Wharf Fest 2013
Come celebrate the ultimate Fisherman's Wharf fall festival!
View the schedule of events!
- Live Music & Entertainment
- Fireworks (Saturday Night)
- Fisherman's Wharf Restaurants’ Chowder Competition & Tastings (Saturday)
- Live Demonstration Kitchen hosted by Fisherman’s Wharf's Top Chefs (Sunday)
- Harvest-Themed Craft Beer Garden
- Wharf Food
- Screening of the Award-Winning Films from Last Year’s San Francisco International Ocean Film Festival (Saturday)
- Arts & Crafts Fair
- Carnival Rides at “Playland at the Beach” Zone
- Segway Obstacle Course
- Kid's Meet & Greet with Fisherman's Wharf Mascots
- Kid’s Activities & Craft Station
- Bike Valet
Fisherman's Wharf is throwing the ultimate celebration this October. Come to the inaugural Wharf Fest, a free festival on October 26 and 27, to celebrate the legacy of San Francisco's historic waterfront district and enjoy a chowder competition, live music, food & wine, art, craft beer tasting, a chef's demonstration kitchen, children's activities and rides, and more. Saturday will be topped off with a screening of the award-winning films from last year's San Francisco International Ocean Film Festival at the Bay Theater and a spectacular fireworks show at PIER 39.
Wharf Fest marks milestone occasions for Fisherman's Wharf such as PIER 39's 35th Anniversary and the 50th Anniversary of Hyde Street Pier's public opening.
Family-friendly entertainment will extend throughout Fisherman's Wharf, on Jefferson and Beach Streets from Ghirardelli Square to PIER 39. Several blocks of Jefferson Street will be closed for pedestrian-only access and special exhibitors including Fisherman's Wharf merchants, local artists, and seafood restaurants.
At Wharf Fest's chowder competition, on Saturday, October 26, the restaurants of California's chowder capital will battle it out for the title of best Fisherman's Wharf chowder. Contestants will range from classic establishments like Bistro Boudin, Alioto's and Fisherman's Grotto #9 to new Wharf restaurants.
Visit the Fisherman's Wharf information table at Jefferson and Taylor Streets during the event to learn how you can enter to win tickets to see Amaluna, the new show by Cirque du Soleil, which opens in San Francisco in November, 2013. Other sponsors of the event include the Port of San Francisco, Big Bus, The National Liberty Ship Memorial/S.S. Jeremiah O'Brien, Gray Line of San Francisco, CRUNCH Fitness, PIER 39, Artemia Communications, Ellis Eye Center of Northern California, San Francisco Magazine, FuncheapSF, and Clear Channel Outdoor.
*Tickets can be purchased at the event for the Chowder Tasting, Carnival Rides, Harvest Microbrew Garden, and all Food & Beverage
- Wharf Fest is being produced by Steven Restivo Event Services, LLC.
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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
Saturday October, 26
| TIME | EVENT | LOCATION | |
| 11:00 - 6:00 | Wharf Fest Vendor Fair | Jefferson & Beach Streets from Ghirardelli Square to PIER 39 | |
| 11:30 - 4:15 |
Stephen Dreyfuss - Saxophone |
PIER 39 Entrance Plaza |
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| 12:00 - 3:00 | Chowder Competition Tasting Buy Tickets! |
The intersection of Jefferson |
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| 12:00 - 5:00 | Beer Garden Tastings Buy Tickets! |
Ghirardelli Square at Beach Street |
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| 12:00 - 5:00 | DJ King Most |
Ghirardelli Square at Beach Street (Beer Garden) |
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| 12:00 – 2:00 | Wharf Mascots Meet & Greet | Playland at the Beach - The intersection of Jefferson & Hyde Streets |
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| 5:00 - 11:20 | Gustavo Xolotl - World Music | PIER 39 Entrance Plaza | |
| 5:30 - 8:30 | DJ Geno Bise | PIER 39's Crystal Geyser ALPINE SPRING WATER Stage | |
| 5:30 - 8:30 | Free Neon Face Painting | PIER 39's Crystal Geyser ALPINE SPRING WATER Stafe | |
| 8:30 |
FIREWORKS |
End of PIER 39 |
Sunday October, 27
| TIME | EVENT | LOCATION | |
| 11:00 - 6:00 | Wharf Fest Vendor Fair | Jefferson & Beach Streets from Ghirardelli Square to PIER 39 | |
| 11:00 | Bacon & Blues Brunch Buy Tickets! |
Hard Rock Cafe | |
| 11:30 - 4:15 | Paul Hayward | PIER 39 Entrance Plaza | |
| 12:00 - 5:00 | Beer Garden Tastings Buy Tickets! |
Ghirardelli Square at Beach Street |
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| 12:00 - 5:00 | DJ King Most |
Ghirardelli Square at Beach Street (Beer Garden) |
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| 12:00 – 2:00 | Wharf Mascot Meet & Greet | Playland at the Beach - The intersection of Jefferson & Hyde Streets |
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| 12:00 | Chef Demo - Bob Partrite (Pier Market Restaurant) |
The intersection of Jefferson & Taylor Streets |
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| 2:00 | Chef Demo - Al Payton (Neptune's Waterfront Grill & Bar) | The intersection of Jefferson & Taylor Streets |
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| 4:30 - 5:45 | Official Selections - Sharkfest, of the SF International Ocean Film Festival Buy Tickets! |
The Bay Theater (Aquarium of the Bay at PIER 39) | |
| 5:00 – 11:20 | John Clarke Trio - Modern Spanish Guitar | PIER 39 Entrance Plaza |
- Schedule is subject to change
- Must be 21 years of age or older to consume alcoholic beverages
