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Golden Gate Park’s Free Symphony Sundays

The Golden Gate Park Band performs its 137th season of free concerts in the park.
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The Golden Gate Park Band, presents its 137th season in Golden Gate Park’s music concourse. That’s right, this symphony has been playing free concerts in Golden Gate Park for more than 100 years.

The weekly concerts take place most Sundays at 1 pm, run about 90 minutes, and are free and open to the public.

All concerts take place in between the de Young and the California Academy of Sciences and feature music of specific nationalities or cultures, including costumed guest performances from dancers, singers and speakers, who will enlighten and entertain.

Golden Gate Park Band | 2019
Sundays, April 28 – October 6, 2019 | 1 pm (*except where noted)
Music Concourse, Golden Gate Park, SF
FREE

2019 Concert Schedule
Subject to change – check website or Facebook for updates.

APRIL
April 28 – Sunday – Premiere Concert – Around the World in Ninety Minutes

MAY
May 5 – Sunday – A celebration of Polish music and culture
May 12 – Sunday – Armenian Cultural Celebration
May 19 – Sunday – Music of Britain
May 26 – Sunday – Memorial Weekend Concert: Patriotic and American music

JUNE
June 2 – Sunday – Italian music, song and dance
*June 8 – Saturday – 13th annual GGPB Festival: 11 am – 5 pm – Festival Lineup
June 9 – Sunday – 13th annual GGPB Festival: 11 am – 5 pm – Festival Lineup
June 16 – Sunday – Music and Dance of Scotland with the Dunsmuir Scottish Dancers
June 23 – Sunday – Music of John Williams
June 30 – Sunday – Music for Families

JULY
*July 4 – Thursday – Music Celebrating American Independence 
July 7 – Sunday  –  Music Celebrating American Independence
July 14 – Sunday – Vive la France
July 21 – Sunday – Remembering 1939
July 28 – Sunday – The Magic of Disney & Pixar

AUGUST
August 4 – Sunday – A special program honoring NERT and CERT emergency response volunteers
August 11 – Sunday – Music from the Movies
August 18 – Sunday – St Steven’s Day celebration of Hungarian culture
August 25 – Sunday – Ukrainian cultural celebration

SEPTEMBER
September 1 – Sunday – Labor Day Celebration
*September 2 – Monday – Labor Day Celebration
September 8 – [no concert]
September 15 – Sunday – Irish Cultural Celebration – song, dance and more…
September 22 – Sunday – A Celebration of the Dance and Music of Spain
September 29 – Sunday – People, Places and Things

OCTOBER
October 6 – Sunday – Season finale – Remembering 1969