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SIN · 9 events
Singapore
A compact regional hub for finance, technology, design, food, and major sporting events.
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HND · NRT · 9 events
Tokyo
A deep calendar spanning global business, contemporary culture, and endurance events.
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SFO · 6 events
San Francisco
A Pacific gateway where technology, Asian diaspora culture, and international business overlap.
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YVR · 4 events
Vancouver
A major transpacific gateway with a strong Asian diaspora and a substantial cultural calendar.
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LAX · 8 events
Los Angeles
A major Pacific gateway for entertainment, trade shows, global sports, and Asian diaspora culture.
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TPE · 8 events
Taipei
A connected capital for technology, trade, culture, civic life, and international sporting events.
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ICN · GMP · 4 events
Seoul
A dense capital for electronics, design, coffee culture, and major road races with strong Pacific-facing travel links.
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KUL · 3 events
Kuala Lumpur
A Southeast Asian capital for food, festivals, and regional travel, with easy links across Malaysia and neighboring hubs.
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DPS · 4 events
Bali
An Indonesian island gateway for culture, coast, and festivals beyond the southern resort strip—including North Bali’s Lovina coast.
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HKG · 4 events
Hong Kong
A compact Pacific finance and culture hub where trade fairs, art weeks, and endurance events share one dense MTR map.
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KIX · 4 events
Osaka
Kansai’s business and pop-culture capital, with INTEX trade shows, AnimeJapan’s Osaka chapter, and a destination marathon.
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PUS · 3 events
Busan
Korea’s coastal second city for film, games, and waterfront festivals, anchored by BIFF and BEXCO trade weeks.
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MNL · 3 events
Manila
Metro Manila’s trade and design gateway for Philippine export fairs, food sourcing, and diaspora-facing culture weeks.
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Culture & Design
Busan · Aug 29–Nov 1, 2026Busan Biennale 2026 — Dissident Chorus
Busan’s contemporary art biennale runs 65 days across three venues under Dissident Chorus, with paid entry at Busan MoCA and free access at two Yeongdo sites.
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San Francisco · Sep 25–Jan 25, 2027Ha Chong-Hyun: Retrospective
The first major North American museum exhibition devoted to Korean artist Ha Chong-Hyun surveys more than six decades of his abstract painting.
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Seoul · Oct 14–25, 2026Seoul Design Week 2026
A twelve-day city design festival centered on DDP, with the DDP Design Fair, conference sessions, designer exhibitions, and design spots across Seoul.
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Vancouver · Oct 18–25, 2026Vancouver Writers Fest 2026
Vancouver’s literary festival returns for festival week with author conversations, special events, and a published reading list across Granville Island and city stages.
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Singapore · Oct 21–Nov 1, 202637th Singapore International Film Festival
SGIFF moves to October for twelve days of Asian and international independent film, filmmaker conversations, competitions, and industry exchange.
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Bali · Oct 21–25, 2026Ubud Writers & Readers Festival 2026
Ubud’s long-running literary festival returns for its 23rd year under the theme Samarasā, with a multi-day programme of talks, panels, readings, and after-dark sessions.
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Singapore · Oct 26–30, 2026Singapore International Energy Week 2026
EMA’s 19th energy week convenes policymakers, utilities, and industry at Marina Bay under the theme “Connecting Energy Systems, Powering Tomorrow.”
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Tokyo · Oct 26–31, 2026JIMTOF 2026 The 33rd Japan International Machine Tool Fair
A six-day international manufacturing technology fair covering machine tools, tooling, measurement, controls, software, and associated equipment.
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Tokyo · Oct 26–Nov 4, 202639th Tokyo International Film Festival
The 39th Tokyo International Film Festival runs ten days across Hibiya, Yurakucho, Marunouchi, and Ginza, with general tickets opening October 17.
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Taipei · Oct 29–Nov 2, 2026ART TAIPEI 2026
Taipei’s Asia-Pacific art fair returns to TWTC Hall 1 with VIP previews on October 29 and public days October 30–November 2; 2026 tickets and the gallery roster remain TBA.
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Hong Kong · Oct 29–Nov 1, 2026Hong Kong Wine & Dine Festival 2026
HKTB’s harbourfront wine and food festival returns to Central Harbourfront Event Space for four days from October 29 through November 1, 2026.
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Tokyo · Oct 30–Nov 8, 2026DESIGNART TOKYO 2026
A ten-day citywide design and art festival placing work across shops, galleries, museums, restaurants, and event spaces; final visitor-access conditions remain pending.
