Art & Wind Festival — family kites & art fair

The big thing to clear up first is the date. This festival is real, but the timing in the prompt is off. San Ramon’s Art & Wind Festival is scheduled for Sunday, May 24, and Monday, May 25, 2026 — not May 9–10 — and it’s happening at Central Park, 12501 Alcosta Blvd. from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. both days. (sanramon.ca.gov) ### So when is it actually happening? It’s a Memorial Day weekend event. The city’s event page and its May 1 news update both point to the same dates: Sunday, May 24, and Monday, May 25, 2026. That matters because someone planning around “this weekend” on Wednesday, May 6 would show up more than two weeks early. (sanramon.ca.gov) ### Where does it happen? Everything is centered on San Ramon Central Park. The city lists the address as 12501 Alcosta Boulevard, at the corner of Bollinger Canyon Road and Alcosta Boulevard. That’s the main anchor if you’re figuring out parking, transit, or whether this is a neighborhood street fair versus a full park festival. It’s the full park setup. (sanramon.ca.gov) ### What kind of festival is this? Basically, it’s a big family event built around two things at once — kites in the air and an art fair on the ground. The city describes fine arts, crafts, specialty food vendors, live entertainment, professiona(sanramon.ca.gov)u a better sense of scale than “community event” does. (sanramon.ca.gov) ### Is it mostly for kids? Kids are a huge part of it, but not the whole thing. The festival includes kite-making workshops for children and a kid’s zone, which makes it easy to treat as a family outing. But the art and craft vendors, live music stages, and food lineup mean adults are clearly part of the target too. It’s more county-fair energy than playground energy. (sanramon.ca.gov) ### How big does it seem? Pretty substantial. The city’s entertainment application page says the festival includes 4 stages of entertainment, while some public-facing event descriptions mention 3 entertainment stages. That mismatch probably reflects different ways of counting st(sanramon.ca.gov)n-a-park situation. It’s a multi-stage event with a lot going on at once. (sanramon.ca.gov) ### What should you know before going? Transit and parking are part of the plan. The city says the best way to get there is via County Connection bus service, using the San Ramon Transit Center as the destination and then walking to the park. There’s also a directions-and-parkin(sanramon.ca.gov)o need traffic management. (sanramon.ca.gov) ### Is it a long-running event? Yes — and that helps explain why locals already know the name. Outside event listings call 2026 the 37th annual festival. That’s not just a one-off spring fair. It’s an established San Ramon tradition that comes back on the same holiday weekend rhythm. (nextdoor.com) ### Bottom line If you’re writing or planning around this story, the correction is the story. The festival is still on — but it’s on May 24–25, 2026, not May 9–10. Everything else flows from that. (sanramon.ca.gov)