SF Music Day returns on Sunday, October 19, 2025, from 12–7 PM at the SF War Memorial!

We invite you to the 18th edition of SF Music Day this October 19th at the historic San Francisco War Memorial + Performing Arts Center. Experience 85+ artists performing on the Herbst Theatre, the Green Room, and the Taube Atrium Theater stages!

SF Music Day presents 20 local ensembles, with over 85 artists performing for 6+ hours of continuous music. Come for musical performances featuring an array of genres, including blues, chamber-folk, classical, early, experimental, jazz, new, tango, world music – and everything in between — and experience a culturally rich festival that showcases the brilliant artistry that defines the Bay Area music scene.

With over 20 ensembles performing across multiple stages, you’ll experience a full day of live music—spanning classical, jazz, world, experimental, and more! 

Explore the Marketplace in the lobby, connect with local arts organizations, and discover rare recordings. Whether you stay for an hour or the whole day, SF Music Day has fun for the whole family!

The Destiny Muhammad Trio with Tshaka Menelik Imhotep Campbell • Ben Goldberg, a Rob Reich Remembrance • Benicia Chamber Players • LIEDER ALIVE! • Young Chamber Musicians • Pedro José Pastrana Trio • Vân-Ánh Vanessa Võ + Blood Moon Orchestra • Berkeley Choro Ensemble • Julie Herndon • Liberty Ellman Trio • Anne Hege • Turas Ensemble • Kala Ramnath with Abhijit Banerjee • Elizabeth Schumann • Scott Amendola with Kasey Knudsen + Mat Muntz • Ensemble San Francisco • Lisa Mezzacappa 5(ish) • Ruby Ibarra • Jazz in the Neighborhood’s JazzMobile

Meet the Announcers

Throughout the day, SF Music Day’s festival announcers—Chloe Veltman, Barbara Heroux, and Maggie Clennon Reberg—will welcome you and guide you through the day, introducing the artists performing on the Herbst Theatre, Green Room, and Taube Atrium Theater stages. Read more about these talents below.

Herbst Theatre

RyanNicole Austin
RyanNicole is a GRAMMY®-nominated feature MC and poet whose lyrical prowess has been exploited on international stages and web platforms such as Team Backpack, garnering a global following. A TEDx Fellow, her musical catalog includes her latest release #YoursTruly, a solo mixtape Dis’Onance, and several collaborative projects with her hip-hop group Nu Dekades. She has performed alongside a wide array of artists and public figures—including a performance for President Barack Obama.

Green Room

Barbara Heroux
Barbara Heroux has been the Executive Director of the contemporary music vocal ensemble Volti and the Artistic Director of Lamplighters Music Theatre. She is a freelance stage director of opera, operetta, and musical theater.

TAUBE ATRIUM THEATER

Maggie Clennon Reberg
Maggie has made a career telling stories through music — from the concert hall, onto the operatic stage, and into the airwaves. She’s been a professional voice-over artist for four decades and began her successful radio hosting career in Chicago before joining the on-air staff at KDFC San Francisco as the new host of The Morning Show in October 2021. Maggie passionately believes that classical music is absolutely for everyone.

A LOOK BACK TO SF MUSIC DAY 2024:

Get the gear – SF Music Day T-shirts now on sale!

Our SF Music Day t-shirts are printed on super soft, hi-quality, 100% pre-shrunk cotton jersey, and available in two colors. 

Order yours today and pick it up at the show!

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