photos (of the 2019 SF Uke Jam Summer Uke-Splosion) by Jon Bauer
The 2023 Yerba Buena Gardens Festival announces its lineup of free outdoor music, theater, circus, dance, poetry, and children’s programs at Yerba Buena Gardens.
Static & Blur is proud to be an official media sponsor of the 2023 Yerba Buena Gardens Festival! Our photographers and writers will be covering this year’s lineup.
Yerba Buena Gardens Festival highlights include CO-LLAB Choir directed by Cava Menzies on May 13, CAAMFest: Directions in Sounds presents Fanny on May 20, Theatre Rhino’s Pericles on May 26 and 27, Melissa Cruz Flamenco on June 3, SF Uke Jam’s Summer Uke-Splosion on June 10, La Mezcla + Laura Rebolloso on June 17, Circus Bella’s Bananas on June 23 and 24, Yosvany Terry Quintet & Gema Corredera + Arun Ramamurthy Trio on July 1, Get Free Festival on July 8, Joe Bataan + La Doña on July 15, AfroSolo Arts Festival presents Martin Luther McCoy on August 5, Pistahan’s 30th Anniversary on August 12 and 13, and more.
2023 Yerba Buena Gardens Festival Programming
MAY
John Santos Sextet + The Afro-Peruvian Coalition, Saturday, May 6, 1:00pm-3:30pm
Poetic Tuesdays with Litquake, Tuesday, May 9, 12:30pm-1:30pm
Ajyal Music Platform, Thursday, May 11, 12:30-1:30pm
CO-LLAB Choir directed by Cava Menzies, Saturday, May 13, 1:00pm-2:30pm
Tom Rigney & Flambeau, Thursday, May 18, 12:30-1:30pm
Salsa at Jessie with Danilo Y Orquesta Universal, Thursday, May 18, 6:00pm-7:30pm
CAAMFest: Directions in Sound presents Fanny, Saturday, May 20, 1-3:00pm
Poetic Tuesdays with MoAD, Tuesday, May 23, 12:30pm-1:30pm
CMC Older Adults Choir, Thursday, May 25, 12:30-1:30pm
Theater Rhino’s Pericles, Friday, May 26, 6:00-8:00pm & Saturday, May 27, 1:00-3:00pm
JUNE
The Howard Wiley Show, Thursday, June 1, 12:30pm-1:30pm
Melissa Cruz Flamenco, Saturday, June 3, 1:00pm-2:30pm
Anita Lofton Project, Thursday, June 8, 12:30pm-1:30pm
SF Uke Jam: Summer UkeSplosion!, Saturday, June 10, 1:00pm-3:00pm
Poetic Tuesdays with Litquake, Tuesday, June 13, 12:30pm-1:30pm
Bongo Sidibe & the TonTons, Thursday, June 15, 12:30pm-1:30pm
Salsa at Jessie with Cabanijazz Project, Thursday, June 15, 6:00pm-7:30pm
La Mezcla + Laura Rebolloso, Saturday, June 17, 1:00pm-3:30pm
Native Contemporary Arts Festival, June 18, 12:00pm-3:00pm
Jenny Lind Concert, Thursday, June 22, 12:30pm-1:30pm
Circus Bella’s Bananas, June 23, Noon and June 24, Noon and 2:15pm
Poetic Tuesdays with MoAD, Tuesday, June 27, 12:30pm-1:30pm
ASTU, Thursday, June 29, 12:30pm-1:30pm
JULY
Yosvany Terry & Gema Corredera; Arun Ramamurthy Trio, Saturday, July 1,1:00-3:30pm
Rob Reich Swings Left, Thursday, July 6, 12:30-1:30pm
Embodiment Project’s Get Free Festival, Saturday, July 8, Noon-4:00pm
Poetic Tuesdays with Litquake, Tuesday, July 11, 12:30pm-1:30pm
Big Trippin, Thursday, July 13, 12:30pm-1:30pm
Joe Bataan + La Doña, Saturday, July 15, 1:00pm-3:00pm
KOHAKU, Thursday, July 20, 12:30pm-1:30pm
Salsa at Jessie with Karl Perazzo/Mike Spiro Y Su Conjunto Karabali, Thursday, July 20, 6:00pm-7:30pm
Fiestas Fridas, Saturday, July 22, 1:00-3:00pm
Poetic Tuesdays with MoAD, Tuesday, July 25, 12:30pm-1:30pm
Aki Kumar, Thursday, July 27, 12:30pm-1:30pm
San Francisco Mime Troupe, July 29, 2:00-4:00pm
AUGUST
La Gente SF, Thursday, August 3, 12:30pm-1:30pm
AfroSolo Arts Festival presents Martin Luther McCoy, August 5, 1:00pm-2:30pm
Poetic Tuesdays with Litquake, Tuesday, August 8, 12:30pm-1:30pm
Salma El Assal & the Sudan Ensemble, Thursday, August 10, 12:30pm-1:30pm
Pistahan, Saturday, August 12 & Sunday, August 13, 11:00am-4:00pm
Alessandro Penezzi & Fabiana Cozza, Thursday, August 17, 12:30pm-1:30pm
Salsa at Jessie with Bululú, Thursday, August 17, 6-7:30pm
YBG Dance Day, Saturday, August 19, 1:00pm-2:30pm
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