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The following events are held on an annual basis. All dates and locations are subject to change and should be confirmed with sponsors before making travel plans. For a complete list and details, visit sftravel.com. JANUARY Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Yerba Buena Gardens norcalmlkfoundation.org San Francisco Sketchfest Various locations sfsketchfest.com Golden Gate Kennel Club Dog Show The Cow Palace, Daly City, 415-404-4111 goldengatekennelclub.com San Francisco Ballet Opening Gala San Francisco City Hall and War Memorial Opera House, 415-865-2000 sfballet.org Noir City: San Francisco Film Noir Festival Castro Theatre noircity.com FEBRUARY Chinese New Year Parade and Celebration Chinatown, 415-982-3000 chineseparade.com San Francisco Independent Film Festival Various locations, 415-820-3907 sfindie.com San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition Fort Mason Center winejudging.com Tulipmania PIER 39, 415-705-5500 pier39.com/tulipmania San Francisco Beer Week Various locations sfbeerweek.org Pacific Orchid Exposition Hall of Flowers, Golden Gate Park orchidsanfrancisco.org Noise Pop Various locations, 415-375-3370 noisepop.com MARCH San Francisco International Chocolate Salon Various locations sfchocolatesalon.com International Ocean Film Festival Cowell Theater at Fort Mason Center 415-561-6251 oceanfilmfest.org St. Patrick’s Day Parade Second and Market streets to Civic Center facebook.com/saintpatricksdaysf APRIL Opening Day – San Francisco Giants Oracle Park, 415-972-2000 sfgiants.com San Francisco International Beer Festival Fort Mason Center sfbeerfest.com Rock ‘n’ Roll San Francisco Half Marathon Golden Gate Bridge runrocknroll.com/san-francisco San Francisco International Film Festival (SFIFF) Various locations, 415-561-5000 sffs.org Cherry Blossom Festival Japantown, 415-563-2313 sfcherryblossom.org Bay Area National Dance Week Various locations, 415-920-9181 bayareandw.org Earth Day Civic Center Plaza earthdaystreetfest.org MAY How Weird Street Faire Howard and Second streets howweird.org Cinco de Mayo Valencia St. between 21st and 24th streets mncsf.org/sfcincodemayo CAAMFest, celebrating Asian- American film, music and food Various locations, 415-863-0814 caamedia.org SFMade Week Various locations sfmade.org Uncorked – The San Francisco Wine Festival Ghirardelli Square and on Beach St. between Larkin and Polk streets 415-775-5500 uncorkedwinefestivals.com Bay to Breakers Embarcadero, 415-231-3130 baytobreakers.com Carnaval Mission District, 415-206-0577 carnavalsanfrancisco.org Alcatraz Challenge San Francisco Bay alcatrazchallenge.tricalifornia.com JUNE Union Street Music Festival Union St. between Gough and Steiner streets, 800-310-6563 sresproductions.com/events North Beach Festival Washington Square sresproductions.com/events Haight-Ashbury Street Fair Haight St. between Masonic and Stanyan streets haightashburystreetfair.org Juneteenth Parade and Festival Fillmore District sfjuneteenth.com Frameline, San Francisco International LGBTQ Film Festival Various locations, 415-703-8650 frameline.org San Francisco Pride Celebration Parade Market St., 415-864-0831 sfpride.org Stern Grove Festival Stern Grove, 19th Ave. and Sloat Blvd. 415-252-6252 sterngrove.org San Francisco Opera in the Park Robin Williams Meadow, Golden Gate Park 415-864-3330 sfopera.com JULY Fourth of July Waterfront Festival PIER 39, 415-705-5500 pier39.com Fillmore Street Jazz Festival Fillmore St. between Jackson and Eddy streets