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Rare Free SF Opera Orchestra String Quartet Outdoor Performance (Hayes Valley)

Friday, September 18, 2026 - 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE
Hayes Street between Gough & Octavia | Hayes Street between Gough & Octavia

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Hayes Promenade • Hayes Valley SF, CA

The SF Opera Orchestra String Quartet will perform a free live concert on Hayes Street between Gough and Octavia. The performance takes place while the San Francisco Opera Orchestra is on strike, shortly after the cancellation of Opera in the Park.

Original Event Description:
_With the San Francisco Opera Orchestra orchestra on strike (and just a few days after the Opera in the Park event was canceled) Enjoy a free live performance by the @sfoperaorchestra String Quartet! This Friday, 6-8pm on Hayes Street between Gough & Octavia! 🎻🎻🎻🎻 ❤️_

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Live String Quartet! 🎻🎻🎻🎻🎻
Free performance Friday 6pm! ❤️
SF OPERA
ORCHESTRA
EST.1923

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Cost: FREE
Categories: *Top Pick*, Community, In Person, Live Music, Outdoors
Venue: Hayes Street between Gough & Octavia
Address: Hayes Street between Gough & Octavia

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