San Francisco Bay Area Festivals – 2022

The San Francisco Bay Area is world-renowned for offering excellent foodie experiences, and its chock-full calendar of food and beverage events probably won’t surprise you. And, now you have a handy list to help you enjoy them!

Like so many California travel destinations, the Bay Area is embraced by what one could call an epicurean trifecta — the Pacific Ocean’s varied seafood offerings, a variety of vineyards and, finally, amazingly fertile farmlands — and it’s also blessed with thoughtful men and women dedicated to making the most of those assets.

In fact, a main purpose of many of the festivals you’ll discover below is to showcase and celebrate their talents.

For each event entry, you’ll find where and on what date(s) it’s scheduled to occur and a link to a website where you can learn additional details. Given the ongoing pandemic, obviously plans may change. Accordingly, please plan to check again and verify the details closer to an event’s date.

You’ll notice that the list includes many dates for 2022 culinary events and others with 2021 dates. ***Events for which a 2022 date is not yet available are marked with a triple-asterisk.***

Many of these are annual events (in typical times, that is), held around the same time every year. While we plan to update the list periodically, you can of course click through to see if the organizer’s website has been updated to provide a 2022 date in the interim.

If you’re unsure about the location of any of the list’s SF Bay Area cities, the map in this article may be of assistance.

The list is quite extensive — the San Francisco Bay Area loves to celebrate food — so you may want to grab a beverage before looking through it. If you already know when you plan to visit the Bay Area, however, you can use these jump links to advance to a specific month’s events quickly:

January ### February ### March ### April ###
May ### June ### July ### August ###
September ### October ### November ### December

January

Santa Cruz Fungus Fair
January 2022 – various dates

Alameda Restaurant Week
January 14-23, 2022

Concord Comfort Food Week
January 14-31, 2022

San Francisco Fungus Fair
Orinda Community Center
January 23, 2022

February

Martinez Wine & Chocolate Stroll
February 2022 – CANCELLED

San Francisco Beer Week
February 11-20, 2022

Taste Tri-Valley (Livermore, Pleasanton, Dublin & Danville)
February 18-27, 2022

Santa Cruz Burger Week
February 23 through March 1, 2022

Black Vines Festival, Berkeley
February 26, 2022

Crab & Tri-Tip Feed, Walnut Creek
February 26, 2022

Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Clam Chowder Cookoff & Festival
February 26 & 27, 2022

San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
Public Tasting, Fort Mason
February 2022 – CANCELLED due to Covid

March

North Bay Brewers Weekend
March 18-20, 2022

Oakland Restaurant Week
March 18-27, 2022

Livermore Valley Barrel Tasting Weekend
March 19 & 20, 2022

ZinEX (Zinfandel Experience)
March 25-27, 2022

Downtown Santa Cruz Beer March
March 26, 2022

April

San Francisco Restaurant Week – Spring
(Fall is in October, part of eatdrinkSF)
April 1-10, 2022

San Francisco Chocolate Salon
April 2, 2022

Bay Area Craft Beer Festival, Martinez
April 9, 2022

Taste Mendo at the
Berkeley Country Club, El Cerrito
April 9, 2022

Northern California Cherry Blossom
Festival, Japantown-San Francisco
April 9 & 10 + April 16 & 17, 2022

Coast Brewers Weekend
April 22-24, 2022

Los Gatos Spring Wine Walk
April 23, 2022

Clayton Art & Wine Festival
April 23 & 24, 2022

HalalFest, Silicon Valley
April 23 & 30, 2022

Nikkei Matsuri, Japantown-San Jose
April 24, 2022

Vine to View Farm-to-Table Dinner
Chaminade Resort & Spa, Santa Cruz
April 29, 2022

San Francisco Cider Summit, Presidio
April 2022 – CANCELLED

May

Lamorinda AVA Wine Fair
at Wine Thieves, Lafayette
May 1, 2022

Downtown Santa Cruz Wine Walk
May 1, 2022

Outstanding in the Field at Mt. Tamalpais
May 1, 2022

Taiwanese American Cultural Festival, SF Union Square
May 7, 2022

Bay Area Black Restaurant Week
May 13-22, 2022

Peninsula Restaurant Week (restaurants in Los Altos, Menlo Park,
Mountain View, Palo Alto, Portola Valley,
Redwood City, San Carlos & Stanford)
May 13-21, 2022