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Diaspora & Heritage
Taipei · Oct 31, 2026Taiwan LGBT+ Pride 2026
The 24th Taiwan LGBT+ Pride returns Saturday, October 31, under the theme Our Voices, Our Journey—a free public march from Taipei City Hall Square.
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Business & Industry
Hong Kong · Nov 2–6, 2026Hong Kong FinTech Week × StartmeupHK 2026
Hong Kong’s flagship fintech and startup week pairs a two-day main conference at HKCEC with citywide and Greater Bay Area forums across November 2–6.
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Seoul · Nov 4–7, 2026Food Week Korea 2026
Seoul’s large food and beverage trade fair returns to COEX for four days of F&B, HORECA, and food-tech exhibits, with free paths for registered overseas visitors.
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Singapore · Nov 6–15, 2026Singapore Writers Festival 2026
Singapore’s multilingual literary festival brings local and international writers together around literature, storytelling, arts, and ideas; the programme and 2026 ticketing remain pending.
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Taipei · Nov 6–9, 2026ITF Taiwan International Travel Fair 2026
Taiwan’s largest annual travel fair combines a four-day public marketplace with a separate international tourism-industry Travel Mart.
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Adventure & Endurance
Singapore · Nov 7–8, 2026Tour de France EFGH Singapore Criterium 2026
Southeast Asia’s Tour de France-affiliated criterium returns to Marina Bay with amateur À l’Attaque racing and a professional criterium on a closed-road city circuit.
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Busan · Nov 7, 2026Busan Fireworks Festival 2026
Busan’s waterfront fireworks night returns for a single Saturday over Gwangalli Beach, with limited paid seats, large free viewing zones, and bridge closures that reshape the evening commute.
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Seoul · Nov 11–14, 2026Seoul International Cafe Show 2026
The 25th Seoul Int’l Cafe Show brings coffee, tea, bakery, dessert, equipment, and cafe-business programs to COEX for four days spanning trade and public access.
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Los Angeles · Nov 12–19, 2026Asian World Film Festival 2026
The 12th Asian World Film Festival returns to Culver City, November 12–19, 2026, for a week of Asian World cinema ahead of awards season; theaters, lineup, and tickets remain TBA.
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Tokyo · Nov 14–15, 2026Design Festa Vol. 64
Asia’s large open-entry art fair fills Tokyo Big Sight’s West and South Halls for a two-day weekend of makers, illustration, craft, performance, and food.
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Business & Industry
San Francisco · Nov 17–20, 2026Microsoft Ignite 2026
Microsoft’s flagship AI, cloud, and security conference returns to Moscone with in-person and free digital passes for IT pros, developers, partners, and business leaders.
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Singapore · Nov 18–20, 2026Singapore FinTech Festival 2026
A three-day international forum and exhibition focused on finance, policy, and technology.
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Osaka · Nov 18–20, 2026SMART ENERGY WEEK Osaka 2026
RX Japan’s western Japan renewable-energy trade week returns to INTEX Osaka November 18–20, 2026, covering PV, batteries, smart grid, and hydrogen exhibit areas.
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Osaka · Nov 18–20, 2026Japan IT Week Osaka 2026
Western Japan’s IT and DX trade week returns to INTEX Osaka November 18–20, 2026, with free visitor pre-registration for system, security, and AI-transformation halls.
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Busan · Nov 18–22, 2026G-STAR 2026
Korea’s flagship game exhibition returns to BEXCO with Korea Game Awards on Wednesday and public BTC floors Thursday through Sunday, plus BTB meetings and G-CON sessions in the same week.
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Los Angeles · Nov 20–29, 2026LA Auto Show 2026
A ten-day public showcase of new vehicles, mobility technology, test drives, and Southern California car culture, following a separate industry day.
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Diaspora & Heritage
Tokyo · Nov 28–29, 2026Philippine Festival Tokyo 2026
The Filipino community’s major annual public festival in Japan, returning to Yoyogi Park for a late-November weekend during the 70th anniversary year of Philippines–Japan diplomatic ties.
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Manila · Nov 29, 2026Manila International Fashion Week Season 8 (2026)
Manila International Fashion Week’s Season 8 runway night lands at Elan by the Bay under the theme Fashion Beyond Borders, with related mall exhibits the week prior.
