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🐳Get your game on this weekend at The Whale's Tail! ⁠Bring your most competitive friends and set up camp at one of our v...
09/11/2026

🐳Get your game on this weekend at The Whale's Tail! ⁠
Bring your most competitive friends and set up camp at one of our various table top games. Live music, delicious drinks, and the chance to earn bragging rights, what more could you want for a Sunday afternoon?⁠
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Set Times:⁠
12:15pm Jos Eckart
1:30pm Nate Harris
2:45pm Frankie West
4:00pm Olive Pants
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📅 Sunday September 13
🕓 12:00-6:00pm⁠
📍 14th Avenue East Meadow, Golden Gate Park⁠
🍽️ Sunrise Deli
🎫 Free, All Ages⁠, Dog Friendly

Latin GRAMMY Award Winning artist and author MISTER G is returning to the Bandshell Stage for Fall 2026 Kids Fest!⁠Joine...
09/11/2026

Latin GRAMMY Award Winning artist and author MISTER G is returning to the Bandshell Stage for Fall 2026 Kids Fest!
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Joined by Teacher Barb and the Music Makers this special Saturday morning show is the perfect place to bring your kiddos.

Grab some snacks, and drinks, and head out to the Music Concourse in Golden Gate Park for a family friendly, bilingual fiesta!
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📅 Saturday September 12
🕓 10:30am-1:00pm⁠
📍Location: The Music Concourse, Golden Gate Park⁠
🎫Free & All Ages

🐳The Whale's Tail is here to amp up your weekend plans and this weekend we're challenging you to a friendly competition!...
09/10/2026

🐳The Whale's Tail is here to amp up your weekend plans and this weekend we're challenging you to a friendly competition! Grab your friends and start an epic tournament with our variety of table top games while you enjoy live music, good, food, and delicious drinks in Golden Gate Park. 😎⁠
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Set Times:⁠
12:15pm Kevin Coffey
1:30pm Roman Antonian
2:45pm Karaj Lost Coast
4:00pm Jon Bennett
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📅 Saturday September 12
🕓 12:00-6:00pm⁠
📍 14th Avenue East Meadow, Golden Gate Park⁠
🍽️ El Alambre
🎫 Free, All Ages⁠, Dog Friendly

Friday Happy Hour is back tomorrow featuring Hobo Paradise⁠Kick off the weekend with old-tome jazz, ragtime, and blues i...
09/10/2026

Friday Happy Hour is back tomorrow featuring Hobo Paradise
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Kick off the weekend with old-tome jazz, ragtime, and blues in Golden Gate Park!
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📅 Friday September 11
🕓 4:30-7:30pm⁠
📍Location: The Music Concourse, Golden Gate Park⁠
🎫Free & All Ages

Make the most of your lunch break at the Civic Center Soundtrack tomorrow!⁠12:00 pm – Michael Annotti1:00 pm – Larisa Ro...
09/09/2026

Make the most of your lunch break at the Civic Center Soundtrack tomorrow!⁠

12:00 pm – Michael Annotti
1:00 pm – Larisa Roberts
2:00 pm – No Mansfield
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📅 Thursday September 10
🕓 12:00-3:00pm⁠
📍 Fulton Plaza, between the SF Public Library & the Asian Art Museum⁠
🍽️ J&D's BBQ

Take a pause from the weekly grind and enjoy free live music in Golden Gate Park!⁠⁠4:00 – Hayley Lynn & Blake Johnston⁠5...
09/08/2026

Take a pause from the weekly grind and enjoy free live music in Golden Gate Park!⁠
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4:00 – Hayley Lynn & Blake Johnston⁠
5:00 – Matt Jaffe
6:00 – Koyal
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📅 Wednesday September 9
🕓 4:00-7:00pm⁠
📍Location: The Music Concourse, Golden Gate Park⁠
🎫Free & All Ages

Take your lunch break with us at the Civic Center Soundtrack tomorrow! ⁠⁠12:00 pm – Berrios Trio1:00 pm – Scott Ray Laws...
09/07/2026

Take your lunch break with us at the Civic Center Soundtrack tomorrow! ⁠
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12:00 pm – Berrios Trio
1:00 pm – Scott Ray Laws
2:00 pm – Dan Agnello
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📅 Tuesday September 8
🕓 12:00-3:00pm⁠
🍽️ Cochinita
📍 Fulton Plaza, between the SF Public Library & the Asian Art Museum

Playing this week at the Golden Gate Bandshell:⁠⁠Wednesday September 9 - Market to Bandshell - 4:00-7:00pm⁠4:00 – Hayley...
09/07/2026

Playing this week at the Golden Gate Bandshell:⁠
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Wednesday September 9 - Market to Bandshell - 4:00-7:00pm⁠
4:00 – Hayley Lynn & Blake Johnston
5:00 – Matt Jaffe
6:00 – Koyal
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Friday September 11 - Friday Happy Hour - 4:30-7:30pm⁠
Hobo Paradise
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Saturday September 12 - Kids Festival - 10:30-1:00pm⁠
Latin GRAMMY Award Winning artist and author MISTER G
Teacher Barb and the Music Makers
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Sunday September 13 - Crucial Reggae Sundays - 4:20-7:30pm⁠
Hosts:⁠
Irie Dole⁠
Guidance⁠
DJ Sep ⁠
Special Guests:⁠
Monkey Ska
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View the full schedule at illuminate.org/events

Come out to The Bandshell tomorrow and close out the weekend with Crucial Reggae Sundays⁠Special Guest:⁠ ⁠RoommateHosts:...
09/05/2026

Come out to The Bandshell tomorrow and close out the weekend with Crucial Reggae Sundays
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Special Guest:⁠ ⁠
Roommate
Hosts: ⁠
Irie Dole
Guidance⁠
DJ Sep
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📅Sunday September 6
🕓4:20-7:30pm⁠
📍The Music Concourse, Golden Gate Park⁠
🎫Free & All-Ages

🐳It's Picnic in the Park weekend at The Whale's Tail! ⁠Bring a blanket, pack your favorite bites, gather your people, an...
09/04/2026

🐳It's Picnic in the Park weekend at The Whale's Tail! ⁠
Bring a blanket, pack your favorite bites, gather your people, and join us for an afternoon of music, fresh air, and peak park-day energy.🧺⁠
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Set Times:⁠
12:15pm Natasha
1:30pm T-ranch
2:45pm Michael Annotti
4:00pm Clovis

📅 Sunday September 6
🕓 12:00-6:00pm⁠
📍 14th Avenue East Meadow, Golden Gate Park⁠
🎫 Free, All Ages⁠, Dog Friendly

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