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Stern Grove Virtual Season 2020

Since 1938, our mission has been to make live music accessible to everyone. Now, more than ever, we strive to find ways to unite our community through the power of music. 

This year, because we’re unable to welcome you to the Grove, we found a way to bring Stern Grove Festival to you! Thanks to our partners at KPIX-TV/Channel 5, we are excited to present our first-ever virtual season, broadcast on Channel 5 every week this summer!

Best of the Fest is a series of video playlists featuring epic performances and footage from our archives, beautiful scenery of the Grove, and special guests!

Hosted by our beloved season host Liam Mayclem, Best of the Fest airs at 4:30pm every Sunday from June 14th through August 16th on KPIX-TV. An extended version of each playlist will be posted at 5pm, directly following the broadcast version on our websiteFacebook page and YouTube channel

Join us to celebrate our wonderful and diverse community with some of the greatest moments in the Grove!

Our free concerts, including this virtual series, are made possible by your support, so we ask you to consider making a donation to help us continue our mission to provide free concerts and music education programs, now and in the future. And thanks to a generous challenge grant, donations from individuals will be matched this summer, so your gift will have double the impact.   

Each week, we’ll spotlight a different genre and feature many of the biggest names to ever play Stern Grove Festival, including Sheila E., The Zombies, The Doobie Brothers and more. Our schedule is:


June 14 – Sunday All-Stars

June 21 – Father’s Day Funk 

June 28 – Rock/Hip-Hop 

July 5 – Jazz/R&B

July 12 – Soulful Sunday

July 19 – Indie/Pop

July 26 – Celebrating Women

August 2 – World Music Day

August 9 – Summer Classics

August 16 – 2020 Season Finale

Earlier Event: July 11
Virtual Telescope Viewing
Later Event: July 13
Free Virtual Dance Party