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A large feast is held for the ghosts on the day of the ghost festival or thereabouts, when people bring samples of food and place them on an altar or outside a temple or house, to please the ghosts and ward off bad luck. [17] [9]: 196–197 Lotus-shaped lanterns are lit and set afloat in rivers to symbolically guide lost souls to the afterlife.
Sigmund Stern Recreation Grove, locally called Stern Grove, is a 33-acre (130,000 m 2) recreational site in the Parkside District.It is administered by the city's Recreation and Parks Department and is the concert setting for the Stern Grove Festival, which has taken place annually since 1938.
The Stern Grove Festival is an admission-free series of performing arts events held during the summer months in San Francisco. Established in 1938, the festival is held at Sigmund Stern Grove, a eucalyptus-wooded natural amphitheater on a 33-acre (130,000-square-meter) site about two miles (three kilometers) south of Golden Gate Park that ranges from 19th Avenue and Sloat Boulevard west to ...
A San Francisco politician has a plan to flip its ‘ghost town’ status—and it involves four days a week in the office. Jane Thier. July 17, 2024 at 11:46 AM.
The Northern California Renaissance Faire, owned by Play Faire Productions is a Renaissance faire in California located in Hollister about 90 miles southeast of San Francisco. The Renaissance Festival typically runs on weekends from mid-September to mid-October. It consists of five or six weekends depending on the year.
Launched in 2015, the Gray Area Festival is the first International media arts festival in San Francisco. The format of the festival is art shows, daily talks and night performances. With initial presentations by Jane Metcalfe, Michael Naimark, Golan Levin, Camille Utterback and night events by Shigeto, Alessandro Cortini, and others.
Founded in 1957 by film exhibitor Irving "Bud" Levin, the SFIFF began as a philanthropic effort to secure San Francisco's place in the international arts scene as well as expose locals to cinema as an art form. [1] The first festival screening was on December 4–18, 1957 at the Metro Theatre in Cow Hollow. [7]