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Children’s Garden Series

Members of Duniya Dance & Drum Company dressed, smiling and enthusiastically performing in front of a children's audience, outdoors on a bright sunny day.

It’s never too early to start experiencing art! The Children’s Garden Series presents live interactive art performances for kids under 10 and their adults!

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June through August is a great time for parents, caregivers, and camp counselors to bring kids to the Children’s Garden for sunshine and a show. The Children’s Garden Series features professional artists with expertise in engaging children under 10 and their adults. Each show features excellent performers skilled in puppetry, music, dance, acrobatics, body percussion, clowning and more! Outstanding featured groups like Ka-Hon and Duniya Dance & Drum demonstrate diverse musical and dance traditions from all over the world. With such rich cultural and artistic experiences, the Children’s Garden is the place to be in the summertime.

Past Children’s Garden performers include:

  • 2x Grammy-nominated Alphabet Rockers
  • Chelle! & Friends
  • Circus Bella
  • Duniya Dance & Drum Company
  • Ka-Hon
  • Emmy Award-winning clown Unique Derique
  • Venezuelan Music Project
Two small children dancing, holding hands in front of a band performing outdoors in the Children's Garden

What people are saying about the Children’s Garden Series…

  • We all love the enthusiasm people give when performing.
  • Keeps the kids really entertained and is always a different experience.
  • The staff is great!!! The location is very convenient for the bus we take from our school.
  • During the show my daughter Catherine stood up and exclaimed, ‘Mom, he is so funny that I just had to pee in my pants.’ And she did. She’s been fully potty trained for 2 years.
Coventry & Kaluza performing an hula hoop act in front of an audience of children and adults outdoors

Check out all of the incredible Children’s Garden Series shows listed below.

Mark your calendars and make children’s Fridays FREE, OUTDOORS and FRESH!

What to expect at the Children’s Garden…

Yerba Buena Children’s Gardens Series occurs each year from June through August in Downtown San Francisco. As always, these excellent performances are FREE, outdoors, and ADA-accessible to be enjoyed by all. The Children’s Garden features tiered open-air, lawn seating. Please be dressed for San Francisco weather. Hats and caps, or clothes in red, are strongly recommended to protect children from the sun. For Park Rules and Regulations, please refer to Yerba Buena Gardens Management’s website.

School groups and summer day camps are welcome to attend. Children’s Garden shows are on Fridays, June–August, and feature two repeat performances: 11am & noon (unless noted otherwise), so plan ahead and arrive early! Each performance is approximately 30 minutes long and held near the Children’s Creativity Museum and LeRoy King Carousel at Howard/Fourth Streets, San Francisco. Yerba Buena Gardens is conveniently located near Montgomery & Powell BART stations, and several MUNI lines. See detailed information on the Visitor Map.

Looking for a yummy place to eat or a museum to explore? Find out more on the Visitor Information page.

Children’s Garden Series Calendar

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  • June 2026

  • Fri 5
    A group of 7 performers in traditional Filipino attires—6 are playing various gong instruments, 1 performing a dance at the front
    Fri, Jun 5, 11:00am – 11:30am

    Manilatown Ancestral Ensemble (Kids’ Show)

    Fri 5
    A group of 7 performers in traditional Filipino attires—6 are playing various gong instruments, 1 performing a dance at the front
    Fri, Jun 5, 12:00pm – 12:30pm

    Manilatown Ancestral Ensemble (Kids’ Show)

    Fri 12
    Coventry watching Kaluza in awe as she dances in a hoola hoop
    Fri, Jun 12, 11:00am – 11:30am

    Coventry & Kaluza (Kids’ Show)

    Fri 12
    Coventry watching Kaluza in awe as she dances in a hoola hoop
    Fri, Jun 12, 12:00pm – 12:30pm

    Coventry & Kaluza (Kids’ Show)

