Yerba Buena Day 2021 All-Day Festival

Submitted by the Event Organizer

They say sunshine is the greatest disinfectant so we’re throwing one of the biggest, sunniest, funnest parties of the year in the sun all in Yerba Buena! And like sunshine, it’s all for free.

Starting at Noon: Start with a free neighborhood art scavenger hunt in Yerba Buena. Pick up your free booklet at the American Bookbinder’s Museum and make your way through the neighborhood finding hidden works of art you’ve probably never noticed.

12:30 pm: The Yerba Buena Gardens Festival features The Cabanijazz Project performing soulful original Latin dance music by band leader Javier Cabanillas

2:30 pm: Take a free walking tour of the neighborhood from Market Street’s bustling past to the mysterious side alley’s secrets where you can learn about the district’s complicated, always interesting, and ever-changing past.

4:00 pm: The Yerba Buena Gardens Festival, The Contemporary Jewish Museum, and the Museum of the African Diaspora present Diasporic Futurism: Taking Up (Outer) Space, a multidisciplinary live performance with visual art and music. This event will feature the latest iteration of an ongoing project by GLTTR with DJ Nina Sol, Leah King, Trovarsi, Juan Carlos Rodriguez Rivera, Afatasi The Artists, Sandy Vazquez, Black Fairy Dust, and more …

4:00 pm: The Children’s Creativity Museum presents Hip Hop For Change who will guide you through the history and hype of Hip Hop culture with an interactive beat-making workshop. MC, Producer, DJ, and Education Director UnLearn The World will show you how to program drums, sample your favorite songs, create original melodies, and arrange an original beat using professional equipment. Also, Hip Hop For Change will be setting the vibes with their very own DJ pop-up!

6:00 pm: 111 Minna Gallery present The Blue J’s and La Gente SF. The Blue J’s mix of bluegrass and Americana are a warm and rich tapestry of vocal talent and La Gente mixes up cumbia rhythms with fun melodies and explosive sounds.

Diasporic Futurism: Taking Up (Outer) Space presentation also taking place at 6pm

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.