San Francisco Festivals in August

I love August. It marks the end of summer, and the beginning of my favorite season and color spectrum -- autumn in the Bay Area.

From the free performances at Stern Grove and Yerba Buena Gardens, to the San Francisco tradition of Midnight Mass (with Peaches, of course), August events tie up the summer and launch us into the next phase of weather and festivities.

Here's the rundown on August Festivals and annual events . . . a little more than a week away.