The Friends of the Golden Gate Park Band Festival is an annual two-day festival where live concert bands from all over Northern California come together to celebrate the rich history of the Golden Gate Park Band and promote public interest in San Francisco’s greatest musical treasure.
Come to celebrate the arts, enjoy fantastic music in an extraordinary historic setting in beautiful Golden Gate Park and show your support for community bands making great music that resonates powerfully in its purest form: live and free of electric amplification.
The festival is 100% free to attend. Register to get it on your calendar—you don’t want to miss this!
THE LINE UP
DAY 1 - Saturday, June 10, 2023
11:00 AM: Rancho Cordova River City Concert Band
12:00 PM: New Horizon Band of Sonoma County
1:00 PM: Healdsburg Community Band
2:00 PM: Amador County Concert Band
3:00 PM: Gottschalk Music Center Concert Band
4:00 PM: Yolo Community Band
DAY 2 - Sunday, June 11, 2023
11:00 AM: Bay Area Friendship Band
12:00 PM: Fort Point Garrison Brass Band
1:00 PM: Golden Gate Park Band
3:00 PM: Terrible Adult Chamber Orchestra
4:00 PM: San Francisco Brass Band
We are a volunteer organization. Learn more about us here: https://www.friendsofggpband.org/.
Learn more about this year's featured bands here: https://www.friendsofggpband.org/festivals/
Though the festival is 100% free, we kindly request that you use this Eventbrite listing to let us know you're planning to be there. This facilitates our planning efforts, and it gives us a way to send you further details about where to park, dining options and other helpful info.