2022 San Francisco Carnaval Festival & Parade (May 28-29)
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Caranval is back in San Francisco for 2022! The annual, free, two-day festival and grand parade drawing thousands of attendees and featuring international music, dance, arts & crafts and cuisine — is making a celebratory return in 2022 after a two-year pandemic related hiatus. 2022 details.
The 44th annual event, themed “Colores de Amor – Inclusivity, Family and Community,” will take place Memorial Day weekend, May 28 and 29, 2022 in San Francisco’s Calle 24 Latino Cultural District. New to this year’s festival is the city’s first-ever community-lead, permitted cannabis garden; a new tech & gaming pavilion, and a LGBTQ dedicated stage.
Throughout the weekend, hundreds of Carnaval San Francisco artists will transform the district into an enormous celebration featuring music, dance, brilliant costumes and delicious food from Brazil, Mexico, Bolivia, Colombia, Trinidad, Tobago, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Guatemala, Africa, Chile, Haiti and more.
Carnaval
44th Annual San Francisco Carnaval & Parade
– Festival: Saturday & Sunday, May 28-29, 2022 | 10 am to 6 pm
– Grand Parade: Sunday, May 29, 2022 | 9:30 am – starts at 24th & Bryant
Harrison Street between 16th and 24th Streets
FREE, but donations accepted
Festival & Street Fair
This year’s Carnaval San Francisco Festival will be held Saturday and Sunday, May 28 and 29 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Taking place on Harrison Street between 16th and 24th streets, the festival will feature a rich assortment of food, music, dance, arts, crafts, the new tech and gaming pavilion, the cannabis garden and other fun activities and entertainment on several stages for people of all ages to enjoy.
Grand Parade
The Grand Parade on Sunday, May 29, begins at 9:30 a.m. with a brilliant procession of contingents, most of which will feature beautifully adorned floats depicting rich multicultural themes and featuring performers who engage and entertain the crowds. Brazilian-style escola samba schools with up to 300 members dance through the streets in fantastic feathered headdresses or sweeping Bahia skirts, while Caribbean contingents perform the music and dance of the Bahamas, Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico and Trinidad. Other parade groups include Mexican Aztec performers, traditional African drummers, Polynesian dancers, Japanese drummers, giant puppets and folkloric groups representing Guatemala, Honduras and Bolivia. Read More...
