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. For a complete list and details, visit sftravel.com. JANUARY Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Yerba Buena Gardens norcalmlkfoundation.org San Francisco Sketchfest Various locations sfsketchfest.com Golden Gate Kennel Club Dog Show 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 SPECIAL EVENTS 2019 ART ANd CULTURE Bay to Breakers 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 in the Bay Area 415-920-9181 bayareandw.org Earth Day Civic Center Plaza earthdaystreetfest.org Bay to Breakers Financial District to Ocean Beach 415-231-3130 baytobreakers.com Carnaval Mission District, 415-206-0577 carnavalsanfrancisco.org Alcatraz Challenge San Francisco Bay and Golden Gate Bridge alcatrazchallenge.tricalifornia.com FEBRUARY Chinese New Year Parade and Celebration Chinatown, 415-982-3000 chineseparade.com San Francisco Independent Film Festival Roxie Theatre and various locations 415-820-3907 sfindie.com San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition Fort Mason Center winejudging.com Tulipmania PIER 39, 415-705-5500 pier39.com/tulipmania San Francisco Beer Week Various Bay Area locations sfbeerweek.org Pacific Orchid Exposition Hall of Flowers, Golden Gate Park orchidsanfrancisco.org Noise Pop Various locations, 415-375-3370 noisepop.com JUNE Union Street Music Festival Union St. between Gough and Steiner streets, 800-310-6563 sresproductions.com/events/ North Beach Festival Washington Square Park sresproductions.com/events/north-beach-festival EddieHernandezPhotography / Shutterstock.com 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 MAY MARCH How Weird Street Faire Howard and Second streets howweird.org Cinco de Mayo Valencia St. 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 in the Bay Area sfmade.org Uncorked – The San Francisco Wine Festival Ghirardelli Square and on Beach St. between Larkin and Polk streets 415-775-5500 uncorkedwinefestivals.com San Francisco International Chocolate Salon Various locations sfchocolatesalon.com International Ocean Film Festival Cowell Theater at Fort Mason Center 415-561-6251 oceanfilmfest.org St. Patrick’s Day Parade Second and Market streets to Civic Center facebook.com/saintpatricksdaysf 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 22 . sftravel.com
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