Mother Nature clearly overheard us discussing this year’s frigid start to summer in the Bay Area. Now, as temperatures around the region rise and we transition into “real summer” (also known as autumn), here’s some highlights of the season’s festivals and street fairs.

Performances at the Yerba Buena Gardens Festival are always free. (Courtesy Yerba Buena Gardens Festival)

Yerba Buena Gardens Festival

Through Nov. 1

Yerba Buena Gardens, San Francisco

This series of free shows has a little bit of something for everyone, including poetry with Nia Pearl , a performance by the Parangal Dance Company , puppet shows by Joe Leon and music from the likes of Samora Pinderhughes and the Marcus Shelby Orchestra . Held in the open grounds between the Metreon and SFMOMA, the series conc

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