RSSFestivals | San Francisco Travel Blog - Part 16
Union Street Festival in San Francisco
Brace yourself for one of the most exciting festivals/street fairs/events that summer in San Francisco has to offer: the Union Street Festival. Celebrating its 40th year, this event is ramping up into full swing, getting as prepared as will ever be to blow the socks off of anyone fortunate enough to join in the party.
2016 San Francisco International Arts Festival
The San Francisco International Arts Festival is one of the most highly lauded and anticipated events of its kind anywhere in the country. This year, events kicked off on May 19th, and they will continue to occur until June 5th at the Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture as well as other locations throughout the city. As this is an international art show, contributing artists come from all over the world, representing countries like France, Japan, Lithuania, Serbia, Taiwan, and Columbia. The artist’s exhibits will be displayed in various fashions, from dance to sculpture to film, which ensures that everyone can find something to fascinate and entertain them during their stay in the Bay Area. Of the dozens of upcoming events related to the festival, we are highlighting three of our favorites for you.
Carnaval Comes to the Mission District
Carnavals are a nearly universal way of celebrating life, pleasure, and creativity. Every year, throughout the entire world, Carnavals are held in both major cities and small towns, and although they vary in the specific events held, they all possess one commonality: the key to a darn good time.
33rd Annual San Francisco International Beer Festival
If you are the type of person who enjoys the craft of brewing, flavors from around the world, and festivals, then the 33rd Annual San Francisco International Beer Festival, happening on Saturday, May 21st, from 7 until 10 p.m. at the Fort Mason Center Festival Building, is the place for you. Featuring brews from some of the most renowned brewing companies from around the world, live music, and food vendors, the San Francisco International Beer Festival is a self-contained evening of pleasure, and an event that is sure to leave you satisfied and buzzing.
The 59th Annual San Francisco International Film Festival
Spring is the season for film festivals, and if you are traveling in or around the Bay Area this month, then you are setting yourself up for some prime film experiences. The San Francisco International Film Festival (SFIFF), one of the most renowned and respected film festivals in San Francisco, is celebrating its 59th year, and will be in full form between April 21st and May 5th. Last year, the festival laid claim to screenings of 158 films coming out of 51 different countries.
The San Francisco Green Film Festival
If you are in San Francisco this weekend, or anytime from the 14th to the 20th of April, then you are in town for one of the most anticipated and important film festivals of the season: The San Francisco Green Film Festival.
Bay Area Springtime: Cherry Blossoms
Spring is in the air. How do we know? One of our favorite Bay Area signs of the season change is the blossoming cherry tree. Cherry trees are not only a reminder of springtime, but they are a symbol of our diverse community, as well, such as the Japanese American community. In Japanese Culture, the cherry blossom symbolizes humility and hope, and hundreds of thousands of visitors and residents gather together annually to celebrate them here in San Francisco. In fact, this year, 2016, marks the 49th year of an internationally renowned festival. April 9th through the 10th and the 16th through the 17th are the key dates.
Bay Area Maker Faire
Creative types, rejoice! The Maker Faire is an event hosted by cities nationwide to celebrate the beauty of creation via technology, crafting, innovation, engineering, art, education and more. Described as “part science fair, part county fair and part something entirely new,” the Maker Faire is something of a miniature World’s Fair, showcasing the work of “makers’” most cutting-edge works, as well as inspiring communities – especially youth – to be a part of innovation for the future. The Bay Area is an especially unique experience as one of the event’s flagship locations.
10th Annual California’s Artisan Cheese Festival
California’s cows are the happiest – or so the advertisements say – and their cheese is no exception. Celebrate the unique variety of cheeses in the Golden State at the 10th Annual California’s Artisan Cheese Festival from March 18-20th, 2016.
San Francisco Film Festival Season
April in most cities around the United States means spring cleaning, celebrating Easter, and rainy days. And while there’s no shortage of any of those things in San Francisco, April in the Bay Area also means one other very important thing – Film Festival Season. April draws film enthusiasts from all corners of the Globe who come to witness one, or all, of the distinct film festivals that take place every spring. Here’s a roundup of the film festivals in April 2016:
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