Opened to the public in 1993, YBCA was founded as the cultural anchor of San Francisco’s Yerba Buena Gardens neighborhood. Our work spans the realms of contemporary art, performance, film, civic engagement, and public life. Centering artists as essential to social and cultural movement, YBCA is reimagining the role an arts institution can play in the community it serves.

YBCA is located in the heart of San Francisco’s SOMA neighborhood, across the street from SFMOMA and the Moscone Convention Center. The main entrance to our galleries and forum event space is at 701 Mission Street. The main entrance to our theater is 700 Howard Street.

For more information please visit the links below:

https://ybca.org/

https://sf.funcheap.com/free-admission-day-at-yerba-buena-center-for-the-arts-ybca-43/

Immerse yourself in the sights and sounds of San Francisco’s exhilarating Chinatown during one of the community’s most exciting times of the year. The Chinatown Community Street Fair takes place the weekend of the Chinese New Year Parade. At the fair, experience Chinese cultural arts such as Chinese folk dancing, opera, drumming and much more at the entertainment stage on Pacific St. below Grant Ave.

You will find over 120 booths and concessions making this a shopper’s paradise. The SF Chinese Chamber of Commerce has activities and entertainment for all ages. Make sure to get a family photo with the giant puppets, dragon and other memorable artifacts from the Parade!

Attendance at the two-day fair in the past has typically been around 500,000.

2025 Chinese New Year Community Street Fair
– Saturday, February 15, 2025 | 10 am to 4:30 pm
– Sunday, February 16, 2025 | 9 am to 5 pm
Chinatown, San Francisco
FREE

Where is the street fair located?

• Grant Ave – from California to Broadway
• Washington, Jackson and Pacific bwtween Stockton and Kearny

Chinese New Year Parade takes place Saturday, February 15, 2025 from 5:15 to 8 pm – from Market and Second, to Kearny and Jackson with elaborate floats, lion dancers, folk dancers, costumed elementary school groups, marching bands, stilt walkers, Chinese acrobats, and a 288 foot long Golden Dragon (“Gum Lung”).

For more information please follow the links below

https://sf.funcheap.com/chinese-year-community-street-fair-chinatown/

https://chineseparade.com/

Join us for a Lunar Celebration on Sunday, February 2 from 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM. Participants of all ages can try your hand at traditional calligraphy, origami, and auspicious crafts for all ages! Dance along with festive performances – try your luck at our games of fortune and win a prize. Get into the spirit and welcome the Year of the Snake alongside the San Francisco Bay Area AAPI community! After the event, come visit the SF Botanical Gardens. Admission to the SF Botanical Garden is free for San Francisco residents, those qualifying for the Museums for All program, Gardens members, and Veterans. 

When: Sunday, February 2, 2025 from 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM

Where: County Fair Building Auditorium located at  1199 9th Ave, San Francisco, CA 94122

Performance Schedule – TBA

Activity Schedule (While Supplies Last) – More TBA!

Ginkgo Zee (entire program) Unleash your inner dragon-master with GinkgoZee’s Dragon Stamps! Join us for a unique “Make Your Own Dragon” activity, where you’ll craft your very own mythical beast using stamps hand-carved by Jennifer Zee herself that represent different parts of the dragon.

SF Bay Area Moms Booth (entire program) Participants of all ages can try your hand at traditional calligraphy, origami, and auspicious crafts for all ages! Try your luck at our games of fortune and win a prize!

San Francisco Botanical Garden Youth Education (entire program) Come create garden lanterns (windsocks) using construction paper and decorate them with plant materials from the garden.

Admission Information 

This event is free to attend. This reservation is not a ticket to admission for the Gardens.  Admission to the SF Botanical Garden is free for San Francisco residents, those qualifying for the Museums for All program, Gardens members, and Veterans. Non San Francisco resident admission on Sundays is typically $20.75

For more information please follow the link below

https://sf.funcheap.com/2025-lunar-new-year-celebration-at-sfs-botanical-garden-gg-park/

https://gggp.org/event/lunar-new-year-celebration/