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Top 10 Fairs and Gatherings
1. Haight Street Fair
You'll know hippiedom is alive and well after attending this Gathering of the
Tribe.
Jun
2. North Beach Festival
The city's oldest street fair features arts and crafts and some great Italian food.
Jun
3. Fillmore Street Jazz Festival
Playing up the jazz heritage of this neighborhood, with crafts and live music.
Early Jul
4. Folsom Renaissance Faire
This delightful event recreates Elizabethan England, with all its ribaldry and
rowdiness.
Late Aug-early Oct: Sat-Sun
5. Burning Man
This is group performance art on a behemoth scale in Black Rock Desert,
Nevada.
1st week Sep
6. Ghirardelli Square Chocolate Festival
A chocaholic's dream, with the chance to sample various nibbles.
Early Sep
7. Folsom Street Fair
One of the biggest events for the gay community is SoMa's leather-and-body-
hair carousal.
Last Sun Sep
8. Castro Street Fair
A build-up to Hallowe'en, it focuses attention on everyday gay life.
Early Oct
9. Tet Festival
A multicultural party, but mainly Vietnamese-American.
Jan-Feb
