Last updated on March 30, 2009
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San Francisco Festivals - By Month
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Dates and details are subject to change. Always check with the organization or venue for updates.
San Francisco Summer Festivals 2009 - Ongoing
See the San Francisco Neighborhood Map for precise street locations.
San Francisco Improv Festival
2009 dates TBA - July & August
Weeks of improv training workshops, and public improv performances
Stern Grove Festival
June through August
2009 dates will post on May 1, 2009
Diverse performances and concerts, outdoors in a terraced landscape theater - free of charge
Yerba Buena Gardens Festival
May to October
Free performances in a variety of genres including dance, music, and children's activities - at Yerba Buena Gardens
San Francisco Festivals - July 2009
Marin County Fair
July 1 to 5, 2009
San Rafael - Marin County Civic Center
Concerts, rides, fireworks, speakers, films, attractions
San Francisco 4th of July - Fireworks & Celebration
July 4
Link to list of fireworks celebrations and cruises, w/ location map
Fillmore Jazz Festival
July 4 & 5, 2009
Stages along Fillmore showcase Bay Area jazz talent.
LaborFest 2009
July 5 to July 31
Various locations and events
Institutionalizes the history and culture of working people in an annual labor cultural, film and arts festival - begins every July 5th, the anniversary of the 1934 Bloody Thursday event
The Crucible's 9th Annual Fire Arts Festival
July 15 to 18, 2009
Crucible's Fire Art Arena - Kirkham & 7th in Oakland
Celebrates creation through fire and light with an open-air exhibition of fire art
San Francisco Silent Film Festival
July 10 to 12, 2009
Three days of silent films at the Castro Theatre.
Bay Bridge Brawl
July 12 - 8p
Herbst Pavilion - Fort Mason - (See Map of Fort Mason)
$15 (adv)/$17 (door) - All-woman flat-track roller derby
San Francisco Frozen Film Festival
Check website for 2009 updates
Various Venues
Annual July festival bringing independent filmmakers and musicians to the San Francisco Bay Area from around the globe
The Renegade Craft Fair
July 18 & 19
Fort Mason - See Map of Fort Mason
Large DIY craft fair with an edge - featuring comic books, to silk-screened posters, to jewelry and reconstructing clothing
Scottish Highland Games (Oakland)
July 11 & 12
Celtic music, competition, dance, clan displays, children’s activities & craft vendors at Dunsmuir House.
49er National Anthem Auditions
July 11, 2009 - Pier 39
Finalists will be pre-selected to perform a live audition at PIER 39 before a panel of judges. Winners will be invited to sing the National Anthem at the 49ers’ upcoming home games.
Midsummer Mozart Festival
Check website for 2009 updates
North America’s only all-Mozart festival.
AIDS Walk San Francisco
July 19, 2009
Golden Gate Park - Sharon Meadow - (See Map of Golden Gate Park)
Participants get pledges to benefit the San Francisco AIDS Foundation
Giants Community Fund Golf Classic - Fundraiser
Check website for 2009 Updates
The Olympic Club - San Francisco
Fundraiser for the Junior Giants - Tee off with the pros in a full day of golf, followed by a reception and dinner at the historic Olympic Club (Photos and info from previous Golf Classic events
North Beach Jazz Festival
Check website for 2009 updates
Celebrates the cultural history of North Beach and includes free jazz performances over the five days of the festival.
Bicycle Film Festival
2009 dates TBA
Films include: Road to Roubaix (2008, The Six-Day Bicycle Races (2006), Les Ninja du Japon
Also see: JOY RIDE, an art show for the film festival, 7/24-26 - Bottlecapp Gallery (180 Capp St)
San Francisco Jewish Film Festival
July 23 to Aug 10, 2009
The world’s first and largest Jewish film festival, using film and media arts to foster cultural understanding.
Brainwash TV Film Festival
Check website for 2009 updates
San Francisco Bay Area's annual outdoor Drive-in, Bike-in, Walk-in Movie Festival since 1995
Bay Area Playwrights Festival
July 17 to 26, 2009
New plays by emerging and established writers
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