These community fairs, festivals and events were voted the winners for 2025 Best of Bay Area Parent reader poll. Read the full list of winners here.
East Bay
Gold: Alameda County Fair. This family-favorite features carnival rides, racing pigs, live entertainment, food and more. Pleasanton. annual.alamedacountyfair.com.
Silver: Oakland Zoo Glowfari. Oakland. oaklandzoo.org.
Bronze: San Ramon Art and Wind Festival. San Ramon. sanramon.ca.gov.
Peninsula
Gold: Redwood City Lunar New Year Celebration. Celebrate with food, decorations and performances. Redwood City. historysmc.org/lunar-new-year.
Silver: Foster City Summer Days. Foster City. fcsummerdays.com.
Bronze: San Carlos Art & Wine Faire. San Carlos. cityofsancarlos.org.
San Francisco/Marin
Gold: Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival. Coinciding with the blooming of the cherry blossoms, this spring festival features a parade, performances, demonstrations, food, cultural programs and arts and crafts. San Francisco. sfcherryblossom.org.
Silver: North Beach Festival. San Francisco. northbeachfestival.org.
Bronze: Marin County Fair. San Rafael. marinfair.org.
Silicon Valley
Gold: Cupertino Cherry Blossom Festival. Features cultural exhibits and performances, Japanese cuisine, Taiko drums, martial arts, traditional Japanese dancers, arts and crafts and more. Cupertino. cupertinocherryblossomfestival.org.
Silver: St. Mary’s Country Fair. Los Gatos. stmaryscountryfair.org.