fillmorejazzfestival.com Salsa Festival on The Fillmore Fillmore St. salsaonfillmore.com Ethnic Dance Festival Various locations, 415-474-3914 worldartswest.org San Francisco Jewish Film Festival Various locations 415-621-0556 (info) 866-558-4253 (tickets) jfi.org Renegade Craft Fair Fort Mason Center renegadecraft.com/san-francisco San Francisco Marathon, Half Marathon, 5K Run/Walk The Embarcadero 888-958-6668, ext. 1 thesfmarathon.com AUGUST ACC Craft Show Fort Mason Center 800-836-3470 craftcouncil.org Nihonmachi Street Fair Japantown and Japan Center 415-771-9861 nihonmachistreetfair.org Jerry Day Jerry Garcia Amphitheater, McLaren Park jerryday.org Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival Golden Gate Park sfoutsidelands.com Eat Drink SF The Midway eatdrink-sf.com Bay Area Brew Festival Pier 35 bayareabrewfestival.com The Giant Race Oracle Park, 415-972-1881 thegiantrace.com SEPTEMBER Sausalito Art Festival Sausalito, 415-332-3555 sausalitoartfestival.org Architecture and the City Citywide, 415-874-2620 archandcity.org San Francisco Fringe Festival Various locations 415-931-1094 (info) 415-673-3847 (tickets) sffringe.org San Francisco Symphony’s Opening Gala Davies Symphony Hall 415-864-6000 sfsymphony.org J-POP Summit Festival Fort Mason Center j-pop.com Ghirardelli Square Chocolate Festival Ghirardelli Square 415-775-5500 ghirardellisq.com San Francisco Opera’s Opening Gala War Memorial Opera House 415-864-3330 sfopera.com Autumn Moon Festival Grant Ave. moonfestival.org Sausalito Floating Homes Tour Sausalito, 415-332-1916 floatinghomes.org Folsom Street Fair Folsom St. between Eighth and 13th streets, 415-777-3247 folsomstreetfair.com Oktoberfest By The Bay Pier 48, near Oracle Park 888-746-7522 oktoberfestbythebay.com OCTOBER Fleet Week San Francisco Marina Green, 415-306-0911 fleetweeksf.org Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Hellman Hollow, Golden Gate Park hardlystrictlybluegrass.com Castro Street Fair Castro St., 415-841-1824 castrostreetfair.org Litquake Various locations litquake.org San Francisco Italian Heritage Parade and Festival Fisherman’s Wharf and North Beach 415-703-9888 sfcolumbusday.org ArtSpan/SF Open Studios Various locations, 415-861-9838 artspan.org Grand National Rodeo, Horse Show and Stock Show Cow Palace, Daly City, 415-404-4111 grandnationalrodeo.com San Francisco Fall Antiques Show Fort Mason Center, 415-989-9019 sffas.org NOVEMBER Embarcadero Center Building Lighting Ceremony Embarcadero Plaza, 800-733-6318 embarcaderocenter.com Illuminate SF Citywide, 415-391-2000 illuminatesf.com San Francisco International Hip-Hop Dance Festival Palace of Fine Arts Theater sfhiphopdancefest.com San Francisco International Automobile Show The Moscone Center, 415-331-4406 sfautoshow.com PIER 39 Tree Lighting PIER 39, 415-705-5500 pier39.com Union Square Tree Lighting Ceremony Union Square, 415-781-7880 visitunionsquaresf.com or macys.com/believe Ghirardelli Square Tree Lighting Ceremony Ghirardelli Square, 415-775-5500 ghirardellisq.com DECEMBER PAC-12 Football Championship Game Levi’s® Stadium, Santa Clara 408-579-4449 pac-12.com Union Street Fantasy of Lights Union St. between Van Ness Ave. and Steiner St., 800-310-6563 sresproductions.com or unionstreetsf.com Light the Menorah Ghirardelli Square 415-775-5500 ghirardellisq.com San Francisco Ballet presents “The Nutcracker” War Memorial Opera House 415-865-2000 (tickets) sfballet.org Foster Farms Bowl Levi’s® Stadium, Santa Clara fosterfarmsbowl.com
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