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Adventure & Endurance
Singapore · Dec 5–6, 2026BYD Singapore International Marathon 2026
A two-day national marathon weekend with a full marathon, half marathon, shorter races, and family events; registration is open through the official site.
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Business & Industry
Tokyo · Dec 9–11, 2026SEMICON Japan 2026
SEMI’s Tokyo semiconductor manufacturing show pairs a free exhibition floor with concurrent packaging, design and metrology summits at Tokyo Big Sight.
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Taipei · Dec 20, 2026Taipei Marathon 2026
A World Athletics Gold Label city race with marathon, half-marathon and wheelchair divisions, lottery entry and a point-to-point finish.
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Los Angeles · Jan 6–10, 2027LA Art Show 2027
Los Angeles’s large indoor contemporary and modern art fair returns to the Convention Center West Hall with an Opening Night premiere and multi-day public viewing.
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Diaspora & Heritage
Los Angeles · Jan 16–17, 2027Asian American Expo 2027
A two-day Inland Empire Lunar New Year mega-fair at Pomona Fairplex with vendors, stages, and food halls—separate from Monterey Park’s street festival the following weekend.
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Hong Kong · Jan 16–17, 2027Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon 2027
Hong Kong’s mass-participation road weekend returns with main races on Sunday, January 17, 2027, and Saturday Youth Run plus a new 5 km Harbourfront Run around Kai Tak.
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Singapore · Jan 21–31, 2027Singapore Art Week 2027
The 15th Singapore Art Week spreads exhibitions, performances, screenings, and public projects across galleries, institutions, and unexpected city sites.
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Diaspora & Heritage
Kuala Lumpur · Jan 22, 2027Thaipusam at Batu Caves 2027
Malaysia’s largest Hindu festival draws well over a million people to the limestone shrine north of Kuala Lumpur, with an overnight chariot procession from the city the day before.
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Diaspora & Heritage
Los Angeles · Jan 23–24, 2027Monterey Park Lunar New Year Festival 2027
A free two-day Lunar New Year street festival on Garvey Avenue in Downtown Monterey Park, with lion and dragon dancers Saturday morning and published parking-shuttle logistics.
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Diaspora & Heritage
San Francisco · Feb 20, 2027San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade 2027
San Francisco’s illuminated Chinese New Year parade celebrates the Year of the Ram; route viewing is free, while bleacher sales are scheduled to open October 1, 2026.
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Los Angeles · Feb 25–28, 2027Frieze Los Angeles 2027
Frieze returns to the Santa Monica Airport campus for its eighth Los Angeles edition, gathering roughly 100 galleries plus installations and Frieze Week programming.
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Business & Industry
Tokyo · Feb 25–28, 2027CP+ 2027
Japan’s camera and imaging industry show returns to Pacifico Yokohama for four free, web-registered venue days, with a press/VIP-only morning on opening day.
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Los Angeles · Feb 28–Mar 3, 2027TPM 2027 (Trans-Pacific Maritime Conference)
The Journal of Commerce’s Asia–US container shipping conference returns to Long Beach for contracting-season meetings among shippers, carriers, and service providers.
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Adventure & Endurance
Osaka · Feb 28, 2027Osaka Marathon 2027
The 15th Osaka Marathon runs Sunday, February 28, 2027, from the Prefectural Government Building to Osaka Castle Park, with mandatory INTEX expo registration Friday–Saturday.
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San Francisco · Mar 1–5, 2027GDC Festival of Gaming 2027
A five-day B2B games-industry event spanning design, code, publishing, marketing, investment, business, culture, networking, and awards.
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Kuala Lumpur · Mar 1–4, 2027Malaysian International Furniture Fair (MIFF) 2027
Southeast Asia’s largest furniture trade fair spreads across two Kuala Lumpur venues for four days, with a free badge for buyers who register before mid-February.
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Taipei · Mar 2–6, 2027TIMTOS 2027
Taipei’s flagship machine-tool and smart-manufacturing expo returns to TaiNEX with five trade days focused on CNC, automation, industrial AI, and global buyer meetings.
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Adventure & Endurance
Tokyo · Mar 7, 2027Tokyo Marathon 2027
Tokyo Marathon's 20th edition brings 40,000 runners to a certified point-to-point course, with mandatory packet pickup during the three days before the race.
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Culture & Design
Bali · Mar 9, 2027Nyepi 2027: Bali’s Day of Silence
Bali stops for 24 hours on the Balinese Hindu new year: the airport closes, roads empty, and visitors stay inside their accommodation from dawn to dawn.
