Considered one of the country’s original outdoor festivals, the North Beach Festival celebrates its 66th anniversary in historic North Beach.

2020 North Beach Festival

Saturday & Sunday, June 20-21, 2020 | 10 am to 6 pm

Grant Avenue and Columbus Avenue, San Francisco

FREE

The North Beach Festival is held in historic North Beach District, known to locals and visitors alike as San Francisco’s Little Italy and the home of the famed beat generation, including notable figures like Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg, and the poet and publisher behind City Lights Bookstore, Lawrence Ferlinghetti. The North Beach Festival spans numerous quaint streets in the heart of the district including Grant Avenue, Green Street, Vallejo Street and Columbus Avenue.

The North Beach Festival features over 125 fine arts and craft booths, a Children’s Chalk Art Area, gourmet food booths and trucks, the Blessing of the Animals, poetry readings, performances by Circus Bella, two stages with live entertainment, a beverage garden, and much, much more.

Don’t miss out on this great opportunity to participate in this San Francisco tradition which is known nationally and internationally.