Foster City's outdoor summer celebration returns on Aug. 15-17, 2025. Located at Foster City's beautiful Leo J Ryan Park on the water. Featuring 65+ retail vendors, 20 food trucks, desserts & specialty drinks, a carnival, live music, a car show, a duck race, beer & wine booths and lots & lots of great summertime community vibes. Free admission for attendees. All ages. Dog friendly. Featuring:
- An outdoor vendor marketplace featuring over 65 makers and artists curated by SJMADE (Saturday and Sunday only)
- Food trucks curated by our sister company Moveable Feast (4 trucks on Friday, 20 trucks on Saturday and 20 trucks on Sunday)
- Beer and wine booths (Saturday and Sunday only)
- A carnival featuring rides, attractions and games (all three days)
- Live music performances (all three days)
- Rubber ducky races (Sunday morning only)
- Classic car show (Friday only)
- Beautiful waterfront views
- Summertime vibes
- And more!
Located outdoors at the beautiful Leo J. Ryan Park at 650 Shell Blvd, Foster City, CA 94404. Free admission. Dog friendly. All ages.
View highlights from 2022 amd 2024 (We forgot to make an event recap reel in 2023! Whoops! Sorry!)!
Event Details
- Event Title: Foster City Summer Days 2025
- Event Organizer: Foster City Parks & Recreation
- Dates: August 15 through August 17 (view schedule below for programming details for each day)
- Times: View schedule below
- Location: Leo J. Ryan Park, 650 Shell Blvd, Foster City, CA 94404 (the event takes place both within the park, the park's parking lots and the road closure on Shell Boulevard between Hillside and South Road)
- Details: Outdoor event. Free admission. Dog friendly.
- Official Event Website with Full Event Details: https://www.fcsummerdays.com
- Foster City Parks & Recreation on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FosterCityRecreation
- Foster City Parks & Recreation on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fcrecreation/?hl=en
Event Schedule
Friday, Aug. 15, 2025
- Carnival Rides (5 PM to 10:30 PM)
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Classic Car Show (4 PM to 7 PM)
- Food Trucks (4 PM to 8 PM)
- [NOTE: The Vendor Marketplace will NOT be open on this day.]
Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025
- Carnival Rides (11 AM to 11 PM)
- Vendor Marketplace (11 AM to 6 PM)
- Food Trucks + Beer & Wine Booths (11 AM to 8 PM)
- Live Entertainment at the Community Stage (10 AM to 5 PM)
Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025
- Rubber Ducky Races (9 AM to 11 AM)
- Carnival Rides (11 AM to 7 PM)
- Vendor Marketplace (11 AM to 5 PM)
- Food Trucks + Beer & Wine Booths (11 AM to 5 PM)
Parking
- Event Parking is available for $10 at Parkside Towers (1031 E. Hillsdale Blvd), City Hall (610 Foster City Blvd) Century (1065 E. Hillsdale Blvd) from 9am-7pm on Saturday and 9am-5pm on Sunday.
- Accessibility parking is located at the Community Center / Foster City Library lot located at 1000 E Hillsdale Blvd, Foster City, CA 94404.
- Event parking is not allowed in private retail centers or nearby residential streets.
Temporary Street and Parking Lot Closures
**New for 2025: Due to the construction of the new Community Center, street closure timeline may be adjusted. Please continue to check back for updates.**
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Shell Boulevard (between East Hillsdale Boulevard and Bounty Drive) closed to through traffic from 9:00 AM on Thursday, August 14 until 5:00 AM on Monday, August 18.
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Balclutha Drive (between the round-about on the PJCC campus and Shell Boulevard) closed to through traffic from 9:00 AM on Thursday, August 14 until 5:00 AM on Monday, August 18.
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Shell Boulevard exit from South Service Road of the PJCC campus will be closed from 9:00 AM on Thursday, August 14 until 5:00 AM on Monday, August 18.
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Shell Boulevard exit from Civic Center Drive will be closed from 9:00 AM on Thursday, August 14 until 5:00 AM on Monday, August 18.
Vendor Lineup & Vendor Marketplace Map
BUY DISCOUNTED CARNIVAL RIDES TICKETS BEFORE AUG. 14
This family friendly event will also feature carnival rides and games. Admission to the event is free, tickets are required for the rides. Advanced discounted tickets are available for purchase online now through August 15. After that, only tickets can be purchased at the event. Individual ride tickets can be purchased at the event only.
Advanced discounted wristband tickets are available for purchase online only from June 20 through August 14.
After August 14, tickets can only be purchased onsite at the event. Individual ride tickets can be purchased at the event only.
WHY IS SAN JOSÉ MADE DOING AN EVENT IN FOSTER CITY?
In 2019 and 2022–2024, we were part of the event through our sister company Moveable, curating and placing food trucks at the event on both Saturday and Sunday. We saw first-hand how big and how significant of a community event this is for the Foster City / San Mateo County area so we're truly excited to be able to curate and create the artist & maker market again for this year's Foster City Summer Days event. The initial plan was to temporarily take over the vendor marketplace duties while our friends at SF Etsy–the original curator of the artist & maker vendor marketplace in 2019–were on sabbatical from doing events. However, as their sabbatical from doing events continues through present day, we will continue to create the vendor marketplace at each Foster City Summer Days.
Photos From Past Summer Days Events
