2009 Festivals

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North California ~

February:
     21  Santa Cruz Clam Chowder Cook-Off  – Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk

March:
3/6-6/21 SF Jazz Festival
18-22 SF Garden Show – Cow Palace, SF
26-29 SF Open DanceSport Championships –
29-03 Palm Springs Photo Festival – Korakia Pensione Hotel, Palm Springs
April:
11,12,18,19 Japanese Cherry Blossom Festival – Japantown, SF
25-26 Cherry Blossom Festival – Memorial Park, Cupertino
May:                              
16-17 A La Carte & Art – Castro St, Mountain View
16-17 Boogie on the Bayou – Campbell Ave (btw 3rd/Harrison)                                 
15-17 San Carlos Hometown Day – Burton Park at Cedar St/Brittan Ave
16-17 Los Altos rotary Art & Wine – Lincoln Park
     17 Hakone Matsuri Festival – 21000 Big Basin Way, Saratoga            
23-24 Carnaval SF – Harrison/16th/24th/Bryant/Mission 
June:
06-07 Union Street Festival – SF (between Gough & Steiner)
06-07 Sunnyvale Art & Wine Festival – Sunnyvale (Murphy/Washington St)                
Thursdays Music in the Other Park – St. James Park, San Jose (St. James/N 1st)
13     Dia de Portugal Festival – History Park at 1650 Senter Rd, San Jose
13-14 San Jose LGBT Pride – Market/St. John/San Carlos (Free on 6/9, $15 on 6/10)
13-14 Sonoma Hot Air Balloon Show – Keiser Park, Windsor
13-14 Sonoma Lavender Festival  – 8537 Sonoma Hwy. Turn right at "Chateau St. Jean"
13-14 SF North Beach Festival – Washington Square Park (upper Grant/Adjacent)   
6/24-8/26 Jazz on the Plazz – Free Wednesday Outdoor Concerts from 6:30-8:30pm at W Main St/Santa Curz Ave, Los Gatos       
July:
04-05 Fillmore Jazz Festival – Fillmore St. SF (btw Jackson/Eddy)
04     Firework at Pier 39 – Beach St/Embarcadero, SF      
04     Firework at San Jose – Discovery Meadow at Woz Way/San Carlos St
7/09-9/3 Music in the Park – Free Thursday Outdoor Concerts from 5:30-9:00pm at Plaza de Cesar Chavez at Market St/San Carlos, San Jose
11-12 Obon Festival in SJ – Buddhist Church, 640 N. 5th St 
24-28 North Beach Jazz Festival – Washington Square Park, SF (Columbus/Union)
24-26 Gilroy Garlic Festival – Christmas Hill Park
August:
01-02 Fremont Art & Wine Festival – Paseo Padre Parkway (btw Mowry/Walnut Ave)
22-23 Palo Alto Festival of the Arts – University Ave(btw High/Webster)

September:

04-07 Sausalito Art Festival – Marinship Park
05-07 San Jose's Tapestry Art Festival – San Carlos/Santa Clara

12-13 Mountain View Art & Wine Festival – Castro St
19-20 Santa Clara Art & Wine Festival – Central Park
     13 Solano Festival – Berkeley
19-20 SF Chinatown Autumn Moon Festival – Grant Ave(btw California/Pacific)

29-30 Millbrae Art & Wine – Broadway Ave (btw Victoria/Meadow Glen)
October:
26-27 Italian Family Festival – Santana Row
17-18 Half Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin Festival – Main St.
November:
13-15 Green Festival – 8th & Brannan St, San Francisco