Stern Grove Festival Association is a non-profit organization committed to providing the people of the Bay Area with admission-free access to diverse performing arts.

Every year since 1938, the organization presents Stern Grove Festival, an admission-free performing arts series, in Sigmund Stern Grove, a beautiful outdoor amphitheater located at 19th Avenue and Sloat Boulevard in San Francisco.

In 2008, Stern Grove Festival will present its 71st consecutive season of providing the community with the best performing arts, completely admission-free.



SF Festival
The Stern Grove Festival Association is an independent, non-profit arts presenting organization that was founded in 1938 by San Francisco civic activist and arts patron Rosalie M. Stern in order to:

-Present the highest quality performances, free of admission charge, for all Bay Area residents and visitors

-Provide paid performance opportunities for professional artists and performing groups in the summer months

-Serve diverse audiences by presenting a season of varied musical and performance genres and artists

-Enhance San Francisco's renown as a world center of arts and culture

Mrs. Stern's mission still guides the Stern Grove Festival to this day.

Getting to the Grove
Stern Grove Festival and the City of San Francisco encourage everyone to take public transportation to Stern Grove. Due to recent renovation work at Pine Lake Park, there is NO public parking at Stern Grove and street parking is extremely limited.
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

MUNI metro lines K-Ingleside and M-Oceanview stop only a block away, and MUNI bus lines 23-Monterey and 28-19th Avenue stop right at 19th Avenue and Sloat Boulevard.