Poetry Readings & Reggae Music On Your Lunch Break | Yerba Buena Gardens

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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.

Tuesday, June 14, 2016
SF’s Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 2026

Lines and lyrics from Litquake Nation.

Enjoy line breaks during your lunch break, as some of the Bay Area’s best poets and musicians share their work in the great outdoors.

Your poets for the day:

• Mộng-Lan
• Muqdad Majeed
• Lisa Gluskin
• Brian Tierney

Musical guest:

• Today’s performance features Rafael Bustamante Sarria and Marlon Aldana of La Gente. Creating a unique multilingual blend of cumbia, reggae, hip-hop, and salsa, La Gente has toured all over the world and recently released their fourth studio album entitled Borderless.

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