AUGUST Nihonmachi Street Fair, a celebration of the B ay Ar ea s div erse Asian and Pacific American communities, occurs on 1 Saturday and Sunday each August sun holiday tours in J apantown, on P ost S treet betw een Laguna and F illmore str eets. Asian- American artisans show their creations, and the F ood Fest features the cooking of Asia and the P acific I slands. A children s ar ea includes games and the opportunity to learn traditional ar ts and crafts. Call & 415/771-9861 or visit www.nihonmachistreetfair.org.
2142 Chestnut St. (bt w. St einer and P ierce sts.). &415/474-6888. w ww.dragonwell.com. H ighchairs, boosters. M ain c ourses $7.50 $8.50 lunch; sun holiday tours $8 $12 dinner. MC, V. Daily 11:30am 10pm. Muni: No. 30-Stockton bus to Steiner St.
Ghirardelli Sq., 900 North Point St. &415/474-3938. www.ghirardelli.com. Desserts $5 $9. Sun Thurs 9am 11pm; Fri Sat 9am midnight; Ice Cream shop opens at 10am. Muni: No. 30-Stockton bus to Larkin St., and then walk 1 block north, or Powell-Hyde cable car to Beach St., and then walk 1 block west.
Children could easily be entertained here for an entire day. For a more tranquil visit, hang out on the Ghirardelli side, where kids can climb aboard the Hyde Street Pier boats, frolic at the Aquatic Park beach, and listen to music in the cour tyard of The Cannery. For a healthy dose of o ver-stimulation, walk east to see P IER 39 s sea lions, sun holiday tours the A quarium of the Bay, and M us e M canique, and to catch the ferries for a bay cr uise. Two scenic public transportation options from Union Square are the Powell-Hyde cable car or the F-Market streetcar.
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