Golden Gate Bandshell

Music Concourse, Golden Gate Park

Recently revitalized through a $1M effort by Illuminate, this majestic public stage now boasts a pitch-perfect Meyer sound system, state of the art lighting, and a robust calendar of 125+ free concerts in 2022. Shows are held every Wednesday night, Friday night and Sunday afternoon. Click here for the full schedule of shows.


About the Performances

All performances are curated and booked by Steffen Franz and his team at Independent Distribution Collective (IDC). Steffen/IDC have emerged as one of the city’s most trusted partners for producing live music events.

In business for almost 20 years and headquartered in San Francisco. They have produced hundreds of shows and events, and assisted many local and national brands and associations with technical support, virtual events as well as technical direction and production for large scale in-person events.

Shows are held at the Golden Gate Bandshell every Wednesday, Friday and Sunday evenings.

JFK Promenade Map

  • Venue

    Golden Gate Bandshell

  • Sculpture

    Tune In

  • Mural

    Laberinto Verde

  • Sculpture

    Rooted (In) Justice

  • Mural

    Harmony of Intersectionality

  • Sculpture

    Street Whale

  • Activation

    Carly: Public Access Piano (West)

  • Mural

    Resonance (West)

  • Mural

    Dream In Color

  • Activation

    Beer & Wine Garden

  • Venue

    Garden Stage

  • Mural

    California Soul

  • Mural

    Koi

  • Mural

    Flower Boi Crosswalk

  • Mural

    We Cats Will Swing for You

  • Interactive

    NO DANCING

  • Event

    BC & The Howlers

  • Activation

    Coffee Caravan

  • Mural

    Resonance (East)

  • Eat, Travel, Play, Care

  • Activation

    Dionne: Public Access Piano (East)

  • Mural

    Care for Mother Earth

  • Mural

    We Are on Native Land: Honoring the Original Stewards

  • Sculpture

    Remember When

  • Special Events

    Golden Stage

  • Interactive

    100 Golden Chairs

  • Mural

    Prospère Divinity

  • Yellow Dot

  • Activation

    StoryWalk: Golden Gate Park, An A to Z Adventure

  • Concluded

    Doggie Diner Heads