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 May 6 2010, 09:59 PM
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Thought I'd throw together a quick rundown of some of the street fests going down in the city this summer so we'd have a makeshift calendar with all the fairs/festivals in one place....
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Saturday May 8th -- SF Cindo de Mayo Festival Location: Dolores Park Rundown: San Francisco's Cinco de Mayo Festival will have loads of activities for the whole family. Bring your picnic blanket and enjoy all day music, kid's activities, entertainment, food, arts & crafts and more! Hours: 10am - 6pm Website: http://sfcincodemayo.com/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunday May 9th -- How Weird Street Faire Location: Howard & 2nd St Theme: Bollyweird, The Cosmic Dance Rundown: Ten blocks of art, performances, colorful costumes, unique vendors, food and drinks. Plus ten stages of electronic music, non-stop fashion shows, and healing arts. And a new world record that you can take part in! Hours: 12pm - 8pm Website: http://howweird.org/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunday May 16th -- ING Bay to Breakers Location: Race starts on Mission between Beale and Steuart Streets & Ends at Great Highway going through Golden Gate Park. Rundown: 99th Annual running of the crosstown 12k race with lots of crazy costumed fuckers and art carts. Lots of people partying in the park as the parade of loony tunes rolls through. Hours: Race starts at 8am cops start breaking shit up in the park around 7. Website: http://ingbaytobreakers.com/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Saturday June 5th & Sunday June 6th -- Union Street Festival Location: Union Street between Gough and Steiner Theme: Eco-Urban Rundown: In its 33rd year, The Union Street Festival is one of San Francisco’s largest free annual events. In 2008 we added an eco-zone to the event where we reserved two blocks of the six block Festival for green exhibitors, businesses and educational displays. This year the east entrance of the Festival, (beginning at Gough) will again feature arts and crafts created with recycled and sustainable materials and eco-friendly exhibits. Additionally, the Festival showcases 150 arts & crafts booths, 25 gourmet food booths, two stages of live entertainment and bistro style cafes. Hours: 10am - 6pm Website: http://www.unionstreetfestival.com/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunday June 13th -- Haight Street Faire Location: In the fucking title, Haight Street between Ashbury & Stanyan Theme: The LP Event Rundown: The Haight-Ashbury Street Fair is a non-profit organization dedicated to celebrating the cultural history and diversity of one of San Francisco's most internationally celebrated neighborhoods - The Haight-Ashbury District. For the last 28 years, HASF has produced the annual street fair that features arts and crafts, food booths, two musical stages and more. It also serves as a means for community groups and mercantile vendors to interact with the public and expand their base. Hours: 11:30am - 5:30pm Website: www.haightashburystreetfair.org/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Saturday June 19th & Sunday June 20th -- North Beach Festival Location: In the title again, North Beach, SF Rundown: The event is situated in the historic North Beach District, known to locals and visitors alike as San Francisco's Little Italy and the home of the famed beat generation. The Festival site includes numerous quaint streets and the beautiful Washington Square park in the heart of the district. The 2010 event will feature over 125 arts and crafts booths, 20 gourmet food booths, three stages of live entertainment, Italian street painting, a cooking demonstration stage, beverage gardens, a large children's activity area and the blessing of the animals. Hours: 10am - 6pm Website: http://www.sresproductions.com/north_beach_festival.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sundays June 20th - August 22nd -- Stern Grove Festival Location: Sigmund Stern Grove, 19th Ave & Sloat Blvd. Rundown: Free concert series every Sunday at Stern Grove, Golden Gate Park Hours: Starts at 2pm Website: www.sterngrove.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Saturday June 26th & Sunday June 27th -- SF Pride Parade & Celebration Location: Parade starts at Market & Beale and ends at Civic Center Theme: Forty and Fabulous Rundown: With over 200 parade contingents, 300 exhibitors, and 19 stages and venues, the San Francisco LGBT Pride Celebration and Parade is the largest LGBT gathering in the nation. The San Francisco Pride Celebration is packed with a wide variety of exhibitors, artists, music of all kinds, performers, dance stages and venues, and fun. There really is something here for everyone. Hours: Parade starts at 10:30am and gets to Civic Center at 12pm. Celebration ends at 6pm Saturday & 7pm Sunday. Website: http://www.sfpride.org/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Saturday July 3rd & Sunday July 4th -- Fillmore Jazz festival Location: Fillmore between Jackson & Eddy Streets Rundown: The best talent the Bay has to offer is showcased on our stages, from up-and-coming jazz fusion and latin-flavored acts to seasoned