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“Litquake” Outdoors w/ Bay Area BIPOC & LGBTQ+ Writers (Yerba Buena Gardens)

Sunday, October 15, 2023 - 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE
Yerba Buena Gardens (Esplanade) | 773 Mission St., San Francisco, CA

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SF’s Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 2023 (May 6 – Oct. 28)

The 2023 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 6 at 1:00pm with John Santos Sextet + The Afro-Peruvian Coalition.

Now in its 23rd year, the Festival will run each and every week and weekend until October 28 and is located between Mission and Howard Streets and Third and Fourth Streets in downtown San Francisco.  

Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 2023

May 6 – October 28, 2023
Yerba Buena Gardens, Mission btwn Third and Fourth, SoMa, SF
FREE

Directions & Parking | Admission-Free Seating | Performance Times | See the Full Calendar

San Francisco’s largest literary festival returns in 2023, celebrating the literary community from throughout the Bay Area and beyond. Litquake 2023 festival runs from October 5-21, with two full days of in-person events hosted by Yerba Buena Gardens Festival on Saturday, October 14 and Sunday, October 15.

This year in the Gardens, Litquake Out Loud highlights the Bay Area’s BIPOC & LGBTQ+ writers and thought leaders, and represents Litquake’s continued investment in ensuring that all people are included in the creation of and access to the Bay Area’s historic, thriving arts scene.

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.


Cost: FREE
Categories: *Top Pick*, Fairs & Festivals, In Person, Literature, Outdoors, San Francisco, Sponsored
Address: 773 Mission St., San Francisco, CA

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