Yerba Buena Gardens (Esplanade)
Thursday, July 10
Lunchtime Concert w/ Shirley Kazuyo Muramoto (Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 2025)
Shirley Kazuyo Muramoto
Thu, July 10 | 12:30pm – 1:30pm
Great Lawn, Yerba Buena Gardens
Mission St. between 3rd & 4th Sts.
San Francisco, CA
A leading practitioner of the koto, Japan’s national instrument, Shirley Kazuyo Muramoto is an Oakland teacher, performer, composer and filmmaker who has devoted her life to expanding ...
Saturday, July 12
SF’s Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 2025 w/ Hailu Mergia
Hailu Mergia
Sat, July 12 | 2pm – 4pm
Great Lawn, Yerba Buena Gardens
Mission St. between 3rd & 4th Sts.
San Francisco, CA
In the 1970s, when Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa entered a musical golden age powered by a cadre of brilliant musicians combining traditional song forms with American ...
Thursday, July 17
Lunchtime Concert w/ Arun Ramamurthy Trio (Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 2025)
Arun Ramamurthy Trio
Thu, July 17 | 12:30pm – 1:30pm
Great Lawn, Yerba Buena Gardens
Mission St. between 3rd & 4th Sts.
San Francisco, CA
Brooklyn violinist Arun Ramamurthy is an Indo-jazz explorer who creates strikingly beautiful music fusing the spirit of raga music and jazz. Steeped in the Carnatic musical tradition ...
Saturday, July 19
SF’s “ChoreoFest” Outdoor Dance Festival: Day One (Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 2025)
Yerba Buena Gardens ChoreoFest (Day One)
Sat, July 19 | 1pm – 2:30pm
Great Lawn, Yerba Buena Gardens
Mission St. between 3rd & 4th Sts.
San Francisco, CA
Yerba Buena Gardens ChoreoFest 2025 occurs on two days: Saturday, July 19 and Saturday, July 26.
Like a wall waiting for a mural ...
Sunday, July 20
SF’s Annual Dance Day at Yerba Buena Gardens 2025
A party, a workout, a meditation and a communal celebration, Yerba Buena Gardens Dance Day is a portal to the joyous terpsichorean world!
Presented by YBG Festival and Rhythm & Motion, YBG Dance Day transforms the Gardens into an outdoor dance center where participants can sample dance ...
SF’s Free “Dance Day” at Yerba Buena Gardens Festival (2025)
YBG Dance Day
Sun, July 20 | 10am-3pm
Great Lawn, Yerba Buena Gardens
Mission St. between 3rd & 4th Sts.
San Francisco, CA
A party, a workout, a meditation and a communal celebration, Yerba Buena Gardens Dance Day is a portal to the joyous terpsichorean world! Presented by YBG Festival ...
Tuesday, July 22
“Poetic Tuesdays” at Yerba Buena Gardens Festival (SF)
Poetic Tuesday
Tue, July 22 | 12:30pm – 1:30pm
Great Lawn, Yerba Buena Gardens
Mission St. between 3rd & 4th Sts.
San Francisco, CA
Sharing works that delight, provoke, inspire and rouse, the Poetic Tuesdays series turns lunchtime into an oasis of creative expression. Lighting up Jessie Square with a ...
Thursday, July 24
Lunchtime Concert w/ Dani Offline (Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 2025)
Dani Offline
Thu, July 24 | 12:30pm – 1:30pm
Great Lawn, Yerba Buena Gardens
Mission St. between 3rd & 4th Sts.
San Francisco, CA
Dani Offline is an alluring artist plugged directly into her bountiful muse. The Oakland-based singer, songwriter, and producer has honed a sensuous aesthetic, blending dreamy melodies, gently hypnotic ...
Saturday, July 26
Poetry Workshop w/ Nia Pearl (Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 2025)
Poetry Workshop w/ Nia Pearl
Sat, July 26 | 12pm – 1pm
Great Lawn, Yerba Buena Gardens
Mission St. between 3rd & 4th Sts.
San Francisco, CA
Join Nia Pearl for one-of-a-kind outdoor poetry workshops inspired by the physical environment of Yerba Buena Gardens. Participants are led through hands-on writing ...
SF’s “ChoreoFest” Outdoor Dance Festival: Day Two (Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 2025)
Yerba Buena Gardens ChoreoFest (Day Two)
Sat, July 26 | 1pm – 2:30pm
Great Lawn, Yerba Buena Gardens
Mission St. between 3rd & 4th Sts.
San Francisco, CA
Yerba Buena Gardens ChoreoFest 2025 occurs on two days: Saturday, July 19 and Saturday, July 26.
Like a wall waiting for a mural ...
