Free Performances from May 7 to October 29 in downtown San Francisco

APRIL

• Blues in the City with Marcus Shelby and Dr. Rupa Marya MD, April 10, 1-2:30pm

• Kitka Vocal Ensemble, May 10, 12:30pm-1:30pm

• A Song of Triumph: The History of Black Music, April 23, 12:30-1:30pm

• Yerba Buena Gardens Tree Tour, April 30, 1-3:00pm

MAY

• Jesús Díaz y su Habana Afro-Cuban Ensamble; Chulita Vinyl Club, May 7, 1-2:30pm

• Poetic Tuesdays with MoAD, May 10, 12:30pm-1:30pm

• New Voices Bay Area TIGQ Chorus, May 12, 12:30-1:30pm

• Ismail Lumanovski & Inspector Gadje ft. Frank London, May 14, 1-3:00pm

• Kitka Vocal Ensemble, May 19, 12:30-1:30pm

• Carlitos Medrano & Sabor De Mi Cuba, May 19, 6-7:30pm

• CAAMFest 40 Presents, May 21, 1-2:30pm

• Tiffany Austin, May 26, 12:30-1:30pm

• Gamelan Sekar Jaya: Sudamala, May 28, 1-2:30pm

JUNE

• Mads Tolling Quartet, June 2, 12:30-1:30pm

• Chelle! & Friends, Friday, June 3, 11am and 12:15pm *

• Diana Gameros, June 4, 1-2:30pm

• Mitch Woods and his Rocket 88s, June 9, 12:30-1:30pm

• Alice Coltrane Tribute: Brooklyn Raga Massive ft. Reggie Workman, June 11, 1-2:30pm

• Poetic Tuesdays with Litquake, June 14, 12:30pm-1:30pm

• Rojai & The Pocket, June 16, 12:30-1:30pm

• La Mixta Criolla, June 16, 6-7:30pm

• Rhythmallogy, June 17, 11am and 12:15pm *

• Nā Lei Hulu I Ka Wēkiu: I OLA!, June 18, 1-2:30pm

• Native Contemporary Arts Festival, June 19, 12-3pm

• Jenny Lind Concert, June 23, 12:30-1:30pm

• René y Familia, Friday, June 24, 11am and 12:15pm *

• Circus Bella’s Flip * Flop * Fly, June 25, Noon and 2:15pm *

• Queer Taiko, June 30, 12:30-1:30pm

JULY

• Ka-Hon, Friday, July 1, June 24, 11am and 12:15pm *

• Eva Salina & Peter Stan, July 7, 12:30-1:30pm

• Coventry & Kaluza, Friday, July 8, 11am and 12:15pm *

• SF Uke Jam: Summer UkeSplosion!, July 9, 1-3pm

• Poetic Tuesdays with MoAD, July 12, 12:30pm-1:30pm

• The Alaya Project, July 14, 12:30-1:30pm

• Calvin Kai Ku, Friday, July 15, 11am and 12:15pm *

• San Francisco Mime Troupe, July 16, 2-4pm

• Nomad Session, July 21, 12:30-1:30pm

• Edgardo Cambón: Un tributo a los 70’s, July 21, 6-7:30pm

• Unique Derique, Friday, July 22, 11am and 12:15pm *

• YBG ChoreoFest, July 23 & 30, 1-3:00pm 

• María José Montijo, July 28, 12:30-1:30pm

• Circus of Smiles, Friday, July 29, 11am and 12:15pm *

AUGUST

• Tom Rigney & Flambeau, August 4, 12:30-1:30pm

• Red Panda Acrobats, Friday, August 5, 11am and 12:15pm *

• Paula West - Presented with AfroSolo Arts Festival, August 6, 1-2:30pm

• Poetic Tuesday with Litquake, August 9, 12:30pm-1:30pm

• Orchestra Gold, August 11, 12:30-1:30pm

• Caterpillar Puppets, Friday, August 12 , 11am and 12:15pm *

• Pistahan, August 13-14

• Romero Lubambo & Chico Pinheiro, August 18, 12:30-1:30pm

• Javier Navarette’s Socially Distant Friends, August 18, 6-7:30pm

• Lalin St. Juste, August 25, 12:30-1:30pm

SEPTEMBER

• Marcus Shelby Orchestra: Blues in the City, September 3, 1-2:30pm

• Cascada de Flores, September 8, 12:30-1:30pm

• Joti Singh: Ghadar Geet, September 10, 1-2:30pm

• Poetic Tuesdays with MoAD, September 13, 12:30pm-1:30pm

• Fito Reinoso y su Ritmo y Armonía, September 15, 6-7:30pm

• Ahkeel Mestayer Quintet, September 29, 12:30-1:30pm

OCTOBER

• Alleluia Panis: Nursing These Wounds, October 1, 1-2:30pm

• Yerba Buena Night, October 8, 6-10pm

• Indigenous Peoples’ Day, October 10, 12-4pm

• Poetic Tuesdays with Litquake, October 11, 12:30pm-1:30pm

• Litquake Festival, October 15 & 16, 12:00pm-5:00pm

• 22nd Annual Halloween Hoopla on October 29, Noon-3:00pm

*Children’s Garden Series 

Yerba Buena Children’s Garden is located at Howard & Fourth Streets. Two performances - 11:00am-11:30am and 12:15pm-12:45pm.

All programs take place outdoors in Yerba Buena Gardens, off Mission Street between 3rd and 4th Streets, and the Yerba Buena Children’s Garden located at Howard & Fourth Streets, San Francisco.

The organization will continue to closely follow all current and future COVID restrictions, protocols, and guidelines set by City and State public health departments.