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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 2008 - Ongoing
See the San Francisco Neighborhood Map for precise street locations.
San Francisco Improv Festival
July 10 to August 23, 2008
Weeks of improv training workshops, and public improv performances.
Stern Grove Festival
June 15 through August 2008
Diverse performances and concerts, outdoors in a terraced landscape theater - free of charge.
Yerba Buena Gardens Festival
May to October 2008
Free performances in a variety of genres including dance, music, and children's activities - at Yerba Buena Gardens
Zeitgeist International Film Festival
June 9, July 14, August 11
Zeitgeist at 199 Valencia (at Duboce)
Once-a-month summer showing of short film/videos (under 15 minutes) made in any year, in any category and genre - shown on the outdoor patio at Zeitgeist bar
San Francisco Festivals - July 2008
Marin County Fair
July 2 to 6
San Rafael - Marin County Civic Center
Concerts, rides, fireworks, speakers, films, attractions
San Francisco 4th of July - Fireworks & Celebration
July 4
Link above to list of fireworks celebrations and cruises, w/ location map
Fillmore Jazz Festival
July 5 & 6
Stages along Fillmore showcase Bay Area jazz talent.
Labor Fest 2008
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 7th Annual Fire Arts Festival
July 9 to 12
Crucible's Fire Art Arena - Kirkham & 7th in Oakland
Celebrates creation through fire and light with an open-air exhibition of fire art
42nd International Children's Games
July 10 to 15
At 6 venues including Kezar Stadium and Koret Center
A gathering of 1,500 young athletes from around the world
San Francisco Silent Film Festival
July 11 to 13
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
July 11 to 13
Various Venues
Annual July festival bringing independent filmmakers and musicians to the San Francisco Bay Area from around the globe
City Hall Victory Garden - Community Planting Day
July 12 at Civic Center
City planting day with Mayor Gavin Newsom, Slow Food Nation Founder Alice Waters and Bay Area Community Gardening Organizations
The Renegade Craft Fair
July 12 & 13 - 11a to 7p
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 12 & 13
Celtic music, competition, dance, clan displays, children’s activities & craft vendors at Dunsmuir House.
Midsummer Mozart Festival
July 17 to August 3, 2008
North America’s only all-Mozart festival.
2008 Wooden Boat Show
July 13 - 10a to 4p
Corinthian Yacht Club - 43 Main St in Tiburon
Approx 60 traditional sailing vessels will be on display withowners on hand to share a bit of their history - San Francisco Feetwarmers will play jazz all afternoon - there will be activities for children, refreshments, BBQ - Boat show proceeds go toward Master Mariners Benevolent Foundation
AIDS Walk San Francisco
July 2010:30am start
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
July 21
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
North Beach Jazz Festival
July 21 to 27
Celebrates the cultural history of North Beach and includes free jazz performances over the five days of the festival.
Bicycle Film Festival
July 23 to 26
Films include: Road to Roubaix (2008, The Six-Day Bicycle Races (2006), Les Ninja du Japon
Festival of Sail San Francisco
July 23 to 27, 2008
San Francisco Waterfront Area
San Francisco Bay welcomes Tall Ships® from around the world as they sail under the Golden Gate Bridge for one week in July 2008 - the vessels will be docked along the waterfront, offering opportunities to tour, sail and learn
San Francisco Jewish Film Festival
July 24 to August 11, 2008
The world’s first and largest Jewish film festival, using film and media arts to foster cultural understanding.
San Francisco International Poetry Festival
July 24 to 26, 2008
Various locations and times
Kickoff Party at 6p in Balmy Alley on July 24 - See website for additional events
Brainwash TV Film Festival
July 25 & 26, 2008 - Shows at 9p
$9 each night - Held in the Alliance for West Oakland Development parking lot
A drive-In/bike-In/walk-in movie festival
Bay Area Playwrights Festival
July 25 to August 3, 2008 - Magic Theatre
Ten new plays by emerging and established writers
The Guardsmen Endless Summer Party
July 26, 2008 - 5p to 1a
Herbst Pavilion - Fort Mason - (See Map of Fort Mason
$45 - The pavilion will be transformed into a tropical paradise with tiki bar and sandy indoor beach - 80s cover band Pop Rocks, BBQ, drinks
Berkeley Kite Festival
July 26 & 27, 2008
Cesar E Chavez Park - Berkeley Marina
See photos from the 2007 Berkeley Kite Festival
San Francisco Indoor Gardening Expo
July 26 & 27, 2008
Festival Pavilion - Fort Mason - (See Map of Fort Mason
Discover the latest cutting edge products and technologies for everday gardening problems
San Francisco Theater Festival
July 27, 2008
Free festival showcasing 77 theater groups, 10 stages, 267 actors, and children’s program.
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