San Francisco: Stern Grove Festival, Weekends, June 14 – Aug. 16, 2026

San Francisco’s Stern Grove Festival is the longest running non-profit music festival in the country, bringing FREE live music to San Francisco for 89 years.

The 2026 Stern Grove Festival, the 89th season of free Sunday concerts in San Francisco, runs from June 14 to August 16, 2026. Key performers include Al Green, Public Enemy, Patti LaBelle, Major Lazer, and Japanese Breakfast. Tickets are free, but require registration via a lottery system opening 6 weeks prior to each show.

2026 Stern Grove Festival Lineup (Sundays):
June 14: Peter Cat Recording Co. with Marinero
June 21: Bomba Estéreo with La Misa Negra
June 28: Japanese Breakfast with Evie Stokes
July 5: Major Lazer with Fijiana
July 12: SF Symphony with Béla Fleck
July 19: Charley Crockett with Nicki Bluhm
July 26: Suki Waterhouse
Aug 2: Violent Femmes with Tune-Yards
Aug 9: Patti LaBelle with Destani Wolf
Aug 15 (Sat): The Big Picnic: Public Enemy
Aug 16 (Sun): The Big Picnic: Al Green with Goapele

Essential Information:
Location: Sigmund Stern Grove, 19th Avenue and Sloat Blvd, San Francisco, CA.
Tickets: Free, but advanced reservations via a ticket lottery are necessary (released 6 weeks before each show).
Tables: VIP tables for 10 can be pre-booked on the official website.
Logistics: Concerts typically run from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. PT.

It is highly recommended to sign up for the newsletter on the Stern Grove Festival official site for alerts on when lottery tickets become available.