Programs from Thu, Apr 24, 2014 – Thu, May 15, 2014

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Month

April 2026

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

Wed, Apr 15, 12:00pm – 1:00pm

Dance Outdoors with Rhythm & Motion

Free

Event graphic for Sunset Sound System on April 19 with illustrated flower border

Sun, Apr 19, 11:00am – 7:00pm

Guest Presentation – Sunset Sound System

Free

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

Wed, Apr 22, 12:00pm – 1:00pm

Dance Outdoors with Rhythm & Motion

Free

Dance participants wearing orange shirts, performing a dab dance step at Union Square Plaza, SF

Fri, Apr 24, 12:00pm – 1:00pm

Guest Presentation – Bay Area Dance Week: One Dance

Free

May 2026

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

Wed, May 6, 12:00pm – 1:00pm

Dance Outdoors with Rhythm & Motion

Free

Hermán Olivera wearing glasses and a white shirt, holding a microphone on a stand in one hand as he turns out to the left.

Sat, May 9, 2:00pm – 4:30pm

Season Opener: Hermán Olivera y Orquesta Taíno

A poet standing behind a microphone and stand, performing in front of a seated audience outdoors.

Tue, May 12, 12:30pm – 1:30pm

Poetic Tuesday

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

Wed, May 13, 12:00pm – 1:00pm

Dance Outdoors with Rhythm & Motion

Free

Aireene in a white top looking down at her brown acoustic guitar that she's holding

Thu, May 14, 12:30pm – 1:30pm

Aireene & The Itch

Hailu Mergia playing the accordion with a guitarist and drummer playing behind him against a brick wall.

Sat, May 16, 2:00pm – 4:30pm

Hailu Mergia

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

Wed, May 20, 12:00pm – 1:00pm

Dance Outdoors with Rhythm & Motion

Free

Larry (left), in a blue button down shirt and a cowboy hat. Standing beside him is, Joe (right), wearing a white and blue western button down shirt, blue jeans and glasses

Thu, May 21, 12:30pm – 1:30pm

Larry & Joe

Members of Las Cafeteras, wearing black, white and pink outfits, front-facing, standing under a white tent.

Sat, May 23, 2:00pm – 4:30pm

Las Cafeteras

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

Wed, May 27, 12:00pm – 1:00pm

Dance Outdoors with Rhythm & Motion

Free

Seven adult choir members performing in front of a seated crowd

Thu, May 28, 12:30pm – 1:30pm

Community Music Center Neighborhood Choirs

June 2026

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)

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)

Nia looking up at the sky with her notebook and pen in hand, sitting in front of her students

Sat, Jun 6, 12:00pm – 1:00pm

Poetry Workshop with Nia Pearl

A group of 5 women dancers dressed in Balinese dance clothing, performing on stage

Sat, Jun 6, 2:00pm – 3:30pm

Gamelan Sekar Jaya

Per Sia wearing a colorful, tropical pink flower crown, standing behind a green bouquet of plants and flowers, a dimly lit green orchard behind them.

Sun, Jun 7, 2:00pm – 4:00pm

Pride in Yerba Buena!

Camellia Boutros looking down, playing red and white electric oud, along with other band members playing on dimly light indoor stage.

Thu, Jun 11, 12:30pm – 1:30pm

Camellia Boutros

Coventry watching Kaluza in awe as she dances in a hoola hoop

Fri, Jun 12, 11:00am – 11:30am

Coventry & Kaluza (Kids’ Show)

Coventry watching Kaluza in awe as she dances in a hoola hoop

Fri, Jun 12, 12:00pm – 12:30pm

Coventry & Kaluza (Kids’ Show)

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Fri, Jun 12, 6:30pm – 9:30pm

Good Medicine

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

Fri, Jun 19, 11:00am – 11:30am

Chelle! & Friends (Kids’ Show)

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

Fri, Jun 19, 12:00pm – 12:30pm

Chelle! & Friends (Kids’ Show)

A Native dancer dressed in colorful traditional regalia, demonstrating a dance outdoors, a line of other dancers and the YBG Festival stage behing them.

Sat, Jun 20, 12:00pm – 3:00pm

Native Contemporary Arts Festival

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)

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)

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

Destiny in a Victorian Era dress, sitting beside her brown floor harp

Thu, Jul 2, 12:30pm – 1:30pm

Destiny Muhammad Trio

Thu, Jul 2, 6:00pm – 7:30pm

Ricardo Lemvo & Makina Loca

Ukulenny, Cynthia Lin and Steven Espaniola all wearing hats, playing ukuleles and singing into microphones on an outdoor stage.

Sat, Jul 4, 12:00pm – 4:00pm

SF Uke Jam’s Summer Uke-splosion: Peace, Love and Ukulele

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

Sun, Jul 5, 2:00pm – 4:00pm

San Francisco Mime Troupe

Mae in a white top under a tan blazer, holding up a bunch of white flowers on each side of her head

Thu, Jul 9, 12:30pm – 1:30pm

Mae Powell

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)

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)

Lady Wray with bright yellow hair, wide diamond necklace and ruffled red and black top in front of a black background

Sat, Jul 11, 2:00pm – 4:30pm

Lady Wray

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Sun, Jul 12, 12:00pm – 5:00pm

Honoring Our Relatives: A Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples Gathering

A poet standing behind a microphone and stand, performing in front of a seated audience outdoors.

