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Last updated January 29, 2025
Bay Area Festivals This Week, San Francisco Concerts This Month, SF Bay Area Concerts This Weekend
The San Francisco Bay Area puts on a variety of concerts and shows every year. Many sell out instantly, some have last-minute tickets available, and others are free to the public.
Below is a rough list of the major concerts and music festivals in and around the San Francisco Bay Area including summer concerts by various towns. There are many more concerts and festivals beyond the list below hosted by various promoters and cities and counties.
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San Francisco Music Festivals 2025, Concerts In San Francisco, Live Outdoor Music
Hardly Strictly Blue Grass: free festival usually held in September/October
Outside Lands: the biggest music festival in the Bay Area
Outside Lands After Parties
Portola Festival, Pier 80: one of the newer festivals focusing on EDM)
Due South (Did Not Happen In 2024, 2025 TBD)
San Francisco Salsa Festival (March 2025)
San Francisco Rueda Festival (February 2025)
Golden Gate Park Concerts (August 2025)
Stern Grove Concerts, Stern Grove Festival Lineup, Tickets
Stern Grove Festival: free public concerts in San Francisco from June-September.
Bay Area Concerts 2025, Bay Area Music Festivals 2025, San Jose Concerts 2025
Bottlerock, Napa: 3-day music festival usually held Memorial Day weekend, competes w/ Outside Lands as one of the best festivals of the year.
La Onda, Napa (same organizers as Bottlerock, inception is 2024; back in 2025)
Mill Valley Music Festival (newer 2-day festival)
Mosswood Meltdown, Oakland
Blue Note Jazz Festival
Half Moon Bay Jazz Festival
San Jose Jazz Festival
Redwood City Salsa Festival (On Hiatus)
Hiero Day, Oakland ~9/3
Oakland Art & Soul Festival
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Northern California Music Festivals & Concerts, Live Music Outdoors
Monterey Jazz Festival: One of the best jazz festivals in the world
California Roots
Northern Nights Music Festival
Lake Tahoe Raggae Festival
Country Summer Music Festival
High Sierra Music Festival
Mendocino Music Festivals
Holo Holo Music Festival
WinterWondergrass Music Festival
Reggae on the River, Humboldt County
Burning Man, Black Rock, First Week In September (Nevada)
Best Bay Area Music Venues For SF Bay Area Shows
Greek Theatre, Berkeley
Fox Theater, Oakland
Fillmore, San Francisco
Mountain Winery, Saratoga
Sweetwater Music Hall, Mill Valley
Yoshi’s, Oakland
SFJazz, Hayes Valley
Cafe Du Nord, Duboce Triangle
Frost Amphitheater, Menlo Park
Castro Theatre
Make Out Room, Mission District
Boom Boom Room, Fillmore
Bimbo’s, North Beach
Rickshaw Stop, Hayes Valley
The Knockout, Mission District
Regency Ballroom, Financial District
Masonic, Nob Hill
Kilowatt, Mission Disctrict
Great American Music Hall (GAMH San Francisco)
The Chapel, Mission Disctrict
The Independent, NOPA
Bottom of the Hill, Potrero Hill
Upcoming Concerts (Chase Center, Oakland Coliseum, Shoreline & More)
Chase Center Concerts: https://www.chasecenter.com/events
Oakland Arena Concerts: https://www.theoaklandarena.com/events
Shoreline Amphitheatre Concerts: https://www.shorelineamphitheatre.com/
Greek Theatre Concerts: https://thegreekberkeley.com/
Mountain Winery Concerts: https://www.mountainwinery.com/concert-series/
SAP, San Jose Concerts: https://www.sapcenter.com/events/category/concerts-shows
San Francisco Concerts Today, Music Festivals Bay Area This Weekend, NorCal Music Festivals
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Music Events Bay Area 2024, Outdoor Concerts Bay Area, Music In The Park, Outdoor Summer Shows Bay Area
Below is a list of the various (mostly) free summer concerts hosted by various cities all over the Bay Area. This list will be updated over time with more concerts, details, dates.
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Will be updated in 2025 later this year.