The 25th annual Halloween Hoopla is back with family-friendly frights and delights for kids under 10 and their adults! 

Parangal is a San Francisco music and dance company devoted to sharing the wealth of traditional arts of the Philippines by preserving and promoting ethnic attire, music, and dance through research, workshops, and performances.

Lucía is a 23-year-old vocalist from Veracruz, México whose singular artistic vision bridges the gaps between jazz, Latin, and pop music. Lucía Gutierrez Rebolloso started her musical career at the age of two, singing and dancing in her parents’ son jarocho band Son de Madera.

Named San Francisco’s favorite dance workout by the magazines San Francisco and 7X7, Rhythm & Motion is a low-pressure, full-bodied dance workout class that balances the euphoria of a good party with the challenge of learning choreography and movement techniques.

In a city built on tall tales, hard-boiled prose, revelatory memoirs, and penetrating reportage, Litquake is the soul of San Francisco’s cultural life.

After last year’s near legendary debut at the YBG Festival there was no question about a return date for Movement Immigrant Orchestra.

Singer, songwriter, activist and fierce defender of the LGBTIA+ community worldwide, Bia Ferreira defines her music as MMP: Música de Mulher Preta (Black Woman Music).

Named San Francisco’s favorite dance workout by the magazines San Francisco and 7X7, Rhythm & Motion is a low-pressure, full-bodied dance workout class that balances the euphoria of a good party with the challenge of learning choreography and movement techniques.

Offering a preview of the songs from the groundbreaking new theater production Mornings in Jenin Musical, a stellar cast of musicians and vocalists bring to life the story of the Palestinian Abulheja family.

Samora Pinderhughes believes that music can and must change the world, and he crafts his songs to reach the tender spots we all share.

Named San Francisco’s favorite dance workout by the magazines San Francisco and 7X7, Rhythm & Motion is a low-pressure, full-bodied dance workout class that balances the euphoria of a good party with the challenge of learning choreography and movement techniques.

The glorious sounds of pre-revolutionary Havana turn the Gardens into a Cuban dance party when Orquesta Akokán arrives with the irresistible grooves of mambo, son montuno, guarachas, cha cha cha and boleros.

Like a strand of DNA, every rhythm tells a story. In the hands of Mexican-born bass master Saúl Sierra, an enthralling array of rhythms reveal the deep African diaspora currents running through the Americas.

Trío Guadalevín explores the musical dialogue between Indigenous, European and African cultures which define Latin American identity.

Named San Francisco’s favorite dance workout by the magazines San Fran…

Yerba Buena Gardens Festival and Women’s Audio Mission bring Local Sirens to the Gardens for an afternoon of dynamic music.

Named San Francisco’s favorite dance workout by the magazines San Francisco and 7X7, Rhythm & Motion is a low-pressure, full-bodied dance workout class that balances the euphoria of a good party with the challenge of learning choreography and movement techniques.

Sharing works that delight, provoke, inspire and rouse, the Poetic Tuesdays series turns lunchtime into an oasis of creative expression.

Internationally acclaimed bassist/composer Marcus Shelby occupies his own niche in the Bay Area’s jazz eco-system.

Join Nia Pearl for one-of-a-kind outdoor poetry workshops inspired by the physical environment of Yerba Buena Gardens. Participants are led through hands-on writing activities centered on observing, reflecting and writing in response to the nature around them.

Joe Leon’s Caterpillar Puppets don’t just entertain kids and parents. His eccentric menagerie draws audiences of all ages into seemingly familiar stories that take unexpected turns.

Every year some of Brazil’s greatest musicians gather in the redwoods of Cazadero for California Brazil Camp and every year several faculty members venture down to the Gardens to share their mesmerizing music.

Named San Francisco’s favorite dance workout by the magazines San Francisco and 7X7, Rhythm & Motion is a low-pressure, full-bodied dance workout class that balances the euphoria of a good party with the challenge of learning choreography and movement techniques.

In a world dominated by electronic devices, it’s easy to lose a sense of wonder. Illusionist, magician and consummate entertainer Calvin Kai Ku reconnects audiences with youthful amazement via enchanting magic and abundant laughter.

A quartet of first-generation New Yorkers with roots in the Colombian diaspora, Combo Chimbita formed in 2016 as a loose combination of friends and bandmates who grew up loving heavy metal, psychedelic funk and soul.

Lady Bianca has evolved into a presence in the San Francisco Bay Area and is known by her fans as the “Queen of the Blues and Gospel.”

Named San Francisco’s favorite dance workout by the magazines San Francisco and 7X7, Rhythm & Motion is a low-pressure, full-bodied dance workout class that balances the euphoria of a good party with the challenge of learning choreography and movement techniques.

The ukulele is truly the people’s instrument, and the popular SF Uke Jam is the Bay Area’s leading force bringing fans of the diminutive 4-string uke together.