    Fri 19
    Chelle! & Friends band members wearing Mardi Gras bead necklaces, playing music outside
    Fri, Jun 19, 11:00am – 11:30am

    Chelle! & Friends (Kids’ Show)

    Fri 19
    Chelle! & Friends band members wearing Mardi Gras bead necklaces, playing music outside
    Fri, Jun 19, 12:00pm – 12:30pm

    Chelle! & Friends (Kids’ Show)

    Fri 26
    Performers of Circus Bella standing across an outdoor stage, wearing colorful costumes, smiling and taking a bow in front of a large audience seated on the grass
    Fri, Jun 26, 12:00pm – 1:00pm

    Circus Bella’s AH HA! (World Premiere – All-Ages Show)

    Sat 27
    Performers of Circus Bella standing across an outdoor stage, wearing colorful costumes, smiling and taking a bow in front of a large audience seated on the grass
    Sat, Jun 27, 12:00pm – 1:00pm

    Circus Bella’s AH HA! (World Premiere – All-Ages Show)

    Sat 27
    Performers of Circus Bella standing across an outdoor stage, wearing colorful costumes, smiling and taking a bow in front of a large audience seated on the grass
    Sat, Jun 27, 2:15pm – 3:15pm

    Circus Bella’s AH HA! (World Premiere – All-Ages Show)

  • July 2026

  • Fri 10
    A group of 10 musicians wearing white Mariachi attire with white scarves, posing with various musical instruments
    Fri, Jul 10, 11:00am – 11:30am

    Mariachi San Francisco (Kids’ Show)

    Fri 10
    A group of 10 musicians wearing white Mariachi attire with white scarves, posing with various musical instruments
    Fri, Jul 10, 12:00pm – 12:30pm

    Mariachi San Francisco (Kids’ Show)

    Fri 17
    Four Chinese lion mascots dancing in a semi-circle
    Fri, Jul 17, 11:00am – 11:30am

    Toishan Lions Dance Troupe (Kids’ Show)

    Fri 17
    Four Chinese lion mascots dancing in a semi-circle
    Fri, Jul 17, 12:00pm – 12:30pm

    Toishan Lions Dance Troupe (Kids’ Show)

    Fri 24
    Adults and children of René y Familia holding instruments, smiling and standing in front of a garden fence.
    Fri, Jul 24, 11:00am – 11:30am

    René y Familia (Kids’ Show)

    Fri 24
    Adults and children of René y Familia holding instruments, smiling and standing in front of a garden fence.
    Fri, Jul 24, 12:00pm – 12:30pm

    René y Familia (Kids’ Show)

    Fri 31
    Unique Derique wearing a bright red, white and blue outfit, juggling two balls in the air.
    Fri, Jul 31, 11:00am – 11:30am

    Unique Derique (Kids’ Show)

    Fri 31
    Unique Derique wearing a bright red, white and blue outfit, juggling two balls in the air.
    Fri, Jul 31, 12:00pm – 12:30pm

    Unique Derique (Kids’ Show)

  • August 2026

  • Fri 7
    Eddie dancing in traditional Native American regalia
    Fri, Aug 7, 11:00am – 11:30am

    Eddie Madril (Kids’ Show)

    Fri 7
    Eddie dancing in traditional Native American regalia
    Fri, Aug 7, 12:00pm – 12:30pm

    Eddie Madril (Kids’ Show)

    Fri 14
    Joe smiling in between his puppets
    Fri, Aug 14, 11:00am – 11:30am

    Caterpillar Puppets (Kids’ Show)

    Fri 14
    Joe smiling in between his puppets
    Fri, Aug 14, 12:00pm – 12:30pm

    Caterpillar Puppets (Kids’ Show)

  • October 2026

  • Sat 31
    Top view of a large crowd of kids and families dressed in costumes walking outside across the Children's Garden with tents and pumpkins and other Halloween decoration set up
    Sat, Oct 31, 12:00pm – 3:00pm

    Halloween Hoopla

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