January. The Art of Food and Wine. Savor a city where food is a high art and culinary adventures are as enchanting as the scenery.

Dine about Town has become one of the most anticipated events in the San Francisco calendar. During the month of January over 100 restaurants offer 3 course prix fixe dining for an unbeatable price. Bring your group and create a feast for their senses.

• Cooking Classes
• Private wine tasting
• Behind the scenes at the Ferry Building and farmers market
• Culinary Walking Tours

February. Chinese New Year 2007. The year of the pig.

Named one of the world's top ten parades, the Chinese New Year Parade is the largest event of its kind outside of Asia. No where in the world will you see a lunar new year parade with more gorgeous floats, elaborate costumes, ferocious lions, exploding firecrackers, and of course the newly crowned Miss Chinatown U.S.A. We will help you secure grandstand seats to the one of the most exciting events in San Francisco.

• Asian Art Museum
• Chinatown Walking Tour
• Chinese Tea Tasting & Ceremony
• Pacific Orchid Expo at Ft. Mason Center
• Fortune Cookie Factory

March. Flower Power

Take a deep breath and plunge into a wealth of beauty and color, a respite from the outside world, a place to make you dream of paradise. Explore 6 acres of stunning display gardens and eye-catching exhibits at the San Francisco Flower and Garden Show.

• Bouquets to Arts at the Legion of Honor
• Conservatory of Flowers
• San Francisco Botanical Gardens
• Filoli Gardens
• Farmers Market

April. Spring Break. San Francisco is known as "Everybody's Favorite City and that includes children of all ages.

From just-for-fun attractions to culturally enriching experiences, San Francisco is an ideal spot for a family vacation. Start your Spring Break with a visit to SBC Park and watch the San Francisco Giants begin the baseball season.

• Cherry Blossom Festival
• Exploratorium - the museum of science, art and human perception
• Alcatraz Island
• Zeum - multimedia arts and technology museum
• San Francisco Museum and Historical Society presents the City's history through exhibits

May. Carnaval

City blocks bursting with music, color, dance and exotic food of the many countries which celebrate Carnaval at the two-day outdoor cultural Festival. The highlight is the Grand Parade of lavish floats, costumed dancers, international musicians, colorful paraders, contingents of local school children and youth - a splashy, exciting parade of cultures.

• Mission Dolores
• Mexican Museum
• Diego Rivera Murals located throughout the city
• Anza Trail in San Francisco
• Precita Eyes and Mural Center

June. Pride.

Natural beauty notwithstanding, the City's attitude more than latitude that has made San Francisco the "world's gay and lesbian capital." Diversity is celebrated year around, but in June the party heats up with special event, exhibits, and an unforgettable Pride Parade.

• A walking tour of the Castro
• San Francisco International Gay And Lesbian Film Festival
• Museum of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender History
• The Gay Men's Chorus at The Castro Theater
• James C. Hormel Gay and Lesbian Center at the Main library

July. Bread and Cheese and Chocolate

Boudin, a San Francisco institution that baked its first sourdough loaf in 1849 and has since expanded to a chain of 34 bakery-cafés in California and Chicago, is opening a 25,000 square feet museum that is a fully interactive demonstration bakery with a walkthrough history of San Francisco sourdough.

• Pescadero goat farm- See how award winning cheese being made.
• Chocolate Exhibition at California Academy of Sciences
• Visit a chocolate Factory
• Cheese tasting at the Ferry Building
• Wine tasting in and around San Francisco

August. The Art of Fashion and Design. San Francisco Fashion Week™ promises the infusion of fashion, art, music, culture and style into a weeklong series of events put on like no other city in the world could do.

Fashion Week™ finally comes to San Francisco! It should be no surprise that such a cultural and affluent destination like San Francisco finally has a fashion week to call it's own. This is Fashion Week - San Francisco STYLE!

• San Francisco Art Institute
• Architectural Tours such as Landmark Victorians of Alamo Square or Rising Steel: Two Centuries of San Francisco Architecture
• City Hall Tour
• Art Deco Walking Tour
• Haas-Lillenthal House

September. The Sound of Music. San Francisco is a city that loves music.

It can be found in grand venues, sacred venues, old venues and can offer a range of styles to please every ear. Our internationally renowned San Francisco Symphony who has played a defining role in American cultural life opens its 94th season. Join them for an open rehearsal and experience the majesty of one of the world's leading orchestra's.

• San Francisco Opera
• Best of Broadway
• San Francisco Jazz
• San Francisco World Music Festival
• San Francisco Performing Arts Library & Museum (PALM)

During this, the largest waterfront event in the Bay Area, the Navy opens some of its most impressive (and enormous) ships to the public for guided tours. Overhead, the Blue Angels dazzle onlookers with their precision feats of daring. The festivities begin with the parade of ships into San Francisco harbor, an impressive sight all on its own.

• San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park and Visitor Center
• Cable Car Museum
• Hiller Aviation Museum
• Golden Gate Railroad Museum
• Blackhawk Museum

November. De Young Museum and De Old Museums

In October, 2005, the de Young Museum re-opened in a brand new, state-of-the-art facility integrating art, architecture and the natural landscape in one multi-faceted destination that will inspire audiences from around the world. San Francisco is home to an array of museums, with permanent and visiting exhibits for interests as diverse as your clients.

• Legion of Honor
• San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
• Cartoon Art Museum
• Exploratorium museum of Science, Art & Human Perception
• Zeum-a hand's on participatory museum for youth arts expression

December. A Winter Wonderland Without the Winter No matter how you celebrate the holidays San Francisco can offer you a way to create a new holiday tradition or an old holiday tradition with a dazzling new look.

In 2004 Best of Broadway begins a new holiday tradition with the musical stage adaptation of Irving Berlin's classic 1954 movie WHITE CHRISTMAS while the San Francisco Ballet presents a stunning new production of the holiday classic, Nutcracker

• Great Dickens Christmas Fair (weekends only)
• Beach Blanket Babylon Seasonal Extravaganza
• Tree Lighting Ceremonies throughout San Francisco
• Christmas at Sea at Hyde Street Pier, Maritime Park
• Annual Kung Pao Kosher Comedy at New Asia Restaurant