April 2024

Dozens of people dancing in unison outside on a grassy lawn in Yerba Buena Gardens.

Sat, Apr 27, 11:30am – 2:30pm

Bay Area Dance Week Kick-Off

Free

May 2024

Dance instructor leading an outdoor dance class on the Yerba Buena Gardens lawn,

Wed, May 1, 12:00pm – 1:00pm

Dance Outdoors with Rhythm & Motion

Free

Pedrito Martinez smiling, behind microphone stands, playing a set of bata drums with his hands

Sat, May 4, 1:00pm – 3:30pm

Pedrito Martinez Group – Season Kick-Off!

Free

Wed, May 8, 12:00pm – 1:00pm

Dance Outdoors with Rhythm & Motion

Free

5 Members of Neblinas Del Pacifico smiling, front-facing, standing in front of a part of a painted mural wall.

Thu, May 9, 12:30pm – 1:30pm

Neblinas del Pacífico

Free

9 members of Kitka, front-facing, wearing black outfits and gold necklaces, standing in front of a green and gold patterned wall

Sat, May 11, 1:00pm – 2:30pm

Kitka in Concert

Free

Photo collage of Maddy Clifford, Ashante J. Ford, shah noor hussein, Darius Simpson, Honey Gold Jasmine

Tue, May 14, 12:30pm – 1:30pm

Poetic Tuesdays with MoAD

Free

Wed, May 15, 12:00pm – 1:00pm

Dance Outdoors with Rhythm & Motion

Free

Thu, May 16, 12:30pm – 1:30pm

QWANQWA

Free

A photo from behind a music band playing on a outdoor stone stage, in front of a large audience sitting on the Yerba Buena Gardens lawn

Sat, May 18, 1:00pm – 3:30pm

CAAMFest: Directions in Sound

Free

Illustration of 3 people on a canoe that is on the San Francisco Bay, behind them is the Golden Gate Bridge and tall, lush green mountains

Sun, May 19, 12:00pm – 5:00pm

Islands By the Bay Festival

Free

Wed, May 22, 12:00pm – 1:00pm

Dance Outdoors with Rhythm & Motion

Free

Thu, May 23, 12:30pm – 1:30pm

PHER

Free

Members of CO-LLAB Choir each dressed in different, vibrant solid colors, singing passionately on an outdoors stage.

Sat, May 25, 1:00pm – 2:30pm

CO-LLAB Choir directed by Cava Menzies

Free

Wed, May 29, 12:00pm – 1:00pm

Dance Outdoors with Rhythm & Motion

Free

A choir group sitting and singing, each wearing a teal stole, choir director standing in front of them.

Thu, May 30, 12:30pm – 1:30pm

Community Music Center Neighborhood Choirs

June 2024

Wed, Jun 5, 12:00pm – 1:00pm

Dance Outdoors with Rhythm & Motion

Free

Aaron Kierbel, enthusiastically playing the congo drum in front of a few smiling audiences.

Fri, Jun 7, 11:00am – 11:30am

RhythmALLogy (Kids’ Show)

Free

Fri, Jun 7, 12:00pm – 12:30pm

RhythmALLogy (Kids’ Show)

Free

Black and white photo of a person wearing a cap, sitting at and playing the piano, behind them another person playing the saxophone.

Sat, Jun 8, 1:00pm – 3:00pm

Dyertribe: Steve & Bokani Dyer + Izithunywa feat. Ndabo Zulu & Linda Sikhakhane

Free

Illustration of woman speaking and snapping her fingers. Speech bubble that says "Poetic Tuesday"

Tue, Jun 11, 12:30pm – 1:30pm

Poetic Tuesdays with MoAD

Free

Wed, Jun 12, 12:00pm – 1:00pm

Dance Outdoors with Rhythm & Motion

Free

Darrell Grant smiling, front-facing, wearing a floral patterned red jacket

Thu, Jun 13, 12:30pm – 1:30pm

Darrell Grant & MJ New

Free

Adults and children of René y Familia holding instruments, smiling and standing in front of a garden fence.

Fri, Jun 14, 11:00am – 11:30am

René y Familia (Kids’ Show)

Free

Fri, Jun 14, 12:00pm – 12:30pm

René y Familia (Kids’ Show)

Free

Dancers in matching denim outfits and red shoes, all aligned and leaning to the left across big outdoor steps

Fri, Jun 14, 6:30pm – 8:00pm

RAWdance: Drawing on a Decade

Free

Sat, Jun 15, 1:00pm – 2:30pm

RAWdance: Drawing on a Decade

Free

A large group of native peoples dressed in traditional regalia, standing outdoors on a green lawn, front-facing.

Sun, Jun 16, 12:00pm – 3:00pm

Native Contemporary Arts Festival

Free

Wed, Jun 19, 12:00pm – 1:00pm

Dance Outdoors with Rhythm & Motion

Free

Close-up photo of Christelle Durandy smiling, wearing a black top and her hands together in front of her

Thu, Jun 20, 12:30pm – 1:30pm

Christelle Durandy SankTET

Free

Members of Circus Bella wearing bright pink, yellow and white circus costumes, smiling and front-facing outdoors on a rooftop.

