The Lift Every Voice series is bringing dozens of free concerts courtesy of Illuminate, SF Rec & Parks, and the SF Parks Alliance. All performances are free and family-friendly, with the impressive Golden Gate Bandshell as the backdrop. The Bandshell, which is 120 years old, added new lighting, a state-of-the-art sound system, and a new stage during the pandemic.
November 2022
- Wed 11/2 (4-7pm) – Singer/Songwriter Wednesday – Market to Bandshell
- 4pm – The Last 4
- 5pm – Normcore
- 6pm – Columba Livia
- Fri 11/4 (4:30-7:30pm) – Soul/Jazz/R&B Happy Hour
- Lavay Smith and Her Red-Hot Skillet Lickers (2 Sets)
- Sat 11/05 (12-4pm) – GGP Bandshell Kid’s Fest #4
- 11:45am – Silly Circus Show with Bri Crabtree
- 12:30-2:30pm – Charity and the JAMBand
- Sun 11/06 (4:30-7:30pm) – Crucial Reggae Sunday
- DJ Irie Dole and Selekta Lou plus special guest Deuce Eclipse
- Wed 11/09 (4-7pm) – Singer/Songwriter Wednesday
- 4pm – Pickleweed Paul
- 5pm – John Elliott
- 6pm – Fifty Miles North
- Fri 11/11 (2:30-7:30pm) – Special Show
- 2:30-3:15pm – Pete Kronowitt
- 4:30-7:30pm – MoonAlice (2 Sets)
- Sat 11/12 (12:00-4:00pm) – GGP Bandshell Filipino Heritage Day
- 12pm – Alex Spoto
- Free Press Music (2 Sets)
- Sun 11/13 (4:30 – 7:30pm) – Crucial Reggae Sunday
- DJ Guid8nce and special guests Yungg Trip and Blackkamore
- Wed 11/16 (4-7pm) – Singer/Songwriter Wednesday
- 4pm – Austin Dean Ashford/Bomani X
- 5pm – Matt Jaffe
- 6pm – The Alive
- Fri 11/18 (4:30-7:30pm) – Soul/Jazz/R&B Happy Hour
- “Giving Thanks with Julio Bravo y su Orquesta Salsabor (Canned Food Drive presented in association with Value Culture)
- Sat 11/19 (12:00-4:00pm) – Rhythmic Remedies
- DJs Forest Green, Gypsy Kid, DJ Sep and Infusion
- Sun 11/20 (4:30-7:30pm) – Crucial Reggae Sunday
- DJ Irie Dole and DJ Guid8nce plus many Special Guests (Final Sunday Reggae for 2022)
- Wed 11/30 (4-7pm) – Singer/Songwriter Wednesday
- 4pm – Jason Crawford
- 5pm – Jonathan Burnside
- 6pm – The Great American Robber Barons
December 2022
- Thursday 12/1 (5:30-7:30pm) – RPD Tree Lighting
- with Holiday music from the Washington High School Choir
- Fri 12/02 (4:30-7:30pm) – Soul/Jazz/R&B Happy Hour
- Jazz with Suenos (2 Sets)
- Wed 12/7 (4-7pm) – Special Event
- Illuminate presents the second annual GGP Bandshell Howl (More Details TBA)
- Fri 12/09 (4:30-7:30pm) – Soul/Jazz/R&B Happy Hour
- Jazz with Charged Particles (2 Sets)
- Sat 12/10 (12:00 to 4:00 pm) – GGP Bandshell Holiday Hootenanny
- with 10 Singer/Songwriters performing 3 holiday songs each.
There will be no shows during the week of thanksgiving, and the last free concert of 2022 will take place on December 10. Lift Every Voice will be back in February of 2023!
Find the Bandshell at 75 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive at SF’s Golden Gate Park Music Concourse.
Featured image: @jimwatkins113 on Instagram