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This is a list of festivals and fairs in the San Francisco Bay Area, both ongoing and defunct. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
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During the California Gold Rush, many Chinese immigrants came to San Francisco to work in gold mines and on railroads in search of wealth and a better life. The earliest recorded New Year's celebration was "a great feast" on February 1, 1851, [7] and the first dragon dance in San Francisco was held for the New Year in 1860. [8]
A "love letter to San Francisco," [2] the festival is named for the city's western neighborhoods, which were known as The Outside Lands in the 1800s. The 80-acre festival grounds feature art installations and exhibits by local artists and San Francisco-centric areas devoted to cannabis, activism and sustainability.
In 1984 the Folsom Street Fair began in San Francisco; [5] it is the world's largest leather event and showcase for BDSM products and culture. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] In 2008 and 2012, Folsom Street Events received the Large Nonprofit Organization of the Year award as part of the Pantheon of Leather Awards, although in 2012 it tied with Cleveland Leather ...
[citation needed] It is also the most well-attended LGBTQ+ arts event in the San Francisco Bay Area. [citation needed] The festival is held every year in late June according to a schedule that allows the eleven-day event's closing night to coincide with the City's annual Gay Pride Day, which takes place on the last Sunday of the month.
2016 parade. The San Francisco Pride parade is an LGBT pride parade that is held on a Sunday morning as part of a two-day Festival.The route is usually west along San Francisco's Market Street, from Steuart Street to 8th Street [2] and it runs from 10:30 am until almost 4:00 pm. Participants line up off the parade route in advance of the start of the parade.
SAN FRANCISCO — A hit-and-run driver struck a pedestrian Monday night, tossing her into the path of a Cruise self-driving car that then drove over her, according to videos of the collision taken ...