Downtown Berkeley’s “Front Row” Free Music Festival & Block Party

Submitted by the Event Organizer

The Downtown Berkeley BART Plaza along with all lanes of Shattuck Ave in front of the Downtown Plaza, between Allston Way and Center Street will be closed for the Front Row Festival.

The Front Row Festival will feature the Berkeley Symphony celebrating their 50^th anniversary along with members of the Young People’s Symphony Orchestra celebrating their 85th season, The Berkeley High School Band and Orchestra and The Young Musicians Choral Orchestra The Symphony will set up across both lanes of Shattuck Ave in a grand display of the arts taking over Downtown Berkeley!

Other performances will take over the Plaza LIVE stage hosted by The Freight & Salvage, The Marsh, The Berkeley Rep, The Back Room, California Jazz Conservatory, and The UC Theatre .

Browse the booths: The Aurora Theatre, The Berkeley Art Museum, The Shotgun Players and more!

Schedule

• 11:00 – 11:45 The Marsh Darby Gould and The Craig & MacGregor Band
• 12pm – 12:45pm Freight & Salvage Terrence Brewer
• 1pm – 1:45pm The UC Theatre The Lunch Jam Performers
• 2pm – 2:45pm CA Jazz Conservatory The CJC Rising Stars Ensemble led by Matt Clark
• 3pm – 3:45pm The Back Room Sam Rudin & John Schott
• 4pm – 4:45pm The Berkeley Rep The Cast of Octet Sings
• 4:50 – Elected Officials Speakers
• 5pm – 6pm Berkeley Symphony with members of the Young People’s Symphony Orchestra, The Berkeley High School Band and Orchestra, The Young Musicians Choral Orchestra

Disclaimer: Please double check event information with the event organizer as events can be canceled, details can change after they are added to our calendar, and errors do occur.