Bicycle Music Festival

On June 20, check this out:

BMF San Francisco will take place over three venues across the city and include live on-bike music parading (and transporting all equipment, musicians, fans & fun) between venues.

About the Bicycle Music Festival

The mission of the Bicycle Music Festival is to promote sustainable culture in general and bicycle culture in particular, by physically engaging and immersing our community in the magic of bike culture, and cultivating and nurturing a network of local sustainable musicians, through our staging of free, community participatory, bicycle-based music events.

The Bicycle Music Festival is the largest 100% bicycle-powered music festival in the world. The free, all-day (and late into the night) event takes place annually in San Francisco, California on the Saturday closest to the summer solstice. This year the festival rolls on Saturday June 20, 2009.

The Bicycle Music Festival features: a 2000 watt pedal-powered PA system, as many as 15 bands, up to 7 festival stops, outrageous Critical Mass-style bicycle party caravans between festival stops, and zero use of cars or trucks.

With its completely bike-haulable stage, the event is packed up and deployed numerous times: staged sequentially at different public parks and also on a moving “Live On Bike” stage which rolls down city streets.

Who: You and your bike
What: Bike culture and a good exercise
Where: San Francisco (tba, check Web site)
When: Saturday, June 20.
Why: It looks like fun and it's free

http://bicyclemusicfestival.com

Haight-Ashbury Street Fair

The annual Haight-Ashbury Street Fair takes place on Sunday, June 14 from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. In it's 32nd year, the event continues to commemorate the internationally recognized Haight-Ashbury District's cultural history and diversity.

There will be live music and entertainment, arts and crafts, food and a children's area.

Visit the Web site for more information:

www.haightashburystreetfair.org

North Beach Festival

This Saturday and Sunday, head over to North Beach in the city for the 55th annual North Beach Festival. The festival will be held at Washington Square Park, June 13 and 14, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

As with most festivals, there will be live music and arts and crafts. The San Francisco festival will also have a celebrity pizza toss, animal blessings, a cooking stage and Italian street chalk art.

Ride public transit or carpool. Validated parking offered.

Check out the North Beach Festival Web site for more details.

Vintners' Festival

Attention wine enthusiasts! On June 6 and 7 and June 13 and 14, attend Vintners' Festival on both sides of the Santa Cruz. The first weekend will take place on the western side of the mountain and the second weekend on the eastern side. The event runs from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

From the event's Web site:

Experience the great wines and restaurants of the Santa Cruz Mountains during Vintners' Festival 2009! This is your best chance to taste and purchase hard-to-find premium wines from many of your favorite wineries. Tickets are redeemed for a commemorative wine glass to be used at each winery and restaurant you visit. Spread out over two weekends and both sides of the Santa Cruz Mountains, come sample new releases, barrel tastings, regional delicacies, live music, local chef demos, art displays and more!

Advance tickets are $30. Tickets at the door are $35.

For more information, click here.

Israel in the Gardens Festival

This Sunday, June 7, visit Yerba Buena Gardens in San Francisco for the Israel in the Gardens Festival to celebrate the Jewish community. There will be music, film, resource tables, ethnic foods, and jewelry, clothing and craft booths. The festival is located on Mission between 3rd and 4th Street and runs from 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.

For more information about the Yerba Buena Gardens Festival, click here.

Take BART to the festival and get off at the Powell or Montgomery Street stations.

Berkeley World Music Festival

On Saturday, June 6, the 6th annual Berkeley World Music Festival will be held on Telegraph Avenue from noon to 9 p.m. Listen to live music outdoors and inside cafes. Visit the festival Web site for more information.

Bookstock Music, Art & Movie Festival

The Bookstock Music, Art & Movie Festival will take place on Saturday, June 6 at AT&T Park in San Francisco. There will be music and a live art show presenting 25 artists and a first look at Logan and Noah Miller's film "Touching Home," starring Ed Harris. Some of the proceeds will benefit the Giants Community Fund.

Musical performers include:

• Stroke 9
• Eoin Harrington
• The Monophonics

To purchase tickets or for more information, please click here. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the festival lasts until 11 p.m.

Union Street Eco-Urban Festival

San Francisco's Union Street Festival is happening Saturday and Sunday, June 6 and 7. The festival takes place across six blocks from Gough to Steiner and runs from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. There will be arts and crafts booths, food and live performances.

There will be an eco-zone with two blocks saved for green businesses and exhibits. The festival is in its 33rd year.

For more information, visit the event's Web site at: www.unionstreetfestival.com

Rock the Bike to Maker Faire

Come to the First Annual Dolores Park to Maker Faire social ride.

Meeting at 8:30AM and departing at 9:00, the ride is about 19 miles over mostly flat terrain, and we will take a leisurely pace, cruising with great music on our party bikes.

We'll arrive at Maker Faire at approximately 11AM, plenty of time to set up our Pedal Powered Stage for the first band of the day.

For more information, go to http://rockthebike.com/

This Sunday: Union Design Festival in San Francisco

The Union Design Festival is happening this Sunday, May 31 at Hayes Valley Park (Octavia and Hayes Streets) in San Francisco. There will be 130 designers selling clothing, accessories, textiles and paper goods. The festival begins at 11:00 a.m. and goes until 6:00 p.m. Most importantly, it's free to attend.

According to the Web site:

All designers are screened based on quality, originality, and cleverness. It really is one of the sweetest events in SF.

For more information, click here.