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The Union Street Art Festival is one of San Francisco's largest street fairs, held in June.

From Little Italy to Chinatown, and every enclave or neighborhood in between, the City by the Bay is a warm and welcoming gem that puts out the red carpet for residents and visitors every summer.

Street fair season actually begins in spring with the Cherry Blossom Festival in March and the Union Street Spring Celebration in April, the How Weird Street Faire in May - and then it's no-holds barred street parties throughout the season!

Many neighborhoods in San Francisco have annual street festivals featuring live music, arts and crafts vendors, and street performers of all descriptions. Among the largest are the Castro Street Fair, Union Street Art Festival, North Beach Festival, and Haight-Ashbury Street Fair.

Music festivals like Fillmore Jazz and Hardly Strictly Bluegrass - as well as the universally infamous for the Folsom Street Fair! - make San Francisco summer street life a season-long festival appealing to every taste.

Here's just a sample, below, with more informational resources on San Francisco street fairs & festivals around the Web just up ahead:

(Dates subject to change)

Cherry Blossom Festival, April 9-10 and April 16-17, 2011
Union Street Spring Celebration & Easter Parade, April 24, 2011
Bay to Breakers, May 15, 2011

San Francisco's Union Street Festival, June 4-5, 2011
Haight Ashbury Street Fair, June 12, 2011
57th Annual North Beach Festival, June 18-19 2011
Gay Pride Weekend, June 25-36, 2011
Fillmore Street Jazz, July 2-3, 2011
4th of July on the Waterfront (Pier 39) July 4, 2011
Up Your Alley Fair July 31, 2011

Bernal Heights Hillwide Garage Sale, Saturday, August TBA
Sausalito Art Festival Labor Day Weekend, September 3-5 2011
Polk Street Blues Festival, September 24-25, 2011
Folsom Street Fair, September 25, 2011
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, September 30, October 1-2, 2011
Castro Street Fair, October 2, 2011

More about San Francisco street fairs and festivals around the Web:

2011 San Franscisco Summer Street Fairs and Festivals - A complete list from Februrary through November with dates, locations, related links and resources.

All Bay Area Fairs & Festivals - Searchable database of upcoming fairs and festivals from the San Francisco Chronicle.

San Francisco Event Calendar - Guides and reviews of major happenings throughout the year from About.com

California Festival Guide.com - Search an extensive database of information for street fairs and festivals from San Francisco to San Diego and all points in between, including dates and location details.

also see -> San Francisco Travel Guide | Hardly Strictly Bluegrass

Visiting Coit Tower | San Francisco Fleet Week

Lombard Street - San Francisco's Crookedest Street

Fillmore Jazz Festival

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