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Year Round
Free Museum Days
Many San Francisco museums have a day of free admission at the beginning of every month. Participating museums include the Asian Art Museum, the Legion of Honor Museum, Museum of Modern Art, Yerba Buena Center, Academy of Sciences, and Exploratorium.

05/29/2009 - 07/12/2009
Pride Season 2009: Some Men
Beginning at a gay wedding at the Waldorf-Astoria, Some Men embarks on a moving and funny march through queer history. (www.nctcsf.org)

06/06/2009 - 10/10/2009
Dancing with the Drag Queen Stars
In its 33rd year, The Union Street Festival is one of San Francisco's largest free annual events. (www.sresproductions.com)

06/11/2009 - 10/17/2009
A Touch of Vegas Cabaret
Treat yourself to a "Touch of Las Vegas" in the Heart of the Bay! A series of dynamically staged musicals filled with theatrics, dancing, singing, Golden Oldies, Treasured Standards and priceless musical memories collide in this captivating musical. (www.theatre39.com)

06/21/2009 - 08/23/2009
72nd Annual Stern Grove Festival
The Stern Grove Festival celebrates its 72nd season of free Sunday concerts featuring renowned music and dance groups set in a beautiful outdoor amphitheater in the heart of San Francisco. (sterngrove.org)

06/25/2009 - 07/31/2009
We Are: Portraits of San Francisco's Gay 80s
Twenty-five years after images from the photography publication We Are... were featured on the cover of the gay community's long-standing magazine The Advocate. (raykophoto.com)

07/01/2009 - 07/05/2009
International QueerTango Festival
QueerTango and QueerTango Cafe of San Francisco are proud to sponsor the first International QueerTango Festival located in the United States. (queertango.us)

07/03/2009
QueerTango Dinner Show
QueerTango presents a performance of same sex Argentine Tango as part of their International QueerTango Festival. (queertango.us)

07/04/2009
4th of July Waterfront Celebration
Pier 39 celebrates Independence Day with an afternoon line-up with live entertainment including local bands leading up to Tainted Love from 6:00pm to 9:30pm. (pier39.com)

07/04/2009 - 07/05/2009
Fillmore Jazz Festival 2009
Every summer, the largest free Jazz Festival on the West Coast welcomes more than 90,000 enthusiastic guests, who gather to celebrate a prosperous tradition of jazz, culture and cuisine. (fillmorejazzfestival.com)

07/05/2009
San Francisco Symphony Outdoor Concert at Stern Grove Festival
James Gaffigan conducts the SFS and pianist Inon Barnatan in a free outdoor concert under the eucalyptus trees in beautiful Sigmund Stern Grove. (sfsymphony.org)

07/08/2009 - 07/12/2009
Marga and Michele
Marga Gomez was voted 2008 Best Comedian in a SF Bay Guardian reader's poll, as well as winning the GLAAD Award, Los Angeles Ovation Award, and New York's Drama Desk Award. Michele Balan was one of the four finalists on NBC's Last Comic Standing. (therrazzroom.com)

07/09/2009 - 07/23/2009
Carrie Fisher's Wishful Drinking
Carrie Fisher set box-office records at Berkeley Repertory Theatre with her hilarious solo show, Wishful Drinking. (berkeleyrep.org)

07/10/2009 - 07/12/2009
14th Annual San Francisco Silent Film Festival
The San Francisco Silent Film Festival presents silent films accompanied by live music. This festival promotes silent film as art and historical record. (silentfilm.org)

07/11/2009
Say Cheese!
Wine and cheese…does it get any better? Professional fromagiers will take guests through a selection of five cheeses, each specifically paired with one of five wines. (lambertbridge.com)

07/13/2009
Comedy Returns to El Rio
Comedian/comedy producer, Lisa Geduldig, (Kung Pao Kosher Comedy) began her stand up comedy career 20 years ago at El Rio. (koshercomedy.com)

07/15/2009
Too Big To Fail
The Tony Award-winning San Francisco Mime Troupe celebrates its 50th Anniversary season with a song and dance satire of monumental proportions, Too Big to Fail. (sfmt.org)

