About Us
The San
Francisco Free Folk Festival was conceived in 1976 by the San Francisco
Folk Music Club, which staged it for the first two years at the Hall
of Flowers. 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. Several years ago, the festival moved to Roosevelt
Middle School where we had a long run. We were at CCSF's Ocean campus
for two years before moving to our current home at Presidio MS in 2009.
We've been known
to
have
between
2,000
and 3,000 guests attending the event. It takes about 200 volunteers
to stage the Festival.
The festival was co-sponsored for many years by the San Francisco Folk
Music Center / Plowshares Acoustic Music Center. We are also grateful
for the support of our friends at KALW.
While the festival would be a special event under any circumstances,
what makes it unique is the fact that it is an all-volunteer effort.
Not only do members of the sponsoring organization - the San Francisco
Folk Music Club –serve as volunteer organizers, but all performers
and workshop leaders donate their time and talents to the festival as
well.