Great Lawn, Yerba Buena Gardens
Wednesday, May 27
Free “Dance Outdoors with Rhythm & Motion” at Yerba Buena Gardens
Wed, May 27 | 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Crepe Myrtle Garden, Yerba Buena Gardens
3rd St. between Mission and Howard Sts.
San Francisco, CA
FREE
Wednesdays at Noon. Free RSVP encouraged, drop-ins are welcome.
More dates to be announced. Check back often for updates.
Named San Francisco’s favorite dance workout by the magazines ...
Thursday, May 28
SF’s Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 2026 w/ “CMC Older Adults Choirs”
Thu, May 28 | 12:30pm – 1:30pm
Great Lawn, Yerba Buena Gardens
Mission St. between 3rd & 4th Sts.
San Francisco, CA
One voice can change the world, but when people sing together they transform themselves. Singers from the Community Music Center Openhouse LGBTQ+ Choir, directed by Zahra Rothschild, ...
Saturday, June 6
Poetry Workshop with Nia Pearl (Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 2026)
Jun 6 | 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Great Lawn, Yerba Buena Gardens
Mission St. between 3rd & 4th Sts.
San Francisco, CA
In trying times, poetry and music bring people together. Join Nia Pearl for one-of-a-kind outdoor poetry workshops inspired by the physical environs of Yerba Buena Gardens. A gifted ...
Weekend Sessions w/ Gamelan Sekar Jaya (Yerba Buena Gardens Festival)
Sat, Jun 6 | 2:00pm – 3:30pm
Great Lawn, Yerba Buena Gardens
Mission St. between 3rd & 4th Sts.
San Francisco, CA
FREE | RSVP
For nearly five decades Gamelan Sekar Jaya has set the standard for Balinese music and dance in North America. The only foreign group ever awarded the ...
Sunday, June 7
Pride in Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 2026
Sun, Jun 7 | 2:00pm – 4:00pm
Great Lawn, Yerba Buena Gardens
Mission St. between 3rd & 4th Sts.
San Francisco, CA
FREE | RSVP
An uproarious variety show manifesting the fabulous creative diversity of queer artistic expression, Pride in Yerba Buena! celebrates San Francisco’s LGBTQIA community with the best ...
Thursday, June 11
Lunchtime Concert w/ Camellia Boutros (Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 2026)
Thu, Jun 11 | 12:30pm – 1:30pm
Great Lawn, Yerba Buena Gardens
Mission St. between 3rd & 4th Sts.
San Francisco, CA
Some sounds could only emerge in San Francisco, like the Arabic psychedelic rock of Camellia Boutros. A first-generation Lebanese-Palestinian composer and multi-instrumentalist, she spent years performing on ...
Friday, June 12
Coventry & Kaluza (Kids’ Show) at Yerba Buena Gardens Festival
Fri, Jun 12 | 11:00am – 11:30am
Children’s Garden, Yerba Buena Gardens
799 Howard St.
San Francisco, CA
This children’s program has two shows: 11-11:30am with a repeat show 12-12:30pm.
Jamie Coventry is a harmonica addict and eccentric juggler. Natasha Kaluza is The Super Duper Hula Hooper. Together they are ...
All-Native Comedy Night: Good Medicine (Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 2026)
Fri, Jun 12 | 6:30pm – 9:30pm
Great Lawn, Yerba Buena Gardens
Mission St. between 3rd & 4th Sts.
San Francisco, CA
FREE | RSVP
Co-founded by Oakland stand-up comic Jackie Keliiaa, the smash hit, all-Native comedy revue Good Medicine has sold-out venues around the country, including A.C.T’s Strand Theater. More than ...
Friday, June 26
“Circus Bella’s AH HA!” World Premiere at Yerba Buena Gardens Festival (June 26-27)
Sat, Jun 27 | 2:15pm – 3:15pm
Great Lawn, Yerba Buena Gardens
Mission St. between 3rd & 4th Sts.
San Francisco, CA
FREE | RSVP
This program has three showings: Friday, June 26 at 12pm,
Saturday, June 27 at 12pm and again at 2:15pm.
ASL Interpretation provided at both Saturday shows.
Circus Bella, the ...
Thursday, July 2
Lunchtime Concert w/ Destiny Muhammad Trio (Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 2026)
Thu, Jul 2 | 12:30pm – 1:30pm
Great Lawn, Yerba Buena Gardens
Mission St. between 3rd & 4th Sts.
San Francisco, CA
A jazz harp player and soul-powered vocalist, Destiny Muhammad champions the legacy of the women who came before her while taking the instrument into enthralling new terrain. Following ...
