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Fourth of July Waterfront Festival
July 4, 2009

Dazzling fireworks, local bands, food, arts and crafts ignite this annual waterfront party for the whole family. Fireworks will begin around 9:00 pm.

Fisherman's Wharf



Info: (415) 673-3530

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Matt Kahn: Artist and Educator
Through July 12, 2009

A highly inventive artist as well as an immensely influential designer, Matt Kahn taught at Stanford University from 1949 until his retirement in 2006, a richly creative period in American art. The exhibition will examine the artist's historic significance by placing his early work within the context of Bay Area art and design of the 1950s and 1960s.

San Francisco Museum of Craft+Design
550 Sutter St.



Info: (415) 773-0303

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Tutankhamun & the Golden Age of Pharaohs
Through March 28, 2010

More than 3,000 years after his reign, and 30 years after the original exhibition opened in San Francisco, Tutankhamun, ancient Egypt's celebrated "boy king," is back. This glorious exhibition features more than 130 works from the tomb of Tutankhamun, as well as those of his royal predecessors, his family and court officials.

The de Young Museum
50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Dr.



Info: (415) 863-3330

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Stern Grove Festival
Through August 23, 2009

The Stern Grove Festival celebrates its 72nd season of free Sunday concerts featuring renowned music and dance groups set in a beautiful outdoor amphitheater in the heart of San Francisco.

Sigmund Stern Grove
19th Ave. and Sloat Blvd.



Info: (415) 252-6252

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Fillmore Jazz Festival
July 4-5, 2009

Blending art and soul in one of the country's most unique neighborhoods, the Fillmore Jazz Festival is the largest free Jazz festival on the West Coast. Visitors can groove to the sounds of live music from three stages, browse fine art and crafts and enjoy gourmet food and beverages.

Fillmore St.
between Jackson St. and Eddy St.



Info: (800) 310-6563

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Summer & the Symphony
Through July 24, 2009

For four weeks in July, catch casual and inviting concerts with cool nights and hot classical music favorites, like Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture, Vivaldi's The Four Seasons, Mozart's overture to The Magic Flute and Beethoven's incomparable Symphony No. 5.

Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall
201 Van Ness Ave.



Ticket: (415) 864-6000

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People in Plazas
Through Sept. 30, 2009

The 2009 People in Plazas free summer music festival will produce more than 150 concerts in 16 different venues on or near Market Street from the Embarcadero to the Castro. Local musicians will perform live lunchtime music in a variety of genres every weekday in July, August and September.

Various Venues
Market Street



Info: (415) 350-7071

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Giants County Fair
July 9-19, 2009

The San Francisco Giants are bringing all the games, food, and fun of a county fair to San Francisco with the first ever Giants County Fair. The fair will feature over 20 carnival rides, including a Ferris wheel, bumper cars, and a haunted mansion, as well as midway games, carnival food, a "Giants Baseball Zone," and live music.

McCovey Cove, Lot A



Info: (800) 225-2277

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