FOLK CLUB EVENTS

Nov
04
Tuesday afternoon online musical meeting

1st & 3rd Tuesdays on Zoom 1-3:30 pm. For access, join our email list.

Nov
07
Musical meeting online

Our online Friday musical meetings are now on the 1st and 3rd Fridays of each month at 7 pm.  For updates and access, join our email list.

Nov
16
IN-PERSON musical meeting

Our in-person musical meetings in San Francisco are starting up again at a new location, now on the 3rd Sunday of the month from 1 pm to 5 pm.  Details will be in the November-December folknik.

Nov
18
Tuesday afternoon online musical meeting

1st & 3rd Tuesdays on Zoom 1-3:30 pm. For access, join our email list.

Nov
21
Musical meeting online

Our online Friday musical meetings are now on the 1st and 3rd Fridays of each month at 7 pm.  For updates and access, join our email list.

Dec
02
Tuesday afternoon online musical meeting

1st & 3rd Tuesdays on Zoom 1-3:30pm. For access, join our email list.

Dec
05
Musical meeting online

Our online Friday musical meetings are now on the 1st and 3rd Fridays of each month at 7 pm.  For updates and access, join our email list.

Dec
16
Tuesday afternoon online musical meeting

1st & 3rd Tuesdays on Zoom 1-3:30 pm. For access, join our email list.

Dec
19
Musical meeting online

Our online Friday musical meetings are now on the 1st and 3rd Fridays of each month at 7 pm.  For updates and access, join our email list.

Dec
21
IN-PERSON musical meeting

Our in-person musical meetings in San Francisco are starting up again at a new location, now on the 3rd Sunday of the month from 1 pm to 5 pm.  Details will be in the November-December folknik.

Dec
30
Camp Harmony begins!

December 30, 2025 to January 4, 2026.  Save the dates!  More information about Camp Harmony is here.

Welcome to the San Francisco Folk Music Club!

Whether you sing traditional songs or newer songs, a cappella or with your guitar, whether you play Old-Time, Irish, or other instrumental tunes, whether you dance contra, Irish, or swing, we’re always thrilled to meet new musicians! Come to one of our events, find out more about what we do, or join us!

FOLK CLUB NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

Camp Harmony 2025-26 – registration is open!

The 2025-26 Camp Harmony, SFFMC’s New Year’s camp, will run from December 30, 2025 to January 4, 2026.  Registration is now open, with early bird rates available until November 15 and regular registration open until December 12.  Don’t miss it!  More info about Camp Harmony is here.

In-person musical meetings starting up again!

SFFMC’s in-person musical meetings will start up again in November, initially on the third Sunday afternoons of each month. The first two will be on Sunday November 16 and Sunday December 21, from 1 pm to 5 pm.  Details will be in the November-December folknik.  More information about these events is here, or contact Glen at gvanlehn@sonic.net .

2025 El Cerrito Free Festival was October 19

SFFMC’s successful 2025 El Cerrito Free Folk Festival happened on Sunday, October 19 at the El Cerrito Community Center.  More info is on the festival website.

SFFMC summer weekend music gatherings are done for 2025

On summer holiday weekends, SFFMC hosts multi-day music gatherings in the Bay Area on the weekends of Memorial Day, July 4 (or near that date) and Labor Day.     More info about our summer gatherings is here.

2025 SF Free Folk Festival was on July 12

SFFMC’s 2025 San Francisco Free Folk Festival was on Saturday July 12 in our current location in Golden Gate Park.    For more information about the festival, check out the festival website.  Our festivals in Golden Gate Park are co-sponsored by Illuminate and the San Francisco City Recreation and Parks Department.

Spring Harmony Online 2025 was March 7-9

SFFMC’s 2025 Spring Harmony Online event ran from from March 7 to 9.  We plan to do it again next year! More info is here. 

SFFMC online member directory

The SFFMC member directory is online at https://www.sffmc.org/member-directory!  The directory can only be viewed by current members who are logged into the website.   If you run into problems, contact the SFFMC membership coordinator at membership@sffmc.org .

Community folk calendar now on our site!

Thanks to folknik calendar editor Shelby Solomon, we have a new community folk calendar on our website!  Check it out here.

SFFMC survey results

Some of you may remember that SFFMC did a member/community survey back in December 2020.  Here are the compiled results of the multiple-choice questions: https://www.sffmc.org/wp-content/uploads/SFFMC-survey-multiple-choice-report.pdf .  Thanks again to everyone who responded!