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Harvey Milk Day Celebration
Fairs, Festivals, & Fiestas Mon., May 20, 5:30-7:30 p.m.510-748-4023
9th Street Film Festival & Dinner
Fairs, Festivals, & Fiestas, Culinary & Wine, Film, Social Events Fri., May 24, 5:30-10 p.m.San Francisco Carnaval Festival
Fairs, Festivals, & Fiestas Sat., May 25, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.San Ramon Art & Wind Festival
Fairs, Festivals, & Fiestas, Kids Sun., May 26, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.925-973-2500
7th Annual Oakland Indie Awards
Fairs, Festivals, & Fiestas Thu., May 30, 6:30-10:30 p.m.Chocolate and Chalk Art Festival
Fairs, Festivals, & Fiestas, Culinary & Wine, Kids Sat., June 1, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.510-548-5335
Nowhere do chocolate and chalk pair so well than at the annual Chocolate and Chalk Art Festival at Berkeley's Gourmet Ghetto (Shattuck Avenue, between Rose and Delaware streets), where artists transform the city's sidewalks into a veritable chalk canvas under the gaze of chocolate-chomping revelers. In addition to live music, kids activities, and vendors, this year's festival on Saturday, June 2, features unusual chocolate offerings including chocolate goat-cheese truffles, Caribbean chocolate soup, and chocolate ricotta pizza. Artists of all abilities can sign up for the chalk-art contest the day of the event and win up to $250 in cash prizes. Rain postpones to June 9. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., free. 510-548-5335 or AnotherBullwinkelShow.com
free9th Annual Ecology Center Family Fun Festival
Fairs, Festivals, & Fiestas, Kids Sat., June 1, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.510-981-5150
Summer is swiftly approaching, and if you can hear the sounds of bouncy houses and farm animals, it's not just your imagination. The Berkeley Farmers' Market's seventh-annual Family Fun Festival comes to Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park (Center St. at Martin Luther King Jr. Way) on Saturday, June 4, bringing with it a colossal variety of free, kid-centric activities: an all-day bouncy house, face painting, a craft booth, a petting zoo, and more. Grammy-nominated Caribbean artist Asheba performs at noon, followed by a family dance, a skateboard contest, and the obligatory cakewalk. Brace yourself. 10 a.m., free. 510-548-3333 or EcologyCenter.org
freeBelmont Stakes Wine Festival
Culinary & Wine, Fairs, Festivals, & Fiestas Sat., June 8, 12-4 p.m.510-559-7300
Live Oak Park Fair
Fairs, Festivals, & Fiestas Sat., June 8, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and Sun., June 9, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.Make a stand against mass production at the annual Live Oak Park Fair in Live Oak Park (1301 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley) on June 14-15, where local artisans aplenty display, discuss, and sell their wares. Meet jewelers, woodworkers, textile artists, painters, photographers, printmakers, ceramicists, and more. A continuous stream of live performers onstage includes Tim Fox, AnafaithLubliner, Rev Rabia, and Zappo the Clown. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. LiveOakParkFair.com
free
Northern California Pirate Festival
Fairs, Festivals, & Fiestas, Attractions, Kids, Social Events, eLerts Saturday, June 15, Sunday, June 1610am to 6pm
Featuring over 1200 costumed actors from British Naval officers to swimming mermaids, the annual Fathers Day Weekend event appeals to children and adults alike with four stages of continuous live music from acoustic maritime classics to pirate rock, rows of nautically inspired handcrafts, gourmet foods, micro brewed beers, a dedicated Children's Area, and a 360 degree pirate battle featuring tall ships, black powder cannons and invading sword fighters.
Adults: $10
Children under 12 FREE.
www.norcalpiratefestival.com
$7-$30
35th SF Ethnic Dance Festival
Attractions, Fairs, Festivals, & Fiestas Sat., June 15, 8 p.m. and Sun., June 16, 2 p.m.415-978-2787
Long Day Short Film Festival
Film, Fairs, Festivals, & Fiestas, Social Events Fri., June 21510-522-5700
Walk in the Wild at Oakland Zoo
Fairs, Festivals, & Fiestas, Sales, Swaps, Promotions, & Fundraisers Sat., June 22, 5-10 p.m.510-632-9525
Berkeley Kite Festival
Sports & Outdoors-Participatory, Kids, Attractions, Fairs, Festivals, & Fiestas Thu., June 27, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and Fri., June 28, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.510-235-5483
Alameda Fourth of July Parade and Festival
Fairs, Festivals, & Fiestas, Attractions, Kids Thu., July 4510-263-9399
