Below is a way of searching performances at Stern Grove Festival from 1970 to the present day. The archive is an ongoing project and will be updated with performance information prior to 1970, photographs, and more.
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| Artist | Date | Notes |
| Carnival in San Francisco, Children's program presented by SF Recreation and Park Department | 1970-06-07 |
| Lowell High School Orchestra | 1970-06-14 |
| San Francisco Ballet | 1970-06-21 |
| The Lamplighters | 1970-06-28 | View Notes |
| Lola Montes and Her Spanish Dancers | 1970-07-05 |
| Merola Opera and San Francisco Opera Orchestra | 1970-07-12 |
| Frankie Lane | 1970-07-19 |
| San Francisco Symphony | 1970-07-26 | View Notes |
| Merola Opera | 1970-08-02 |
| Marin Shakespeare Festival | 1970-08-09 | View Notes |
| Producers Association of Oakland | 1970-08-16 | View Notes |
| Dance Spectrum, Stern Grove Festival Ballet Orchestra | 1976-06-20 | View Notes |
| Bay Area Jazz | 1976-06-27 |
| Producers Association of Oakland | 1976-07-04 | View Notes |
| Preservation Hall Jazz Band | 1976-07-11 |
| Merola Opera | 1976-07-18 |
| San Francisco Symphony | 1976-07-25 | View Notes |
| Merola Opera and San Francisco Opera Orchestra | 1976-08-01 |
| San Francisco Symphony | 1976-08-08 | View Notes |
| U. Utah Phillips, Kate Wolf, The Bear Creek Boys, Arkansas Sheiks, Special guest, Jimmy Rogers | 1976-08-15 |
| Frankie Lane | 1976-08-22 |
| Dance Spectrum, Oakland Ballet, Pacific Ballet | 1977-06-19 |
| Evolution of the Blues, Jon Hendricks | 1977-06-26 |
| Preservation Hall Jazz Band | 1977-07-03 |
| San Francisco Ballet | 1977-07-10 |
| Merola Opera | 1977-07-17 |
| Producers Association of Oakland | 1977-07-24 | View Notes |
| Merola Opera and San Francisco Opera Orchestra | 1977-07-31 |
| The Lamplighters | 1977-08-07 | View Notes |
| Mimi Farina, Arkansas Sheiks, New Bear Creek Boys and Bodie Wagner | 1977-08-14 |
| San Francisco Symphony | 1977-08-21 | View Notes |
| San Francisco Symphony | 1979-06-17 |
| Opera a la Carte | 1979-06-24 | View Notes |
| Trombonists and Percussionists | 1979-07-01 |
| Preservation Hall Jazz Band | 1979-07-08 |
| Pete Seeger | 1979-07-15 |
| Merola Opera | 1979-07-22 |
| San Francisco Symphony | 1979-07-29 |
| Merola Opera and San Francisco Opera Orchestra | 1979-08-05 |
| Dance Spectrum | 1979-08-12 |
| Toshiko Akiyoshi, Lew Tabackin Big Band | 1979-08-19 |
| San Francisco Symphony | 1980-06-29 | View Notes |
| Merola Opera | 1980-07-06 |
| Preservation Hall Jazz Band | 1980-07-13 |
| Merola Opera and San Francisco Opera Orchestra | 1980-07-20 |
| San Francisco Symphony | 1980-07-27 | View Notes |
| Los Dansantes De Allegrais | 1980-08-03 |
| San Francisco Ballet | 1980-08-10 |
| The Lamplighters | 1980-08-17 | View Notes |
| Divas of the Golden West | 1980-08-24 | View Notes |
| Turk Murphy Jazz Band, Jimmy Price Big Band, Larry Vucovich Contemporary Ensemble | 1980-08-31 |
| San Francisco Symphony | 1981-06-21 | View Notes |
| Amor Musica Chamber Music Players | 1981-06-28 |
| San Francisco Ballet | 1981-07-05 |
| Preservation Hall Jazz Band | 1981-07-12 |
| San Francisco Symphony | 1981-07-19 | View Notes |
