Chocolate and art and chocolate and music and chocolate and clowns ... Did I say chocolate? The Chocolate & Chalk Art Festival graces the streets of Berkeley June 2, 2012 (rain reschedule date will be June 9). And it's free, even if you want to enter as a chalk artist. First prize is $250 with $25 gift certificates awarded for runners … [Read more...]
The Haight-Ashbury Street Fair on Sunday (June 10, 2012) will celebrate the cultural history and diversity of the iconic neighborhood on Sunday, June 10, 2012. The 35-year-old fair is free, and features arts and crafts, food booths, musical stages and more. The stage on Stanyan Street usually hosts the top billing entertainment, but you'll also … [Read more...]
The Fremont Festival of the Arts (August 4 — 5, 2012) is a free event that features more than 700 artisan booths, live music on three stages, “Kid City” area for children, and a Gourmet Marketplace. They call the east Bay event "the largest free street festival west of the Mississippi River." WHAT'S THE DEAL: The 2012 Fremont Festival of … [Read more...]
The 6th Annual San Rafael Food & Wine Festival takes place at the Falkirk Cultural Center in San Rafael (August 11, 2012). The event features food from local restaurants, wine samples from 25 of the Bay area's boutique wineries. You can also watch chef demonstrations and browse the booths, all while listening to live jazz and classical … [Read more...]
Napa Blues, Brews and BBQ will take place in Downtown Napa (August 28, 2012) and provides free admission and free parking. The event features a winemakers' Rib Eatin’ Contest and lots of BBQ for the rest of us: ribs, chicken, oysters, corn, pork, and whatever else lands on the grill. Tastes of all beers will be available for purchase or adults … [Read more...]
The Ghirardelli Square Chocolate Festival in San Francisco (September 8-9, 2012) is a delicious event that's free to attend, although you have to pay for food, wine and chocolate tasting. The free festival activities include Chefs Demonstrations and Ice Cream Sundae Eating Contests sponsored by Ghirardelli Chocolate Co. Last year we found … [Read more...]
Fiesta on the Hill (October 21, 2012) is a community based, high-profile and energetic Festival with an attendance of over 20,000 friends and neighbors from San Francisco‘s Bernal Heights area, neighboring communities and the greater Bay Area. The event is in its 24th year and continues to grow. The Festival benefits the Bernal Heights … [Read more...]
Berkeley is the place to be as world music artists, many from the Bay Area, gather for The 9th Annual Berkeley World Music Festival is a FREE event (Saturday, June 2, 2012). A continuous schedule of performances will take place in People's Park and in Telegraph Avenue cafes and shops, all near the UCB campus. The Festival showcases the Bay Area … [Read more...]
The Sonoma County Fair (July 25 - August 12, 2012) celebrates its 76th Anniversary this year with Wine Country horse racing, the rodeo, headline entertainment, spectacular carnival rides, junior and professional livestock shows, the destruction derby, and so much more. The Hall of Flowers features a tribute to the 'Ports of Call' from … [Read more...]
This year's San Rafael Parade of Lights and Winter Wonderland is a free event that will take place the two days after Thanksgiving (November 23-24, 2012). The parade is one of the largest Holiday Parades in the Bay Area. "Downtown San Rafael will once again host its annual holiday Parade & Winter Wonderland. In its 32nd year, the event … [Read more...]
