Join in the 7th annual Northern California Rum Festival. The event features more than 20 Rum brands serving delicious rums to about 700 to 800 participants. With lots of educational events and tastings, the NoCal Rum Festival is divided into several sessions starting from 2 p.m. to 7.30 p.m.
Listen to the smooth, dulcet tones of the best jazz musicians at the Monterey Jazz Festival. Nine stages will feature five hundred musicians, and in between performances, attendees are free to sit in on seminars, lectures, and workshops. Local restaurants and food trucks will be supplying an array of culinary options, and booths will be displaying handcrafted goods from local artisans.
Combine your love of great whiskey, delicious food and music aboard a beautiful yacht looking over the San Francisco Bay. The semi-annual event will bring together the finest group of distillers from all over the world to share their knowledge and provide samples of all types of whiskey. Over 100 whiskies including Bourbon, Irish, Scotch, Japanese and more will be featured so you can try and compare the different flavors and notes.
There will also be an opportunity to meet the distillers, participate in a Whiskey Masterclass and sign up for the Cigar and Whisky pairing.
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Pegasus Tech Ventures is bringing the Startup World Cup to San Francisco. It will feature conferences and competitions that bring together the top startups, investors, entrepreneurs, and tech CEOs from around the world. Competitors will compete for a top prize of a $1 million investment. Anyone interested in competing can register online.
Don't miss the best Bluegrass music festival in the Bay area. Hardly Strictly Bluegrass has remained completely free and unsponsored since its conception in 2001, and has featured such names as Emmylou Harris, Hazel Dickens, and Ricky Skaggs, to name a few. In between sets, grab delicious food from local vendors and meet other bluegrass lovers.
This family fun event features more than 400 unique vendors with handmade items, art, photography, clothing, furniture, and more. There are scavenger hunts and games for the kids too.
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Get weird and wild at the How Weird Street Faire. The electronica-focused festival features attendees in wild costumes, fashion shows, workshops, and various booths displaying the work and mission of local and international non-profit organizations. Don't miss the quirkiest festival on the West Coast.
This single-day festival combines the beautiful, small island of Treasure Island with an eclectic mix of EDM. The Day and Night Festival aims to take the party to another level. Dance in the sun and into the moonlight by buying your tickets here.
Take a trip down to Oakland for the second annual FISHER: Bay Area Block Party. It will feature vintage culture, live music, great food and drinks, and more.
Experience San Francisco's Chinatown culture at this annual celebration. The Chinatown Autumn Moon Festival will feature two days of entertainment, food, lion dancers and dragon parades, and more. It's an experience you won't want to miss out on.
Whiskey Expo is certainly the best event for whiskey enthusiasts to enjoy tastings from various distillers. Whiskey Expo features over 100+ whiskey samples, a dinner buffet, cigars, whiskey mixing, famous distillers and brand ambassadors to share more knowledge. 21+ only. Buy tickets.
