Art & Wind Festival — outdoor spring celebration

San Ramon’s Art & Wind Festival is scheduled for Sunday, May 24, and Monday, May 25, not this weekend, with events set for Central Park from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. both days. (sanramon.ca.gov) The city’s April 17 news update says the annual festival returns on Memorial Day weekend at San Ramon Central Park, 12501 Alcosta Blvd. The same update was posted again in an April 2 city news item. (sanramon.ca.gov 1) (sanramon.ca.gov 2) City event pages describe a two-day lineup built around professional kite flyers, kite-making workshops for children, fine arts and crafts, specialty food vendors, and entertainment on four stages. (sanramon.ca.gov 1) (sanramon.ca.gov 2) The family programming is spread across two Kids Zone areas with both free and paid activities. The city lists free options including paper pinwheels, origami butterflies and birds, tiny parachutes, face painting, and popsicle-stick dragonflies and butterflies. (sanramon.ca.gov) San Ramon bills the event as an annual Memorial Day weekend festival and a regional draw in the East Bay. City materials say most entertainment acts and all food vendors come from Tri-Valley communities. (sanramon.ca.gov) (sanramon.ca.gov) The city has already been recruiting participants for this year’s festival, with entertainment applications due March 6, food and beverage applications due March 27, and several vendor applications due April 3. Those deadlines show the event is in its final planning stretch, not a last-minute pop-up. (sanramon.ca.gov) Getting there will come with the usual festival logistics. The city says parking at three main lots and Iron Horse Middle School will cost $10, while valet bike parking on the Iron Horse Trail will be free and San Ramon City Hall will handle accessible parking. (sanramon.ca.gov) The city’s festival frequently runs rain or shine, and leashed pets are allowed under the current frequently asked questions page. For anyone planning the weekend, the full schedule is still tied to the city’s event pages rather than the April 24–26 dates in the prompt. (sanramon.ca.gov)