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Esplanade, Yerba Buena Gardens

Esplanade, Yerba Buena Gardens

Mission St. between 3rd & 4th Sts.
San Francisco, CA 94103 United States Get Directions

(415) 543-1718

ybgfestival.org

The Esplanade in the Yerba Buena Gardens is a lush and grassy 5.5 acre expanse complete with evergreen and deciduous trees, seasonal flora and cascading waterfalls. Located within the Esplanade are the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Waterfall, the Stone Stage, the Butterfly Garden, and the Reflection Pond.

May 2023

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

Tue, May 30, 11:00am – 12:00pm

Yoga in the Gardens

Free

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

Howard Wiley sitting and holding a saxophone in his lap, in front of a textured wall.

Thu, Jun 1, 12:30pm – 1:30pm

Howard Wiley

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

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

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

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

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

Tue, Jun 13, 12:00pm – 1:00pm

Yoga in the Gardens

Free

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

Wed, Jun 14, 11:00am – 12:00pm

Dance Outdoors with Rhythm & Motion

Free

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 15, 11:00am – 12:00pm

Yerba Buena Gardens Public Art Tour

Free

Bongo Sidibe & the TonTons playing music on stage.

Thu, Jun 15, 12:30pm – 1:30pm

Bongo Sidibe & the TonTons

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

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

Tue, Jun 20, 12:00pm – 1:00pm

Yoga in the Gardens

Free

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

Wed, Jun 21, 11:00am – 12:00pm

Dance Outdoors with Rhythm & Motion

Free

Thu, Jun 22, 12:30pm – 1:30pm

Jenny Lind Concert

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

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

Sat, Jun 24, 12:00pm – 1:00pm

Circus Bella’s Bananas

Free

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

Sat, Jun 24, 2:15pm – 3:15pm

Circus Bella’s Bananas

Free

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

Tue, Jun 27, 12:00pm – 1:00pm

Yoga in the Gardens

Free

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

Wed, Jun 28, 11:00am – 12:00pm

Dance Outdoors with Rhythm & Motion

Free

Singer ASTU wearing blue and purple floral outfit, sitting inside a curved jade-green structure

Thu, Jun 29, 12:30pm – 1:30pm

ASTU

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

Rob Reich holding an accordion

Thu, Jul 6, 12:30pm – 1:30pm

Rob Reich Swings Left

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

Band members of Big Trippin standing in front of a brick wall

Thu, Jul 13, 12:30pm – 1:30pm

Big Trippin

Free

Joe Bataan singing into a microphone.

Sat, Jul 15, 1:00pm – 3:00pm

Joe Bataan + La Doña

Free

Two members of KOHAKU wearing traditional Japanese wardrobe, smiling and playing taiko drums

Thu, Jul 20, 12:30pm – 1:30pm

KOHAKU

Free

Frida Kahlo wearing a flower crown with the text "Fiestas Fridas San Francisco"

Sat, Jul 22, 1:00pm – 2:30pm

Fiestas Fridas

Free

Singer Aki Kumar in a golden traditional Indian, wardrobe standing in the middle of a golden field, holding a microphone with the clouds and sun behind him

Thu, Jul 27, 12:30pm – 1:30pm

Aki Kumar

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

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

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

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

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

Sun, Aug 13, 11:00am – 4:00pm

Pistahan 30th Anniversary

Free

Alessandro Penezzi and Fabiana Cozza

Thu, Aug 17, 12:30pm – 1:30pm

Brazil in the Gardens: Alessandro Penezzi & Fabiana Cozza

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

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

Sat, Sep 30, 1:00pm – 3:00pm

Yerba Buena Gardens ChoreoFest (Day Two)

Free