Yerba Buena Gardens Festival

For over two decades, the Yerba Buena Gardens Festival has presented free outdoor music, theater, circus, dance, poetry, and children's programs with artists from the Bay Area and around the world. Yerba Buena Gardens is located between Mission Street and Howard Street and Third and Fourth Streets in downtown San Francisco.

All events are free. For more information, visit https://ybgfestival.org/ .

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Yerba Buena Gardens Festival Artist Programming for its 25th Anniversary Season
Over 100 Free Performances from May to October in downtown San Francisco.

Festival Highlights Include:

MAY
* La Santa Cecilia + La Doña - Festival Kick-Off Concert, Saturday, May 10, 2pm-4:30pm
* CMC Older Adults Choirs, Thursday, May 15, 12:30pm-1:30pm
* Joe Bataan + Tall Tee, Saturday, May 17, 2pm-4:30pm
* 826 Valencia Storyteller's Showcase, Sunday, May 18, 1pm-3pm
* Aguidavi do Jeje x Batuki, Thursday, May 22, 12:30pm-1:30pm
* Madison McFerrin + The Seshen, Saturday, May 24, 2pm-4:30pm
* VEN Trio, Thursday, May 29, 12:30pm-1:30pm

JUNE
* Sundown Cinema: Wicked, Saturday, June 7, 4pm-10:30pm
* Na Lei Hulu I Ka Wekiu: Aloha 'Aina Saturday, June 14, 2pm-4pm
* 27th Native Contemporary Arts Festival, Sunday, June 15, 12noon-3pm
* Sundra Manning, Thursday, June 19, 12:30pm-1:30pm
* Circus Bella: Hoopla Friday, June 20, 12noon; Saturday, June 21, 12noon & 2:15pm
* Mahsa & Marjan Vahdat, Thursday, June 26, 12:30pm-1:30pm
* Pride in Yerba Buena!, Saturday, June 28, 2pm-4pm

JULY
* Lavay Smith & Red Hot Skillet Lickers, Thursday, July 3, 6pm-7:30pm
* Gamelan Sekar Jaya, Saturday, July 5, 2pm-3:30pm
* San Francisco Mime Troupe, Sunday, July 6, 2pm-4pm
* Shirley Kazuyo Muramoto, Thursday, July 10, 12:30pm-1:30pm
* Arun Ramamurthy Trio, Thursday, July 17, 12:30pm-1:30pm
* YBG ChoreoFest, Saturday, July 19 & Sunday, July 26, 1pm-2:30pm
* YBG Dance Day, Sunday, July 20, 10am-3pm
* Poetic Tuesday, Tuesday, July 22, 12:30pm-1:30pm
* Dani Offline, Thursday, July 24, 12:30pm-1:30pm
* Poetry Workshop, Saturday, July 26, 12noon-1pm

August
* Viet Day feat. Vân-Ánh Võ's Blood Moon Orchestra, Saturday, August 2 12noon-3pm
* SF Uke Jam's Summer Uke-splosion, Sunday, August 3, 12noon-4pm
* Lady Bianca & the West Coast Caravan of Allstars, Thursday, August 7, 12:30pm-1:30pm
* Combo Chimbita, Thursday, August 7, 6pm-7:30pm
* Pistahan, Saturday, August 9 & Sunday, August 10, 11am-5pm
* Brazil in the Gardens, Thursday, August 14, 12:30pm-1:30pm
* Poetry Workshop, Saturday, August 16, 12noon-1pm
* Marcus Shelby Orchestra, Saturday, August 16, 2pm-3:30pm
* WAM Local Sirens Presents B. DeVeaux + Mare, Thursday, August 21, 12:30pm-1:30pm
* SAMMAY: the way home is an upwards spiral, Saturday, August 23 & Sunday, August 24, 2pm-3:30pm
* Trío Guadalevín, Thursday, August 28, 12:30pm-1:30pm
* The Saúl Sierra Quintet, Saturday, August 30, 2pm-3:30pm

September
* Samora Pinderhughes + SOL Development, Saturday, September 20, 2pm-4:30pm
* Mornings in Jenin Musical: A Playlist, Sunday, September 21, 2pm-3:30pm
* Bia Ferreira, Thursday, September 25, 12:30pm-1:30pm
* Movement Immigrant Orchestra, Saturday, September 27, 2pm-4pm
* Litquake Out Loud + Book Fair, Sunday, September 28, 11am-4pm

October
* Lucía, Thursday, October 2, 12:30pm-1:30pm
* Parangal Dance Company, Saturday, October 4, 2pm-3:30pm

November
* Halloween Hoopla, November 1, 12noon-3pm