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Yerba Buena Gardens Festival (also known as Yerba Buena Arts & Events, and YBGF) is an admission-free performing arts festival held in San Francisco, California.During the summer months, May to October, Yerba Buena Gardens Festival produces concerts and performances including music, dance, theater, circus and children's programs.
Multi-genre and multi-generational, it is the largest independently owned music festival in the United States. It was founded in 2008 by Another Planet Entertainment, Starr Hill Presents, and Superfly. A "love letter to San Francisco," [2] the festival is named for the city's western neighborhoods, which were known as The Outside Lands in the ...
The event primarily features electronic dance music. Limited to people over the age of 21, it is intended to "present electronic music in an adult way". [1] [2] The festival is named after the 1909 Portola Festival, an event thrown by the city of San Francisco to demonstrate its recovery from the 1906 earthquake. [3] [4] The event received ...
Burning Man did not sell out for the first time in over ten years. Coachella, the largest annual music festival in North America, saw a drop of about 15% in ticket sales this year compared to last ...
1794: Castillo de San Joaquin, an artillery emplacement was built above present-day Fort Point, San Francisco, complete with iron or bronze cannon. Six cannons may be seen in the Presidio today. 1776–1821: The Presidio was a simple fort made of adobe, brush, and wood. It often was damaged by earthquakes or heavy rains.
After more than six months of pandemic lock-down and supported by grants from the San Francisco Arts Commission and the Phyllis C. Wattis Foundation, SFIAF presented the first legally permitted public performances in San Francisco on October 24-25, 2020. The event safely featured 16 live concerts and performances for a total live audience of ...
Some of the speakers who have talked about technology and peace include R. U. Sirius, Joe Firmage, Craig Newmark (founder of Craigslist), and San Francisco City Supervisors Mark Leno and Chris Daly. In 2003, a CD was released titled "How Weird Street Faire CD Vol. 1" featuring ten songs from artists who had played at the event.
Aug. 31: Australia, New Zealand tour dates announced. The “Us” singer-songwriter announces she’s taking “The Secret of Us Tour” to Australia and New Zealand. Beginning April 29, 2025 ...