San Francisco Events
| February 24th, 2009 admin Posted in Events | |
SAN FRANCISCO EVENTS – SAN FRANCISCO EVENT CALENDAR
San Francisco is a great cultural and artistic hub with many events catering to a wide diversity of people groups. The San Francisco events calendar has various sporting, cultural, artistic and other events.
SAN FRANCISCO SPORTING EVENTS
As with many other American cities, the San Francisco events calendar kicks off with the College Baseball. There is also the Critical Mass cycling event in January, Major league baseball in April, San Francisco Bay to Breakers Footrace, and National Football League and College Football in September.
In April there is also the “San Francisco Walk Against Rape” where rape survivors, friends and family get together to walk from Justin Herman Plaza to Dolores Mission Park where they will be able to enjoy speakers. performers, food and other activities all as a statement that they are against rape.
The AIDS Walk San Francisco is a charity event where 25,000 people get together in order to walk through Golden Gate Park in order to raise money to fight AIDS and support the San Francisco AIDS Foundation.
FILM FESTIVALS
San Francisco also has a host of film festivals for those film lovers. These start in January with the Berlin and Beyond Film Festival and the Independent Film Festival. Other film festivals during the course of the year include San Francisco International Asia American Film Festival, San Francisco International Film Festival, San Francisco International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival, Black Film Festival, San Francisco Jewish Film Festival, and Canine Film Festival.
MUSICAL EVENTS IN SAN FRANCISCO
Another important part of the San Francisco events calendar are the musical events. This starts in March with the San Francisco Jazz Spring Season.
An unusual musical event held in San Francisco each year is the Accordion Festival and Main Squeeze Pageant. This takes place at the Cannery on Fisherman’s Wharf and is in celebration of National Accordion Awareness Month. The Accordion is the city’s official instrument.
SAN FRANCISCO CHARITY EVENTS
Apart from the AIDS Walk, San Francisco also hosts a number of other charity events. One of these is the Morgan Stanley Golf Invitational held in mid to late October which helps to raise funds for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. The golf tournament is followed by a cocktail reception and buffet dinner.
Another charity event in San Francisco is the “Dine for a Change” event where restaurants donate 40% of their proceeds to the San Francisco Women Against Rape. This is held in early April and in various participating restaurants around the city.
CULTURAL FESTIVALS AND EVENTS
The San Francisco events calendar also contains a number of events that celebrate different people groups living within Japan and around the world. In January there are festivities to celebrate the Chinese New Year, in April there is the Cherry Blossom Festival in Japantown and the Cambodian New Year festivities, and in June there is Fiesta Filipina which is the largest Filipino festival in America. In August there is the Polynesian Pride Festival and another Japanese festival – the Nihonmachi Street Fair.
To learn more about other San Francisco events you can visit the San Francisco Events Guide.
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