Never the same. Always San Francisco. | SPECIAL EvENTS . 21 NOVEMBER Sausalito Floating Homes Tour SAUSALITO FLOATING HOMES TOUR Sausalito, 415-332-1916 floatinghomes.org FOLSOM STREET FAIR Folsom St. between Seventh and 12th streets, 415-777-3247 folsomstreetfair.com Fourth of July Waterfront Festival EMBARCADERO CENTER BUILDING LIGHTING CEREMONY Embaradero Plaza, 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 UNION SQUARE TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY Union Square, 415-781-7880 visitunionsquaresf.com or macys.com/believe GHIRARDELLI SQUARE TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY Ghirardelli Square, 415-775-5500 ghirardellisq.com JULY FOURTH OF JULY WATERFRONT FESTIVAL PIER 39 415-705-5500 pier39.com FILLMORE STREET JAZZ FESTIVAL Fillmore St. between Jackson and Eddy streets fillmorejazzfestival.com SALSA FESTIVAL ON THE FILLMORE 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, 415-621-0556 (info) 866-558-4253 (tickets) sfjff.org RENEGADE CRAFT FAIR Fort Mason Center renegadecraft.com/san-francisco SAN FRANCISCO MARATHON, HALF MARATHON, 5K RUN/WALK The Embarcadero, 888-958-6668, ext. 1 thesfmarathon.com OKTOBERFEST BY THE BAY Pier 48, 888-746-7522 oktoberfestbythebay.com Eat drink SF OCTOBER FLEET WEEK SAN FRANCISCO Marina Green, 415-306-0911 fleetweeksf.org HARDLY STRICTLY BLUEGRASS Hellman Hollow, Golden Gate Park hardlystrictlybluegrass.com EAT DRINK SF Fort Mason Center eatdrink-sf.com NOE VALLEY WINE WALK 24th St. from Diamond to Chattanooga streets sresproductions.com BAY AREA BREW FESTIVAL Pier 35 bayareabrewfestival.com THE GIANT RACE AT&T Park, 415-972-1881 thegiantrace.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 DECEMBER PAC-12 FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME Levi’s ® Stadium, 408-579-4449 pac-12.com UNION STREET FANTASY OF LIGHTS Union St. between Van Ness and Steiner streets, 800-310-6563 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 SEPTEMBER SAUSALITO ART FESTIVAL Sausalito, 415-332-3555 sausalitoartfestival.org ARCHITECTURE AND THE CITY Citywide, 415-874-2620 archandcity.org iStock; facebook.com/eatdrinksffestival; ghirardelli.com AUGUST ACC CRAFT SHOW Fort Mason Center, 800-836-3470 craftcouncil.org NIHONMACHI STREET FAIR Japantown, 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 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, 415-864-6000 sfsymphony.org J-POP SUMMIT FESTIVAL Fort Mason Center j-pop.com GHIRARDELLI SQUARE CHOCOLATE FESTIVAL Ghirardelli Square, 415-775-5500 ghirardellisq.com AUTUMN MOON FESTIVAL Grant Ave. moonfestival.org Ghirardelli Square Chocolate Festival sftravel.com