SF’s Native Contemporary Arts Festival 2022 (Yerba Buena Gardens)

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SF’s Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 2025

The 2025 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 10, 2025 with La Santa Cecilia to kick off its 25th Anniversary Season.

Sunday, June 19, 2022
SF’s Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 2025

A beloved Father’s Day tradition celebrating the creativity of North America’s indigenous peoples, the 24th annual Native Contemporary Arts Festival showcases a diverse program of native music, dance, spoken word, visual artists, vendors and native crafts. Curated by Janeen Antoine (Sicangu Lakota), American Indian Contemporary Arts founder and producer of the weekly Bay Native Circle airing on KPFA 94.1.

Program & Artists
Welcoming by program MC – L. Frank
Opening Prayer – Kanyon Sayers-Roods
Poetry – Kim Shuck
Music – Sweetlodge Sistaz
Song & Dance – Winnama Ba-Kay Yachma Pomo Dancers
Photo Opp
Dance and More – Sewam American Indian Dance
Music – Twice as Good Blues Band
Closing Prayer – L. Frank

Hands-on Activities with Artists:
Celeste Aguilar – Beaded Bracelets, Necklaces
Nizhoni Ellenwood – Medicinal Plants, Weaving
Ernesto Hernandez Olmos – Ceramic Amulets
Meyo Marrufo – Styrofoam Block Printing
Monique Sonoquie – Twine Cordage, Books
The NCAF is presented in partnership with American Indian Contemporary Arts, with major support by the San Francisco Art Commission.

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.