| Merola Opera | 1981-07-26 | View Notes |
| The Lamplighters | 1981-08-02 | View Notes |
| San Francisco Opera | 1981-08-09 | View Notes |
| Back in the Saddle | 1981-08-16 |
| Jimmy Price Big Band, Larry Vuckovich and His Band | 1981-08-23 |
| San Francisco Symphony | 1982-06-20 | View Notes |
| Preservation Hall Jazz Band | 1982-06-27 |
| Gospel Music Groups | 1982-07-04 |
| Merola Opera | 1982-07-11 | View Notes |
| Mostly Modern chamber ensemble | 1982-07-18 |
| Midsummer Mozart Festival Orchestra | 1982-07-25 | View Notes |
| The Lamplighters | 1982-08-01 | View Notes |
| San Francisco Ballet | 1982-08-08 |
| Back in the Saddle | 1982-08-15 |
| Golden Jubilee Concert | 1982-08-22 | View Notes |
| San Francisco Symphony | 1983-06-19 |
| Preservation Hall Jazz Band | 1983-06-26 |
| San Francisco Ballet | 1983-07-03 |
| Midsummer Mozart Festival Orchestra | 1983-07-10 | View Notes |
| Merola Opera | 1983-07-17 | View Notes |
| San Francisco String Arts Ensemble | 1983-07-24 |
| Lola Montes and Her Spanish Dancers | 1983-07-31 |
| The Lamplighters | 1983-08-07 | View Notes |
| Turk Murphy | 1983-08-12 |
| Back in the Saddle | 1983-08-14 |
| San Francisco Symphony | 1984-06-17 | View Notes |
| Preservation Hall Jazz Band | 1984-06-24 |
| San Francisco Ballet | 1984-07-01 |
| Midsummer Mozart Festival Orchestra | 1984-07-08 |
| Gershwin's Of Thee I Sing | 1984-07-15 |
| San Francisco Boys Chorus | 1984-07-22 |
| Merola Opera | 1984-07-29 | View Notes |
| The Lamplighters | 1984-08-05 | View Notes |
| David Hardiman's San Francisco All-Stars with Mary Stallings, Full Faith & Credit with Madeline Eastman | 1984-08-12 |
| Lola Montes and Her Spanish Dancers | 1984-08-19 |
| San Francisco Orchestra | 1985-06-16 | View Notes |
| San Francisco Opera | 1985-06-23 |
| Preservation Hall Jazz Band | 1985-06-30 |
| Midsummer Mozart Festival Orchestra | 1985-07-07 | View Notes |
| Chamber Symphony of San Francisco | 1985-07-14 | View Notes |
| Mark Levine Quartet, BeBop and Beyond, Chris Poehler-Paul Potyen Big Band with vocalist Vicki Randle | 1985-07-21 |
| Merola Opera | 1985-07-28 | View Notes |
| San Francisco Ballet | 1985-08-04 |
| The Lamplighters | 1985-08-11 | View Notes |
| San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival | 1985-08-18 |
| San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra | 1986-06-15 |
| San Francisco Symphony | 1986-06-22 | View Notes |
| Preservation Hall Jazz Band | 1986-06-29 |
| Midsummer Mozart Festival Orchestra | 1986-07-06 | View Notes |
| San Francisco Opera | 1986-07-13 |
| Merola Opera | 1986-07-20 | View Notes |
| San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival | 1986-07-27 | View Notes |
| San Francisco Ballet | 1986-08-03 |
| The Lamplighters | 1986-08-10 | View Notes |
| Eddie Daniels, George Cables, Frank Tusa, Eddie Marshall | 1986-08-17 |
| 50th Birthday Party | 1987-06-14 | View Notes |
| San Francisco Opera Chorus Spectacular | 1987-06-21 |
| Preservation Hall Jazz Band | 1987-06-28 |
| San Francisco Symphony | 1987-07-05 | View Notes |
| Midsummer Mozart Festival Orchestra | 1987-07-12 | View Notes |
| Merola Opera | 1987-07-19 | View Notes |
| Marilyn Horne | 1987-07-26 |
