20 . SPECIAL EvENTS | Never the same. Always San Francisco. 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 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 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 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 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 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 DECEMBER PAC-12 FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME Levi’s Stadium, 408-579-4449 pac-12.com/football/football-championship-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 FROM TOP: iStock Photo; Calvin Jeng; World Rugby AUGUST ACC CRAFT SHOW Fort Mason Center, 800-836-3470 craftcouncil.org NIHONMACHI STREET FAIR Japantown and Japan Center, 415-771-9861 nihonmachistreetfair.org 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 sftravel.com
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