Fri, Jun 21, 12:00pm – 1:00pm

Circus Bella’s “WOW!” (Kids’ Show)

Free

Sat, Jun 22, 12:00pm – 1:00pm

Circus Bella’s “WOW!” (Kids’ Show)

Free

Sat, Jun 22, 2:15pm – 3:15pm

Circus Bella’s “WOW!” (Kids’ Show)

Free

Wed, Jun 26, 12:00pm – 1:00pm

Dance Outdoors with Rhythm & Motion

Free

Alaya Project musicians playing around a large tree, under it's branches.

Thu, Jun 27, 12:30pm – 1:30pm

The Alaya Project

Free

Calvin Kai Ku wearing a white shirt and red tie and suspenders, in a leaping motion, smiling and holding a ukulele

Fri, Jun 28, 11:00am – 11:30am

Calvin Kai Ku (Kids’ Show)

Free

Fri, Jun 28, 12:00pm – 12:30pm

Calvin Kai Ku (Kids’ Show)

Free

Cynthia Lin and Ukulenny leaning on each other back-to-back, wearing orange sunglasses and joyfully playing ukuleles in front of a color YBG Festival banner.

Sat, Jun 29, 11:00am – 4:00pm

SF Uke Jam’s Summer Uke-splosion presented by Kala Brand Music

Free

July 2024

Wed, Jul 3, 12:00pm – 1:00pm

Dance Outdoors with Rhythm & Motion

Free

Chelle! & Friends band members wearing Mardi Gras bead necklaces, playing music outside

Fri, Jul 5, 11:00am – 11:30am

Chelle! & Friends (Kids’ Show)

Free

Fri, Jul 5, 12:00pm – 12:30pm

Chelle! & Friends (Kids’ Show)

Free

Sat, Jul 6, 1:00pm – 2:30pm

Get Free Festival

Free

Tue, Jul 9, 12:30pm – 1:30pm

Poetic Tuesdays with MoAD

Free

Wed, Jul 10, 12:00pm – 1:00pm

Dance Outdoors with Rhythm & Motion

Free

Thu, Jul 11, 12:30pm – 1:30pm

UZUMARU

Free

Ka-Hon band members each playing on a cajon, outdoors

Fri, Jul 12, 11:00am – 11:30am

Ka-Hon (Kids’ Show)

Free

Fri, Jul 12, 12:00pm – 12:30pm

Ka-Hon (Kids’ Show)

Free

A dancer in a white jumpsuit with their arm stretched out to the right, performing on outdoors in front of a few trees and a outdoor sculpture.

Sat, Jul 13, 1:00pm – 2:30pm

Yerba Buena Gardens ChoreoFest (Day One)

Free

Wed, Jul 17, 12:00pm – 1:00pm

Dance Outdoors with Rhythm & Motion

Free

Thu, Jul 18, 12:30pm – 1:30pm

Batey Tambó

Free

Unique Derique wearing a bright red, white and blue outfit, juggling two balls in the air.

Fri, Jul 19, 11:00am – 11:30am

Unique Derique (Kids’ Show)

Free

Fri, Jul 19, 12:00pm – 12:30pm

Unique Derique (Kids’ Show)

Free

Sat, Jul 20, 1:00pm – 2:30pm

Yerba Buena Gardens ChoreoFest (Day Two)

Free

Wed, Jul 24, 12:00pm – 1:00pm

Dance Outdoors with Rhythm & Motion

Free

Thu, Jul 25, 12:30pm – 1:30pm

Destani Wolf

Free

Coventry and Kaluza performing as a ventriloquist and a puppet

Fri, Jul 26, 11:00am – 11:30am

Coventry & Kaluza (Kids’ Show)

Free

Fri, Jul 26, 12:00pm – 12:30pm

Coventry & Kaluza (Kids’ Show)

Free

Photo collage of Sameer Gupta holding a drum, Alam Khan holding and Sarode and Roopa Mahadevan singing into a microphone

Sat, Jul 27, 12:00pm – 5:00pm

Color Your Mind Festival

Free

Wed, Jul 31, 12:00pm – 1:00pm

Dance Outdoors with Rhythm & Motion

Free

August 2024

Thu, Aug 1, 12:30pm – 1:30pm

AfroSolo Arts Festival presents Charles Unger

Free

Thu, Aug 1, 6:00pm – 7:30pm

Orquesta La Moderna Tradición

Free

Puppeteer Joe Leon performing with a mouse puppet

Fri, Aug 2, 11:00am – 11:30am

Caterpillar Puppets (Kids’ Show)

Free

Fri, Aug 2, 12:00pm – 12:30pm

Caterpillar Puppets (Kids’ Show)

Free

Ana Tijoux, front-facing, holding a billowing red fabric near her face with 1 hand, in front of a vibrant orange backdrop

Sat, Aug 3, 1:00pm – 3:00pm

Ana Tijoux + J Noa

Free

Two actors smiling and holding hands, arms stretched out on a sunny outdoor stage.

