highland Gathering & Games 2026 — Pleasanton, every September
- Alameda Point Antiques Faire 2026 — Alameda, every September
- Free Shakespeare in the Park: San Francisco 2026 — San Francisco, every September
- Lemos Farm Pumpkin Patch 2026 — Half Moon Bay, every September
- Dell'Osso Family Farm Pumpkin Maze 2026 — Lathrop, every October
- The Great Big BOO! at Gilroy Gardens 2026 — Gilroy, every October
- Trunk or Treat Walnut Creek 2026 — Walnut Creek, every October
- Boo at the Zoo at Oakland Zoo 2026 — Oakland, every October
- Spina Farms Pumpkin Patch 2026 — Morgan Hill, every October