Ricardo Lemvo & Makina Loca at Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 2026
Thu, Jul 2 | 6:00pm – 7:30pm
Crepe Myrtle Garden, Yerba Buena Gardens
3rd St. between Mission and Howard Sts.
San Francisco, CA
Yerba Buena Salsa Nights kick off with a blast of African-Cuban funk from a longtime YBG Festival favorite. Known for his high-energy performances, Congolese-born vocalist Ricardo Lemvo has ...
Saturday, July 4
Weekend Sessions w/ SF Uke Jam’s Summer Uke-splosion (Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 2026)
Sat, Jul 4 | 12:00pm – 4:00pm
Great Lawn, Yerba Buena Gardens
Mission St. between 3rd & 4th Sts.
San Francisco, CA
FREE | RSVP
The ukulele is truly the people’s instrument, and the popular SF Uke Jam is the Bay Area’s leading force bringing fans of the diminutive 4-string uke together. ...
Sunday, July 5
San Francisco Mime Troupe (Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 2026)
Sun, Jul 5 | 2:00pm – 4:00pm
Great Lawn, Yerba Buena Gardens
Mission St. between 3rd & 4th Sts.
San Francisco, CA
Pre-show music begins at 1:30pm.
Fasten your seatbelts for another wild yet thought-provoking ride with the world-renowned San Francisco Mime Troupe. Experts at finding the absurdity in contemporary culture, ...
Thursday, July 9
Lunchtime Concert w/ Mae Powell (Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 2026)
Thu, Jul 9 | 12:30pm – 1:30pm
Great Lawn, Yerba Buena Gardens
Mission St. between 3rd & 4th Sts.
San Francisco, CA
Over the past decade Mae Powell has earned a sterling reputation as a winsome singer-songwriter who can also put a personal, jazz-inflected stamp on American Songbook standards. She keeps ...
Saturday, July 11
Weekend Session w/ Lady Wray (Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 2026)
Sat, Jul 11 | 2:00pm – 4:30pm
Great Lawn, Yerba Buena Gardens
Mission St. between 3rd & 4th Sts.
San Francisco, CA
FREE | RSVP
Opening Set from Sundra Manning
Nurtured in church, selected by Missy Elliott to launch her new label and now soaring into new musical realms, Lady Wray is a ...
Sunday, July 12
SF’s Indigenous Peoples Day at Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 2026
Sun, Jul 12 | 12:00pm – 5:00pm
Great Lawn, Yerba Buena Gardens
Mission St. between 3rd & 4th Sts.
San Francisco, CA
FREE | RSVP
Presented by Indigenous Justice
More than a celebration of indigeneity, Honoring Our Relatives seeks to bridge shared struggles across communities while centering the issue of missing and murdered ...
Thursday, July 16
Lunchtime Concert w/ La Gente SF (Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 2026)
Thu, Jul 16 | 12:30pm – 1:30pm
Great Lawn, Yerba Buena Gardens
Mission St. between 3rd & 4th Sts.
San Francisco, CA
As his band’s name suggests, Rafael Sarria Bustamante created LA GENTE SF as a vehicle to bring a cosmopolitan array of grooves to the people. Back in the Bay ...
Thursday, July 23
Lunchtime Concert w/ Iwa Daiko (Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 2026)
Thu, Jul 23 | 12:30pm – 1:30pm
Great Lawn, Yerba Buena Gardens
Mission St. between 3rd & 4th Sts.
San Francisco, CA
The Sacramento-based taiko collective Iwa Daiko builds community through the thunderous power of percussion. Roughly translated, Iwa Daiko means “Collective Purpose,” signifying music’s singular ability to bring people together for ...
Thursday, July 30
Lunchtime Concert w/ Local Sirens (Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 2026)
Thu, Jul 30 | 12:30pm – 1:30pm
Great Lawn, Yerba Buena Gardens
Mission St. between 3rd & 4th Sts.
San Francisco, CA
Yerba Buena Gardens Festival and Women’s Audio Mission bring Local Sirens to the Gardens for an afternoon of dynamic music. WAM’s Local Sirens is an all-ages performance series that ...
Saturday, August 1
Poetry Workshop w/ Nia Pearl (Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 2026)
Sat, Aug 1 | 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Great Lawn, Yerba Buena Gardens
Mission St. between 3rd & 4th Sts.
San Francisco, CA
In trying times, poetry and music bring people together. Join Nia Pearl for one-of-a-kind outdoor poetry workshops inspired by the physical environs of Yerba Buena Gardens. A ...
Sunday, August 2
Weekend Sessions w/ Color Your Mind (Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 2026)
Sun, Aug 2 | 12:00pm – 5:00pm
Great Lawn, Yerba Buena Gardens
Mission St. between 3rd & 4th Sts.