| San Francisco Ballet | 1987-08-02 |
| The Lamplighters | 1987-08-09 | View Notes |
| San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival | 1987-08-16 | View Notes |
| Freddie Hubbard Quintet, with Bobby Hutcherson and Andy Narell | 1987-08-23 |
| San Francisco Opera, SF Boys Chorus, SF Girls Chorus | 1988-06-19 |
| Preservation Hall Jazz Band | 1988-06-26 |
| Midsummer Mozart Festival Orchestra | 1988-07-03 | View Notes |
| Chamber Symphony of San Francisco | 1988-07-10 |
| Merola Opera | 1988-07-17 | View Notes |
| San Francisco Symphony | 1988-07-24 | View Notes |
| San Francisco Ballet | 1988-07-31 |
| Showcase of Bay Area Dance | 1988-08-07 | View Notes |
| Sinfonia San Francisco, Samuel Cristler, conductor | 1988-08-14 |
| Mongo Santamaria, Machete Ensemble | 1988-08-21 |
| San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra | 1989-06-18 |
| San Francisco Symphony | 1989-06-25 | View Notes |
| Preservation Hall Jazz Band | 1989-07-02 |
| Merola Opera | 1989-07-09 | View Notes |
| San Francisco Opera | 1989-07-16 | View Notes |
| Harambee Dance Ensemble, Diamano Coura West African Dance Company, Fua Dia Congo | 1989-07-23 |
| San Francisco Ballet | 1989-07-30 |
| Midsummer Mozart Festival Orchestra | 1989-08-06 | View Notes |
| The Anderson Sisters, The Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir, The Dixie Hummingbirds | 1989-08-13 |
| Tony Williams Quintet, George Cables Trio | 1989-08-20 |
| San Francisco Opera | 1990-06-17 | View Notes |
| Tania Maria, Escola Nova de Samba | 1990-06-24 |
| Midsummer Mozart Festival Orchestra | 1990-07-01 | View Notes |
| Preservation Hall Jazz Band | 1990-07-08 |
| Merola Opera | 1990-07-15 | View Notes |
| San Francisco Symphony | 1990-07-22 | View Notes |
| San Francisco Ballet | 1990-07-29 |
| Berkeley Shakespeare Festival | 1990-08-05 | View Notes |
| Khadra International Folk Ballet, Karpatok Hungarian Folk Ensemble, Kitka Eastern European Women's Chorus | 1990-08-12 |
| Joe Henderson Quartet, Pharoah Sanders Quintet | 1990-08-19 |
| San Francisco Celebration of the Arts | 1991-06-16 | View Notes |
| Preservation Hall Jazz Band | 1991-06-23 |
| San Francisco Opera | 1991-06-30 | View Notes |
| Midsummer Mozart Festival Orchestra | 1991-07-07 | View Notes |
| Merola Opera | 1991-07-14 | View Notes |
| San Francisco Symphony | 1991-07-21 |
| Andy Narell Group, Cunjunto Cespedes | 1991-07-28 |
| San Francisco Ballet | 1991-08-04 |
| The Lamplighters | 1991-08-11 | View Notes |
| The Duke Ellington Orchestra | 1991-08-18 | View Notes |
| San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra, San Francisco Girls Choral Association | 1992-06-21 |
| Preservation Hall Jazz Band | 1992-06-28 |
| Midsummer Mozart Festival Orchestra | 1992-07-05 | View Notes |
| Merola Opera | 1992-07-12 | View Notes |
| Altazor, Sukay, Huayucaltia | 1992-07-19 |
| San Francisco Symphony | 1992-07-26 | View Notes |
| ODC, Women's Philharmonic | 1992-08-02 |
| San Francisco Ballet | 1992-08-09 |
| Joe Louis Walker and the Boss Talkers, Katie Webster, Big Bones and Paul Pena | 1992-08-16 |
| John Scofield Quartet | 1992-08-23 |
| Preservation Hall Jazz Band | 1993-06-20 |
