San Francisco Visitors Planning Guide - Summer/Fall 2008 - (Page 22)

CALENDAR OF EVENTS EVENTS O C T O B E R 9 –1 4 FLEET WEEK SAN FRANCISCO Aquatic Park and Pier 39, Fisherman’s Wharf, 650-5995057, www.fleetweek.us Fleet Week is the Bay Area’s opportunity to honor the nation’s men and women of the Navy and Marine services. Navy ship tours and air show. Reserved seating and corporate packages available. O C TO B E R 1 2 SAN FRANCISCO ITALIAN HERITAGE PARADE AND FESTIVAL Fisherman’s Wharf and North Beach, 415-434-1492, www.sfcolumbusday.org The City celebrates its Italian heritage with a lively parade through North Beach with food, music, entertainment and celebrities beginning at 12:30pm on Sunday, October 12. O C TO B E R 1 6 NATIONAL THEATRE DAY Various venues, 415-430-1140, www.theatrebayarea.org Billed as a “free-for-all,” this program opens the doors of theaters throughout the San Francisco Bay Area to all for free. O C T O B E R 1 7– 3 0 SAN FRANCISCO DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL (DOCFEST) Roxie Cinemas, 3117 16th St., 415820-3907, www.sfindie.com These documentaries, while exploring fun and lighthearted subject matter, often uncover serious truths. Promoted by the SF IndieFest. O C T O B E R 1 7– N OV E M B E R 9 SAN FRANCISCO JAZZ FESTIVAL Various locations, 866-9205299, www.sfjazz.org One of San Francisco’s biggest and best musical festivals features local, national and international jazz artist performances at locations throughout San Francisco. O C TO B E R 2 3 –26 SAN FRANCISCO FALL ANTIQUES SHOW Fort Mason Center, 415-9899019, www.sffas.org The oldest continuously operating international antiques show on the West Coast. Currently celebrating its 27th year, the show includes 70 distinguished antiques dealers from America and Europe selling a broad range of antique merchandise. O C TO B E R 24 –26 INTERNATIONAL VINTAGE POSTER FAIR Landmark Building A, Fort Mason Center, 650-548-6700, www.posterfair.com The oldest and largest vintage poster fair in the world features American and European posters from the 1890s to the 1980s. O C TO B E R 2 5 EXOTIC EROTIC BALL AND EXPO Cow Palace, 415-567-BALL (2255), www.exoticeroticball.com A celebration of “flesh, fetish and fantasy,” the ball has been titillating San Francisco audiences for more than 25 years and is considered one of the number one adultthemed party events in the world. The two-day Expo features its own entertainment lineup in addition to more than 100 exhibits. O C TO B E R 26 PUMPKIN PANDEMONIUM Pier 39, 415-705-5500, www.pier39.com Kids in costume can trick or treat throughout Pier 39’s shops, restaurants and attractions. Enjoy pumpkin-carving demonstrations, face painting and a pumpkin patch. N OV E M B E R 6 – 9 SUNDANCE STOMPEDE 415-820-1403, www.stompede.com San Francisco’s annual country Western weekend for the LGBT community and friends. Join hundreds of cowboys and cowgirls as they dance their feet off with three days of workshops and three nights of open dancing. N OV E M B E R 7–1 5 AMERICAN INDIAN FILM FESTIVAL Palace of Fine Arts and Landmark Embarcadero, 415554-0525, www.aifisf.com The world’s oldest festival dedicated to films by and about Native Americans showcases new and exciting work. N OV E M B E R 7– 2 3 LATINO FILM FESTIVAL Castro Theatre, Galeria de la Raza, Mission Cultural Center and other venues, 415-4544039, www.latinofilmfestival.org This quickly growing festival spotlights the best in U.S. premieres, documentaries, features and shorts emerging from Latin America and Latino filmmakers. N OV E M B E R 1 4 –1 6 SAN FRANCISCO GREEN FESTIVAL Concourse Exhibition Center, www.greenfestivals.org A joint project of Global Exchange and Co-op America to bring individuals, businesses and investors together to work cooperatively on positive economic solutions for communities and the environment, this is one of the largest and most authentic sustainability events in the world. 22 San Francisco Convention & Visitors Bureau http://www.stompede.com http://www.sffas.org http://www.fleetweek.us http://www.aifisf.com http://www.posterfair.com http://www.sfcolumbusday.org http://www.latinofilmfestival.org http://www.exoticeroticball.com http://www.theatrebayarea.org http://www.greenfestivals.org http://www.sfindie.com http://www.pier39.com http://www.sfjazz.org

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