Oakland, CA

You'll get a punch in the mouth at the Eat Real Festival. Beginning on Friday and running through Sunday, more than 100,000 foodie fanatics savor the flavor when sampling an array of local food trucks, street vendors, and DYI demonstrations and workshops serving handcrafted foods, wines, beers and more.

Address: 304 12th St., Ste. 4c, Oakland, CA 94607 - MAP
Phone: (510) 336-6042
Web: www.eatrealfest.com

Visit Hong Kong at the Oakland Chinatown Streetfest. Travel eight city blocks of Asian market fair touting to one of the largest Asian American festivals in the United States. The two day free event goes international with more than hundred booths serving the taste of Asia, unique Asian products, entertainment and more!

Address: 388 9th St., Ste. 290, Oakland, CA 94607 - MAP
Phone: (510) 893-8979
Web: www.oaklandchinatownstreetfest.com

Celebrate the sound of music at the Art and Soul Festival. Put your dancing shoes on for two days of the best jazz, rock, gospel, Latin, R&B, acoustic and blues performed by national artists and local superstars. Sample exotic foods, view great art and be sure to bring the kids to enjoy carnival rides, face painting, hands-on art projects and more!

Address: 12th and Broadway, Oakland, CA 94620 - MAP
Web: www.artandsouloakland.com

The Fire Arts Festival sets the night on fire with a celebration of creation with fire and light. You'll be mesmerized when your night lights up with spectacular exhibitions of scorching hot fire art, performance fire, and fire sculptures that send swirling flames thousands of feet into pitch black air.

Address: Jack London Square, Oakland, CA 94620 - MAP
Phone: (510) 444-0919
Web: www.thecrucible.org

It's a race to the finish line at the International Dragon Boat Festival. Come watch spectacular boats adorned with colorful dragon heads and tails manned with 20 or more paddlers as they reenact a Chinese tradition to appease the river dragons. Today it's one of the fastest growing water sports in the world.

Address: Jack London Square, Oakland, CA 94620 - MAP
Phone: (510) 452-4272
Web: www.edragons.org