Half Moon Bay Wine & Jazz Fest
May 15, 2022

Oakland Greek Festival
May 20-22, 2022

Burger & Brew Fest, Fremont
May 21, 2022

Vine to View Farm-to-Table Dinner
Chaminade Resort & Spa, Santa Cruz
May 26, 2022

Outstanding in the Field at Pescadero Secret Sea Cove
May 28, 2022 – SOLD OUT

Marin Greek Festival
May 28 & 29, 2022

Carnivale San Francisco, Mission District
May 28 & 29, 2022

Mushroom Mardi Gras, Morgan Hill
May 28 & 29, 2022

Prubechu Whole-Pig Feast
May 29, 2022

Outstanding in the Field at Pescadero Secret Sea Cove
May 29, 2022

Outstanding in the Field at Pescadero Secret Sea Cove
May 30, 2022

June

San Leandro Cherry Festival
June 4, 2022

Pub in the Park, Redwood City
June 4, 2022

Walnut Creek Art & Wine Festival
June 4 & 5, 2022

San Mateo County Fair
June 4-12, 2022

Uptown Funk: Cheese & Beer Pairing
Drake’s Dealership, Oakland
June 10, 2022

East Bay Brewers Weekend
June 10-12, 2022

Fairfax Festival
June 11 & 12, 2022

Black Food & Wine Experience, Oakland
June 11-19, 2022

San Jose Taco & Margarita Festival
June 12, 2022

Outstanding in the Field at Markegard Family Grass-Fed Ranch, Half Moon Bay
June 15, 2022

San Jose Fountain Blues & Brews Festival
June 18, 2022

Outstanding in the Field at Everett Family Farm, Soquel
June 18, 2022

Montclair Village Beer,
Wine & Music Festival, Piedmont
June 18, 2022

Juneteenth Food & Music Festival, East Palo Alto
June 18, 2022

Pride + Purpose Beer Festival, Richmond
June 18, 2022

Novato Festival of Art, Wine & Music
June 18 & 19, 2022

North Beach Festival
June 18 & 19, 2022

Outstanding in the Field at Everett Family Farm, Soquel
June 19, 2022

Walnut Creek Restaurant Week
June 19-26, 2022

Taste of Mountain View
June 22, 2022

Walnut Creek Uncorked
June 22, 2022

Lakefest Oakland
June 25, 2022

Outstanding in the Field at Peter Martin Ray Vineyard, Saratoga
June 25, 2022

KQED Check, Please! Taste & Sip
June 27, 2022 – SOLD OUT

Willow Glen Restaurant Week
June 27 through July 3, 2022

Marin County Fair, San Rafael
June 30 through July 4, 2022

July

Foodie Land Night Market, San Mateo
July 1-3, 2022

Vine to View Farm-to-Table Dinner
Chaminade Resort & Spa, Santa Cruz
July 1, 2022

Berkeley Vegan Food Fest
July 3, 2022

Hops & Creek Brew Fest
Downtown Walnut Creek
July 3, 2022

Los Altos Arts & Wine Festival
July 9 & 10, 2022

Clayton BBQ Cook-Off
July 9 & 10, 2022

Livermore Taste Our Terroir
July 14-17, 2022

Pleasant Hill Blue & Brews Festival
July 15 & 16, 2022

Pub in the Park, Redwood City
July 16, 2022

SF Bastille Day Festival
July 16, 2022

San Jose Dine Downtown
July 21-31, 2022

Drake’s Beer Session Fest, Oakland
(for CA Craft Beer Week)
July 23, 2022

Farms, Fish & Flowers, at various
Half Moon Bay Coastside locations
July 23, 2022

Vine to View Farm-to-Table Dinner
Chaminade Resort & Spa, Santa Cruz
July 29, 2022

626 Night Market, Pleasanton
July 29-31, 2022

Gilroy Garlic Festival
CANCELLED for 2022 (Click above link for info about some alternative events in Gilroy.)
In June, it was announced that a new California Garlic Festival will be held in Stockton in August 2022; click that link for information about all the Central Valley festivals.

