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SPECIAL EVENTS 2018 THE FOLLOWING EVENTS ARE HELD ON AN ANNUAL BASIS AND ARE UPDATED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. ALL DATES AND LOCATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AND SHOULD BE CONFIRMED WITH SPONSORS BEFORE MAKING TRAVEL PLANS. This is a partial list of events; for a complete list and more details, visit sftravel.com. FOR SPECIFIC DATES AND MORE EVENTS VISIT sftravel.com/explore/events San Francisco Travel Association JANUARY 28TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SEA LIONS’ ARRIVAL AT PIER 39 PIER 39, 415-705-5500 pier39.com NOIR CITY: SAN FRANCISCO FILM NOIR FESTIVAL Castro Theatre noircity.com SAN FRANCISCO SKETCHFEST Various locations sfsketchfest.com DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. CELEBRATION Yerba Buena Gardens norcalmlkfoundation.org GOLDEN GATE KENNEL CLUB DOG SHOW Cow Palace, Geneva Ave. and Santos St., 415-404-4111 goldengatekennelclub.com SAN FRANCISCO BALLET GALA OPENING War Memorial Opera House, 415-865-2000 sfballet.org FEBRUARY SAN FRANCISCO BEER WEEK Bay Area sfbeerweek.org SAN FRANCISCO INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL Roxie Theatre and various locations, 415-820-3907 sfindie.com CHINESE NEW YEAR PARADE AND CELEBRATION Chinatown, 415-982-3071 chineseparade.com SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE WINE COMPETITION Fort Mason Center winejudging.com TULIPMANIA PIER 39, 415-705-5500 pier39.com PACIFIC ORCHID EXPOSITION Cow Palace, 650-548-6700 orchidsanfrancisco.org NOISE POP Various locations, 415-375-3370 noisepop.com MARCH SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL CHOCOLATE SALON Herbst Pavilion, Fort Mason Center sfchocolatesalon.com OCEAN FILM FESTIVAL Cowell Theater, Fort Mason Center 415-561-6251 oceanfilmfest.org ST. PATRICK’S DAY PARADE Second and Market Sts. to Civic Center facebook.com/saintpatricksdaysf APRIL OPENING DAY – SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS AT&T 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 venues including Castro Theatre and Roxie Theatre 415-561-5000 sffs.org CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL Japantown, 415-563-2313 sfcherryblossom.org BAY AREA NATIONAL DANCE WEEK Various locations in the Bay Area 415-920-9181 bayareandw.org EARTH DAY Civic Center Plaza earthdaystreetfest.com MAY SAN FRANCISCO HOW WEIRD STREET FAIRE Howard and Second Sts. howweird.org CINCO DE MAYO Valencia Street between 21st and 24th Sts. mncsf.org/sfcincodemayo CAAMFEST, CELEBRATING ASIAN AMERICAN FILM, MUSIC AND FOOD Various venues in the Bay Area, 415-863-0814, ext. 104 caamedia.org SFMADE WEEK Various locations in the Bay Area sfmade.org UNCORKED – THE SAN FRANCISCO WINE FESTIVAL Ghirardelli Square and on Beach Street between Larkin and Polk Sts., 415-775-5500 ghirardellisq.com Instagram.com/baytobreakers BAY TO BREAKERS The Embarcadero near Mission 415-231-3130 baytobreakers.com CARNAVAL Mission District, 415-642-1748 carnavalsanfrancisco.org ALCATRAZ CHALLENGE San Francisco Bay and Golden Gate Bridge alcatrazchallenge.tricalifornia.com JUNE UNION STREET MUSIC FESTIVAL Union Street between Gough and Steiner Sts., 800-310-6563 unionstreetfestival.com NORTH BEACH FESTIVAL Washington Square sresproductions.com/events/northbeach-festival HAIGHT-ASHBURY STREET FAIR Haight St. between Masonic and Stanyan Sts. haightashburystreetfair.org JUNETEENTH PARADE AND FESTIVAL Fillmore District between Geary and Eddy Sts. sfjuneteenth.com FRAMELINE, SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL LGBTQ FILM FESTIVAL Various