07/16/2009 - 07/26/2009
35th Annual Midsummer Mozart Festival
The 34th Annual Midsummer Mozart Festival is a musical festival featuring world-renowned artists and a first-class local orchestra. (midsummermozart.org)

07/17/2009
Outdoor Movies: Swiss Family Robinson
Cantor Arts Center is proud to present Classic Family Films on the South Lawn. Picnics, blankets, and lawn chairs are encouraged. (sfmt.org)

07/18/2009
Kenny Chesney
Academy of Country Music Entertainer of the Year Kenny Chesney is returning to AT&T Park for his Sun City Carnival Stadium Tour. (attpark.com)

07/19/2009
JC Cellars Summer Beach Party
JC Cellars' Summer Beach Party features wine tasting, appetizers and live music. Children are welcome! (jccellars.com)

07/20/2009 - 07/26/2009
2009 North Beach Jazz Festival
One of San Francisco's favorite neighborhood-wide celebrations features a variety of the Bay Area's best local jazz talent performing in bars, cafes, restaurants and other venues throughout the North Beach district. (nbjazzfest.com)

07/23/2009 - 08/10/2009
2009 San Francisco Jewish Film Festival
Founded in 1980, the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival is the first, oldest and most prestigious celebration of its kind in the world, drawing an audience of approximately 30,000 people each year. (sfjff.org)

07/24/2009
Summer and the Symphony Grand Finale with James Earl Jones
The 2009 Summer and the Symphony series comes to a dramatic and festive close when James Gaffigan leads the San Francisco Symphony and narrator James Earl Jones in Aaron Copland's Lincoln Portrait and Walt Whitman's Oh Captain My Captain. (sfsymphony.org)

07/25/2009
Lebowski Fest Movie Party
Speed of Sound Tour 2009 presents the Lebowski Fest movie party with special guests Har Mar Superstar. (anotherplanetent.com)

07/26/2009
2009 Up Your Alley Fair
Similar to September's Folsom Street Fair, which is the climax of Leather Pride Week, this event has a more local appeal for leather folk and draws some 12,000+ attendees. (folsomstreetevents.org)

07/31/2009
Outdoor Movies: Mary Poppins
Cantor Arts Center is proud to present Classic Family Films on the South Lawn. Picnics, blankets, and lawn chairs encouraged. (museum.stanford.edu)

08/01/2009
Positively 6th Street Fair
Community togetherness is celebrated in this event specifically designed for low income residents who live on the busy Sixth Street corridor; live entertainment, food and services are provided free of charge. (iisf.org)

08/01/2009 - 09/30/2009
AfroSolo Arts Festival 16
Celebrating its 16th year, AfroSolo features celebrity and emerging African American artists in various performances such as theater, dance, music, spoken word and visual arts. (afrosolo.org)

08/02/2009
Kailash Kher with Delhi 2 Dublin
Bollywood superstar Kailash Kher teams up with brothers Naresh and Paresh Kamash to bring a soulful melding of traditional Sufi folk songs and modern rock sensibilities this summer. (sterngrove.org)

08/05/2009 - 08/30/2009
Pride Season 2009: South Pathetic
In this one-man comedy, award-winning New York-based comedian/actor Jim David not only plays himself, but also the dozen or so eccentric town folk involved in mounting a seemingly doomed production of the Tennessee Williams classic, A Streetcar Named Desire. (nctcsf.org)

08/06/2009 - 08/09/2009
SF Chefs. Food. Wine.
SF Chefs. Food. Wine. is the nation's premier interactive urban culinary celebration. The affair is the culmination of several single-ingredient events throughout the year, including Heirloom Tomato Week, Dungeness Crab Week and Strawberry Week. (ggra.org)

08/07/2009
Unique Derique
Turning his agile limbs into a drum set or a harpsichord keyboard, the Unique Derique delights audiences of all ages. His interactive performance - percussive, syncopated and dynamic - will leave you smiling for the rest of the day. (ybgf.org)