August

Foodie Land Night Market, Berkeley
August 5-7 and August 12-14, 2022

Watsonville Strawberry Festival
August 5-7, 2022

Outside Lands, San Francisco
August 5-7, 2022

Pub in the Park, Redwood City
August 6, 2022

Mindful Eating Film & Food
Festival, San Rafael
August 6 & 7, 2022

Nihonmachi Street Fair, SF-Japantown
August 6 & 7, 2022

Gala in the Garden at Fioli, Woodside
August 12, 2022

Silicon Valley Brewers Weekend
August 12-14, 2022

Midsummer Night’s Dinner at
Calera Wine, Hollister
August 13, 2022

Berkeley Chocolate & Chalk Art Festival
August 13, 2022

Ludwig’s German Table Craft
Bier Festival, San Jose
August 13, 2022

Pistahan Parade & Festival,
Yerba Buena Gardens
August 13 & 14, 2022

Scotts Valley Art Beer & Wine Festival
August 20 & 21, 2022

Italian Family FESTA, San Jose
August 20 & 21, 2022

Assyrian Food Festival, San Jose
August 20 & 21, 2022

Lumpia Lands, District Six SF
August 20 & 21, 2022

Oakland Chinatown Streetfest
August 20 & 21, 2022

Family Winemakers of California
SF Bay Area Tasting, BLOC15 Oakland
August 21, 2022

Vine to View Farm-to-Table Dinner
Chaminade Resort & Spa, Santa Cruz
August 26, 2022

BeerAdvocate Exteme Beer Fest, Richmond
August 26 & 27, 2022

Lexus Culinary Classic, Sausalito
August 26-28, 2022

Access Martinez
August 27, 2022

Bay Area Lebanese Festival, Redwood City
August 27, 2022

Heritage Day Festival,
China Camp State Park
August 27, 2022

Extreme Beer Fest, Richmond
August 27, 2022 – CANCELLED

SF Chinatown Autumn Moon Festival
August 27 & 28, 2022

SF Waterbar OysterFest
August 28, 2022

September

Summer Beer Bash, San Jose
September 2, 2022

Scottish Highland Gathering &
Games Whisky Tasting, Pleasanton
September 3 & 4, 2022

Belmont Greek Festival
September 3-5, 2022

San Francisco Rum Festival
September 4, 2022

Bizerkely Vegan Food Festival, Berkeley
September 4, 2022

Diablo Ballet Gourmet Gallop, Walnut Creek
September 8, 2022

Santa Cruz Greek Festival
September 9 & 10, 2022

Larkspur Wine Stroll
September 10, 2022

Bay Area Chuseok Festival, Presidio Lawn
September 10, 2022

Pub in the Park, Redwood City
September 10, 2022

Mariquita Farm Lavender
Labyrinth Walk, Watsonville
September 10, 2022

Capitola Art & Wine Festival
September 10 & 11, 2022

Mountain View Art & Wine Festival
September 10 & 11, 2022

Negroni Week
September 12-18, 2022

Santa Cruz County Fair, Watsonville
September 14-18, 2022

Downtown Los Altos Beer Stroll
September 16, 2022

Ludwig’s German Table
Oktoberfest, San Jose
September 16 & 17 AND September 23 & 24, 2022

The Whole Pie Farm Feast &
Fundraiser, Pie Ranch, Pescadero
September 17, 2022

Martinez Martini Shake-Off
September 17, 2022

Santa Clara Art & Wine Festival
September 17 & 18, 2022

California Soul Food Cookout & Festival, Pleasanton
September 17 & 18, 2022

Lafayette Art & Wine Festival
September 17 & 18, 2022

San Francisco Tourist Club
Oktoberfest, Mill Valley
September 18, 2022

Contra Costa Winegrowers
Fall Wine Tasting Trolley Tour
September 18, 2022

Redwood City Oktoberfest
September 21-25, 2022

Walnut Creek Walnut Festival
September 22-25, 2022

Foodie Land Night Market, San Mateo
September 23-25, 2022

Moraga Pear & Wine Festival
September 24, 2022

Fall Feast in the Fields
Live Earth Farm, Watsonville
September 24, 2022

Bonny Doon Art, Wine & Brew Fest (near Santa Cruz)
September 24, 2022

Whiskeys of the World, San Francisco
September 24, 2022

BBQ in the Glen, Willow Glen
September 24, 2022

Hops & Vines Stroll, Downtown San Rafael
September 24, 2022

Pacific Coast Fog Fest, Pacifica
September 24 & 25, 2022

San Francisco Greek Food Festival
September 24 & 25, 2022 (was Grab & Go for 2021; not specified for 2022)

