Arts & Entertainment

San Francisco's Stern Grove Festival Coming Back This Summer

The annual admission-free concert series was put on hiatus during the COVID-19 pandemic.

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — Mayor London Breed’s office announced Thursday that the city is bringing back the Stern Grove Festival, the annual, admission-free concert series that was put on hiatus during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Now that the city is in the yellow tier of the state’s COVID protocol, it can host in-person events. The 84th Stern Grove Festival will be among of the first large-scale events to return.

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City officials said the festival’s lineup will be announced in the upcoming weeks. Past performers include Janelle Monáe, the Psychedelic Furs, the Isley Brothers, Eric Burdon and the Animals and Kool and The Gang.

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