20 SPECIAL EvENTS 2019 NOISE POP Various locations, 415-375-3370 noisepop.com . SPECIAL EvENTS | Never the same. Always San Francisco. 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. This is a partial list of events; for a complete list and more details, visit sftravel.com or contact Media Relations, media-relations@sftravel.com. MAY HOW WEIRD STREET FAIRE Howard and Second streets howweird.org CINCO DE MAYO Valencia Street between 21st and 24th streets mncsf.org/sfcincodemayo CAAMFEST, CELEBRATING ASIAN AMERICAN FILM, MUSIC AND FOOD Various venues in the Bay Area, 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 The Embarcadero, 415-231-3130 baytobreakers.com CARNAVAL Mission District, 415-206-0577 carnavalsanfrancisco.org ALCATRAZ CHALLENGE San Francisco Bay alcatrazchallenge.tricalifornia.com FOR SPECIFIC DATES AND MORE EVENTS VISIT sftravel.com /explor e/ events MARCH Chinese New Year Parade 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 venues including the Castro Theatre and Roxie Theater 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 INTERNATIONAL CHOCOLATE SALON Various locations sfchocolatesalon.com INTERNATIONAL OCEAN FILM FESTIVAL Cowell Theater, Fort Mason Center 415-561-6251 oceanfilmfest.org ST. PATRICK’S DAY PARADE Second and Market streets to Civic Center facebook.com/saintpatricksdaysf JANUARY 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, 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 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 PIER 39 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 415-920-9181 bayareandw.org EARTH DAY Civic Center Plaza earthdaystreetfest.org Stern Grove Festival FEBRUARY CHINESE NEW YEAR PARADE AND CELEBRATION Chinatown, 415-982-3000 chineseparade.com SAN FRANCISCO BEER WEEK Bay Area sfbeerweek.org SAN FRANCISCO INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL Roxie Theatre and various locations, 415-820-3907 sfindie.com JUNE UNION STREET MUSIC FESTIVAL Union St. between Gough and Steiner streets, 800-310-6563 sresproductions.com/events Cinco de Mayo SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE WINE COMPETITION Fort Mason Center winejudging.com TULIPMANIA PIER 39, 415-705-5500 pier39.com/tulipmania PACIFIC ORCHID EXPOSITION Hall of Flowers, Golden Gate Park orchidsanfrancisco.org sftravel.com © flickr.com/34186459@N00; facebook.com/sterngrovefestival; San Francisco Cinco de Mayo Festival
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