UNION STREET FESTIVAL
June 3 – 4, 2017
Union Street Festival assigns themes to 6 blocks from Gough to Fillmore (fashion, technology, local, craft, entertainment, and health & fitness). You’ll also find food plus craft beer and wine tasting pavilions. Free.

PIG FEST
June 4, 2017 (4 to 8 p.m.)
Cochon 555 is a culinary competition that features a stand-up tasting of dozens of chef-prepared dishes paired with wine, beer, and spirits at Magnolia Brewing.

UNION SQUARE LIVE
June 4 – Aug. 16, 2017
Union Square Live is a series of summer concerts and dances, and even a circus act in Union Square. Free.

CONCERTS IN THE PARK
June 4 – Oct. 8, 2017
Golden Gate Park Band plays a variety of music (classical, marches, opera, swing, and show tunes) at Spreckels Temple of Music in Golden Gate Park. Free.

SF JAZZ FESTIVAL
June 6 – 18, 2017
Attend more than 40 big-name shows during the San Francisco Jazz Festival at five venues in the Hayes Valley neighborhood of San Francisco.

A NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN
June 6 – July 2, 2017
The Broadway musical A Night with Janis Joplin is filled with powerful songs she sang, interesting reflections on her life, and talented friends like Aretha Franklin who influenced her at A.C.T. Discount tickets $15 to $55.

TASTE OF MENDOCINO 
June 10, 2017 (1 to 5 p.m.)
More than 30 Mendocino wineries and food producers are headed to San Francisco to give you a Taste of Mendocino in the Gallery 308 building at Fort Mason. Discount tickets $30.

CELEBRATION OF AMERICAN RHONE WINES
June 10, 2017
The Rhone Rangers Celebration of American Rhone Wines includes a luncheon & auction, a grand tasting, and seminars at the Golden Gate Club in the Presidio.

WEST COAST CRAFT
June 10 – 11, 2017
Shop from artists and designer craftsmen “inspired by the mood and aesthetics of the West Coast lifestyle” at West Coast Craft in the Festival Pavilion at Fort Mason Center. Free.

SUNDAY STREETS
June 11, 2017 (Sunset & Golden Gate Park)
San Francisco neighborhoods
Walk, bike, or roller skate on a city street when most cars are banned for Sunday Streets, which are held about once a month from March to October.

HAIGHT STREET FAIR
June 11, 2017
Find 200 vendors of food and hippie crafts, a kids’ area, and local bands at the Haight-Ashbury Street Fair on Haight between Ashbury and the park. Free.

ESCAPE FROM ALCATRAZ TRIATHLON
AND FITNESS FESTIVAL
June 11, 2017
Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon features a 1.5-mile swim from Alcatraz Island to the St. Francis Yacht Club, an 18-mile bike ride, and an 8-mile trail run through Golden Gate Recreational Area. The Fitness Festival at Marina Green is free to all.

SF BLACK FILM FESTIVAL
June 14 – 18, 2017
San Francisco locations
The San Francisco Black Film Festival celebrates African American cinema and African culture.

SF DESIGN WEEK
June 14 – 22, 2017
San Francisco Bay Area
Attend 60 studio tours and 200 events during SF Design Week, with subjects that range from fashion and human-centered design to international architecture and tech inventions.

MAGIC SHOW by KEVIN BLAKE
June 15, 2017 (8 p.m.)
Mission District
Master Illusionist Kevin Blake is a popular performer at private galas for companies like Google and Square. See his immersive and interactive magic live at Amado’s in the Mission District. Discount tickets $15.

MUSIC AND FOOD FESTIVAL
June 17, 2017
Mission/Bernal

Phono del Sol Music and Food Festival is an all-day, all-ages festival with independent music artists and local food trucks at Potrero del Sol Park.

NORTH BEACH FESTIVAL
June 17 – 18, 2017
North Beach Festival features arts & crafts booths, food vendors, beer & wine gardens, entertainment, street painting, and a kids’ chalk area (cost) at Columbus & Grant Avenues. Free entry.

