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August 2-3: San Francisco Aloha Festival Pacific Island dance, arts, crafts, and foods (free). Presidio Parade Grounds. (415) 281-0221. www.pica-org.org.
August 2-3: All Nations Native American dance, arts, crafts, and foods ($1). Petaluma Adobe Historic Park. (707) 762-4871.
August 6-10: Napa Town & Country Fair Live music, destruction derby, Hispanic Extravaganza, and other attractions ($4-7). Napa Valley Expo. (707) 253-4900. www.napavalleyexpo.com.
August 9-10: Los Gatos Fiesta de Artes Arts and crafts plus gourmet food and wines in a charming South Bay town (free). Town Center. (408) 354-6558.www.lgkiwanis.org
August 9-10: 10th Annual Nihonmachi Street Fair Lion dancers, taiko drummers, arts and crafts, music, food, and children"s events. San Francisco"s Japantown and Japan Center. (415) 771-9861. www.nihonmachistreetfair.org.
August 12-17: Monterey County Fair This year"s theme is the Land of Ahh"s. Horse races, livestock auctions, brand new Food & Wine Pavilion, Pete Escovedo, and more. ($4-8) (831) 372-5863 www.montereycountyfair.com.
August 15-September 1: California State Fair 150th Anniversary Carnival rides, livestock exhibits, the Go-Gos, The B-52s, and Kirk Franklin ($1.50-9) Cal Expo, Sacramento. (916) 263-3247. www.bigfun.org.
August 16-17: Hayward Zucchini Festival A fair devoted to a squash. Kennedy Park. (510) 264-9466.
August 20-September 7: Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus ($11-50). Oakland Arena, Compaq Center in San Jose, and the Cow Palace. (415) 421-TIXS www.ringling.com.
August 23-24: Palo Alto Festival of the Arts Local wine and foods, digital art pavilion, and three stages of entertainment (free). Downtown. (650) 324-3121.
August 23-24: Bodega Bay Seafood, Art & Wine Festival Seafood galore, wine and microbrew tastings, and music too ($5-7). Chanslor Horse Ranch. (707) 824-8717. www.sonomawetlands.org
August 25-September 1: Burning Man Art, music, fire, and freaks in the desert ($225). Black Rock Desert, 120 miles east of Reno. (415) TO-FLAME. www.burningman.com.
August 29-September 1: Sausalito Art Festival A fine-arts festival with music and food ($5-20). (415) 331-37575. www.sausalitoartfest.org.
August 30-September 21: San Francisco Shakespeare Festival Free weekend performances of the Bard"s classics. Golden Gate Park. (415) 422-2222. www.sfshakes.org
Cultural Events
Through August 31: Treasures of Lost Art Rare Italian manuscript paintings from the 13th to 16th centuries ($5-8) Legion of Honor, Lincoln Park. (415) 863-3330. www.thinker.org.
Through Aug 17: American Conservatory Theater: Urinetown, The Musical! Geary Theater. (415) 749-2229. www.act-sfbay.org.
Through August 31: Burning Man Deprecation Night Highlighting Burning Man artists every Tuesday. Odeon Bar, San Francisco. (415) 550-6994.
Through August 31: Reflections in Black Part one of the three-part Smithsonian photography collection chronicling African-American history since 1840. Oakland Museum of California ($4-6). (510) 238-2200. www.museumca.org.
Ongoing: Book Passage Authors Series Events all summer at this North Bay independent bookstore. Corte Madera. (415) 927-0906. www.bookpassage.com.
Through December 31: Cody's Books Authors Series at two Berkeley locations. (510) 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com.
Through December 31: A Clean Well-Lighted Place for Books San Francisco independent bookstore"s ongoing author series. (415) 441-6670. www.bookstore.com.
Through August 2: Burning Man Beach Burn Dance, drum, and burn something at this recurring Saturday gathering. Ocean Beach, Stairwell 28. www.burningman.org.
July 1: Brower Day Celebrate the legacy of an American environmental leader with earth activities, (free). Martin Luther King Jr. Shoreline, Oakland. (415) 788-3666, ext. 260. www.earthisland.org.
July 4-September 1: San Francisco Mime Troupe Annual Show Tony Awardwinning group premieres its 41st summer season with Veronique of the Mounties, a biting look at militarism and empires. Various locations throughout San Francisco (free). (415) 285-1717. www.sfmt.org.
July 6-20: Sonoma Valley Poetry Festival A series of readings by local and national talent (free). (707) 280-4696.
July 13-18: The Woman's Will Shakespeare Company Love 1670s-style in Aphra Behn"s The Rover, presented by an all-female troupe. Various Bay Area parks (free). (510) 420-0813. www.womanswill.org.
July 13-14: San Francisco Silent Film Festival Alice in Disneyland, Carmen, and 2001"s Claire ($10-12). Castro Theatre, 833 Market (415) 777-4908. www.silentfilm.org.
July 14-15: First Grade Film Fest Showcasing works of first-time directors and early work of established directors, driven by ideas rather than genre. Grab a cocktail and kick back. FGFF takes off at Foreign Cinema, 2534 Mission Street ($7). www.firstgradefilmfest.com.
July 17-August 10: Wine Country Film Festival Napa and Sonoma ($8-25). (707) 996-2536. www.winecountryfilmfest.com.
July 17-August 4: San Francisco Jewish Film Festival Castro Theatre and other locations (415) 621-0556. www.sfjff.org.
July 19-August 10: 66th Carmel Bach Festival presents works by Bach and others ($15-60). (831) 624-2046. www.bachfestival.org.
July 19: Books by the Bay Festival Readings by well-known poets and authors in support of indie bookstores (free). Yerba Buena Gardens, San Francisco. (415) 561-7686 www.booksbythebay.com.
August 7-10: Steinbeck Festival Celebrates the California author with lectures, films, readings, tours, and panel discussions (call for prices). Salinas. (831) 796-3833. www.steinbeck.org.
Music
Through August 30: Mountain Winery Concert Series Artists from Lyle Lovett and Tracy Chapman to James Brown and Meatloaf ($25-85). Mountain Winery, Saratoga. (408) 741-2822
July 8: Ozzfest 2003 Marilyn Manson, KORN, Grade 8, and others take to the stage. Shoreline Amphitheater. (650) 962-1000.
July 11-13: 10th Annual Bluegrass Festival 100% California Bluegrass ($17-55). Bolado Park, Hollister. (831) 479-4634. www.scbs.org.
July 12: Vans Warped Tour Tsunami Bomb, VAUX, Rancid, and others. Piers 30-32, San Francisco. www.warpedtour.com.
July 15-26: Mendocino Music Festival Orchestra Chamber, opera, big band, blues, and world music ($15-45). Mendocino Headlands State Park. (707) 937-2044. www.mendocinomusic.com.
July 17-20: California World Music Festival Performances from Beolach, Inner Visions, Tommy Emmanuel, and more than two dozen other artists ($5-100). Fairgrounds, Grass Valley. (530) 891-4098. www.worldmusicfestival.com.
July 20: Musical Saw Festival Acoustic jam session featuring bluegrass, classical, jazz, country, gospel, and blues music (free). Roaring Camp Railroads, Felton. (831) 335-4484. www.roaringcamp.com.
