Musicin San Francisco
The creative spirit and steadfast countercultural streak is on display in San Francisco’s music scene. It's time to immerse yourself in our deep music history and experience the San Francisco sound.
San Francisco is a city where one can hear every music genre you can imagine. From rock and roll, hip hop, and jazz to classical, folk, alternative, electronic, and pop, we’ve got you covered.
Stadium concerts at the Chase Center, Oracle Park, and Bill Graham Civic Auditorium complement street music, smaller venues like The Midway and the amazing (and free!) Stern Grove.
Catch our world-renowned San Francisco Symphony perform or amble into The Great American Music Hall. World-class music festivals pepper the calendar, including Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, Outside Lands and the new Portola Music Festival on Pier 80.
The City by the Bay has been memorialized in countless tunes for generations. Legendary songs like “I Left My Heart in San Francisco” by Tony Bennett and “Lights” by Journey are just a few. Listen to great music in a place that has inspired many to create and entertain us all.
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San Francisco
Whether you want to walk in the footsteps of Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, and other artists from San Francisco's Summer of Love, or experience the city's vibrant music scene of today, explore more inspiration for your next visit.
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Arts & Culture
San Francisco is a city of inspiration. You can see it all around you, in whichever neighborhoods you visit.
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Museums & Galleries
With more than 50 amazing museums and hundreds of galleries to explore, there is no shortage of ways to be inspired in San Francisco.
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Public Art
From your first steps off the plane at SFO to our biggest and brightest bridge, you'll discover that San Francisco has public art everywhere.
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Performing Arts
Performing arts in San Francisco has a calendar full of fun shows. Catch a theater performance, head to the opera, see the ballet or check out local dance groups and prepare to be entertained.
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