March Theatre
Beach Blanket Babylon
Known for its zany hats, the nation’s longest-running musical revue pokes fun at current events and celebrities.
Club Fugazi, 421-4222
Insignificant Others
Five friends move from the Midwest to San Francisco looking for love and adventure in this hilarious and heartwarming new musical.
Theatre 39 at PIER 39, 433-3939
February 28 - March 2
Pacific Orchid Exposition The SF Orchid Society presents more than 100,000 orchids in every color, shape and size.
Fort Mason Center, 665-2468
March 1
6th Annual Celebrity Crab Festival
Celebrate San Francisco’s local seafood treasure! Members of the San Francisco 49ers team up with local chefs to demonstrate the art and intricacies of cracking a crab. The demonstration will be followed by a timed crab cracking and cleaning contest to see who can clean the most crab. For a minimal sampling fee, local restaurants will provide tastes of the city’s beloved Dungeness and patrons can sample beer and wine at the Wine & Beer Garden. Music, family entertainment and raffles throughout the day.
Union Square, 50 O’Farrell Street, 781-7880
March 1
Slow Beer Festival Over 25 handcrafted beers will be showcased as part of Slow Food’s effort to promote the pleasures of eating and drinking from the well of our own backyard. Artisanal food.
County Fair Building, Golden Gate Park, (650) 873-6060
March 1-2
The 47th Annual White Elephant Sale benefiting the Oakland Museum of California.
(510) 536-6800
March 5-9
Disney On Ice – Princess Wishes
Oakland Coliseum, 421-TIXS
March 6- June 20
8th Annual SF JAZZ Spring Season 2008
Various venues, 398-5655
March 8-9
City Lights Ball Ballroom and Latin dance competition.
San Jose Civic Auditorium, (650) 223-4950
March 8-9
Banff Mountain Film Festival Award-winning adventure films and videos from the 2007 festival in Banff, Alberta, Canada. Fort Mason, Cowell Theater.
March 8-9
Contemporary Crafts Market Over 250 of the nation’s top artists display and sell one-of-a-kind ceramics, jewelry, home furnishings and more. Voted one of the best shows in the United States!
Fort Mason, Festival Pavilion, 995-4925
March 11-15
Bouquets to Art 2008 Stunning works by top floral designers fill the de Young Museum with spectacular floral tributes inspired by the works of art.
de Young Museum Golden Gate Park, 750-3504
March 12-16
San Francisco Flower & Garden Show One of the largest gardening events in the world. Stunning display gardens and eye-catching exhibits. Over 35 seminars by leading landscape architects, designers, plant experts.
Cow Palace, 771-6909, (800) 829-9751
March 13-21
7th Annual Tiburon International Film Festival
1680 Tiburon Blvd, Tiburon, 381-4123
TiburonFilmFestival.com
March 13-23
San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival The biggest event in North America dedicated to the exhibition of Asian American and Asian cinema. Various venues, 863-0814
March 14-16
Gem Faire Jewelry, gem beads, crystals, minerals and more. Fort Mason, Herbst Pavilion.
March 14-29
Macy’s Flower Show “A Mosaic of Spain” Macy’s San Francisco, Union Square, 170 O’Farrell Street.
March 15
St. Patrick’s Day Parade One of San Francisco’s largest annual parades begins at Second/ Market Sts., concludes at City Hall/Civic Center, Event hotline: (650) 359-0270
March 15-16
11th Annual Rhone Rangers Wine Tasting
Festival Pavilion, Fort Mason, 345-7575
March 16
Emerald Nuts Across The Bay 12K Run from Sausalito to San Francisco. 759-2690
March 22-30
Jewish Music Festival The oldest major festival of Jewish world music in the U.S. Various locations, (510) 848-0237
March 23
Union Street Easter Parade San Francisco’s only Easter Parade and Spring Celebration. Children’s activities include pony rides, jumps, train rides. Enter the Easter Bonnet Contest! A great way to spend Easter with your family.
(800) 310-6563
March 28-30
Body Art Expo The world’s largest tattoo and body art convention. 300+ Worldwide famous artists, 18 tattoo contests, celebrity judges, tattooing and body piercing on-site, body augmentation, erotic apparel, Cow Palace, 404-4111
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