| Midsummer Mozart Festival Orchestra | 1993-06-27 | View Notes |
| San Francisco Opera | 1993-07-04 | View Notes |
| Merola Opera | 1993-07-11 | View Notes |
| Rhapsody in Taps, Theatre Flamenco | 1993-07-18 |
| San Francisco Symphony | 1993-07-25 | View Notes |
| Maestro Ali Akbar Khan and Swapan Chaudhuri, Chhandam Chitresh Das Dance Company | 1993-08-01 |
| San Francisco Ballet | 1993-08-08 |
| Kronos Quartet, Lewitzky Dance Company | 1993-08-15 |
| The Machete Ensemble with John Santos, Eliane Elias Trio | 1993-08-22 |
| San Francisco Opera | 1994-06-12 | View Notes |
| San Francisco Ballet | 1994-06-19 |
| Midsummer Mozart Festival Orchestra | 1994-06-26 | View Notes |
| Preservation Hall Jazz Band | 1994-06-30 |
| Johnny Adams, Duke Robillard, The Johnny Nocturne Bank with Brenda Boykin | 1994-07-10 |
| Merola Opera, Mozart's Cosi Fan Tutte | 1994-07-17 |
| San Francisco Symphony | 1994-07-24 | View Notes |
| The Persuasions, Street Sounds, The EDLOS, San Francisco Girls Chorus VIRTUOSE | 1994-07-31 |
| Altazor, Wild Mango | 1994-08-07 |
| John Patitucci Band, Joey Calderazzo Trio | 1994-08-14 |
| Ballet Folclorico do Brasil, Bobi Cespedes and Siguaralla, Jackeline Rago and Grupo Campana | 1995-06-18 |
| The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra of London | 1995-06-24 | View Notes |
| L'Orchestre de L'Opera de Lyon | 1995-06-25 | View Notes |
| Preservation Hall Jazz Band | 1995-07-02 |
| San Francisco Symphony | 1995-07-09 | View Notes |
| Merola Opera | 1995-07-16 | View Notes |
| Lilly Cai Chinese Dance Company, Dimensions Dance Theater | 1995-07-23 |
| Omulu Capoeira Group, San Francisco Taiko Dojo | 1995-07-30 |
| McCoy Tyner Trio, Bobby Hutcherson | 1995-08-06 |
| The Johnny Otis Show, Little Charlie and the Nightcats | 1996-06-16 |
| San Francisco Symphony | 1996-06-16 | View Notes |
| San Francisco Contemporary Music Players, John Adams' Chamber Symphony | 1996-06-23 |
| Preservation Hall Jazz Band | 1996-07-07 |
| Merola Opera | 1996-07-14 | View Notes |
| Midsummer Mozart Festival Orchestra | 1996-07-21 | View Notes |
| San Francisco Symphony | 1996-07-28 | View Notes |
| San Francisco Ballet | 1996-08-04 |
| ODC | 1996-08-11 |
| Billy Harper Quintet, Linda Tillery and the Cultural Heritage Choir | 1996-08-18 |
| 60th Anniversary Diamond Jubilee | 1997-06-15 | View Notes |
| Los Van Van, Wild Mango | 1997-06-22 |
| San Francisco Symphony | 1997-06-29 | View Notes |
| Preservation Hall Jazz Band | 1997-07-06 |
| Merola Opera | 1997-07-13 | View Notes |
| Chanticleer, So Vo So, M-Pact! | 1997-07-20 |
| Patricia Kennelly Dancers | 1997-07-27 |
| San Francisco Ballet | 1997-08-03 |
| John Santos & Machete, Queen Ida & Her Zydeco Band | 1997-08-10 |
| Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo | 1997-08-17 |
| Tribute to Thelonious S. Monk | 1997-08-24 | View Notes |
| Bamboleo, Rebeca Mauleon & Round Trip with Orestes Vilato | 1998-06-14 |
| San Francisco Girls Chorus; San Francisco Boys Chorus | 1998-06-21 | View Notes |
| Blind Boys of Alabama, Brenda Lowe, Dr. M.T. Thompson and VISION | 1998-06-28 |
| Preservation Hall Jazz Band | 1998-07-05 |
| Merola Opera | 1998-07-12 | View Notes |
