Celebrate the 42nd Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival on Saturday and Sunday, April 11 & 12 and the 18 & 19 in San Francisco. The parade will be held on Sunday the 19th and will begin at the Civic Center at 1 p.m. This year's Grand Marshal is actor and activist George Takei, famously known for his character on television show, Star Trek.
The festival is free to attend and will feature entertainment areas with Japanese dancers and drummers and feature martial arts performances, an arts and crafts fair and a children’s area. Traditional Japanese food will also be available at the street fair.
The Japanese American Community event attracts over 200,000 attendees each year.
For more information visit the NCCBF Web site.
Livin' Local is the theme of this year's Earth Day Celebration in the city of Palo Alto on April 18 at the Lucie Stern Community Center from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The festival will feature local and organic food, speakers, a climbing wall, recycled arts and crafts, live music and more. There will be booths from local nonprofit and community groups and for profit environmental and community services, as well as Palo Alto public agencies.
Celebration located at 1305 Middlefield Road in Palo Alto.
For more information, click here.
On April 12, the 18th annual Spring Celebration and Easter Day Parade will take place on Union Street between Gough & Fillmore Street in San Francisco. The parade begins at 2 p.m. It will be a great event for the whole family, but especially for the little ones.
The Spring Celebration will feature:
- Petting zoo
- Easter Bunnies
- Bounce houses
- Pony Rides
- Activity area
For more information, click here.
The Exploratorium, located at the Palace of Fine Arts, offers free admission into the interactive museum the first Wednesday of each month.
This Wednesday, April 1, check out the dissection of a cow's eye, look at the muscle cells of a roundworm at the Microscopic Imaging Station or get a better understanding of your sense of sound through the Listen: Making Sense of Sound collections.
You can also rely only on your sense of touch in complete darkness in the Tactile Dome. Or even explore the Mind collection, which showcases over "40 new interactive exhibits that let you experiment with your own cognitive processes and emotional experiences- often in proactive and unexpected ways," described on the Mind Web site.
The Exploratorium, the museum of science, art and human perception is open Tuesday-Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and is located at 3601 Lyon Street in San Francisco. Visit the Web site at: www.exploratorium.edu
With Earth Day approaching in the next few weeks, are you aware of the impact you have on the earth? Here's a few Web sites that can give you an idea of how many greenhouse gases your activities give off. Calculate your carbon footprint.
Upset by the results? Do something about it:
Head to San Francisco for the Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade and Festival this Saturday, March 14th. For over 150 years, San Francisco has held one of the oldest-running Saint Patrick's Day parades in the United States. The parade starts at 11:30 a.m. at the corner of Second and Market.
There will be free admission to the Civic Center Plaza to celebrate the Irish culture in the city by the bay and learn more about the Irish heritage. There will be food, music, arts and crafts and entertainment at the festival beginning at 10:30 a.m. Don't forget to wear green and keep an eye out for green beer!
For more information, go to:
http://www.sresproductions.com/sfstpatricksday.html
http://www.sfstpatricksdayparade.com/
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Celebrate the 42nd Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival on Saturday and Sunday, April 11 & 12 and the 18 & 19 in San Francisco. The parade will be held on Sunday the 19th and will begin at the Civic Center at 1 p.m. This year's Grand Marshal is actor and activist George Takei, famously known for his character on television show, Star Trek.