08/08/2009
17th Annual Winemakers' Celebration
Celebrate Monterey's Wine Country at the Historic Custom House Plaza in downtown Monterey. Taste the world class wines of more than 50 Monterey County wineries and dance to the tunes of the Dennis Murphy Band. (chateaujulien.com)

08/08/2009 - 08/09/2009
36th Annual Nihonmachi Street Fair
The Nihonmachi Street Fair features lion dancers, taiko drummers, Japanese arts and crafts, musical entertainment, food and children's events. (nihonmachistreetfair.org)

08/09/2009
Sunday Streets - August
Sunday Streets creates a safe, fun, car-free place for people to get out and get active in San Francisco neighborhoods on Sunday mornings. (sundaystreetssf.com)

08/11/2009 - 08/15/2009
Dine in De-Vine
Effortlessly set tables will line the Wine Estate's plush Sangiovese vineyard for the first annual Dine in De-Vine, offering guests a new option for dining during the busy week. (chateaujulien.com)

08/13/2009 - 08/20/2009
SFJAZZ Summerfest 2000 - Union Square
SFJAZZ Summerfest is an annual series of outdoor concerts, featuring over 30 events in the Bay Area. (sfjazz.org)

08/14/2009
OM15: Celebrating 15 Years of OM
Celebrate 15 years of OM Records with live entertainment by Mark Farina, Metro Area, DJ Fluid, Rob G, J-Boogie, The Whooligan and Al Velilla. (mezzaninesf.com)

08/14/2009 - 08/20/2009
Pride Season 2009: Good Boys and True
Set against a backdrop of 1980s privilege and power, Good Boys and True centers on a disturbing scandal at an all-boys prep school which forces a mother to confront the truth about her son and herself. (nctcsf.org)

08/15/2009
2009 San Rafael Food and Wine Festival
Steven Restivo Event Services, LLC and the Historic Falkirk Cultural Center present the 3rd Annual San Rafael Food and Wine Festival. (sresproductions.com)

Asian Art Museum The Asian Art Museum of San Francisco is one of the largest museums in the Western world devoted exclusively to Asian art. (www.asianart.org/)

Yerba Buena Center Yerba Buena Center for the Arts is the Bay Area's premier venue for adventurous art. (www.ybca.org)

Legion of Honor Museum The Legion of Honor displays an impressive collection of 4,000 years of ancient and European art in an unforgettable setting overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge. (www.famsf.org/legion/index.asp)

SF Modern Museum of Art Located in a spectacular new building by Mario Botta, SFMOMA offers the West Coast's most comprehensive collection of 20th century art. (www.sfmoma.org/)

Academy of Sciences Explore the natural world within the halls of the California Academy of Sciences. (www.calacademy.org/)

Beach Blanket Babylon Steve Silver's Beach Blanket Babylon is the longest running, hit musical revue in theatre history. The show premiered in 1974. (www.beachblanketbabylon.com/)

Best of Broadway Watch touring acts from Broadway fame at one of these downtown theaters: the Golden Gate, Curran or Orpheum. (www.bestofbroadway-sf.com/)

American Conservatory Theater A.C.T. is nationally recognized for its groundbreaking productions of classical works and bold explorations of contemporary playwriting. (www.act-sfbay.org/)

SF Shakespeare Festival SF Shakespeare Festival is a regional theater company and major arts education provider that organizes Free Shakespeare in the Park. (www.sfshakes.org/)

San Francisco 49ers (Football) Catch all the excitement of the NFL as the 49ers take on their NFC West rivals and more. (www.sf49ers.com/)

San Francisco Giants (Baseball) Catch a major league baseball game at spectacular SBC Park. Watch as Barry Bonds and the Giants pursue a National League West title. (http://www.sfgiants.com)

Oakland Athletics (Baseball) Catch a major league baseball game at the Oakland Coliseum -- just a BART ride away -- and watch as Eric Chavez and the A's pursue an American League West title. (www.oaklandathletics.com)

Golden State Warriors (Basketball) Take a BART ride to Oakland and watch a young and exciting team compete in the NBA. With the addition of Baron Davis, the future looks bright for the Warriors. (www.nba.com/warriors/)

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