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The City at Your Doorstep
Stroll a few blocks in any direction and you're bound to discover an unforgettable local arts, dining, or cultural experience. BEI San Francisco puts you at the heart of it all.
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San Francisco is a City for the Bold
San Francisco is a city for the bold; the creative; the loud, proud, and iconoclastic. No matter when you visit, there will be events happening across the city that offer you the chance to unleash your inner San Franciscan. Whatever your niche, you'll find it here—and we invite you to celebrate it.
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Union Street Music Festival
The Union Street Music Festival brings the sound of summer to historic Union Street, this festival features local bands, arts and crafts booths, food and beverage gardens, community groups and unique sponsors.
Learn MoreSan Francisco Jazz Festival
For more than 30 years, SFJAZZ presented the San Francisco Jazz Festival in venues around the Bay Area; with the opening of the SFJAZZ Center in 2013, the festival is now concentrated in the Center and the surrounding neighborhood and offers more than 30 shows.
Learn MoreAnnual San Francisco Black Film Festival
A celebration of African American cinema and the African cultural diaspora, showcasing a diverse collection of emerging and established filmmakers. More than 10,000 films have been screened worldwide since the inaugural festival in 1998.
Learn MoreFrameline SF International LGBTQ Film Festival
The longest-running, largest and most widely celebrated LGBTQ cinema exhibition in the world. Frameline screens groundbreaking documentaries, features, short films, and cinematic classics.
Learn MoreSan Francisco Pride Celebration & Parade
San Francisco's annual celebration of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender pride culminates with a festive parade from the Embarcadero to the Civic Center.
Learn MoreNorth Beach Festival
San Francisco's oldest street fair delights with juried arts and crafts, live entertainment, Italian street painting, kids' chalk art, animal blessings, gourmet food booths, and beverage gardens. Presented by the North Beach Business Association.
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