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Tokyo · Mar 11–14, 2027ART FAIR TOKYO 21
The 21st edition brings Japanese and international galleries and institutions together across contemporary art, modern art, antiques, and crafts.
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Adventure & Endurance
Seoul · Mar 21, 2027Seoul Marathon 2027
Asia’s long-running spring city marathon returns Sunday, March 21, 2027, with full-marathon and 10K options on a flat urban course.
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Taipei · Mar 24–27, 2027TAIPEI CYCLE 2027
Taiwan’s flagship bicycle and e-bike trade show returns to TaiNEX with two trade-only opening days, then public ticketed days covering complete bikes, parts, and micro-mobility.
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Hong Kong · Mar 25–27, 2027Art Basel Hong Kong 2027
Asia’s major international art fair returns to HKCEC for public days March 25–27, 2027, with preview access and ticket tiers still publishing closer to the fair.
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Osaka · Mar 26–28, 2027AnimeJapan 2027
AnimeJapan’s first Osaka edition spans business days March 26–27 and public days March 27–28 at INTEX Osaka, with Friday–Sunday covering the full window.
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San Francisco · Apr 5–8, 2027RSAC 2027 Conference
The flagship cybersecurity conference returns to Moscone for four days of keynotes, technical sessions, expo floors, and industry networking across digital trust and defense.
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Adventure & Endurance
Singapore · Apr 10–11, 2027Singapore T100 Triathlon 2027
A two-day Marina Bay multisport weekend with the 100 km T100 distance, sprint triathlon, and long and standard duathlons.
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Vancouver · Apr 13–14, 2027Canada Gas & LNG Exhibition and Conference 2027
A professional exhibition and conference focused on Canadian gas and LNG supply, infrastructure, policy, finance, hydrogen, bunkering, and marine logistics.
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Taipei · Apr 21–23, 2027Touch Taiwan 2027
Taiwan’s smart-display, manufacturing, and electronic-equipment series returns to TaiNEX Hall 1 with three trade days and free pre-registration QR admission.
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Bali · Apr 22–25, 2027BaliSpirit Festival 2027
Ubud’s long-running yoga, dance, and music gathering returns for four days, opening with a community day and free evening party before three full festival days.
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Adventure & Endurance
Vancouver · Apr 30–May 2, 2027BMO Vancouver Marathon 2027
Canada’s major May destination race weekend: Expo and packet pickup April 30–May 1, Kids Run on Saturday, and Marathon, Half, and 8KM on Sunday, May 2, 2027.
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Singapore · May 14–Jun 20, 2027Singapore Design Biennale 2027
The inaugural biennale will run for more than five weeks across design, architecture, art, research, and technology under the theme “1.35°N.”
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Manila · May 20–22, 2027IFEX Philippines 2027
The Philippines’ largest food trade show returns for its 20th edition at World Trade Center Metro Manila, giving buyers a dated May window after the 2026 Pasay edition.
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Vancouver · May 25–28, 2027Web Summit Vancouver 2027
A four-day international technology conference bringing together startups, investors, technology companies, media, policymakers, speakers, and exhibitors.
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Kuala Lumpur · May 25–27, 2027SEMICON Southeast Asia 2027
SEMI’s regional semiconductor exposition returns to MITEC for three May days connecting equipment, materials, manufacturers, and buyers across Southeast Asia.
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Bali · Jun 1–7, 2027Balinale 2027: Bali International Film Festival
Indonesia’s international film festival returns for its 20th edition in Sanur, with screenings at Cinema XXI and special events across the coastal strip.
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Taipei · Jun 1–4, 2027COMPUTEX Taipei 2027
Taipei’s global ICT and AI trade show returns across TaiNEX, TWTC Hall 1, and TICC under the theme “AI Together,” with 2027 visitor hours and public ticketing still pending.
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Manila · Jun 2–4, 2027Cosmobeauté Philippines 2027
The Philippines’ B2B beauty, wellness, and personal-care trade show returns to World Trade Center Metro Manila for three June days after the 2026 edition has already closed.
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Los Angeles · Jul 2–5, 2027Anime Expo 2027
A major Japanese pop-culture convention returns for four days of anime, manga, games, music, fashion, premieres, creators, and fandom.
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Adventure & Endurance
San Francisco · Jul 25, 2027The 50th Anniversary San Francisco Marathon
The organizer has opened registration for the San Francisco Marathon’s 50th-anniversary running.
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