Festival in the Bay Area worth going out for.

I follow festival in the Bay Area closely and keep the ones worth going to. Tell me what you like and I'll send the ones that fit you.

Top picks

Movies Return to the Castro Theatre

Movies Return to the Castro Theatre

Sat, Jun 27 · 12:00 PM

The Castro Theatre

Castro District

Classic films & singalongs

SUMMER WITH MONICA VITTI

SUMMER WITH MONICA VITTI

Sat, Jun 27 · 12:00 PM

Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive

Downtown Berkeley

Restored Italian cinema

Frameline50: San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival

Frameline50: San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival

Sat, Jun 27 · 10:00 AM

Roxie Theater

Mission District

queer cinema and shorts

The Birdcage (Pride Weekend Screening)

The Birdcage (Pride Weekend Screening)

Sat, Jun 27 · 8:45 PM

Union Square

Union Square

Outdoor pride film night

With Hasan in Gaza

With Hasan in Gaza

Sat, Jun 27 · 3:30 PM

4 Star Theater

Seacliff

Rediscovered Gaza documentary

Union Square’s Cinema Under the Stars: “The Birdcage”

Union Square’s Cinema Under the Stars: “The Birdcage”

Sat, Jun 27 · 6:30 PM

Union Square Plaza Hotel

Lower Nob Hill

Downtown movies under stars

Pompei: Below the Clouds

Pompei: Below the Clouds

Sat, Jun 27 · 4:45 PM

Smith Rafael Film Center

San Rafael

Documentary on life under vesuvius

Frameline50

Frameline50

Sat, Jun 27 · 10:00 AM

The Castro Theatre

Castro District

Queer film festival shorts

CORONER TO THE STARS – Screening + Conversation

CORONER TO THE STARS – Screening + Conversation

Sun, Jun 28 · 4:00 PM

Smith Rafael Film Center

San Rafael

Celebrity death documentary

LIMITLESS: A Film Series | LAST ANGEL OF HISTORY + AFRONAUTS

LIMITLESS: A Film Series | LAST ANGEL OF HISTORY + AFRONAUTS

Thu, Jul 2 · 6:00 PM

Museum of the African Diaspora

Transbay

Afrofuturist film double-feature

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PALESTINE 36

PALESTINE 36

Sat, Jun 27 · 11:15 AM

Smith Rafael Film Center

San Rafael

Historical drama at a crossroads

TWO WOMEN Film Screening

TWO WOMEN Film Screening

Sat, Jun 27 · 11:45 AM

Smith Rafael Film Center

San Rafael

Moms rediscovering pleasure

Fantasy Life

Fantasy Life

Sat, Jun 27 · 1:00 PM

Smith Rafael Film Center

San Rafael

Witty indie rom-com

Father Mother Sister Brother

Father Mother Sister Brother

Sat, Jun 27 · 12:00 PM

Smith Rafael Film Center

San Rafael

Jim Jarmusch family triptych

OMAHA

OMAHA

Sat, Jun 27 · 1:00 PM

Smith Rafael Film Center

San Rafael

Sundance road trip drama

FANTASY LIFE

FANTASY LIFE

Sat, Jun 27 · 11:15 AM

Smith Rafael Film Center

San Rafael

Sharp NYC rom-com

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How does Outgoing pick festival in the Bay Area?

I go through what's actually on locally and keep the ones worth going to. Nothing pay-to-play, no filler, just the things I'd text a friend about.

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