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Top 10 Top 10 Fairs and Gatherings
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1. Haight Street Fair
You’ll know hippiedom is alive and well after attending this Gathering of the Tribe.
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2. North Beach Festival
The city’s oldest street fair features arts and crafts and some great Italian food.
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3. Fillmore Street Jazz Festival
Playing up the jazz heritage of this neighborhood, with crafts and live music.
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4. Renaissance Pleasure Faire
This delightful event recreates Elizabethan England, with all its ribaldry and rowdiness.
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5. Burning Man
One event that defies description. It is group performance art on a behemoth scale.
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6. Ghirardelli Square Chocolate Festival
A chocaholic’s dream, with the chance to sample various nibbles.
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7. Folsom Street Fair
One of the biggest events for the gay community is SoMa’s leather-and-body-hair carousal.
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8. Castro Street Fair
A build-up to Hallowe’en, it focuses attention on everyday gay life.
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9. Tet Festival
A multicultural party, but mainly Vietnamese-American.
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10. Tribal, Folk, & Textile Arts Show
An arts and crafts fair at the Fort Mason Center, offering pottery, jewelry, textiles, and more.
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