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Crucial - featuring DJ Jah Yzer plus special guests

Jason Crawford (w/ Nick Michels); Sammy Patrick; Carry Nation

Crucial- featuring DJ Jah Yzer plus special guests; BAYONICS Born in the San Francisco Mission District, for the past two decades BAYONICS has mixed Reggae and Latin music to create a style as unique as the city they call home. Freely melding genres, they carry on the tradition of legendary Bay Area groups such as Santana and Sly & The Family Stone, groups that sought to transcend genre with music that moves people both literally and figuratively. BAYONICS is led by lead singer Jairo Vargas, whose vocals bounce from guttural grit to smooth and sweet. Being legally blind, Jairo has faced challenges in life but is resolutely undeterred by any physical limitations. He has channeled his life experience into music, delivering live performances with a spirit and soul that transfixes fans. bayonics.com

CarnyMusic; Seth Pressly; Secret Lives

Sweater Funk DJs

Kids music festival featuring Charity & the JAMband, and magic by Bri Crabtee

Crucial-featuring DJ Jah Yzer plus special guests; Dub Gabriel

Dan Ashley Combo and more!

Female songwriters; Sara Rodenburg; Essie Thomas; Mia d'Bruzzi

Lavey Smith and her Red Hot Skillet Lickers (2 sets)

Steven Pitsenbarger, Michael Vincent and U No Who, Sammy Patrick Band

Tim Weed and the Blue Dot Bluegrass Band (2 Sets)

SFPA presents Brazilian Day – with Brazilian Day with Groupo Falso Baiano and Batuci

Season finale with the Golden Gate Park Band

Crucial- featuring DJ Jah Yzer plus special guests; The Servants

The Karney Band and Washington High School Choir, and Ken Newman opening

The Dave Dieni Quartet (2 Sets)

Bhangra, Bollywood and West African Dance and Music Performance with Duniya Dance and Drum Company and Guest Feline Finesse

Crucial- featuring DJ Jah Yzer plus special guests

An Evening with Megan Slankard

Soul/Jazz Friday – Latin Jazz Fusion- Peña Toribio presents: Los Nadies and Iván Rondón

Golden Gate Park Folk Festival Featuring Adrian West, V Maund, Megan Keely, Pete Kronowitt, Deborah Crooks, and Brother Spellbinder

Crucial- featuring DJ Jah Yzer plus special guests/Yzer's Birthday Show

Singer/songwriter Wednesday, Jason Crawford, VanRu and Cuevo Perez

R&B and Soul with Cornell “CC” Carter and CJ Washington opening

This concert is cancelled due to rain in the forecast

Chris Peck, Alison Niedbalski, Future Twin

4:00 - 4:45 pm Vigilis 5:00 - 5:45 pm SunQ 6:00 - 6:45 pm Revolushn

Habibi Afghanistan - Presented by Sevan Seas and Value Culture 4:00 - 4:45 pm Qais Essau 5:00 - 6:00 pm Mozhdah 6:15 - 7:15 pm Kabul Dream

SF Parks Alliance Presents Positive Bay Area Reggae with Native Elements and MC/DJ Irie Dole

Go BANG!

Crucial- featuring DJ Jah Yzer plus special guest Tufflikeiron presented by Value Culture

4:00 - 4:45 pm John Elliott 5:00 - 5:45 pm Riptide Station 6:00 - 6:45 pm Pirate Radio

Cartoonjazz Nonet (2 Sets 4:30 to 5:30 and 6:00 to 7:00 pm)

Strings in the Park concert with Del Sol String Quartet and Sierra Quartet 12:00 to 1:30 pm Del Sol String Quartet (with 15 minute Intermission) 2:00 to 3:30 pm Sierra Quartet (with 15 minute Intermission)

Crucial- featuring DJ Jah Yzer plus special guest DJ Green B

4:00 - 4:45 pm Merle Badges 5:00 - 5:45 pm Austin Dean Ashford 6:00 - 6:45 pm Bomani X

The Brassworks Band (2 Sets 4:30 to 5:30 and 6:00 to 7:00 pm)

