On Friday, September 24, 2010 at 8pm, the SFLGFB presents Freedom Dreams, a free concert celebrating the rich history of the struggle for social justice.  This concert features “Freedom Dreams,” a celebratory overture for ALL American families written for SFLGFB by Pulitzer Prize winning composer Jennifer Higdon.  The concert will be performed at Ebenezer/HerChurch Lutheran, 678 Portola Drive (at O’Shaughnessy [...]

The San Francisco Lesbian/Gay Freedom Band marches by performing California Here I Come  in the 2010 Corte Madera-Larkspur Fourth of July Parade, a popular parade viewed by over 15,000 people. Our twirler, Ed, whose dramatic tosses thrill parade watchers,  looks great in this video.  After the Parade, the Band performed a rousing set of pep [...]

The San Francisco Lesbian/Gay Freedom Band will perform at the “Let’s Do It Again In 2010” fourth-annual Golden Gate Park Band Festival, celebrating 128 years of continuous service to the people of the San Francisco Bay Area by the Golden Gate Park Band.
Freedom Band at the 2010 Festival
Saturday June 12, 2010: 11:00  am
Spreckels Temple of [...]

Yerba Buena Gardens Festival (3rd & Mission)
Saturday, May 29, 1-2:30 pm
Put your feet up and keep the top down on this auditory road trip across the continent and through the century of music since John Philip Sousa and the Golden Age of Bands. Hear the roar of engines, the rhythms of the big city, the [...]

Howdy, Pardners! Saddle up your hobby horses and pull on your spurs, as the San Francisco Lesbian/Gay Freedom Band takes you on a raucous romp through the Wild West!
This year’s show mixes Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker with that staple of Hollywood Americana, the Western picture show. When the audience takes to the dance floor, they’ll follow Clara [...]

Jadine Louie has returned to the San Francisco L/G Freedom Band as our Artistic Director.
Jadine Louie watched the Band’s first performance in the 1978 Pride parade perched in a tree near the main library. She was music director of two orchestras by the time she was twenty-one and majored in French horn, but earned an [...]

This summer, the San Francisco Lesbian/Gay Freedom Band marched in the 35th Santa Cruz Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Parade;
San Francisco Pride Parade;
and the Corte Madera / Larkspur Fourth of July Parade.

The San Francisco Lesbian/Gay Freedom Band performed for Project Eden’s Lambda Youth 15th Annual Gay Prom 2009 .  Every year this prom is targeted by hate groups who harass the youth attending.   The band plays music to create a positive, welcoming environment and defuse potential conflicts.  Check out blog “Go, Play, Boy, Play” for pictures [...]

Connlain to conduct the upcoming Band Community Concert, Cows, Corn & Music (8pm Friday, June 19 at Ebenezer Lutheran Church, 678 Portola Dr, San Francisco) and share conducting duties at The Annual “Let’s Get Loud!” Pride Concert (8pm Thursday and Friday June 25 and 26 at First Unitarian Universalist Church).
As the artistic director and band [...]

On November 28, 2008, the Band helped the City of San Francisco and the world remember two great men, elected officials of San Francisco Harvey Milk and George Mosconne who were assassinated 30 years ago.  The Band performed at the Memorial Concert and proceeded to lead the march up Market St. to the former site [...]