8th Annual Chinatown Music Festival & Living Alleyways

Saturday, Aug. 12, 11 a.m.–5 p.m. Waverly Place This festival will feature traditional and contemporary artists, performances, and art, and will celebrate the alleyways of the Ch... Read More

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American Craft Council Show

Fri.–Sun., Aug. 4–6, 10 a.m. Festival Pavilion, Fort Mason Center Featuring more than 225 of the best contemporary jewelry, clothing, furniture, and home decor artists from acr... Read More

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40th Annual Playwright’s Festival

Fri.–Sun., July 13–23 Custom Made Theatre (533 Sutter St.) Enjoy two weekends of outstanding readings of new plays from some of the most talented emerging playwrights in the co... Read More

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North Beach First Fridays

Friday, July 7, 6–9 p.m. Various venues Explore and appreciate the ever-growing collections of art and entertainment in this collaborative community effort. Free, northbeachfirst... Read More

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Make a Wish for Tanabata

Daily, July 5–12 SFPL Western Addition (1550 Scott St.) Tanabata, a Japanese festival held annually on July 7, celebrates the yearly meeting of two star-crossed lovers separated ... Read More

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Missing by Sophie Calle at the San Francisco waterfront this summer

By Sharon Anderson

Through Aug. 20, French conceptual artist Sophie Calle brings her installation Missing to San Francisco. This exhibition, presented by the Fort Mason Center for the Arts & Cult... Read More

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Painters, Paris, and hats at the Legion of Honor

By Lynette Majer

While Degas is most often associated with his renderings of women as ballerinas, Degas, Impressionism, and the Paris Millinery Trade, presents a lesser well known, yet equally note... Read More

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Pasados del Presidio: San Francisco’s Birthday

Fri.–Sat., June 23–24 Presidio Officer’s Club & Pershing Square Commemorate the founding of the Presidio and celebrate the early people of California in this two-day ... Read More

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13th Annual Asian Heritage Street Celebration

Saturday, May 20, 11 a.m.–6 p.m. U.N. Plaza & Fulton St. (btw. Larkin & Hyde) A showcase of all Asian and Pacific Islander cultures, this celebration is the largest�... Read More

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13th Annual Cinco de Mayo Festival

Saturday, May 5, 10 a.m.–6 p.m. Valencia St. (btw. 21st & 24th) The celebration will showcase the best of Mexican and Latin American cultures with a diverse array of Mexican ... Read More

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Startup Art Fair

Fri.–Sun., April 28–29 Hotel Del Sol (3100 Webster St.) This immersive, contemporary art experience showcases works of multiple mediums from a diverse group of 47 independent a... Read More

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Spring Open Studios

Sat.–Sun., April 22–23, 11 a.m.–6 p.m. Hunter’s Point Shipyard & Islais Creek Studios Participating artists from the country’s largest artist’s communit... Read More

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14th Annual Crossroads Irish-American Festival

Various days, March 2–April 2 Various Bay Area venues Exploring and celebrating the history of the Irish diaspora, this cultural and literary event includes creative performance,... Read More

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Bay Area American Indian Two-Spirit Powwow

Saturday, Feb. 4, 10 a.m. Festival Pavilion, Fort Mason Center This celebration of traditional Native American culture also provides a gender-affirming experience for the two-spiri... Read More

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6th Annual Yerba Buena Night

Saturday, Oct. 15, 6–10 p.m. Various venues in Yerba Buena District See, hear, and experience this exciting neighborhood come alive with over 30 different performances including ... Read More

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