crooners belting out jazz standards. Groove to your old favorites or tune in to new sounds - our performance schedule will help you get the most out of the Fillmore Jazz Festival. Hours: 10am - 6pm Website: http://www.fillmorejazzfestival.com/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunday July 4th -- 4th of July on the Waterfront Location: Pier 39 and The Embarcadero (good views from Treasure island too, provided there's no fog) Rundown: PIER 39 celebrates Independence Day with a star-spangled day line-up of entertainment for the whole family. Beginning at 3 pm, enjoy free live band performances in the PIER 39 Entrance Plaza. From 3 – 5 pm, listen to the soft rock explosion of Mustache Harbor. Then get ready to rock out to your favorite 80’s hits with Tainted Love from 6 – 9:30 pm. Be sure to check out our street performers on the Crystal Geyser ALPINE SPRING WATER Stage throughout the day. After the concert at approximately 9:30 pm, look up to the sky over the Bay for The City of San Francisco’s annual fireworks display. PIER 39’s Fourth of July activities are proudly sponsored by Coca Cola, Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream, Crystal Geyser ALPINE SPRING WATER and The Examiner. Hours: 3pm - 10pm Website: http://www.pier39.com/Events/events.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Saturday July 10th -- Superhero Street Fair Location: Islais Creek Boardwalk, Enter at Cesar Chavez & Indiana Rundown: Donation Only: $10 in Super Couture = $20 all Mild-Mannered. There will be art exhibits, live theatre and poetry, live and electronic music, food, and an awards ceremony recognizing specific individuals and organizations for their contribution. Ceremonies will include the Mayoral proclamation of “SuperHero Day” in San Francisco. Hours: Noon - Midnight Website: http://superherosf.com/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunday July 25th -- Up Your Alley Fair Location: Dore Alley between Folsom & Howard Streets Rundown: Put on by the same people as the Folsom Street fair. Pretty much a mini version of Folsom. Hours: 11am - 6pm ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Saturday September 25th & Sunday September 26th -- Polk Street Blues Festival Location: Polk Street between Pacific & Union Rundown: The Festival will feature two main stages, a merchant marketplace, arts and crafts, gourmet food booths, a large family area, cafe seating areas, and much more. We expect the event will receive a huge amount of press since it is now the only free blues event in San Francisco. Hours: 10am - 6pm Website: http://www.polkstreetbluesfestival.com/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunday September 26th -- Folsom Street Fair Location: Folsom between 7th & 12th Streets Rundown: The 27th Folsom Street Fair will offer 250+ exciting and sexy exhibitors and vendors, hot food and cold drinks, and tons of artistic and cultural entertainment. The event hosts two live stages with 16 live alternative acts, a huge dance areas with internationally renowned DJs, a dedicated area for women ("Venus' Playground") and a newly inaugurated Artists' Area. Hours: 11am - 6pm Website: http://www.folsomstreetfair.com/index.php ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Friday October 1st - Sunday October 3rd -- Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Location: Speedway Meadow, Golden Gate Park, 25th Ave. & Fulton Rundown: A FREE festival... Three days, Six stages over 750,000 attendees and 350 musicians each year come together for Hardly Strictly Bluegrass in San Francisco's beautiful and historic Golden Gate Park... This year's event is Friday through Sunday, October 1st, 2nd & 3rd, 2010 Hours: 11am - 7pm Website: http://www.strictlybluegrass.com/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Saturday October 2nd -- Lovevolution Location: Parade starts at 11:00am & arrives at Civic Center around noon Rundown: The continuous downward spiral of a once bad ass event. 20 dollar required donation (see: cover charge) to party with a bunch of drunk underagers from Pleasanton. From their website: A parade starts from 2nd & Market St. in downtown San Francisco with ~20 floats heading West down Market St. The parade is free. The floats arrive at Civic Center plaza where they park to becomes 20 stages on a transformed festival grounds with food, beverage, a live electronic and performance stage, and outstanding revelry. There is an entrance fee to the festival grounds. No outside alcohol. All bags subject to search. Sorry, absolutely no ins and outs. Hours: 11:00am - 7:30pm Website: http://www.sflovevolution.org/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunday October 3rd -- Castro Street Fair Location: Castro between Market & 19th Streets Rundown: The fair features multiples stages with live entertainment, DJs, food vendors, community-group stalls as well as a curated artisan alley with dozens of Northern California artists. Due to community pressure the fair restructured the organization and partnered with local charities to collect gate donations and partner with groups at the beverage and beer booths to raise money for those charities. Hours: 11am - 6pm Website: http://www.castrostreetfair.org/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunday October 