Grant's
San Francisco
Travel Guide

San Francisco Events Calendar

January

• Pier 39 Sea Lion Celebration
• Chinese New Year Parade (varies, sometimes in Feb)

February

• Pier 39's Tulipmania Festival
• Pacific Orchid Exposition

March

• St Patrick's Day Parade
• International Asian American Film Festival
• Spring Jazz Season, mid March - June

April

• St. Stupid's Day Parade
• Cherry Blossom Festival
• Macy's Flower Show
• International Film Festival
• Spring Jazz Season, mid March - June

May

• Carnival Festival and Parade
• Cinco De Mayo Parade and Festival
• Bay to Breakers 12k Footrace - 3rd Sunday of May
• Spring Jazz Season, mid March - June

June

• Gay Pride Parade and Festival - Last weekend of June
• North Beach Festival
• Union Street Art Festival
• Yerba Buena Gardens Festival
• Spring Jazz Season, mid March - June

July

• Gilroy Garlic Festival
• Yerba Buena Gardens Festival
• North beach Jazz Festival (27th - 31st)

August

• Yerba Buena Gardens Festival
• Japantown's Bon Festival

September

• Ghirardelli Chocolate Festival (10-11th)
• Folsom Street Fair (25th)
• Polk Street Fair
• A La Carte, A La Park Festival
• Shakespeare Festival in Golden Gate Park (4-26th)
• Sausalito Art Festival (2-5th)
• SF Fringe Festival (7-18th)
• SF Grand Prix Bicycle Race
• Opera in the Park (11th)
• Cable Car Bell Ringing Contest

October

• Oktoberfest by the Bay
• Columbus Day/Italian Heritage parade & Celebration
• Castro Street Fair
• Arts & Olive Festival
• Fleet Week, ship tours and Blue Angels aerobatics demonstration
• San Francisco Jazz Festival (Oct 19 - Nov 6, 2005)

November

• International Latino Film Festival
• San Francisco Jazz Festival (Oct 19 - Nov 6, 2005)

December

• The Great Dickens Christmas Fair