| Patti Austin, The Johnny Otis Show | 1998-07-19 |
| San Francisco Symphony | 1998-07-26 | View Notes |
| San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival | 1998-08-02 | View Notes |
| San Francisco Ballet | 1998-08-09 |
| Joe Henderson and Friends, Kronos Quartet | 1998-08-16 |
| Chucho Valdes Quintet, Ricardo Lemvo and Makina Loco | 1999-06-13 |
| Preservation Hall Jazz Band | 1999-06-20 |
| San Francisco Symphony | 1999-06-27 | View Notes |
| San Francisco Opera | 1999-07-04 | View Notes |
| Diana Krall, Dmitri Matheny Jazz Orchestra | 1999-07-11 |
| Janis Ian, Mary Jane Lamond | 1999-07-18 |
| Tower of Power, Vinyl | 1999-07-25 |
| San Francisco Ballet | 1999-08-01 |
| Merola Opera | 1999-08-08 | View Notes |
| Sam Mangwana, Habib Koite and Bamada | 1999-08-15 |
| Hiroshima, Daniel Ho and Kilauea | 2000-06-11 |
| San Francisco Symphony | 2000-06-18 | View Notes |
| Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, NewGrange | 2000-06-25 |
| Merola Opera | 2000-07-02 | View Notes |
| Los Lobos, Rolando Morales Quintet | 2000-07-09 |
| Cassandra Wilson, Olu Dara | 2000-07-16 |
| Miriam Makeba, Alabina | 2000-07-23 |
| Femi Kuti and the Positive Force, Spearhead | 2000-07-30 |
| San Francisco Ballet | 2000-08-06 |
| Chico Cesar, Rita Ribeiro | 2000-08-13 |
| Dr. John, Robert Walter's 20th Congress | 2001-06-17 |
| Eddie Palmieri, Plena Libre | 2001-06-24 |
| San Francisco Symphony | 2001-07-01 | View Notes |
| Merola Opera | 2001-07-08 | View Notes |
| Cheb Mami, Los Mocosos | 2001-07-15 |
| Altan, Natalie MacMaster | 2001-07-22 |
| Lo'Jo, Les Yeux Noirs, Savina Yannatou | 2001-07-29 |
| San Francisco Ballet | 2001-08-05 |
| Tabla Beat Science World Premiere | 2001-08-12 | View Notes |
| Nancy Wilson Trio, Ledisi and her Jazz Quartet | 2001-08-19 |
| Michelle Shocked, Quetzal | 2002-06-16 |
| Totó La Momposina, Yerba Buena | 2002-06-23 |
| Rennie Harris Puremovement | 2002-06-30 |
| San Francisco Symphony | 2002-07-07 | View Notes |
| Keali'i Reichel, Island Riddim Band, Hula Halau 'O Ku'uleinani | 2002-07-14 |
| San Francisco Ballet | 2002-07-21 |
| Kenny Barron's Canta Brasil, Simon Shaheen and Qantara | 2002-07-28 |
| Merola Opera | 2002-08-04 | View Notes |
| Members of the Berkeley Symphony Orchestra with the Russian National Orchestra | 2002-08-11 | View Notes |
| Arrested Development, Mahotella Queens | 2002-08-18 |
| Daniela Mercury, Orixa | 2003-06-15 |
| Paragon Ragtime Orchestra with Conductor Rick Benjamin | 2003-06-22 | View Notes |
| Willie K and Amy Hanaiali'i Gilliom, Na Lei Hulu I Ka Wekiu | 2003-06-29 | View Notes |
| San Francisco Symphony | 2003-07-06 | View Notes |
| Afro-Celt Sound System, Sound Tribe Sector Nine, DJ Cheb I Sabbah | 2003-07-13 |
| Django Reinhardt Festival, Turtle Island String Quartet | 2003-07-20 |
| San Francisco Ballet | 2003-07-27 | View Notes |
| Oliver Mtukudzi and Black Spirits, Bembeya Jazz | 2003-08-03 | View Notes |
| ¡Cubanismo!, Sidestepper | 2003-08-10 |
| WAR, The Headhunters | 2003-08-17 |
| Regina Carter Quintet, Tin Hat Trio | 2004-06-13 |
| San Francisco Symphony | 2004-06-20 | View Notes |
| Long Beach Opera | 2004-06-27 | View Notes |