venues including the Castro Theatre and Roxie Theater 415-703-8650 frameline.org SAN FRANCISCO LESBIAN/ GAY/BISEXUAL/TRANSGENDER PRIDE CELEBRATION PARADE Beale Street along Market to Market and Eighth Sts., 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 Sharon Meadow, Golden Gate Park, 415-864-3330 sfopera.com ©2017 Stefan Cohen iStock Photo JULY FOURTH OF JULY WATERFRONT FESTIVAL PIER 39 415-705-5500 pier39.com FILLMORE STREET JAZZ FESTIVAL Fillmore St. between Jackson and Eddy Sts. fillmorejazzfestival.com SALSA FESTIVAL ON THE FILLMORE Various venues, Fillmore St. salsaonfillmore.com ETHNIC DANCE FESTIVAL War Memorial Opera House, 415-474-3914 worldartswest.org SAN FRANCISCO JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL Castro Theatre and other venues around the Bay Area 415-621-0556 (info) 866-558-4253 (tickets) sfjff36.jfi.org RENEGADE CRAFT FAIR Fort Mason Center renegadecraft.com/san-francisco SAN FRANCISCO MARATHON, HALF MARATHON, 5K RUN/WALK Ferry Building, 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 in McLaren Park jerryday.org OUTSIDE LANDS MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL Golden Gate Park sfoutsidelands.com EAT DRINK SF Various locations including Fort Mason Center eatdrink-sf.com NOE VALLEY WINE WALK 24th Street from Diamond to Chattanooga sresproductions.com BAY AREA BREW FESTIVAL Pier 35 bayareabrewfestival.com THE GIANT RACE AT&T 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 downtown venues, including EXIT Theatre 415-931-1094 (info) or 415-673-3847 (tickets) sffringe.org SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY’S OPENING Davies Symphony Hall, 415-552-8000 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 IN THE PARK Sharon Meadow, Golden Gate Park 415-864-3330 sfopera.com Calvin Jeng AUTUMN MOON FESTIVAL Grant Avenue moonfestival.org SAUSALITO FLOATING HOMES TOUR Sausalito 415-332-1916 floatinghomes.org FOLSOM STREET FAIR Folsom St. between Seventh and 12th Sts., 415-777-3247 folsomstreetfair.com OKTOBERFEST BY THE BAY Pier 48 near AT&T 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 Citywide 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, 415-392-7600 sffas.org NOVEMBER EMBARCADERO CENTER BUILDING LIGHTING CEREMONY Justin Herman Plaza, Embarcadero Center, 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 Moscone Center, 415-331-4406 sfautoshow.com PIER 39 TREE LIGHTING 415-705-5500 pier39.com UNION SQUARE TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY Union Square, Powell and Geary Sts., 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, 408-579-4449 pac-12.com/football/footballchampionship- game UNION STREET FANTASY OF LIGHTS Union St. between Van Ness and Steiner Sts., 800-310-6563 sresproductions.com or unionstreetsf.com SAN FRANCISCO BALLET NUTCRACKER War Memorial Opera House 301 Van Ness Ave. 415-865-2000 (tickets) sfballet.org FOSTER FARMS BOWL Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara sfbowl.org World Rugby RUGBY WORLD CUP SEVENS 2018 July 20–22 This summer, the world’s best rugby sevens players will come together in San Francisco for Rugby World Cup Sevens 2018 on July 20–22. This is the first time a Rugby World Cup event has ever been held on U.S. soil. The three-day tournament, held at AT&T Park, will feature 24 men’s and 16 women’s teams competing for the World Cup title. Rugby sevens is all about skill, speed and stamina. With just seven minutes per half and seven players on the field, these knock-out matches mean high stakes and high displays of athleticism. rwcsevens.com
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