FirstNight
International (Dec 31-Jan1,
throughout U.S. & world)
Local arts celebration on New Years
Eve
www.firstnightintl.org
Grassroots Festival of Music & Dance (Silk Hope, NC Apr 19-22
/ Oct 11-14 Trumansburg NY July 19-22)
www.grassrootsfest.org
Green Festivals (Chicago, IL
Apr 21, Washington DC Oct 14, SF, CA Nov 10)
Important events on multitude of
concepts
www.greenfestivals.com
Whole Earth Festival (Davis,
CA May 12-14)
www.ucdavis.edu/eo.htm
Lightning in a Bottle, Green Music Festival (Santa Barbara, CA May
11-13)
Lots of techno & original music, performance, art, workshops, green
energy
www.lightninginabottle.org
Lake Eden Arts Festival (Black Mountain, NC May 11-13 / Oct 17-19)
Near Asheville, 5 stages of music, performance, dancing, arts, workshops
www.theleaf.com
Himalayan Fair (Berkeley CA May 19-20)
Mountain cultures fair of the East--Tibet, India, 24th season, dance, music
www.himalayanfair.net
Carnaval (SF, CA May 27-28)
Multicultural extravagence festival
& parade
www.carnavalsf.com
Santa Cruz Blues Festival
(Aptos, CA May 27-28)
www.santacruzbluesfestival.com
Strawberry Music Festival (Camp
Mather, Yosemite, CA, both Memorial Day
& Labor Day weekends)
www.strawberrymusic.com
60th Aniversary of the U.N.
(World Environment Week, June 1-5)
Green Cities Expo, SF, CA (June 1-5)
Sponsored by Califia (Bay Area Eco City 2015)
The creativity of SF and the environment
comes together
www.unityfoundation.org
www.greencenturyinstitute.org
Health and Harmony Festival
(Santa Rosa, CA Jun 9-11)
Music, Arts, Ecology, Healthful
Living
www.harmonyfestival.com
Monterey Blues Festival (Monterey,
CA Jun 23-25)
www.montereyblues.com
Kate Wolf Memorial Music
Festival (Laytonville, CA Jun 23-25)
A tribute to a great singer &
songwriter
www.katewolf.com
Sierra Nevada World Music
Festival (Boonville, CA Jun 23-25)
Contempory & reggae music
www.snwmf.com
Rainbow Family Gathering
(Jul 1-7)
National Park gathering of largest
non-organization of non-members in the world
www.welcomehome.org
www.friendsoffreedom.com
Oregon Country Fair (Veneta,
OR Jul 7-9)
Create experiences to nourish the Spirit
& transform culture in magical & joyous way
www.oregoncountryfair.org
California World Fest (Grass Valley, CA July 12-15)
8 stages of music & dance from around the world, workshops, camping
www.worldfest.net
Da Vinci Days (Corvallis,
OR Jul 14-16)
Kinetic sculpture races, festival)
www.davincidays.org
Vancouver Folk Music (Jul
14-16)
Music, crafts & Jerico Park Beach
Festival
www.thefestival.bc.ca
Faerieworlds Festival
(Veneta, OR Jul 15-16)
A weekend of music, art & imagination
www.faerieworlds.com
Mission Folk Music Festival
(Mission, BC July 21-23)
World music festival overlooking the
Frazier River
www.missionfolkmusicfestival.ca
Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary
Music (Aptos, CA Jul 29-Aug 13)
www.cabrillomusic.org
Carmel Bach Festival (Carmel, CA July 14-Aug 4)
www.bachfestival.org
Aloha Festival (San Francisco,
CA Aug 5-6)
Pacific Islander's Cultural
Association
www.pica-org.org
Reggae on the River (Piercy,
CA Aug 4-6)
www.reggaeontheriver.com
www.reggaetrain.com
SolFest (Hopland, CA Aug
19-20)
Alternative energy, music,
education
www.solfest.org
Burning Man (Black Rock,
NV Aug 28-Sept 4)
Arts extravaganza in the desert
www.burningman.com
Power to the Peaceful
(Golden Gate Park, SF, CA Sept 9)
www.powertothepeaceful.org
Whole Being Festival
(Idyllwild, CA Sept 22-24)
www.thewholebeingweekend.com
www.greensociety.org
EarthDance A Prayer for
Peace (Laytonville, CA Sept 15-17)
Uniting 250 locations in 50 countries
via music & dance
www.earthdance.org
Monterey Jazz Festival
(Monterey, CA Sept 15-17)
A half century of jazz
www.montereyjazzfestival.org
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass
(SF, CA Oct 7-8)
Free music in the park, with a great
lineup on 5 stages, one of the best
www.strictlybluegrass.com
Summer of Love (SF, CA
Oct 30)
Eternal 60s, Family Dog series
www.summeroflove.org
Bioneers (Oct 20-22)
Revolution from the Heart of Nature,
Igniting imagination and enhancing culture
www.bioneers.org