Golden Gate Park Band: Celebrate 250 with Two Great Concerts July 4 & 5 !💥💥

[Joelle Kenealey]

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View in browser CALENDAR MEET THE MUSICIANS SUPPORT THE BAND Celebrate 250 with Concerts on July 4th and 5th! Plus a Dog Costume Contest! Saturday,  July 4 & Sunday July 5th, 2026 at 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm Spreckels Temple of Music 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden DriveSan Francisco, CA, 94118 On July 4 - Stars, stripes, and soaring sound! This Fourth of July, the Golden Gate Park Band delivers a red-white-and-blue celebration bursting with patriotic favorites, rousing marches, and musical fireworks. This concert is always one of our audience favorites. Bring your pooch and enter our first annual GGPB patriotic dog costume contest! We have a prize for the best costume. On July 5 guest conductor Brian S. Wilson will lead the band  in “Musical Landscapes.” From the Jaunty Sea Shanties of “The Seafarer” to the sun-drenched rhythms of “Pacific Island Fantasy” by Sammy Nestico, this program paints scenes in vibrant musical colors. Expansive, evocative, and exhilarating — these are landscapes you’ll want to share with your family and friends. Join us for an inspiring afternoon beneath the trees in Golden Gate Park, enjoy a great free family friendly concert and bask in a beautiful summer day in one of the most spectacular settings in San Francisco. Bring a picnic or purchase a great meal from one of the food trucks behind the bandshell and bask in a visual and musical treat.  There is ADA parking behind the bandshell, and many public transportation options to get to the concert. Please share this email with a friend! VIEW THE FULL PROGRAM Support a Living Piece of San Francisco’s Musical History For over a century, the Golden Gate Park Band has filled San Francisco with free, world-class music — a tradition made possible by listeners like you. Sponsored in part by the San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department and the San Francisco Grants for the Arts, the Band still depends on community generosity for over half of our budget. Your donation helps sustain professional musicians, expand programming, and keep this treasured cultural tradition free for all. Help us keep the music playing. We need Four hundred donors to contribute at least $250 to meet our goals for this season, but any amount is appreciated. Become part of the tradition. HELP SUPPORT THE BAND Golden Gate Park Band P.O. Box 15904 San Francisco, CA 94115 The Golden Gate Park Band is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, proudly partnering with the Recreation & Park Department of San Francisco. Donations to the Golden Gate Park Band fund are tax-deductible. Golden Gate Park Band is a certified Legacy Business with the City and County of San Francisco and has met the application criteria established by Section 2A.242 of the San Francisco Administrative Code for the Legacy Business Registry. The Legacy Business Program acknowledges that longstanding, community-serving establishments are valuable cultural assets and the "soul of the city," and their preservation is critical to maintaining the unique character of San Francisco.