Press Room

2007 Press Releases

September 25, 2007 Yerba Buena Gardens Festival presents the 7th Annual Gardens Halloween Costume Walk.

September 19, 2007 Yerba Buena Arts & Events and Youth Speaks presents "Living Word Festival" with special appearance by DJ Qbert, a dance battle and many hip-hop luminaries.

July 17, 2007 Yerba Buena Arts & Events Announces A Tribute to Armando Peraza.

June 25, 2007 Yerba Buena Arts & Events Announces ChoreoFest 2007.

March 1, 2007 Yerba Buena Arts & Events Announces the 2007 Yerba Buena Gardens Festival.

2006 Press Releases

August 3, 2006 Yerba Buena Gardens Festival Announces line up for September 2nd Percussion Concert.

July 17, 2006 Yerba Buena Gardens Festival Announces ChoreoFest 2006.

June 21, 2006 Yerba Buena Gardens Festival announces performance by The Mo'Rockin Project.

May 10, 2006 Yerba Buena Gardens Festival announces the International Music Series.

May 10, 2006 Yerba Buena Gardens Festival announces the FREE Children's Rooftop Series.

May 3, 2006 The Forest/El Bosque Sculpture Exhibit Makes Exclusive West Coast Stop at Yerba Buena Gardens Festival June 10 – July 5, 2006.

April 20, 2006 Yerba Buena Gardens Festival Kicks Off Music In The Gardens 101 Series With Roots of Salsa 101 & John Santos.

April 15, 2006 Shadowlight Theater's Wayang Bali to appear at Yerba Buena Gardens Festival May 19 & 20.

April 10, 2006 Yerba Buena Gardens Festival Kicks Off 2006 Season with special performance of Gamelan Sekar Jaya on Sunday May 7.

March 4, 2006 Yerba Buena Arts & Events Announces The 2006 Yerba Buena Gardens Festival.

2005 Press Releases

September 26, 2005 Gardens Ghoullery Walk

21 de Septiembre, 2005 El festival de los Yerba Buena Gardens 2005 ofrece un concierto gratuito de alto octanaje con excitante música latina, el domingo 2 de Octubre de 1 a 4 pm

September 9, 2005 Music in the Gardens 101 - A Narrated Family Concert
Gamelan - A Hundred and One Rhythms and Movements of Bali

September 6, 2005 Second Annual Latin Jazz Festival in Yerba Buena Gardens

August 10, 2005 Music in the Gardens 101 - A Narrated Family Concert with Dr. Loco's Rockin' Jalapeño Band

August 9, 2005 YBGF’s Lunchtime Music in the Gardens Series - September

July 28, 2005 Puppets on the Rooftop in August

July 26, 2005 Less Sylphedes premieres at the 2005 Yerba Buena Gardens Festival.

July 25, 2005 Music in the Gardens 101 - A Narrated Family Concert with Melody of China

July 7, 2005 Te Puia Kapa Haka Maori Dance Ensemble

July 7, 2005 YBGF’s Lunchtime Music in the Gardens Series - August

July 5, 2005 ChoreoFest 2005: DA-dancing Fusion

June 20, 2005 Music in the Gardens 101 - Narrated Family Concert - "Jazz Orchestra 101: Marcus Shelby Jazz Orchestra

June 6, 2005 Music in the Gardens 101 - Narrated Family Concerts -
"Calcutta to California: The New Maihar Band"

May 16, 2005 4th of July We Are Family Picnic

May 12, 2005 Yerba Buena Gardens Puppet Festival

May 10, 2005 International Music Festival

March 14, 2005 Highlights from the 2005 Season

March 14, 2005 Calendar for the 2005 Yerba Buena Gardens Festival

2004 Press Releases

December 1, 2004 Linda Lucero named Artistic Director of Yerba Buena Arts & Events

September 27, 2004 Gardens Ghoullery Walk

September 8, 2004 1st Annual Latin Jazz Festival in Yerba Buena Gardens

August 5, 2004 Yerba Buena Gardens September Concert Series

July 19, 2004 Smuin Ballet in Yerba Buena Gardens

July 19, 2004 A Week of Dance in Yerba Buena Gardens

June 21, 2004 San Francisco Theater Festival

June 7, 2004 4th of July "We Are Family" Picnic

May 18, 2004 Yerba Buena Gardens International Music Festival

April 28, 2004 San Francisco Ballet School Performance in the Gardens

March 31, 2004 Mario Garcia Durham, Executive Director of San Francisco's Yerba Buena Gardens Festival Appointed to the NEA as Director of Presenting and Multidisciplinary Programs.

March 15, 2004 Yerba Buena Arts & Events Announce Highlights of the 2004 Yerba Buena Gardens Festival.

2003 Press Releases

July 28, 2003 Smuin Ballet in Yerba Buena Gardens

July 28, 2003 Yerba Buena Gardens Choreographers Festival

June 20, 2003 "Ol' Fashioned" Fourth of July Alternative Family Picnic

May 22, 2003 Yerba Buena Gardens International Music Festival

April 24, 2003 San Francisco Ballet School Performance in the Gardens

April 4, 2003 "Imágenes de un Siglo" by Manuel Álvarez Bravo - Outdoors exhibit in Yerba Buena Gardens (English & Espanol)

February 10, 2003 Yerba Buena Arts & Events Announce Highlights of the 2003 Yerba Buena Gardens Festival.

2002 Press Releases

October 1, 2002 Gardens Ghoullery Walk

September 12, 2002 Tango in the Gardens Official YBGF Release

August 20, 2002 Golden Gate Opera in Yerba Buena Gardens

August 20, 2002 Concert for Peace with Festival of Harps

July 30, 2002 Yerba Buena Gardens Choreographers Festival

July 26, 2002 Tango in the Gardens

July 25, 2002 Paul Taylor Dance Company in Yerba Buena Gardens

July 23, 2002 Sun and Moon Ensemble

June 27, 2002 Lamplighters

June 27, 2002 July Brown Bag Opera

June 20, 2002 San Francisco Butoh Festival

June 10, 2002 "Ol' Fashioned" Fourth of July Alternative Family Picnic

June 7, 2002 Juneteenth Family Picnic

June 4, 2002 "Spirit of Music" International Music Festival

May 30, 2002 June Brown Bag Opera

April 17, 2002 Yerba Buena Arts & Events Announce Highlights of the 2002 Yerba Buena Gardens Festival.

2001 Press Releases

Sunday October 28, 2001 Gardens Ghoullery Walk


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Public Notice
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Indigenous Peoples’ Day
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Living Word Fest
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Family Festival 2008
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