| Anthony Brown's Asian American Orchestra, Melody of China | 2004-07-04 | View Notes |
| Lila Downs, Souad Massi | 2004-07-11 |
| Youssou N'Dour and the Super Etoile de Dakar, West African Highlife Band | 2004-07-18 |
| Trilok Gurtu, Gamelan Sekar Jaya | 2004-07-25 |
| Mercan Dede, Ex-Centric Sound System | 2004-08-01 |
| San Francisco Ballet | 2004-08-08 | View Notes |
| John Hammond Trio, Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise | 2004-08-15 |
| Lucinda Williams, John Doe | 2005-06-19 |
| Ojos de Brujo, O-Maya | 2005-06-26 |
| San Francisco Symphony | 2005-07-03 | View Notes |
| Khaled and Friends, DJ Cheb I Sabbah | 2005-07-10 | View Notes |
| Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Linda Tillery and the Cultural Heritage Choir | 2005-07-17 |
| The Funk Brothers, Broun Fellinis | 2005-07-24 |
| San Francisco Opera | 2005-07-31 | View Notes |
| Waldemar Bastos, Maria de Barros | 2005-08-07 |
| BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet, Dirty Dozen Brass Band | 2005-08-14 |
| daKAH Hip Hop Orchestra, Youth Speaks Slam Champs | 2005-08-21 |
| Aimee Mann, Seu Jorge | 2006-06-18 |
| Amadou and Mariam, Otis Taylor Band | 2006-06-25 |
| Rebirth Brass Band, Geno Delafose and French Rockin' Boogie | 2006-07-02 |
| San Francisco Symphony, Time for Three, Edwin Outwater, conductor | 2006-07-09 | View Notes |
| Makaha Sons, Halau 'o Keikiali'i | 2006-07-16 |
| Mavis Staples, Jackie Greene | 2006-07-23 |
| San Francisco Opera, Stephanie Blythe and Lawrence Brownlee, Melody Moore, Jeremy Galyon | 2006-07-30 |
| Spanish Harlem Orchestra, Ska Cubano | 2006-08-06 |
| San Francisco Ballet | 2006-08-13 | View Notes |
| Ozomatli, Crown City Rockers | 2006-08-20 |
| Huey Lewis & The News, Paul Thorn Band | 2007-06-17 |
| Idan Raichel Project, Hyim & The Fat fOakland Orchestra | 2007-06-24 |
| Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers | 2007-07-01 |
| San Francisco Symphony, James Gaffigan, Conductor, Jeremy Denk piano | 2007-07-08 | View Notes |
| Os Mutantes, Los Amigos Invisibles | 2007-07-15 |
| Breathing Under Water, featuring Anoushka Shankar & Karsh Kale, Non-Stop Bhangra Collective | 2007-07-22 |
| Andy Palacio & The Garifuna Collective, Emeline Michel | 2007-07-29 |
| Hugh Masekela, Goapele | 2007-08-05 |
| San Francisco Ballet | 2007-08-12 |
| San Francisco Opera, Patricia Racette | 2007-08-19 |
| Booker T. Jones, Bettye LaVette | 2008-06-15 |
| Seun Kuti and Egypt 80, Sila and the AfroFunk Experience | 2008-06-22 |
| San Francisco Symphony, San Francisco Symphony Jazz Sextet, James Gaffigan, Conductor, Orli Shaham, piano | 2008-06-29 | View Notes |
| Allen Toussaint, Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue | 2008-07-06 |
| Rachid Taha, MC Rai | 2008-07-13 |
| Alonzo King's LINES Ballet, Pharoah Sanders | 2008-07-20 |
| Voices of Latin Rock, SambaD· | 2008-07-27 |
| Bajofondo, SI*SE | 2008-08-03 |
| Na Leo, Ernie Cruz, Jr., Kaukahi, One Right Turn | 2008-08-10 |
| San Francisco Opera, Conductor John DeMain, soprano Sylvia McNair, Karen Slack and Tamara Wapinsky, sopranos; Catherine Cook, mezzo-soprano; Thomas Glenn, tenor; Eugene Brancoveanu, baritone; and Kenneth Kellogg, bass. | 2008-08-17 | View Notes |