12:00 to 12:45 pm Lara Louise 1:00 - 3:00 PM Sven and his Masterful Orchestra

Crucial- featuring DJ Jah Yzer plus special guest Rocker-T

+ Lift Every Voice Reveal - Dana King, Ben Davis, Tongo Eisen-Martin, Phil Ginsburg + Poetry performances from James Siegel and Greg Pond + Musical Performance by Martin Luther McCoy and the Robin Hodge Williams Ensemble

+Live Holiday Program conducted by Anna Karney +George Washington High School Choir Performance from 6:15 pm to 7:30 pm

+Live Music with The Free Press - 2 sets - 4:00 to 4:45 pm and 5 to 5:45 pm +San Francisco Poet Laureate Tribute (6pm-7:30 pm) with Devorah major (honoring Janice Mirikitani); Alejandro Murguia (honoring Lawrence Ferlinghetti); Kim Shuck (honoring Diane di Prima); Tongo Eisen-Martin (honoring Jack Hirschman).

12:00 to 12:30 pm Obrayan Calderón 12:45 to 1:15 pm Mariela Herrera 1:30 to 2:00 pm Daniel Riera (Latin Alternative Electronic) 2:15 to 2:45 pm Chris Mayorga 3:00 to 3:30 pm Monica Maria Fimbrez

SF Parks Alliance Kids Show Holiday Edition - Charity and the JAMband

Words and Light - Youth Poetry Day with 826 Valencia

featuring DJ Jah Yzer plus special guest TBA

5:30 – 6:30 pm – DJ Corvette 6:30 – 7:15 pm – Conversation KQED-FM “Rightnowish” host Pendarvis Harshaw & Stunnaman 7:15 – 8:00 pm – Live performance Shy’an G & AFT

Two Legendary Acts: Jaz Sawyer Trio and Kev Choice 4:00 – 5:30 pm – Jaz Sawyer Trio 6:00 – 7:30 pm – Kev Choice

10 performers each sing three of their favorite holiday songs. Featuring: Jason Crawford, Donovan Plant, Sara Rodenburg, Ben Lang, Anna Karney, Stephanie Woodford, Steven Pitsenbarger, Chris Peck and more!

San Francisco Youth Chorus Winter Memories Concert

Performances by: Destiny Arts (youth dance company), Aniya Butler (poet), Imani Cezanne (poet), Nehemiah Vaughn (poet), Darius Simpson (poet), Erzsabet Gonzalez (poet), Sandy Vasquez (poet), Ajene (MC/rapper)

featuring DJ Jah Yzer plus special guests TBA

4:00 to 4:45 PM Nefertitti 5:00 to 5:45 PM Fo Fera 6:00 to 6:45 PM Essence Goldman

Featuring Darius Simpson, Asia Bryant-Wilkerson, Landon Smith, and Jazz Hudson

Special Musical Performance, Poetry and Howling (Musical Guest TBA)

Featured poets including Myra Estrada (2021 Oakland Youth Poet Laureate); Kaylan Black (2021 Oakland Vice Youth Poet laureate); Dara Kashayar (2021 Finalist); Greer Nakadegawa-Lee (2020 Oakland Youth Poet Laureate); Chiana Griswa (2020 Finalist); Zouhair Mussa (2019 Finalist); Harrison Harvey (2017 Finalist); Isabel Hallock (2016 & 2017 Finalist); Tova Ricardo (2015 Oakland Youth Poet Laureate); Shanga Labossiere (2015 Finalist)

Featuring DJ Jah Yzer plus special guest (Final Crucial Event of 2021)

Join the Museum of the African Diaspora for the 16th annual San Francisco Kwanzaa celebration, featuring the Village Project and poet Tyanna Braswell

This Open Mic is a reclamation of narrative and space through word sound power hosted by Dr. Ayodele Nzinga (pictured). Featuring Avotcja, Vernon Kleeve, and Mia Pixley

Join us to usher in the new year with poetry, dance, music, and tarot readings from the new 81-card Tarot in Pandemic and Revolution deck (Nomadic Press, 2021) featuring original works from 24 visual artists and 43 poets.