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There will be fireworks in the San Francisco skies once again, as well as in other Bay Area cities, in honor of the Fourth of July. This year, the possibility of overcast weather can reclaim its spot as the No. 1 concern during the Pier 39/Fisherman's Wharf light show, sponsored by the city. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Happy Pride 2021! While celebrations of the LGBTQ community are well under way, and the city's famous Pride Parade is not happening this year, the last weekend of June (Friday-Sunday, June 25-27) brings with it all kinds of parties and events in honor of the official celebration of Pride - if you can get tickets. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Father's Day arrives on Sunday, June 20, which also marks the longest day of the year and the beginning of the summer season. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

California is taking a big step forward in its reopening, and the Bay Area is ready to celebrate. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The San Francisco Pride Parade is canceled again this year, but the city is not letting Pride month go by without a proper celebration of its vibrant queer community. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Rather than the usual large celebrations traditionally hosted on the last weekend of June, Bay Area event organizers are presenting their Pride events in 2021 in multiple installments. The result of this cautious approach seems to be a wide-ranging palette of opportunities to honor and support the region's beautifully diverse and inclusive communities, which extends beyond the scope of San Francisco Pride. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Celebrated on the last Monday in May (this year, May 31), Memorial Day arrives with outdoor services and presentations to honor American soldiers who have made the ultimate sacrifice for their country. To mark the occasion, Bay Area organizations plan to host wreath-laying ceremonies, cemetery-side memorial services and more events to attend in person or to view online. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The choreographer and longtime Alvin Ailey dancer Hope Boykin plans to host a celebratory online event featuring new offerings from artists included in the "Cal Performances at Home" streaming series. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The midpoint of spring is approaching, and that means it's time for Cinco de Mayo. Observed annually on May 5, the holiday celebrates a battle in which a vastly outnumbered, ragtag Mexican army, assembled by the young Gen. Ignacio Zaragoza, defeated invading French troops in 1862. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Earth Day, the worldwide day of environmental activism held annually since 1970, returns on Thursday, April 22. April 17-25 is also National Park Week, which features special programs, events and digital experiences focused on the natural world. Celebrate this year's official Earth Day theme, "Together, We Can Restore Our Earth," and activate change for good with many in-person options in the Bay Area, as well as virtual offerings for all. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Even before the pandemic hit, comedy show producers were among the real workhorses of the live entertainment industry. Take for example San Francisco comedian Lisa Geduldig, whose annual Kung Pao Kosher comedy show is set to celebrate its 29th year in 2021. She has kept the humor flowing all year long with a virtual pivot to monthly "Lockdown Comedy" broadcasts (the next one set for Thursday, April 15) live from Florida, where she has been spending quarantine with her mother, and featuring other guest comedians. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

With its themes of freedom, resilience and community, Passover feels more relevant than ever in 2021. Beginning Saturday, March 27, and observed through the evening of April 4, the holiday celebrates the Jewish people's liberation from enslavement and their exodus from Egypt. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

While traditional, in-person performances are off-limits for now, Bay Area music organizations still offer an abundance of live-streamed offerings available to view at home for free, or for a fraction of the cost of a regular ticket. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Valentine's Day is carved out of the bleak midwinter and reserved for cut paper doily hearts, roses, chocolate and the grandmaster greeting card. But for many, this Hallmark-driven superforce celebrated on Sunday, Feb. 14, just doesn't ring true, so they choose instead to honor Singles Awareness Day, Anti-Valentine's Day or just another Sunday in 2021. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Here are some ways to celebrate Valentine's Day in 2021: [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The month of February is traditionally dedicated to the legacy of African culture in America. In the past year, we have borne witness to a profound growth of awareness and development of the Black Lives Matter movement, which came to a head through massive and widespread protests and civilian acts of resistance and solidarity, even as COVID-19 raged around the world. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

MLK Day Walk of Dreams on the Richmond Greenway: The Watershed Project plans to create a community installation to celebrate East Bay environmental justice heroes. Take part by writing anything from a word to a sentence that conveys your dreams for Richmond on an online "Walk of Dreams Board." The project will transcribe these sentiments onto fabric swatches and add them to the "living sculptures" located along the Richmond Greenway. If you live near or visit the Greenway, you can write your dream on a blank piece of fabric, which will be on the sculptures. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Ranging from raunchy to glamorous, annual community get-togethers, bay cruises and popular fireworks shows are usually at the heart of the Bay Area's New Year's Eve celebrations. This year, the official pyrotechnics and most local in-person events are leaning toward cancellation. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Here's a guide to holiday excitement you can find at home or around the Bay Area. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

In a year that has demanded maximum resilience from creative arts professionals in the Bay Area and beyond, there are many dance organizations that just won't let the holidays slip by without a visit from Clara and her beloved Nutcracker. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Here's a handy guide to virtual Turkey trots and other Thanksgiving excitement you can find at home or around the Bay Area. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Here's a handy guide to some edifying Thanksgiving and holiday excitement you can find at home or around the Bay Area. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Here's a handy guide to some edifying holiday and harvest time excitement you can find at home or around the Bay Area: [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Pirates of Emerson Haunted Theme Park: The Drive-Through: The Alameda County Fairgrounds will play host to a frightening drive-through experience, featuring costumed actors, large-scale sets and scenes with plenty of heart-pounding scares. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

It isn't easy to live in the Bay Area now. Between dodging the coronavirus pandemic, political unrest and stomping out wildfires, many things we look forward to, such as a simple Labor Day barbecue with friends and family, seem like a faraway dream. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Burning Man 2020 The iconic festival celebrating radical inclusion, free expression and large-scale ephemeral art installations goes online as an immersive digital multiverse with eight major areas/camps. If anyone can make this magical, it's the wildly creative community that descends annually upon a tremendous, barren salt flat in the middle of the Nevada desert, turning it into a gigantic, bold and utterly ephemeral city of art with thousands in attendance. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Looking for ways to support the Bay Area's local music scene during the pandemic shutdown? Look no further than Curbside Concerts. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Benicia Holiday Tree Lighting Holiday carolers, live entertainment, wagon rides and more. Downtown stores open until 9 p.m. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]