10th -- Italian Heritage Parade Location: Starts at Jefferson & Stockton and ends at Washington Square Park Rundown: San Francisco's 142nd ANNUAL ITALIAN HERITAGE PARADE on Sunday, October 10, 2010, as the City's oldest civic event and the nation's oldest Italian-American parade and community celebration winds its way from Fisherman's Wharf to North Beach. A San Francisco institution since it was established in 1868, the 2010 Parade is promising to be bigger, better and more colorful than ever. Highlights include dozens of handcrafted parade floats featuring Bay Area businesses, community groups, and Italian organizations; local high school Italian clubs and marching bands; special appearances by "Christopher Columbus" and Queen Isabella and Her Court; festive open-air dining and Italian wine and food specials at North Beach restaurants lining the Parade route; performances by a variety of traditional Italian musicians and performance artists; and special appearances by Bay Area and Italian-American celebrities. Hours: 12:30pm - 7pm Website: http://www.sfcolumbusday.org/parade/index.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Feel free to add more..... --------------------  |
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May 6 2010, 10:01 PM
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ϟ~ϟ Group: Gold VIP Posts: 13,799 Joined: 15-March 07 Member No.: 95 |
CINCO DEL MAYO ON THE 8TH?
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May 6 2010, 10:04 PM
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That's when the festival is.
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May 6 2010, 10:04 PM
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cool, nice breakdown, thanks
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May 6 2010, 10:05 PM
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Italian Heritage Parade and How Weird Street Fair sound awesome. :) Will try to make it into the city for those.
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May 6 2010, 10:10 PM
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STICKY THIS
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May 6 2010, 10:44 PM
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QUOTE(DJOrionZ @ May 6 2010, 04:52 PM) STICKY THIS I agree. -------------------- |
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May 6 2010, 11:11 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 601 Joined: 15-March 07 From: Boulder, CO and Palo Alto, CA Member No.: 88 |
Lovevolution - man i hate that name - oct 2
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May 7 2010, 01:30 AM
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Friday October 1st - Sunday October 3rd -- Hardly Strictly Bluegrass
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May 7 2010, 02:15 AM
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Yay, thank you. As someone new to the bay I find this very helpful.
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May 7 2010, 02:31 AM
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THIS IS RELEVANT TO MY ALCOHOLISM.
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May 7 2010, 02:34 AM
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 can't.stop.laughing... --------------------  QUOTE(Zippy! @ Sep 22 2009, 05:44 PM) DANG THATS SOME SOLID GLOSTICKIN YO. QUOTE(Lampy @ Aug 13 2010, 05:43 PM) when life gives u many lemons u must make lemonade and shoot it at ppls eyes with a water gun |
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May 7 2010, 04:05 AM
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Pissed they decided to place Mother's Day on the same day as How Weird this year.
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May 7 2010, 04:06 AM
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QUOTE(ZHARMANG @ May 6 2010, 09:16 PM) can't.stop.laughing... IDGI -------------------- QUOTE Physical constraints must be replaced by artificial ones, and the effectiveness of our tools becomes an extension of our own willpower and self-discipline. |
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May 7 2010, 04:46 AM
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i love seeing all of the hella naked people at street fairs. its like everyone is so free.
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May 7 2010, 04:48 AM
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awesome
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May 8 2010, 05:11 AM
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Why isn't this stickied yet?
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May 8 2010, 07:39 AM
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Hey Tommy are you going this Sunday to How Weird?
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May 8 2010, 04:23 PM
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Arts & Wine Festival in Fremont needs to be on that list. They usually have pretty hefty turnouts...and a total high school reunion for me lol I'll post more info on that one when I get a chance to find all the info
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May 8 2010, 10:46 PM
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Tim: Yes I'll be at How Weird.
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