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Sure, neighborhood street festivals can be quaint and folksy and block off streets that you might want to drive on, but come early spring, one of the best times in San Francisco, there’s something invigorating and wonderful about a street fair. The Glen Park Festival turns thirteen this Sunday, celebrating one the city’s great neighborhoods [...]
If the Ferry Building Farmers’ Market is the Whole Foods of farmers’ markets, then the Alemany Farmers’ Market – every Saturday in the part of Bernal Heights where the 101 and 280 converge – is something of the Trader Joe’s. It’s got beautiful, fresh and amazingly affordable produce, as well as an assortment of dried fruit, nuts and orchids — minus the excessive plastic packaging.
The Alameda Point Antique Faire is one of those rare events that might just drag you out of bed at sunrise on a Sunday. This behemoth of the most comprehensive yard sale you’ve ever seen happens the first Sunday of every month, rain or shine, and is manned by crafters, specialty venders, hoarders of found objects, and the totally bizarre. It’s a must for anyone with a fondness for retro stylings or Mad Men accents, especially if you’re furnishing your apartment, looking for gifts or designing a set. If it’s sunny, which it often is in Alameda, the Faire makes for a great day.
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