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These are some of the more colorful / major festivals and parades in the San Francisco Bay Area. These are not the only ones in the area, but they are the free ones I regularly attend. If you see yourself in any of the photos, you are welcome to request the full size resolution image. Note: None of the photos are to be used for commercial purposes without written consent. To contact site administrator, send email to photo@eventreflections.com. |
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Vietnamese Spring Festival 2013 Parade Unknown Saturday http://www.hoitetfairgrounds.org/ |
Solano Stroll Start early in the morning with not much people then right after the small parade it got crowded. Like most street fairs. The surrounding neighborhood is much better than the major cities.    Obon Was only there for a very brief time. Will make an effort to go there longer next year.    Pride Projected attendance of ~1 million people! Guess the news from New York helped to promote the event a lot. Plus it's also great weather to be outside and people watch. Great location at 8th and Market... Get there early next year for best spot.    Carnaval Must attend event, lots of skin with beautiful costumes. Another awesome weather event. Unfortunately, due to repair work on BART and their un-updated train schedule and misleading signs on the boards it took longer to get to the event than hoped. There were only a couple of politicians in the event this year, good thing I guess. My location was again at the main stage on Mission between 16th and 24th.    Pagan Festival The street parade appears to be longer this year. It was both windy and chilly. I was only there for a few hours this year due to the cold wind. Will make an attempt to arrive earlier next year to see the beginning part.    Cherry Blossom Festival Seem smaller than usual, but it is not cancel like some other events due to budget problems. Like previous years the weather turns out nice for the event. It is always interesting to see the beauty contestants on the floats. If going always try to go to the festival too.    Vietnamese Spring Festival After days of rain, it turns sunny for this event. Not very crowded. Dress warmly in layers is always good advise. Event started with some long speeches. Thirty minutes too long for my taste. Sad thing was they were not even on a stage so we can not see the speaker. Guess it was more for television.    Comcast Holiday They say it was one of the bigger Comcast holiday parades. Like previous years it was cloudy and cold, so always dress in layers. The event lasted 2 hours with very little break between floats. Started at 2 pm, as posted. Was nice except for the huge dude that decided to stand instead of sitting when it started. I guess Canon and Sigma lenses do not go together too well, was getting a lot of errors. Very disappointing. Still manage to get some decent photos.    Italian Heritage Where were all the expensive cars?! Missed the nice vehicles from previous years. But it was still a nice event. Doubling with fleet week and clear weather made it a nice weekend. Bring a hat if you don't plan on finding shades.     Bark in the Park Hairy sheep instead of woolly sheep... No more silly double line for ticket then food. Nice place to bring a well behaved dog. The obstacle course should probably be skipped by some owners because most dogs had no idea what the owner want them to do. Funny and sad to see a kid drag a dog by its neck when the dog flat out do not want to go through the course.    |
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Chinese New Year February 23, 2013 Saturday - 5:15pm http://www.chineseparade.com |
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St. Patrick’s Day March 16, 2013 Saturday - 11:30am http://www.uissf.org |
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Spring Celebration & Easter March 31, 2013 Sunday - 2:00pm http://www.sresproductions.com/union_street_easter.html |
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Cherry Blossom April 21, 2013 Sunday - 1:00pm http://nccbf.org |
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San Jose Cinco de Mayo 2011 Cancelled Sunday - 10:00am http://siliconvalleyplaces.blogspot.com/2011/03/cinco-de-mayo-festival-parade-san-jose.html |
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How Weird Street Faire April 28, 2013 Sunday - 12:00pm http://www.howweird.org |
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Pagan Alliance May 10, 2013 Saturday - 12:00pm http://thepaganalliance.org |
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Bay to Breakers May 19, 2013 Sunday - 8:00am http://zazzlebaytobreakers.com
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Redwood City Pet May 21, 2011 Saturday - 12:00am http://www.redwoodcity.org/parks/pet_parade.htm |
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Carnaval San Francisco May 26, 2013 Sunday - 9:30am http://www.sfcarnaval.com
2005 Photos |
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Union Street Eco-Urban Festival June 2-3, 2013 Saturday/Sunday - 10:00am http://www.unionstreetfestival.com |
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Dia de Portugal June 8, 2013 Saturday - 1:00pm http://www.diadeportugalca.org |
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North Beach Festival June 15-16, 2013 Saturday/Sunday - 10:00am http://www.sresproductions.com/north_beach_festival.html |
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San Francisco LGBT Pride June 30, 2013 Sunday - 10:30am http://www.sfpride.org |
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Fillmore Jazz Festival July 6-7, 2013 Saturday/Sunday - 10:00am http://www.fillmorejazzfestival.com |
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Redwood City Independence Day July 4, 2013 Wednesday - 10:00am http://www.parade.org/parade.html |
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San Jose Obon July 14-15, 2012 Saturday/Sunday - 11:30pm http://www.sjbetsuin.com |
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Gilroy Garlic Festival July 26-28, 2013 Friday/Saturday/Sunday - 10:00am http://www.gilroygarlicfestival.com |
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Berkeley Kite Festival July 27-28, 2013 Saturday/Sunday - 10:00am http://www.highlinekites.com |
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Fremont Festival August 3-4, 2013 Saturday/Sunday - 10:00am http://www.fremontfestival.net/index.htm |
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Solano Stroll September 8, 2013 Sunday - 10:00am http://www.solanoavenueassn.org/strol.htm |
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Bark in the Park September 21, 2013 Saturday - 10:00am http://www.barksanjose.org |
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SF Autumn Moon September 22, 2012 Saturday - 11:00am http://www.moonfestival.org |
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Burlingame Pet September 29, 2012 Saturday - 10:00am http://www.burlingamepetparade.com |
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Fleet Week October 10-14, 2013 Thursday to Tuesday - 12:30pm http://www.military.com/fleetweek |
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Italian Heritage October 13, 2013 Sunday - 12:30pm http://www.sfcolumbusday.org |
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Comcast Oakland Holiday December 7, 2013 Saturday - 2:00pm http://www.oaklandholidayparade.com |
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San Jose Holiday 2011 Cancelled Sunday - 8:30am http://www.sanjoseholidayparade.com |