FAQs

Yes. We are a FREE concert but everyone is required to reserve a ticket to a show. You can reserve tickets ONE (1) MONTH PRIOR to show date.

If you can’t attend the show and you have reserved tickets, please cancel your reservation on Eventbrite. Instructions on How To Cancel Tickets Here. Please note, this will cancel your ENTIRE ORDER and cannot be reversed.

2pm. Concerts usually end between 4:30pm and 5:00pm.

We open at 12 noon on concert days. Overnight camping is prohibited.

Stern Grove is located at 19th Avenue and Sloat Boulevard in San Francisco. Sorry but we are NOT in Golden Gate Park.

Click here for info on what you can and can’t bring.

There is no public parking lot at Stern Grove on concert Sundays. Street parking in the area is limited. Cars parked illegally or in driveways will be ticketed and towed. Patrons are encouraged to use public transportation.

YES! Picnics are welcome and those 21+ are allowed to bring their own adult beverages. No barbecues…we’re in a grove!

Service or support animals are allowed. Leashed, well-behaved pets are allowed in the West Meadow.

You can reserve a picnic table by donating $1,500 with you and nine of your friends!

We have a bike valet! Fancy! It is located at 19th and Sloat entrance. Bike Valet is open from 12 noon until 1 hour after concert ends.

Negative ghost rider. But you can bring your own if you’re 21+!

A City-wide ordinance (Health Code Section 1009.81) prohibits smoking in all public parks. For the safety and health of all patrons, smoking, including electronic or vapor cigarettes, is not allowed in any area in Stern Grove.

Lost and found items are stored at backstage gate near the Esplanade during Sunday concerts. Please fill out this form if you are seeking a lost item.

By entering an event or program of Stern Grove Festival, you are entering an area where photography, audio and video recording may occur.

By entering the event premises, you waive and release any claims you may have related to the use of recorded media of you at the event, including, without limitation, any right to inspect or approve the photo, video or audio recording of you, any claims for invasion of privacy, violation of the right of publicity, defamation, and copyright infringement or for any fees for use of such record media.

You understand that all photography, filming and/or recording will be done in reliance on this consent. If you do not agree to the foregoing, please do not enter the event premises.

No. Smoking is prohibited at Stern Grove Festival.