‘Midweek Melodies’ Free Happy Hour Concert (Golden Gate Park)

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Free live music is back in the park. Illuminate LIVE returns to the Golden Gate Bandshell in Golden Gate Park on Sunday, March 1, 2026, launching its sixth season of free outdoor concerts with more than 125 performances scheduled through mid-November. The long-running series has quietly become one of San Francisco’s biggest free music traditions, drawing more than 250,000 attendees each year. Since 2020, Illuminate LIVE has presented more than 700 free concerts and welcomed nearly 1 million…