San Francisco, CA
FREE | RSVP
Curated by visionary East Bay percussionist Sameer Gupta of Rootstock Arts, Color Your Mind is a gathering of musicians dedicated to expanding the boundaries of classical Indian music ...
Thursday, August 6
Lunchtime Concert w/ Fely Tchaco (Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 2026)
Thu, Aug 6 | 12:30pm – 1:30pm
Great Lawn, Yerba Buena Gardens
Mission St. between 3rd & 4th Sts.
San Francisco, CA
Born in Côte d’Ivoire and long based in the Bay Area, Fely Tchaco seamlessly blends traditional Ivorian sounds with Afro-pop, jazz and world music, delivering mesmerizing performances ...
Edgardo Cambón’s 40th Anniversary at Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 2026
Thu, Aug 6 | 6:00pm – 7:30pm
Crepe Myrtle Garden, Yerba Buena Gardens
3rd St. between Mission and Howard Sts.
San Francisco, CA
This year’s Yerba Buena Salsa Nights series builds on the YBG Festival’s long and deep history presenting the finest Latin bands on the scene, artists like ...
Tuesday, August 11
“Poetic Tuesdays” at Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 2026
Tue, Aug 11 | 12:30pm – 1:30pm
Jessie Square, Yerba Buena Gardens
760 Mission St.
San Francisco, CA
Sharing works that delight, provoke, inspire and rouse, the Poetic Tuesdays series turns lunchtime into a sumptuous literary repast. Lighting up Jessie Square with a fabulously curated line-up of poets and ...
Saturday, August 15
Helado Negro + Reyna Tropical (Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 2026)
Sat, Aug 15 | 2:00pm – 4:30pm
Great Lawn, Yerba Buena Gardens
Mission St. between 3rd & 4th Sts.
San Francisco, CA
FREE | RSVP
Opening Set from Camilo y los Cruzers
The son of Ecuadoran immigrants, Roberto Carlos Lange is a producer and singer-songwriter who has created an expansive, intoxicating ...
Thursday, September 3
Los Calderones at Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 2026
Thu, Sep 3 | 6:00pm – 7:30pm
Crepe Myrtle Garden, Yerba Buena Gardens
3rd St. between Mission and Howard Sts.
San Francisco, CA
A relatively recent arrival on the Bay Area Latin music scene, Los Calderones is a Cuban Afro-Latin Funk combo that combines the energy of Cuban reggaeton (known in ...
Saturday, October 3
African Arts Festival at Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 2026
Sat, Oct 3 | 11:00am – 4:00pm
Great Lawn, Yerba Buena Gardens
Mission St. between 3rd & 4th Sts.
San Francisco, CA
FREE | RSVP
The 6th Annual African Arts Festival celebrates the glorious diversity and extraordinary creativity of the continent’s peoples. Co-presented by Duniya Dance and Drum Company and the Yerba ...
Thursday, October 8
Lunchtime Concert w/ Quinteto Latino (Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 2026)
Thu, Oct 8 | 12:30pm – 1:30pm
Great Lawn, Yerba Buena Gardens
Mission St. between 3rd & 4th Sts.
San Francisco, CA
A wind quintet with an imperative mission, Quinteto Latino is a singular Bay Area-based chamber ensemble devoted to breaking down the racial and social barriers that have long plagued ...
Saturday, October 10
Weekend Sessions w/ Follow the Music (Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 2026)
Sat, Oct 10 | 2:00pm – 4:00pm
Great Lawn, Yerba Buena Gardens
Mission St. between 3rd & 4th Sts.
San Francisco, CA
FREE | RSVP
Since launching in 2023 Follow the Music has been at the forefront of a rising movement promoting arts education around the Bay Area. The nonprofit organization introduces ...
Sunday, October 11
YBG Dance Day (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 ...
Monday, October 12
SF’s Indigenous Peoples Day at 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 ...
Thursday, October 15
Lunchtime Concert w/ Richard Howell (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 ...
Saturday, October 17
Weekend Sessions w/ Joe Bataan (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 ...
Saturday, October 24
Weekend Sessions w/ Afro-Filipino Jazz Project (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 ...
Friday, November 13
Bhangra & Beats Night Market (Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 2026)
Fri, Nov 13 |4:00pm – 9:00pm
Great Lawn, Yerba Buena Gardens
Mission St. between 3rd & 4th Sts.
San Francisco, CA
San Francisco’s biggest South Asian celebration is back, and for the first time ever, it lands at Yerba Buena Gardens, one of downtown’s most iconic arts and cultural destinations.
On ...
