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International Film Festival

The Bay Bridge

International Film Festival in San Francisco held since 1957, making it the longest running film festival in the Americas. Presented by the San Francisco Film Society more than fifteen days each spring, the festival shows nearly 200 film documentaries, stories, classics, world cinema, etc., and live events with more than 200 filmmakers and industry guests. The Festival presents nearly two dozen awards presented for cinematic excellence.

 San Francisco's War Memorial and Performing Arts Center hosts some of the most enduring performing-arts companies in the U.S. The War Memorial Opera House houses the San Francisco Opera, the second-largest opera company in North America[101] as well as the San Francisco Ballet, while the San Francisco Symphony plays in Davies Symphony Hall. The Herbst Theatre stages an eclectic mix of music performances, as well as public radio's City Arts & Lectures.

The Fillmore is a music venue located in the Western Addition. It is the second incarnation of the historic venue that gained fame in the 1960s under concert promoter Bill Graham, housing the stage where now-famous musicians such as the Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin, Led Zeppelin and Jefferson Airplane first performed, fostering the San Francisco Sound. Beach Blanket Babylon is a zany musical revue and a civic institution that has performed to sold-out crowds in North Beach since 1974.

 Cosmopolitan feeling mixed with European charm make San Francisco one of the most popular stations in the United States. Located along the northern California coast, the weather can be a little sunny and generally colder than the southern part. September and October are considered the most reliable month for a visit. Famous Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz, San Francisco will take a few days, but it's friendly atmosphere and diverse suburbs will probably keep you longer than you intended.

San Francisco is located on the West Coast of the United States in the north part of the San Francisco Peninsula and includes significant stretches of the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay within its boundaries. Several islands—Alcatraz, Treasure Island and the adjacent Yerba Buena Island, and a small portion of Alameda Island, Red Rock Island, and Angel Island are part of the city. Also included are the uninhabited Farallon Islands, 27 miles (43 km) offshore in the Pacific Ocean. The mainland within the city limits roughly forms a "seven-by-seven-mile square," a common local colloquialism referring to the city's shape, though its total area, including water, is nearly 232 square miles (600 km2).