Fioli Orchard Days, Woodside
Saturdays and Sundays, September 24 through October 30, 2022
AND Monday, October 10, 2022

Whiskeys of the World, San Jose
September 25, 2022

Vine to View Farm-to-Table Dinner
Chaminade Resort & Spa, Santa Cruz
September 30, 2022

October

Walnut Creek Historical Society Oktoberfest
Shadelands Ranch Museum Biergarten
October 1, 2022

Mavericks Festival, Pillar Point
Harbor in Half Moon Bay
October 1, 2022

Tiburon Wine Festival
October 1, 2022

Taste of the County, San Mateo Health Foundation
October 1, 2022

San Francisco Sake Day
October 1, 2022

Corks, Forks, Rhythm & Brews, Alameda
October 1, 2022

Silicon Valley Pig Jig
October 1, 2022

Clayton Oktoberfest
October 1 & 2, 2022

Outstanding in the Field at Happy Valley Farm, Santa Cruz
October 5, 2022

Outstanding in the Field at Secret Sea Cave, San Gregorio
October 7, 2022 – Tickets on sale September 1!

Foodie Land Night Market, Berkeley
October 7-9, 2022

SF Water Lantern Festival, Foster City
October 8, 2022

Outstanding in the Field at Secret Sea Cove, Pescadero
October 8, 2022

San Carlos Art & Wine Faire
October 8 & 9, 2022

Bee Experienced at Heidrun
Meadery, Point Reyes Station
October 9, 2022

Outstanding in the Field at Secret Sea Cove, Pescadero
October 9, 2022

SF Italian Heritage Festival & Parade, Washington Square
October 9, 2022

San Francisco Brewers Weekend
October 14-16, 2022

Oktoberfest by the Beach
United Irish Cultural Center, San Francisco
October 15, 2022

Zombie Beer Crawl, Martinez
October 15, 2022

Walnut Creek Oktoberfest
October 15, 2022

Beer City Fest, Alameda
October 15, 2022

Campbell Oktoberfest
October 15 & 16, 2022

Half Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin Fest
October 15 & 16, 2022

Taste TV Chocolate & Wine Cruise, SF Bay
October 16, 2022

Foodwise Sunday Supper, SF Ferry Building
October 16, 2022

Downtown Los Altos Wine Stroll
October 21, 2022

eat drink SF – includes Fall Restaurant Week!
October 21-30, 2022

Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Chili Cook-Off
October 22, 2022

SF Cheese Fest, Richmond
October 22, 2022

Vine to View Farm-to-Table Dinner
Chaminade Resort & Spa, Santa Cruz
October 27, 2022

WhiskeyFest, San Francisco
October 28, 2022

Crawloween, SF Halloween Pub Crawl
October 29, 2022

November

Taste of Mountain View
November 9, 2022

San Francisco Plate by Plate Benefit
November 12, 2022

San Francisco Coffee Festival
November 12 & 13, 2022

Mexico In A Bottle
November 13, 2022

Outstanding in the Field at Sausalito
Waterfront with Heath Ceramics
November 13, 2022

Downtown Santa Cruz Fall Wine Walk
November 14, 2022

Vine to View Farm-to-Table Dinner
Chaminade Resort & Spa, Santa Cruz
November 18, 2022

Outstanding in the Field at
Pie Ranch, Pescadero
November 20, 2022

San Francisco Fall Chocolate Salon
November 20, 2022

Beach Boardwalk Winter Wonderland, Santa Cruz
November 24, 2022 through January 1, 2023

December

SF Ugly Sweater Pub Crawl
December 3, 2022

Menlo Park Wine Walk
December 3, 2022

Swedish Christmas Fair, Palo Alto
December 3, 2022

Santa Beer Crawl, Martinez
December 10, 2022

Aptos Wine Wander
December 10, 2022

If you know of any other San Francisco Bay area culinary-related events or festivals that should be added to this list, please use our Contact form to let us know. (Thank you in advance!)

Photo of A Word to the Wise at San Francisco Street Food Festival by Gary Stevens via flickr (Creative Commons).