24 . SPECIAL EVENTS | Never the same. Always San Francisco. SPECIAL EVENTS 2019 THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, THERE’S NO SHORTAGE OF THINGS TO DO AND SEE IN SAN FRANCISCO, WHICH INCLUDES THE CITY’S MANY SPECIAL EVENTS AND FESTIVALS. While these events are a fun time to visit the city, they can result in street closures near The Moscone Center and impact local transit. For your convenience, the following is a list of recurring, annual events to be aware of when planning your next meeting. All dates and locations of local events are subject to change and should be confirmed with sponsors. For a more detailed events calendar, visit sftravel.com. Chinese New Year Parade JANUARY DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. CELEBRATION Yerba Buena Gardens, 415-978-2787 norcalmlkfoundation.org MAY HOW WEIRD STREET FAIRE Howard and Second streets howweird.org SEPTEMBER FOLSOM STREET FAIR folsomstreetfair.com Folsom Street between Seventh and 12th streets 415-777-3247 BAY TO BREAKERS The Embarcadero, 415-231-3130 baytobreakers.com FEBRUARY CHINESE NEW YEAR PARADE AND CELEBRATION Chinatown, 415-982-3000 chineseparade.com OCTOBER FLEET WEEK SAN FRANCISCO Marina Green, 415-306-0911 fleetweeksf.org CARNAVAL Mission District, 415-206-0577 carnavalsanfrancisco.org MARCH ST. PATRICK’S DAY PARADE Second and Market streets to Civic Center sresproductions.com/events/ st-patricks-day-festival JUNE SAN FRANCISCO PRIDE CELEBRATION AND PARADE Embarcadero to Civic Center, Market St. 415-864-0831 sfpride.org APRIL CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL Civic Center and Japantown, 415-563-2313 sfcherryblossom.org JULY SAN FRANCISCO MARATHON, HALF MARATHON, 5K RUN/WALK PIER 39 thesfmarathon.com Fleet Week sftravel.com © flickr.com/34186459@N00; © Reuters
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