Tue, Jul 14, 12:30pm – 1:30pm

Poetic Tuesday

a group of 6 musicians wearing white, smiling shoulder to shoulder with a crowd in the background

Thu, Jul 16, 12:30pm – 1:30pm

LA GENTE SF

Four Chinese lion mascots dancing in a semi-circle

Fri, Jul 17, 11:00am – 11:30am

Toishan Lions Dance Troupe (Kids’ Show)

Four Chinese lion mascots dancing in a semi-circle

Fri, Jul 17, 12:00pm – 12:30pm

Toishan Lions Dance Troupe (Kids’ Show)

four taiko drummers performing on stage

Thu, Jul 23, 12:30pm – 1:30pm

Iwa Daiko

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)

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)

Two dancers in satin red and green costume, dancing outdoors on a brick path on a lawn, a brick building behind them

Sat, Jul 25, 2:00pm – 4:00pm

Yerba Buena Gardens ChoreoFest (Day One)

Musical band Mare performing on an outdoor cement stage, covered by a white tent that says "Yerba Buena Gardens Festival"

Thu, Jul 30, 12:30pm – 1:30pm

WAM Presents: Local Sirens

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)

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

Nia looking up at the sky with her notebook and pen in hand, sitting in front of her students

Sat, Aug 1, 12:00pm – 1:00pm

Poetry Workshop with Nia Pearl

Two dancers in satin red and green costume, dancing outdoors on a brick path on a lawn, a brick building behind them

Sat, Aug 1, 2:00pm – 4:00pm

Yerba Buena Gardens ChoreoFest (Day Two)

Collage photo of Sruti Sarathy, Siddique Ahmed, Suhail Yusuf Khan

Sun, Aug 2, 12:00pm – 5:00pm

Color Your Mind

Fely in a white gown posing in front of the Palace of Fine Arts

Thu, Aug 6, 12:30pm – 1:30pm

AfroSolo Presents: Fely Tchaco

Edgardo Cambón wearing a grey straw fedora hat, glasses, dark blue shirt and grey vest, smiling, leaning to the side agains a bright red conga drum with black headphones on top of it.

Thu, Aug 6, 6:00pm – 7:30pm

Edgardo Cambón

Eddie dancing in traditional Native American regalia

Fri, Aug 7, 11:00am – 11:30am

Eddie Madril (Kids’ Show)

Eddie dancing in traditional Native American regalia

Fri, Aug 7, 12:00pm – 12:30pm

Eddie Madril (Kids’ Show)

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

Sat, Aug 8, 11:00am – 5:00pm

Pistahan

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

Sun, Aug 9, 11:00am – 5:00pm

Pistahan

A poet standing behind a microphone and stand, performing in front of a seated audience outdoors.

Tue, Aug 11, 12:30pm – 1:30pm

Poetic Tuesday

A collage of the musician's portraits: to the left, Allesandro playing his 7-string guitar; to the right, Alexandre posing with his clarinet

Thu, Aug 13, 12:30pm – 1:30pm

Brazil in the Gardens: Alexandre Ribeiro and Alessandro Penezzi

Joe smiling in between his puppets

Fri, Aug 14, 11:00am – 11:30am

Caterpillar Puppets (Kids’ Show)

Joe smiling in between his puppets

Fri, Aug 14, 12:00pm – 12:30pm

Caterpillar Puppets (Kids’ Show)

Collage of photos of Helado Negro wearing a purple and green shirt, front-facing, leaning forward and leaning his face on 1 hand, and of Reyna Tropical wearing a straw hat and white tank top, smiling, looking down with fog and bright yellow light glowing behind her

Sat, Aug 15, 2:00pm – 4:30pm

Helado Negro + Reyna Tropical

September 2026

Obrayan Calderon smiling, wearing a red suit standing next to Dayron Calderon wearing a black suit, each holding out a trombone in one hand, smiling in front of a black background.

Thu, Sep 3, 6:00pm – 7:30pm

Los Caldarones

A large audience seated on an outdoor lawn in the dark evening light, watching a movie projected on a large screen, a brightly lit cityscape behind the screen and a line of trees.

Sat, Sep 5, 7:00pm – 9:30pm

Yerba Buena Movie Night

October 2026

Drummers in colorful African regalia, smiling and performing on an outdoor stage

Sat, Oct 3, 11:00am – 4:00pm

African Arts Festival

Sun, Oct 4, 11:00am – 4:00pm

Litquake Out Loud + Book Fair

5 members of Quinteto Latino, front-facing, each smiling, some holding an instrument, standing in front of a white backdrop

Thu, Oct 8, 12:30pm – 1:30pm

Quinteto Latino

Members of Oakland Rising performing on dark stage under magenta colored lights.

Sat, Oct 10, 2:00pm – 4:00pm

Follow the Music

An instructor leading a dance class behind them in an outdoor court

Sun, Oct 11, 10:00am – 3:00pm

YBG Dance Day

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

Mon, Oct 12, 12:00pm – 4:00pm

San Francisco Indigenous Peoples Day with special performance by Jeremy Dutcher

a close-up of Richard playing his saxophone

Thu, Oct 15, 12:30pm – 1:30pm

Richard Howell’s John Coltrane Tribute

Joe Bataan wearing a black hat and white shirt, smiling

Sat, Oct 17, 2:00pm – 4:30pm

Joe Bataan

Sat, Oct 24, 2:00pm – 3:30pm

Afro-Filipino Jazz Project

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