Sun, Aug 4, 2:00pm – 4:00pm

San Francisco Mime Troupe

Free

Wed, Aug 7, 12:00pm – 1:00pm

Dance Outdoors with Rhythm & Motion

Free

Thu, Aug 8, 12:30pm – 1:30pm

Audiopharmacy

Free

4 people on a stage taking a selfie photo with a large crowd of audiences behind them off-stage

Sat, Aug 10, 11:00am – 4:00pm

Pistahan

Free

Sun, Aug 11, 11:00am – 4:00pm

Pistahan

Free

Tue, Aug 13, 12:30pm – 1:30pm

Poetic Tuesdays with MoAD

Free

Wed, Aug 14, 12:00pm – 1:00pm

Dance Outdoors with Rhythm & Motion

Free

black and white collage photo of Monica Salmaso, Guinga and Teco Cardozo

Thu, Aug 15, 12:30pm – 1:30pm

Brazil in the Gardens: Monica Salmaso, Guinga and Teco Cardoso

Free

photo collage of artists Alleluia Panis, Mahealani Uchiyama, Vân-Ánh Võ , Esotérica Tropical, Rocky Rivera, Lalin St. Juste, Kev Choice and RyanNicole.

Sat, Aug 17, 1:00pm – 3:30pm

YBGF Seed Festival

Free

Wed, Aug 21, 12:00pm – 1:00pm

Dance Outdoors with Rhythm & Motion

Free

Thu, Aug 22, 12:30pm – 1:30pm

Mae Powell

Free

Wed, Aug 28, 12:00pm – 1:00pm

Dance Outdoors with Rhythm & Motion

Free

Thu, Aug 29, 12:30pm – 1:30pm

Foleada

Free

Sat, Aug 31, 1:00pm – 2:30pm

Meklit’s Movement Immigrant Orchestra

Free

September 2024

Wed, Sep 4, 12:00pm – 1:00pm

Dance Outdoors with Rhythm & Motion

Free

Thu, Sep 5, 12:30pm – 1:30pm

Quinteto Latino

Free

Jesús Díaz smiling, front-facing, smiling, wearing a bright red and black collared shirt leaning in front of a weathered wood panel wall

Thu, Sep 5, 6:00pm – 7:30pm

Jesús Díaz y su QBA

Free

Sat, Sep 7, 11:00am – 4:00pm

African Arts Festival

Free

Taiko drummers and bon dancers performing and leading the crowd of people behind them outdoors on a lawn

Sun, Sep 8, 1:00pm – 3:00pm

American Bon Dancing

Free

Tue, Sep 10, 12:30pm – 1:30pm

Poetic Tuesdays with MoAD

Free

Wed, Sep 11, 12:00pm – 1:00pm

Dance Outdoors with Rhythm & Motion

Free

Wed, Sep 18, 12:00pm – 1:00pm

Dance Outdoors with Rhythm & Motion

Free

Wed, Sep 25, 12:00pm – 1:00pm

Dance Outdoors with Rhythm & Motion

Free

Michael Spiro, front-facing, wearing an off-white top, holding up drum sticks, a green outdoor space behind him

Thu, Sep 26, 12:30pm – 1:30pm

Spirology

Free

An instructor joyfully leading a dance class behind him in an outdoor court

Sat, Sep 28, 10:00am – 3:00pm

YBG Dance Day

Free

October 2024

Wed, Oct 2, 12:00pm – 1:00pm

Dance Outdoors with Rhythm & Motion

Free

Close-up photo of Chris Trinidad wearing headphones and playing bass guitar

Thu, Oct 3, 12:30pm – 1:30pm

The Chris Trinidad Collective

Free

Thu, Oct 3, 6:00pm – 7:30pm

Agua Pura

Free

Close-up photo of Ouida wearing a brown beret, her hands raised wearing orange suede gloves

Sat, Oct 5, 1:00pm – 3:00pm

Ouida + Ian Santillano

Free

Tue, Oct 8, 12:30pm – 1:30pm

Poetic Tuesdays with MoAD

Free

Wed, Oct 9, 12:00pm – 1:00pm

Dance Outdoors with Rhythm & Motion

Free

Members of Rojai And The Pocket, all wearing sunglasses, standing in front of an urban art mural

Thu, Oct 10, 12:30pm – 1:30pm

Rojai & The Pocket

Free

A large group of people dancing in a friendship circle in the middle of the Yerba Buena Gardens esplanade lawn.

Mon, Oct 14, 12:00pm – 3:30pm

San Francisco Indigenous Peoples Day

Free

Wed, Oct 16, 12:00pm – 1:00pm

Dance Outdoors with Rhythm & Motion

Free

Thu, Oct 17, 12:30pm – 1:30pm

Amihan

Free

Sat, Oct 19, 11:00am – 4:00pm

Litquake Book Fair + Litquake Out Loud

Free