Saturday, August 2
Viet Day ft. Vân-Ánh Võ’s “Blood Moon” Orchestra at Yerba Buena Gardens Festival (2025)
Viet Day feat. Vân-Ánh Võ’s Blood Moon Orchestra
Sat, Aug 2 | 12pm – 3pm
Great Lawn, Yerba Buena Gardens
Mission St. between 3rd & 4th Sts.
San Francisco, CA
Viet Day marks half a century in the United States since the end of the war, adding a poignant thread ...
Sunday, August 3
SF Uke Jam’s “Summer Uke-splosion” 2025 (Yerba Buena Gardens Festival)
SF Uke Jam’s Summer Uke-splosion
Sun, Aug 3 | 12pm – 4pm
Great Lawn, Yerba Buena Gardens
Mission St. between 3rd & 4th Sts.
San Francisco, CA
The ukulele is truly the people’s instrument, and the popular SF Uke Jam is the Bay Area’s leading force bringing fans of the diminutive 4-string ...
Thursday, August 7
Lunchtime Concert w/ Lady Bianca & the West Coast Caravan (Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 2025)
AfroSolo Presents: Lady Bianca & the West Coast Caravan of Allstars
Thu, Aug 7 | 12:30pm – 1:30pm
Great Lawn, Yerba Buena Gardens
Mission St. between 3rd & 4th Sts.
San Francisco, CA
When it comes to the Bay Area’s R&B aristocracy no one outranks Lady Bianca. A pianist and vocalist ...
Saturday, August 9
Pistahan 2025: SF’s Filipino Cultural Festival & Parade (Aug. 9-10)
The Pistahan Parade and Festival is the largest celebration of Filipino art, culture, dance, food, and music in the U.S, happening on August 9-10, 2025. Filipinos make up one of California’s largest Asian American communities, and there’s a fabulous world of Pinay and Pinoy creativity ...
SF’s “Pistahan” 2025 (Yerba Buena Gardens Festival)
Pistahan
Sat, Aug 9 | 11am – 5pm
Great Lawn, Yerba Buena Gardens
Mission St. between 3rd & 4th Sts.
San Francisco, CA
This program occurs on Saturday, August 9 and Sunday, August 10.
Visit the Pistahan website for complete schedule.
Filipinos make up one of California’s largest Asian American communities, and there’s a ...
Sunday, August 10
Pistahan 2025: SF’s Filipino Cultural Festival (Aug. 9-10)
The Pistahan Parade and Festival is the largest celebration of Filipino art, culture, dance, food, and music in the U.S, happening on August 9-10, 2025. Filipinos make up one of California’s largest Asian American communities, and there’s a fabulous world of Pinay and Pinoy creativity ...
Second Day of Pistahan (Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 2025)
Pisatahan (2nd Day)
Sun, Aug 10 | 11am – 5pm
Great Lawn, Yerba Buena Gardens
Mission St. between 3rd & 4th Sts.
San Francisco, CA
This program occurs on Saturday, August 9 and Sunday, August 10.
Visit the Pistahan website for complete schedule.
Filipinos make up one of California’s largest Asian American communities, and ...
Saturday, August 16
Poetry Workshop w/ Nia Pearl (Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 2025)
Poetry Workshop with Nia Pearl
Sat, Aug 16 | 12pm – 1pm
Great Lawn, Yerba Buena Gardens
Mission St. between 3rd & 4th Sts.
San Francisco, CA
Join Nia Pearl for one-of-a-kind outdoor poetry workshops inspired by the physical environment of Yerba Buena Gardens. Participants are led through hands-on writing ...
Marcus Shelby Orchestra (Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 2025)
Marcus Shelby Orchestra: Blues and the Pursuit of Freedom
Sat, Aug 16 | 2pm – 3:30pm
Great Lawn, Yerba Buena Gardens
Mission St. between 3rd & 4th Sts.
San Francisco, CA
Internationally acclaimed bassist/composer Marcus Shelby occupies his own niche in the Bay Area’s jazz eco-system. As the leader of a powerfully ...
Thursday, August 21
Lunchtime Concert w/ B. DeVeaux + Mare (Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 2025)
WAM Local Sirens Presents: B. DeVeaux + Mare
Thu, Aug 21 | 12:30pm – 1:30pm
Great Lawn, Yerba Buena Gardens
Mission St. between 3rd & 4th Sts.
San Francisco, CA
Yerba Buena Gardens Festival and Women’s Audio Mission bring Local Sirens to the Gardens for an afternoon of dynamic music. WAM’s Local ...
Saturday, August 23
SF’s Yerba Buena Gardens Festival World Premiere “Sammay: The Way Home is an Upwards Spiral” (2025)
SAMMAY: the way home is an upwards spiral – World Premiere
Sat, Aug 23 | 2pm – 3:30pm
Great Lawn, Yerba Buena Gardens
Mission St. between 3rd & 4th Sts.
