Exploratorium’s First-Ever “Fog Festival” 2013 | Pier 15

Submitted by the Event Organizer

Celebrate fog, San Francisco’s most salient meteorological phenomena at the Exploratorium’s first-ever Fog Festival from noon to 5 pm on Saturday, September 28, 2013.

Some events will occur in the free, public space in front of the museum. Museum admission is required for all other events.

Bid adieu to the Fog Bridge, the immersive outdoor art installation by Japanese interdisciplinary artist Fujiko Nakaya, slated to close October 6, 2013.

Exploratorium’s First-Ever “Fog Festival” 2013
Saturday, September 28, 2013 | 1 pm
Pier 15
FREE (Outdoor events only)

Outdoor Fog Fest events include:

1-1:45 pm: Kiri No Oto (The Sound of Fog) – EN Performance adjacent to Fog Bridge
EN is the sonically atmospheric duo of San Francisco based multi-instrumentalists James Devane and Maxwell August Croy. The pair utilize a wide range of instrumentation—notably koto, guitar, organ, and percussion—to explore layered systems of synchronization, melody, and texture. Their lush and lofty music has been released on labels such as Root Strata, Students of Decay, Constellation Tatsu, and Ghostly International. EN will perform outdoors, creating a fleeting soundtrack for the fog just next to Nakaya’s Fog Bridge.

3-3:30 pm: Special appearance by artist Fujiko Nakaya at the Fog Bridge.
In 1970, Tokyo-based artist Fujiko Nakaya was the first artist ever to create sculpture out of the ephemeral medium of fog. Since then, Nakaya has developed projects around the world, but never before in San Francisco, a city famous for its fog. The Exploratorium reopened this April at Piers 15/17 with Fog Bridge, a site-specific fog installation by Nakaya, the inaugural work of their new Over the Water program. The artist will be meeting visitors and signing catalogs that provide further insight into her fascinating history.

All events other than those at the Fog Bridge require an admission fee and include the fog film screenings, the Fog Fall artist installation, fog talk with film director Sam Green and other activities.

Want to visit the Exploratorium for free?
Just wait one day – There’s a free admission day on Sunday, September 29, 2013 – Details

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.