Every year thousands of revellers flock towards San Diego's vibrant Gaslamp Quarter for its sensational Mardi Gras parade. Held on Shrove Tuesday, the...
Themes:
Food & Drink
, Entertainment
, Dance
, Spectacle
, Music
Hosted at various theatres in the Bay Area of the city, the annual San Francisco Indie Film Festival aims to bring a range of obscure independent films...
The San Francisco Tribal & Textile Art Show has been described as the best show in the city for the collector, connoiseur and the curator of ethnographic...
Jazz lovers can enjoy a full programme of their favourite mainstream jazz musicians in the comfort of a fully serviced spa resort. The Newport Beach Jazz...
During the California International Antiquarian Book Fair in February each year around 200 members of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America...
Themes:
Culture
, Exhibitions
, Art & Literature
, Business
, History
Founded in 1983 under the name of "Jazz in the City", SFJAZZ is a leading non-profit jazz organisation that has been entertaining audiences in San Francisco...
In a celebration of all things Irish, San Francisco adds a little Californian flavour to its annual St Patrick's Day Parade. The highlight of the day...
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Culture
, Spectacle
, Exhibitions
, Entertainment
, Kids' Stuff
, Dance
, Food & Drink
, Music
San Francisco's sizeable Irish community turns out en masse to celebrate St Patrick's Day with an annual parade that heads down Market Street towards...
Held at the San Diego State University, this annual event celebrates poetry in all its forms. Providing a stage for established poets as well as student...
Themes:
Entertainment
, Exhibitions
, Art & Literature
ArtWalk attracts over 70,000 people each year as hundreds of visual and performing fine artists head to the charming 'Little Italy' neighbourhood of San...
Attracting over 130,000 visitors each year, the annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books brings together book lovers, authors, publishers and distributors...
Themes:
Art & Literature
, Exhibitions
, Entertainment
California's Ramona Rodeo has taken place every year since 1985 and features all the classic rodeo favourites such as bareback riding, saddle bronc riding,...
Themes:
Food & Drink
, Spectacle
, Entertainment
, Sport
, Kids' Stuff
, Culture
Entirely different to the bland beers of the big producers, the micro breweries of the USA turn out brews of character and variety. Many micro breweries...
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Entertainment
, Food & Drink
, Music
, Exhibitions
Each year around 75,000 runners take to the streets for the Bay to Breakers Race. Following a 12km (7.5 mile) route, participants make their way along...
June is Jazz Month in the resort of Ocho Rios which spills over into the city of Kingston. This is reckoned to be Jamaica's complete jazz vacation for...
The turn-of-the-century river festival promises 30 hours of country and bluegrass music. Events of interest include hot air balloon rides as well as the...
The annual North Beach Festival is an urban street fair that each year attracts an estimated 150,000 visitors and is held over the Father's Day weekend....
Themes:
Dance
, Food & Drink
, Entertainment
, Spectacle
, Exhibitions
, Kids' Stuff
, Art & Literature
, Home & Fashion
, Music
Each Sunday afternoon throughout the summer, locals and visitors alike are invited to Sigmund Stern Grove to enjoy a programme of free musical performances...
Themes:
Food & Drink
, Dance
, Entertainment
, Theatre & Film
, Music
This highly regarded art and food fair regularly brings crowds of more than 15,000 visitors to the University Campus. The attractions are almost 200 award-winning...
Themes:
Food & Drink
, Music
, Exhibitions
, Business
, Entertainment
, Art & Literature
One of the biggest, brashest and consequently best-known pride events in the world, it's fair to say that no one knows how to party quite like San Francisco's...
Themes:
Entertainment
, Spectacle
, Dance
, Gay & Lesbian
, Music
Many of San Diego's Independence Day celebrations take place on Coronado Island kicking off with the 15km (9 miles) marathon and 5km (3 miles) walk beginning...
Themes:
Kids' Stuff
, Sport
, Dance
, Spectacle
, Culture
, Exhibitions
, Food & Drink
, Art & Literature
, Entertainment
, Music
On 4 July 1776, America claimed its independence from Britain. The Fourth of July is one of the biggest holidays of the year and is celebrated in all...
Themes:
Exhibitions
, Kids' Stuff
, Entertainment
, Dance
, History
, Culture
, Food & Drink
, Spectacle
, Music
Mission San Diego de Alcala is California's oldest church and it commemorates its founding with music, dance, games and food. Special events are the blessing...
Themes:
Food & Drink
, Kids' Stuff
, Religion
, Dance
, History
, Culture
, Entertainment
, Music
This weekend event celebrates the cultures and traditions of Asian and Pacific Islander communities in Southern California and takes place during the...
Themes:
Food & Drink
, Exhibitions
, Kids' Stuff
, Dance
, Entertainment
, Culture
, Music
The US Open Sandcastle Competition is a magical three-day event which showcases some incredible sand sculptures. But the competition includes far more...
Themes:
Entertainment
, Food & Drink
, Music
, Kids' Stuff
, Exhibitions
, Spectacle
, Sport
San Diego Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride is one of the largest grassroots organisations in San Diego producing an annual rally, parade and...
Themes:
Exhibitions
, Spectacle
, Entertainment
, Food & Drink
, Dance
, Gay & Lesbian
, Music
Dances with Films celebrates the best that the independent film scene has to offer. Taking place every year since 1998, the festival is dedicated to representing...
Themes:
Exhibitions
, Business
, Theatre & Film
, Spectacle
, Entertainment
A Tier One event on the Sony Ericsson WTA tour, the Acura Classic is a ladies' tennis tournament which is part of the US Open series. The tournament includes...
The 42km (26.2 miles) marathon takes in many of the most famous sites and streets of San Francisco. Starting from the Embarcadero at the renovated Ferry...
Themes:
Spectacle
, Kids' Stuff
, Entertainment
, Sport
