Never the same. Always San Francisco. | SPECIAL EvENTS . 19 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. PACIFIC ORCHID EXPOSITION Cow Palace, 650-548-6700 orchidsanfrancisco.org NOISE POP Various locations, 415-375-3370 noisepop.com 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 FOR SPECIFIC DATES AND MORE EVENTS VISIT sftravel.com /explor e/ events 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/north-beach-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 MARCH 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 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 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 FROM TOP: San Francisco Travel Association; Instagram.com/baytobreakers; ©2017 Stefan Cohen 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 MAY SAN FRANCISCO HOW WEIRD STREET FAIRE Howard and Second Sts. howweird.org sftravel.com
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