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Sigmund Stern Recreation Grove, San Francisco, CA

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Sports & Outdoors

Sigmund Stern Recreation Grove

A 33-acre wooded recreation complex in western San Francisco, known as the summer home of an outdoor free concert festival.

19th Avenue and Sloat Boulevard, San Francisco, CA 94132 · San Francisco, CA

About Sigmund Stern Recreation Grove

Locally called Stern Grove, this recreation site sits in the Parkside District on the city's west side and is run by the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department. Its concert meadow hosts the Stern Grove Festival, which has run each year since 1938 and offers free performances each summer. Visitors can bring a picnic and relax on the lawn among eucalyptus and redwood trees. The grounds also include athletic fields, courts, a playground, and a dog play area.

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