June 17 – 18, 2017
Taste handcrafted ultra-premium spirits from around the world at the Craft Spirits Carnival at Fort Mason Festival Pavilion for age21+
Discount tickets $45.

BEST OF SF PARTY
June 22, 2017 (7 p.m., VIP 6)
The magazine Best of San Francisco is throwing a big party with unlimited food, cocktails, wine, and dancing at James R. Herman Cruise Terminal, Pier 27 for age 21+.

CHOCOLATE AND ART SHOW
June 22 – 23, 2017 (8 p.m.)
South of Market
The Chocolate and Art Show features artists, live body painting, live music, face-painting, and free chocolate at SOMArts Cultural Center for age 21+. Discount tickets $12.

FILLMORE JAZZ FESTIVAL
July 1 – 2, 2017
Fillmore District Billed as the largest free jazz festival on the West Coast, Fillmore Jazz Festival offers live music on multiple stages, arts and crafts, and gourmet food vendors on Fillmore Street from Jackson to Eddy.

CONCERTS IN THE PARK
June 4 – Oct. 8, 2017 (from April)
Golden Gate Park Band plays a variety of music (classical, marches, opera, swing, and show tunes) at Spreckels Temple of Music in Golden Gate Park. Free.

STERN GROVE FESTIVAL
June 25 – Aug. 27, 2017 (Sundays)
Sunset District
Arrive early to hear concerts Sundays at Stern Grove Festival at Sigmund Stern Recreation Grove. Free.

SF FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION
July 4, 2017
The city’s Fourth of July Celebration includes setting off 10,000 fireworks for 20 minutes from barges near Aquatic Park and Pier 39. Free.

SEUSSICAL
July 8 – Aug. 5, 2017
Seussical is a smash hit musical featuring colorful characters like the Cat in the Hat, Horton the Elephant, the Grinch, the Whos, and Gertrude McFuzz at Alcazar Theatre. Discount tickets $18 to $50.

UNION SQUARE LIVE
July 9 – Aug. 16, 2017 (begins May 21)
Union Square Live is a series of summer concerts and dances, and even a circus act in Union Square. Free.

FILLMORE SALSA FESTIVAL
July 14 – 15, 2017
Join hundreds dancing to live music at Salsa Festival on the Fillmore under the stars on Fillmore Street from Eddy to Geary. Free.

PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL
July 14 – 23, 2017
See six “very real, very new, very vital plays” with minimal props at the Playwrights Festival at Custom Made Theatre on Sutter Street.

RENEGADE CRAFT FAIR
July 15 – 16, 2017
Renegade Craft Fair has indie crafts, artisan food, and workshops in the Festival Pavilion at Fort Mason Center. Free.

SUNDAY STREETS
July 16, 2017 (Mission)
San Francisco neighborhoods Walk, bike, or roller skate on a city street when most cars are banned for Sunday Streets, which are held about once a month from March to October.

SF LAMB JAM
July 16, 2017 (12 to 3 p.m.)
Taste lamb and BBQ cooked by six local chefs, and sample beer, wine, and spirits at San Francisco Lamb Jam, with butcher demonstrations and live music at Spark Social SF for age 21+.

SF AIDS WALK
July 16, 2017
Join 20,000 people rain or shine in the 10K AIDS Walk that begins in Sharon Meadow at Golden Gate Park and raises funds for local HIV programs and services. It has an opening ceremony and a post-walk concert.

SF FROZEN FILM FESTIVAL
July 20 – 23, 2017
San Francisco Frozen Film Festival shows cutting-edge films created by independent filmmakers, students, filmmakers of conscience, and artists from under-served communities at the Roxie Theater.

SF JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL
July 20 – Aug. 6, 2017
Bay Area theaters San Francisco Jewish Film Festival screens dramatic and documentary features, television and web series, experimental and animated features and shorts about Jewish history, culture, and identity.

the SF MARATHON
July 23, 2017
The San Francisco Marathon begins Sunday on the Embarcadero, goes across the Golden Gate Bridge, and winds around the entire city. The weekend also has an ultra marathon, 5K, and two half marathons.