San Francisco 2026 Festival & Event Calendar

Major Festivals, Tech Conferences & Global Events to Plan Around

San Francisco’s 2026 event calendar is packed with world-class music festivals, cultural celebrations, tech conferences, and global sporting events — reinforcing the city’s reputation as one of the most dynamic destinations in the U.S.

From Golden Gate Park festivals to Super Bowl LX week activations and major AI and tech conferences, these are the SF and Bay Area events worth planning around this year.

Whether you're a renter, relocating professional, corporate housing provider, or property owner, major events influence travel, short-term demand, and neighborhood activity across the city.

February 2026

• 🏈 Super Bowl LX

📅 February 8
📍 Levi’s Stadium — Santa Clara
Seahawks vs. Patriots

Super Bowl week brings regional activations, private events, and innovation summits throughout San Francisco and Silicon Valley.

• Super Bowl LX Innovation Summit

📅 February 6
📍 SFMOMA — San Francisco
An invitation-only gathering connecting leaders in tech, sports, venture capital, and civic leadership.

• Noise Pop Festival

📅 February 19 – March 1
📍 Various venues — San Francisco
Indie-focused music, film, and art across the city.

• Chinese New Year Parade & Festival

📍 Chinatown — San Francisco
One of the largest Lunar New Year celebrations outside Asia, drawing major downtown foot traffic.

March 2026

• Game Developers Conference (GDC)

📅 March 9–13
Major global gaming and tech conference drawing thousands of industry professionals.

• RSA Conference

📅 March 23–26
One of the world’s largest cybersecurity conferences.

• SF Giants Fan Fest

📍 Oracle Park
Season kickoff event drawing fans to the waterfront.

• Saint Patrick’s Day Parade

📍 Civic Center & Market Street
One of the city’s longest-running parades.

April 2026

• Cherry Blossom Festival

📍 Japantown
Two weekends celebrating Japanese culture, performances, and a parade.

• Bay Area Brew Festival

📍 Presidio Main Lawn
Large-scale tasting event with food trucks and live entertainment.

• San Francisco International Film Festival

One of the longest-running film festivals in the Americas.

Spring events bring strong activity to Japantown, the Presidio, and surrounding neighborhoods.

May 2026

• Carnaval San Francisco

📅 May 23–24
📍 Mission District
Latin and Caribbean cultural celebration with parades, multiple stages, and food vendors.

• BottleRock Napa Valley

📅 May 22–24
📍 Napa Valley
Music, wine, and culinary experiences drawing Bay Area tourism.

May is historically one of the busiest months for outdoor cultural events and increased travel activity.

June 2026

• FIFA World Cup Bay Area Matches

📅 June 13 – July 1
Global sporting attention on the Bay Area.

• Snowflake Summit

📅 June 1–4

• Data + AI Summit

📅 June 16–18

• Stern Grove Festival

📅 Sundays June–August
📍 Stern Grove Amphitheater

Free outdoor concerts (reservation required).

• Pride Parade & Festival

📍 Market Street & Civic Center
One of the largest Pride celebrations in the world.

July 2026

• Fillmore Jazz Festival

📅 July 5–6
📍 Fillmore District
One of the West Coast’s largest free jazz festivals.

• Fourth of July Waterfront Festival

📍 Fisherman’s Wharf
Fireworks and waterfront celebrations.

Summer foot traffic peaks in Marina, North Beach, and waterfront corridors.

August 2026

• Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival

📅 August 7–9
📍 Golden Gate Park
Multi-genre festival featuring major music acts, art installations, and culinary experiences.

• Nihonmachi Street Fair

📍 Japantown
Celebrating Asian-Pacific American culture.

September 2026

• Portola Festival

📍 Pier 80
Electronic and dance-focused festival with global DJs.

• Folsom Street Fair

📍 SOMA
Internationally known street fair.

• Chinatown Mid-Autumn Moon Festival

📍 Chinatown
Traditional cultural celebration.

October 2026

• Hardly Strictly Bluegrass

📅 October 2–4
📍 Golden Gate Park
Free multi-day music festival drawing over 150,000 attendees daily.

• Fleet Week

🗓 October 4-12

📍 Marina & Waterfront
Blue Angels, waterfront events, and major tourism impact.

• Litquake

🗓 October 8-24

City-wide literary festival.

October historically boosts short-term and furnished rental demand in Marina, Russian Hill, and near Golden Gate Park.

November 2026

• Great Dickens Christmas Fair

📍 Cow Palace
Five-weekend Victorian holiday experience.

• San Francisco Coffee Festival

📍 Fort Mason

Holiday markets and craft fairs begin activating Union Square, the Embarcadero, and Fort Mason corridors.

December 2026

• Let’s Glow Projection Festival

📍 Downtown SF
Holiday light projections across multiple buildings.

• Tree Lighting Ceremonies

📍 Union Square, Pier 39, Ghirardelli Square

Another Hole in the Head Film Festival

Independent genre film showcase.

Holiday season increases family travel, corporate visitors, and furnished housing needs.