{"id":465733,"date":"2026-09-16T16:05:04","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T16:05:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/465733\/"},"modified":"2026-09-16T16:05:04","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T16:05:04","slug":"a-free-8-hour-music-festival-is-coming-to-san-franciscos-waterfront-this-saturday-bringing-10-live-bands-local-artists-and-food-trucks-to-the-lower-great-highway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/465733\/","title":{"rendered":"A free, 8-hour music festival is coming to San Francisco\u2019s waterfront this Saturday \u2014 bringing 10 live bands, local artists, and food trucks to the Lower Great Highway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/shutterstock_1822273616-1024x699.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\" alt=\"The Great Highway and Ocean Beach in San Francisco\" width=\"1024\" height=\"699\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tpaulaah293 on Shutterstock<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/secretsanfrancisco.com\/things-to-do-this-weekend-sf\/\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_self\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/secretsanfrancisco.com\/things-to-do-this-weekend-sf\/\" data-action=\"text_cta_0\" data-category=\"click_internal\">This weekend<\/a>, a free, 8-hour music festival and community celebration is coming to San Francisco\u2019s waterfront. The party is hosted by an iconic bar, The Riptide, and will feature a lineup of local musicians and an art market, all on the Lower Great Highway. <\/p>\n<p>TideFest 2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Saturday, September 19, The Riptide is hosting a free waterfront celebration with art and music. <a href=\"https:\/\/riptidesf.com\/tidefest\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/riptidesf.com\/tidefest\" data-action=\"text_cta_1\" data-category=\"click_non_sales\">TideFest<\/a> will take place on the Lower Great Highway from 1 to 9 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The free music festival and community party will feature a lineup of 10 performers across genres, including indie, blues, rock, Latin reggae, and more. The free festival will also include a market with local artists and a selection of local food vendors. TideFest is open to all ages (of course, if you would like a drink in The Riptide, be sure to bring your ID). The festival is a wonderful chance to enjoy the waterfront with live music and local art.<\/p>\n<p>About The Riptide<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/fireplaces-sf-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"A stone fireplace with a big fire in a room with red curtains and a brick wall.\" class=\"wp-image-15975\"  \/>Inside the Riptide. Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo\/?fbid=495041115962487&amp;set=a.495041075962491\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Riptide on Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Riptide is known for its regular live music and cozy atmosphere, and has been a favorite among San Franciscans since it opened over 20 years ago. Plus, it was recently crowned one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/secretsanfrancisco.com\/the-riptide-sf-best-dive-bar-united-states\/\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_self\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/secretsanfrancisco.com\/the-riptide-sf-best-dive-bar-united-states\/\" data-action=\"text_cta_2\" data-category=\"click_internal\">best dive bars in the country<\/a>. Inside, you can find a crackling fireplace, eclectic decor, and a small stage that hosts local bands. Located just a block from Ocean Beach, the bar is in a quiet but charming part of the Outer Sunset. Community events like TideFest aren\u2019t new for The Riptide, which always hosts an after-party for brave New Year\u2019s Day polar plunge participants. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"paulaah293 on Shutterstock This weekend, a free, 8-hour music festival and community celebration is coming to San Francisco\u2019s&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":465734,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[101,103,102,104,106,105],"class_list":["post-465733","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-francisco","tag-san-francisco","tag-san-francisco-headlines","tag-san-francisco-news","tag-sf","tag-sf-headlines","tag-sf-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/465733","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=465733"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/465733\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/465734"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=465733"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=465733"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=465733"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}