Name: Yerba Buena Gardens ChoreoFest (Day Two)
Start: 2023-09-30T13:00:00-07:00
End: 2023-09-30T15:00:00-07:00
Location: Esplanade, Yerba Buena Gardens

May 2023

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

Wed, May 31, 11:00am – 12:00pm

Dance Outdoors with Rhythm & Motion

Free

June 2023

A group of people gathering with a tour guide outside in front of a large public art statue, behind them a colorful mural on the grey wall.

Thu, Jun 1, 11:00am – 12:00pm

Yerba Buena Gardens Public Art Tour

Free

Thu, Jun 1, 12:30pm – 1:30pm

Howard Wiley

Free

Salsa dance instructor leading an outdoor dance class on the Yerba Buena Gardens Esplanade lawn

Fri, Jun 2, 11:00am – 12:00pm

Salsa Workout with Rueda Con Ritmo

Free

Melissa Cruz in a flamenco dance pose, dress skirt lifted in the wind, on the pier of the Oakland bay.

Sat, Jun 3, 1:00pm – 2:30pm

Melissa Cruz Flamenco

Free

A group of people sitting outside, their eyes closed and hands in prayer position for yoga meditation.

Tue, Jun 6, 12:00pm – 1:00pm

Yoga in the Gardens

Free

Wed, Jun 7, 11:00am – 12:00pm

Dance Outdoors with Rhythm & Motion

Free

Anita Lofton holding a guitar, members of her band on both her sides, leaning on an old truck under green leafed trees

Thu, Jun 8, 12:30pm – 1:30pm

Anita Lofton Project

Free

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

Fri, Jun 9, 11:00am – 11:30am

RhythmALLogy (Kids’ Show)

Free

Fri, Jun 9, 11:00am – 12:00pm

Salsa Workout with Rueda Con Ritmo

Free

Fri, Jun 9, 12:15pm – 12:45pm

RhythmALLogy (Kids’ Show)

Free

Abe Lagrimas Jr, Cynthia Lin and Ukulenny each playing a ukulele, sitting on bench with lush green mountains behind them.

Sat, Jun 10, 1:00pm – 3:00pm

SF Uke Jam’s Summer Uke-Splosion

Free

Tue, Jun 13, 12:00pm – 1:00pm

Yoga in the Gardens

Free

Tue, Jun 13, 12:30pm – 1:30pm

Poetic Tuesdays with Litquake

Free

Wed, Jun 14, 11:00am – 12:00pm

Dance Outdoors with Rhythm & Motion

Free

Thu, Jun 15, 11:00am – 12:00pm

Yerba Buena Gardens Public Art Tour

Free

Thu, Jun 15, 12:30pm – 1:30pm

Bongo Sidibe & the TonTons

Free

Javier Cabanillas wearing a fedora hat and sunglasses playing the conga drums

Thu, Jun 15, 6:00pm – 7:30pm

Cabanijazz Project

Free

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

Fri, Jun 16, 11:00am – 11:30am

Ka-Hon (Kids’ Show)

Free

Fri, Jun 16, 11:00am – 12:00pm

Salsa Workout with Rueda Con Ritmo

Free

Fri, Jun 16, 12:15pm – 12:45pm

Ka-Hon (Kids’ Show)

Free

4 members of La Mezcla standing on a square tap dance board, outside in front of a vintage car.

Sat, Jun 17, 1:00pm – 3:00pm

La Mezcla + Laura Rebolloso

Free

A few dozen Native artists and performers dressed in traditional regalia, standing outside on a green lawn.

Sun, Jun 18, 12:00pm – 3:00pm

Native Contemporary Arts Festival

Free

Tue, Jun 20, 12:00pm – 1:00pm

Yoga in the Gardens

Free

Wed, Jun 21, 11:00am – 12:00pm

Dance Outdoors with Rhythm & Motion

Free

Thu, Jun 22, 12:30pm – 1:30pm

Jenny Lind Concert

Free

Fri, Jun 23, 11:00am – 12:00pm

Salsa Workout with Rueda Con Ritmo

Free

Circus Bella performers wearing colorful costumes on a rooftop, skies and cityscape behind them.

Fri, Jun 23, 12:00pm – 1:00pm

Circus Bella’s Bananas

Free

Sat, Jun 24, 12:00pm – 1:00pm

Circus Bella’s Bananas

Free

Sat, Jun 24, 2:15pm – 3:15pm

Circus Bella’s Bananas

Free

Tue, Jun 27, 12:00pm – 1:00pm

Yoga in the Gardens

Free

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

Tue, Jun 27, 12:30pm – 1:30pm

Poetic Tuesdays with MoAD

Free

Wed, Jun 28, 11:00am – 12:00pm

Dance Outdoors with Rhythm & Motion

Free

Thu, Jun 29, 12:30pm – 1:30pm

ASTU

Free

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

Fri, Jun 30, 11:00am – 11:30am

Unique Derique (Kids’ Show)