San Francisco, CA
A dazzling, array of kinetic street dance idioms transforms the Gardens into a liberated movement zone with ...
Sunday, August 24
Second Day of World Premiere “Sammay: The Way Home is an Upwards Spiral” (Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 2025)
SAMMAY: the way home is an upwards spiral – World Premiere
Sun, Aug 24 | 2:00pm – 3:30pm
Great Lawn, Yerba Buena Gardens
Mission St. between 3rd & 4th Sts.
San Francisco, CA
*Note: This program will move to various sites in the Gardens*
A dazzling, array of kinetic street dance ...
Thursday, August 28
Lunchtime Concert w/ Trío Guadalevín (Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 2025)
Trío Guadalevín
Thu, Aug 28 | 12:30pm – 1:30pm
Great Lawn, Yerba Buena Gardens
Mission St. between 3rd & 4th Sts.
San Francisco, CA
The extraordinary acoustic ensemble Trío Guadalevín reveals the hidden cultural currents connecting Mexico to the Mediterranean, from the son huasteco and son jarocho of Mexico to Afro-Oaxacan music, ...
Saturday, August 30
The Saúl Sierra Quintet “Caminos” (Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 2025)
The Saúl Sierra Quintet: Caminos
Sat, Aug 30 | 2:00pm – 3:30pm
Great Lawn, Yerba Buena Gardens
Mission St. between 3rd & 4th Sts.
San Francisco, CA
Like a strand of DNA, every rhythm tells a story. In the hands of Mexican-born bass master Saúl Sierra, an enthralling array of rhythms ...
Saturday, September 20
World-renowned Pianist & Composer: Samora Abayomi Pinderhughes (SF)
Samora Pinderhughes + SOL Development
Sat, Sep 20 | 2:00pm – 4:30pm
Great Lawn, Yerba Buena Gardens
Mission St. between 3rd & 4th Sts.
San Francisco, CA
Samora Pinderhughes believes that music can and must change the world, and he crafts his songs to reach the tender spots we all share. ...
Sunday, September 21
Mornings in Jenin Musical at Yerba Buena Gardens Festival (2025)
Mornings in Jenin Musical: A Playlist
Sun, Sep 21 | 2:00pm – 3:30pm
Great Lawn, Yerba Buena Gardens
Mission St. between 3rd & 4th Sts.
San Francisco, CA
Offering a preview of the songs from the groundbreaking new theater production Mornings in Jenin Musical, a stellar cast of musicians and vocalists ...
Thursday, September 25
Lunchtime Concert w/ Bia Ferreira (Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 2025)
Bia Ferreira
Thu, Sep 25 | 12:30pm – 1:30pm
Great Lawn, Yerba Buena Gardens
Mission St. between 3rd & 4th Sts.
San Francisco, CA
A pop star, songwriter, activist and clarion advocate for Afro-Brazilians and the LGBTQIA+ community worldwide, Bia Ferreira makes no bones about the power of her music in the ...
Saturday, September 27
Movement Immigrant Orchestra at Yerba Buena Gardens Festival (2025)
Movement Immigrant Orchestra
Sat, Sep 27 | 2:00pm – 4:00pm
Great Lawn, Yerba Buena Gardens
Mission St. between 3rd & 4th Sts.
San Francisco, CA
After last year’s near legendary debut at the YBG Festival there was no question about a return date for Movement Immigrant Orchestra. Co-founded by Ethiopian-American singer-composer Meklit ...
Sunday, September 28
Litquake Out Loud + Book Fair (Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 2025)
Litquake Out Loud + Book Fair
Sun, Sep 28 | 11:00am – 4:00pm
Great Lawn, Yerba Buena Gardens
Mission St. between 3rd & 4th Sts.
San Francisco, CA
In a city built on tall tales, hard-boiled prose, revelatory memoirs, and penetrating reportage, Litquake is the soul of San Francisco’s cultural ...
Thursday, October 2
Lunchtime Concert w/ Lucía (Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 2025)
Lucía
Thu, Oct 2 | 12:30pm – 1:30pm
Great Lawn, Yerba Buena Gardens
Mission St. between 3rd & 4th Sts.
San Francisco, CA
With her sumptuous voice, melodic invention and serious bebop chops, Lucía Gutierrez Rebolloso was not only the first artist from Mexico to enter the Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal ...
Saturday, October 4
Parangal Dance Company (Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 2025)
Parangal Dance Company: Adhika
Sat, Oct 4 | 2:00pm – 3:30pm
Great Lawn, Yerba Buena Gardens
Mission St. between 3rd & 4th Sts.
San Francisco, CA
Parangal is a San Francisco music and dance company devoted to sharing the wealth of traditional arts of the Philippines by preserving and promoting ethnic ...
