The annual San Francisco Theater Festival (Sunday, August 8, 2010) is the largest theater event of the year. The event is a free indoor / outdoor massive celebration of live theater by the Yerba Buena Cultural Center in downtown San Francisco.

The festival, presented in partnership with the Yerba Buena Gardens Festival, includes over 100 diverse performances on 17 nearby stages featuring comedy, drama, one-acts, excerpts, solo, new works, musical, improv, and children’s acts. All shows are under 30 minutes long.

WHAT’S THE DEAL: The San Francisco Theater Festival is FREE.

DEAL 2: Get a VIP Wristband for the Festival which includes front-of-line and reserved seating privileges, a t-shirt and access to the Festival Kickoff Party. The price is $18 (no fees), presented exclusively by Goldstar.

WHEN: Sunday, August 8, 2010, 11am – 5 pm. [Schedule] (Kickoff Party Friday, August 6, 5-9pm at 111 Mina Street.

WHERE: Venues include Yerba Buena Gardens; YB Center for the Arts; Zeum; Metreon;l Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD); Contemporary Jewish Museum (CJM)