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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
Dolores Park Movie Night
May to October
Mission District - Dolores Park - Dolores & 20th
Free outdoor movies shown once a month in the park, through the summer
Zeitgeist International Film Festival
June 9, July 14, August 11 - 2008
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 - August 2008
Bay Area Playwrights Festival
July 25 to August 3, 2008
Magic Theatre
Ten new plays by emerging and established writers
San Francisco Aloha Festival
August 2 & 3, 2008
Presidio of San Francisco
Festival of arts from the Pacific Islanders’ Cultural Association
AfroSolo Arts Festival
Aug 2 to Oct 16, 2008
Celebrating African American artists and giving voice to the Black experience - at three San Francisco venues - check calendar
Jerry Day
August 3, 2008
Community event celebrating the life and music of the Grateful Dead’s Jerry Garcia.
SanFrancisco International Festival of Short Films
Aug 6 to 9, 2008
Red Vic & Victoria Theaters
60 short films from around the world
Nihonmachi Street Fair
August 99 & 10, 2008
Celebration of Asian and Pacific American communities with music, performances, food, drink and community information.
Bay Area Tap Festival
August 10 to 17, 2008
Celebrates the art of tap dance with classes, workshops and performances.
Golden Gate Renaissance Festival
August 16 & 17, 2008
Five acres of entertainment, merchants, sword fighting, jousting, magicians and mistrels, food and drink.
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