Asian Arts 25th Anniv. Free Concert: Jazz, Taiko & Dance | Yerba Buena Gardens
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Yerba Buena Gardens (Esplanade) | 773 Mission St., San Francisco, CA
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SF’s Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 2026
The 2026 Yerba Buena Gardens Festival hosts a full lineup of free outdoor music, theater, circus, dance, poetry, and children’s programs. The Festival opens on Saturday, May 9, 2026 with Hermán Olivera y Orquesta Taíno to kick off its 26th season. The Festival features over 100 free performances from May to November in Downtown San Francisco.
Celebrating Asian Improv aRts’ 25 years of visionary arts and cultural work, Traditions in Transformation explores co-founder Francis Wong’s works, as well as cross-cultural and interdisciplinary collaborations that define the organization’s distinguished body of work.
The Francis Wong Unit features Francis Wong (saxophone), John-Carlos Perea (bass), Karen Stackpole (percussion), and Karl Evangelista (guitar) with Melody Takata (taiko drums), dancer/choreographer Lenora Lee, poet/performer Genny Lim, and special guests.
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Cost: FREE
Categories: *Top Pick*, Live Music, San Francisco, Theater & Performance
