“Embassy of the Refugee” Free Civic Center Art + Music Festival (SF)

Submitted by the Event Organizer

EMBASSY OF THE REFUGEE

A Public Happening

July 25, 2026 | 1–8 PM

Fulton Plaza & Pioneer Monument

San Francisco Civic Center

Join us for a day of performance, music, ceremony, conversation, and collective

memory as artists from Guatemala, Mexico, and across the United States activate

the Pioneer Monument through site-specific works that reimagine public space

and the stories our monuments tell.

Featuring performances by:

• Regina José Galindo (Guatemala)

• Marlyn Boror Bor (Guatemala)

• Mia Eve Rollow

• La Pocha Nostra – Phantom Mariachi

●Baaits

●La Gente

●Banda Sin Nombre

●Inti Mystica

guest artists, community workshops, ceremonial gatherings, live

music,

and more.

Over the past two months, Embassy of the Refugee has transformed the Pioneer

Monument into a living site of dialogue, resilience, and collective imagination.

Wrapped in reflective gold and built alongside communities in movement and artist

ambassadors, the scaffold has become a monument to labor, migration, and

belonging.

This free public event marks the culmination of the residency and invites everyone

to imagine new forms of public memory.

Free & Open to the Public

Presented by the support of Shaping Legacy Initiative, the San Francisco Arts

Commission, Monument Lab Fellowship, and The Rooming House Residency and

Lead Artis Kaleb Duarte.

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