Located in the heart of San Francisco, NEMA offers easy access to some of the city's best music venues like the San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center (SFWMPAC), SF Jazz Center, Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, SF Conservatory of Music, the Warfield, Great American Music Hall and more. Immerse yourself in the vibrant culture and incredible live performances just steps from your front door.
Celebrate Bay Area music in all its diversity at the 17th Annual San Francisco Music Day on Sunday, October 20 at the San Francisco War Memorial & Performing Arts Center, 0.4 miles from NEMA San Francisco. SF Music Day is a free festival and presents 19 local ensembles, with over 100+ artists performing for 7+ hours of continuous music in the Herbst Theatre, the Green Room, and the Taube Atrium Theater.
With Guest Curator Sidney Chen. Sidney Chen is a multi-faceted musician and performing arts producer, dedicated to dissolving boundaries and fostering personal connection through creative work. SF Music Day is a free, daylong music festival hosted in the center of San Francisco’s arts and culture district. Founded over 15 years ago, this event celebrates the diverse Bay Area music community and invites local audiences to explore, savor, and experience live music performances.
Offering over 7 hours of continuous music, you’ll hear from your favorite Bay Area artists, representing the musical worlds of classical, early, jazz, new, traditional, vocal, and every genre in between. From chamber music to jazz, contemporary works to global sounds—SF Music Day showcases extraordinary musicians from across the Bay with music that spans continents and centuries. Come for the artists you know and love, and stay to discover new talents, enjoy fresh takes on familiar repertoire, and bask in the wealth of creativity from the world-class composers and ensembles of our region.
Artist Lineup:
Beneath A Tree with Kjell Nordeson
Beth Schenck Quintet
Bethany Hill
Chelsea Hollow + Taylor Chan
Choi-Lee-Teicholz Trio
Circadian String Quartet
Diana Gameros + Patrick Wolff
Geechi Taylor Quintet
Karen Stackpole
Kyle Tingzon + Benjamin Liupaogo
Liu Xi 柳溪 Willow Stream
Manik Khan & Arjun K. Verma with Eman Hashimi
Oakland School for the Arts: Jazz Messengers, Director, Dan Parenti
Quartet San Francisco
Renegade Duo
Roco Córdova
Sidney Chen
Sierra Ensemble
Simon Barrad + Kseniia Polstiankina Barrad
Each year, InterMusic SF presents SF Music Day, which features dozens of ensembles performing a staggering array of repertoire and styles. Thanks to support from InterMusic SF community partners, SF Music Day has grown and thrived and continues to be a central component of the SF Bay Area performing arts calendar.
InterMusic SF is dedicated to sustaining and nourishing the Bay Area creative environment by offering dynamic programming and vital resources for music creators and audience members. Register through Eventbrite for updates on planning your day of free concerts at SF Music Day.
A cornerstone of San Francisco’s historical Civic Center district, the San Francisco War Memorial Performing Arts Center (War Memorial) is conveniently located near public transportation, parking and dining. Bordered by the Hayes Valley neighborhood, a variety of restaurants and bars are within walking distance.
Their resident provider of food and beverage, Global Gourmet Catering, offers pre-show and intermission service in the War Memorial Opera House, Davies Symphony Hall, and Herbst Theatre. A changing seasonal buffet and elevated a la carte dishes are available before San Francisco Ballet and San Francisco Opera performances in the Prelude at the Opera.
Image Credit: San Francisco Music Day
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