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Visitor's Guide: Oakland

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Area Events

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Holiday Ice Rink at Embarcadero Center (0.6 miles E)

11/11/09 to 1/3/10

Cirque Du Soleil OVO Show (1.3 miles)

11/27/09 to 1/24/10

Fleet Week

10/1/09 to 10/31/09

Emerald Bowl

12/1/09 to 12/31/09

Union Square Tree Lighting

11/1/09 to 11/30/09

Holiday Ice Rink Union Square (0.4 miles W)

11/11/09 to 1/18/10

United Football League (UFL) (1.3 miles)

10/17/09 to 11/19/09

San Francisco Pride (1.2 miles)

6/26/10 to 6/27/10

ING Bay to Breakers (1.3 miles)

5/16/10

San Francisco Marathon (1.2 miles)

7/25/10

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Area Tour Services

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Adventure Cat

  • Day Cruises, Sunset Cruises
  • Adventure Cat
  • 1 415 777 1630

Alcatraz Day, Evening and Island Hop Tours

  • Alcatraz Island and Angel Isla
  • Blue and Gold Fleet

Deluxe City Tour

  • San Francisco
  • Gray Line San Francisco

Signature Hospitality Group

  • Destination Management
  • Katie Carr
  • 1 415 385 1867

Sonoma Napa Wine Tour

  • Wine Country
  • Blue and Gold Fleet

Summer Fun Lunch Cruise

  • San Francisco Bay
  • Hornblower Cruises and Events
  • 1 415 467 6256

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JW Marriott® Hotel San Francisco Union Square

500 Post Street corner of Post and Mason San Francisco, California 94102 USA

  • Phone:  1-415-771-8600
  • Fax :  1-415-398-0267

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Oakland Weather:

  • November 25, 2009
  • AM Sunny / PM Clear
  • Hi:68F |20C
  • Low:44F |6C