San Leandro Cherry Festival

San Leandro Cherry Festival (6/1/24) has entered the big leagues at last, giving neighboring events in Hayward, Castro Valley, Alameda stiff competition. It's now located a block from the Davis Bart Station, parking nearby is easier in the afternoon. Short parade 12-1 starts the festival. @1 the 200 booths (arts & crafts, food trucks/booths, info from nonprofits/government agencies, a slide for youngsters, kid activities, music for adults at one stage, teen performances & others at community stage,....Event is a combo of a county fair, arts & crafts, cherry festival..FREE admission. Area isn't impacted as organizations here closed on Sat.*diverse colors on slide a celeb of Pride Day?

Wasn't here for the latest cherry festival - but I remember these from years and years ago. These days if I really want fresh cherries I would be most likely to go to the Brentwood and pick them myself - but it is a time consuming all day kind of thing that I haven't done in years. If your like me your tired of all the bad produce out there. The big idea here is to have some of the best and most fresh. I'm really not sure how fruit you buy at a normal grocery store tastes so bad. Probably the cherries here are only half of the event. The other half is the festivity itself - the going with friends and family. I have memories of this as I said in the opening. Festivals, parades - people love that sort of thing. If your a hum bug maybe you can get your toes wet with thing one in San Leandro.

A great time! Although it's considered a small festival, it is big in celebrating community and family! There is a good amount of vendors from fruits to clothing and jewelry. I do feel like they could incorporate more fruit stands. There are plenty of food trucks and lots of open seating. There is also entertainment from local dance troops and karate clubs. I highly recommend coming out!The parade is awesome too! The good thing about the parade is you don't have to come out hours early to get a good view/seat. Give yourself 15min or so before the parade and you will be just fine. It's a great parade but on a smaller scale.

A good time to go with the family pick out some cherries. A lot of vendors lotta good food, small intimate, but they have a lot of vendors selling stuff.

I wanted to attend the San Leandro Cherry Festival a couple years ago. At that time, I was trying to do two events on the same day - Carnaval at Mosswood Park and this festival. I was too tired after Carnaval.This year Carnaval at Mosswood Park was happening at the same time as the San Leandro Cherry Festival. I have never attended this event. Besides what lured me here was the main attraction of the Jets who would be performing on the stage. Then DJ Chuy Gomez would be emceeing. I convinced my husband to come along.This festival had plenty of vendors selling bing cherries, food, tie dyed clothing items, etc. Cherries range in price from $7.00 (small green basket), $14.00 (red basket) to $28.00 (large basket). Food vendors included Pinx Catering, JJ Sweets 'n Treats, Hokkaido Hawaiian Ice Cream, Pennsylvania Dutch Funnel Cakes. There was also the Cherry Shop selling sunglasses, wine glasses and red metal water bottles.I have to admit that this event is better than a certain one held during the summer season on Park Street in Alameda. Musically speaking the entertainment was better and the crowd more diverse. Indeed this event is fun and family oriented. Familia and buenisimo. I enjoyed myself. I look forward to the next San Leandro Cherry Festival. Of course, I will have to bring more cash despite the numerous ATM's available in the area.

Located in the heart of downtown San Leandro behind CVS/Safeway. Found free street parking a few blocks away in a residential area. Went in the afternoon so missed the parade. It was SO hot! Remember to wear sunblock and a hat. Medium sized festival with 2 stages. Lots of cherry vendors and people handing out samples. There were also food trucks, kid's rides and various booths selling pies/clothes/jewelry. Didn't get any cherries but bought a giant bag of kettle corn for $10! No dogs allowed.

It was sooooo hot but so much fun at the same time. My first time coming to the cherry festival and I'm glad I was able to attend this year. I read last year's reviews so I would know the best way to park and I'm glad I did because there was a ton of FREE parking by the library, just as I had read. Winning!!! There were tons of vendors, food trucks, arts and crafts for the kids, wristbands for those that are 21+ and want to indulge in some wine or beer... I decided on beer since the cups were bigger than the wine cups (gotta get your money worth right? lol). The line for 2 of the more popular beer companies were far too long in that heat so I chose the one with no line and well I'll be damned. They had better beer than the other two! I like sweet beer and the Cleophus company had a cherryland beer that was good and another beer (sorry I forgot the name) that had a sour taste in the beginning but wasn't over powerful. It was really good. A pleasant surprise. Goapele was this year's headliner and she did not disappoint, per usual. Hosted by Chuy Gomez. Everyone was dancing and having a great time. It was a blast.

My high school volunteer experience always brought me to my beloved hometown's annual Cherry Festival. We're famous for these cherries and I'm happy that SL has done its best to retain its lore by keeping this festival running in its now 110th year.Back in the Day, the Cherry Festival used to take place by the Marina. Now they've moved it downtown and I think the decision was a welcome way. It's far more accessible and tight-knit now that it's here instead of being by the waters. A few cross-streets are blocked off so that pedestrians can walk through and enjoy the festivities.Some highlights:- The massive amounts of cherries available for purchase at the beginning of the market- The arts and crafts knick-knacks that you may purchase from individual local sellers- Free swag from SLUSD, SLPD, and more- Awesome performances and lively crowdWhether you understand the festival or not, it's still one of the best street fests in the East Bay and one that I'll continue to attend now that I am back home in Northern California.

This is the 4th time that we have been to the cherry festival this is an annual festival that has lots of vendors with cherries with food with games with their own products that they so kind of like a basic festival anywhere else except for a space on cherries they have rides for kids in a kids area and it's a lot of fun for families

The festival is fun, but it's packed. There's very little parking, so if you're bringing kids, I would recommend a stroller or wagon. Most of the vendors took cards but it's good to carry cash on you.