Free

Fri, Jun 30, 12:15pm – 12:45pm

Unique Derique (Kids’ Show)

Free

July 2023

Headshots of Yosvany Terry, Gema Corredera and the Arun Ramamurthy Trio

Sat, Jul 1, 1:00pm – 3:30pm

Yosvany Terry & Gema Corredera + Arun Ramamurthy Trio

Free

Thu, Jul 6, 12:30pm – 1:30pm

Rob Reich Swings Left

Free

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

Fri, Jul 7, 11:00am – 11:30am

Chelle! & Friends (Kids’ Show)

Free

Fri, Jul 7, 12:15pm – 12:45pm

Chelle! & Friends (Kids’ Show)

Free

Two people staring at each other in the middle of a dance battle, a person on a microphone far behind them

Sat, Jul 8, 1:00pm – 3:00pm

Get Free Festival: Timing Is Synchronicity

Free

Tue, Jul 11, 12:30pm – 1:30pm

Poetic Tuesdays with Litquake

Free

Thu, Jul 13, 12:30pm – 1:30pm

Big Trippin

Free

Clowns Mr. Moustache and Mr. Quick in red, white and black suits, one sitting on top of the other with silly looks on their faces.

Fri, Jul 14, 11:00am – 11:30am

Circus of Smiles (Kids’ Show)

Free

Fri, Jul 14, 12:15pm – 12:45pm

Circus of Smiles (Kids’ Show)

Free

Sat, Jul 15, 1:00pm – 3:00pm

Joe Bataan + La Doña

Free

Thu, Jul 20, 12:30pm – 1:30pm

KOHAKU

Free

Thu, Jul 20, 6:00pm – 7:30pm

Karl Perazzo & Mike Spiro y su Conjunto Karabali

Free

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

Fri, Jul 21, 11:00am – 11:30am

René y Familia (Kids’ Show)

Free

Fri, Jul 21, 12:15pm – 12:45pm

René y Familia (Kids’ Show)

Free

Sat, Jul 22, 1:00pm – 2:30pm

Fiestas Fridas

Free

Tue, Jul 25, 12:30pm – 1:30pm

Poetic Tuesdays with MoAD

Free

Thu, Jul 27, 12:30pm – 1:30pm

Aki Kumar

Free

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

Fri, Jul 28, 11:00am – 11:30am

Calvin Kai Ku (Kids’ Show)

Free

Fri, Jul 28, 12:15pm – 12:45pm

Calvin Kai Ku (Kids’ Show)

Free

Sat, Jul 29, 2:00pm – 4:00pm

San Francisco Mime Troupe

Free

August 2023

Rafael Bustamante Sarria wearing a fedora hat and holding an acoustic guitar close to his chest

Thu, Aug 3, 12:30pm – 1:30pm

La Gente SF

Free

Puppeteer Joe Leon performing with a mouse puppet

Fri, Aug 4, 11:00am – 11:30am

Caterpillar Puppets (Kids’ Show)

Free

Fri, Aug 4, 12:15pm – 12:45pm

Caterpillar Puppets (Kids’ Show)

Free

Martin Luther McCoy looking down while holding a guitar, in front of a black background

Sat, Aug 5, 1:00pm – 2:30pm

AfroSolo Arts Festival presents Martin Luther McCoy

Free

Tue, Aug 8, 12:30pm – 1:30pm

Poetic Tuesdays with Litquake and MoAD

Free

Salma Al Assal wearing a bright orange shawl, holding up a tambourine and singing passionately into a microphone

Thu, Aug 10, 12:30pm – 1:30pm

Salma El Assal & the Sudan Ensemble

Free

Wayne of Red Panda Acrobats balancing his body on one arm on top of two boxes

Fri, Aug 11, 11:00am – 11:30am

Red Panda Acrobats (Kids’ Show)

Free

Fri, Aug 11, 12:15pm – 12:45pm

Red Panda Acrobats (Kids’ Show)

Free

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

Sat, Aug 12, 11:00am – 4:00pm

Pistahan 30th Anniversary

Free

Sun, Aug 13, 11:00am – 4:00pm

Pistahan 30th Anniversary

Free

Thu, Aug 17, 12:30pm – 1:30pm

Brazil in the Gardens: Alessandro Penezzi & Fabiana Cozza

Free

Thu, Aug 17, 6:00pm – 7:30pm

Bululú

Free

A group of the Dance Outdoors with Rhythm & Motion class smiling and posting in front of the Yerba Buena Gardens Festival stage banner.

Sat, Aug 19, 10:00am – 3:00pm

YBG Dance Day

Free

September 2023

Female dance wearing red in an outstretched stance, in the middle of a lush green spot of grass and audiences sitting nearby

Sat, Sep 23, 1:00pm – 3:00pm

Yerba Buena Gardens ChoreoFest (Day One)

Free

Sat, Sep 30, 1:00pm – 3:00pm

Yerba Buena Gardens ChoreoFest (Day Two)

Free