The San Francisco Free Folk Festival has always been run by the San Francisco Folk Music Club. The festival was first presented in 1977 at the Hall of Flowers, where it stayed for two years. It then moved to Fort Mason, where it remained for 13 years, before moving to the John Adams campus of City College until that venue became too small. The festival then moved to Roosevelt Middle School, where we had a long run. We were then at CCSF’s Ocean campus for two years, then at Presidio Middle School from 2009 through 2014. The 2015 Festival was held at Cyprian’s Center, the same site where the Folk Club has its Friday night musical meetings. The festivals from 2016 through 2019 were at Everett Middle School. The 2020, 2021 and 2022 festivals were online rather than in person due to the covid-19 pandemic. The 2023 festival was in a new outdoor location in Golden Gate Park.
Prior Festivals
2023 schedule of events , video and photos
2022 online festival schedule of events
2021 online festival schedule of events
2020 online festival schedule of events
2019 schedule of events and photos and video
2018 schedule of events and photos
2017 schedule of events and photos
2016 schedule (PDF), print program (PDF), photos and more photos
2014 web site , schedule and photos
2013 web site , schedule and photos
2011 web site , schedule, and video of The Sam Chase
2010 web site and video of Thick Soup
2009 web site, photos, more photos and video
2008 web site and photos
2007 web site, General photos, Craft area, Sketch of Singer/Songwriter and Sketch of Cafe Stage
2006 web site, photos, video of S.F. Scottish fiddlers and video of McBride Irish dancers
2005 web site and photos
2004 web site, Saturday photos, Sunday photos, and choir photos
2003 web site and photos
2002 web site and photos
2001 web site and photos