Several events in San Francisco will celebrate Jerry Garcia's birthday and the Grateful Dead's 60th anniversary in early August 2025:
August 1st (Jerry Garcia's Birthday):
GD60 After-Party: Jerry Garcia Birthday Bash featuring Playing The Dead + Special Guests at O'Reilly's Pub on Haight Street. Doors open at 10:30 pm.
Street renaming on the block in the Excelsior neighborhood where Jerry Garcia grew up will be renamed in his honor. The unveiling will take place at 11 am.
The Heart of Town: Grahame Lesh & Friends (son of Phil Lesh, bassist for the Grateful Dead) will host a three-night concert series at Pier 48, Mission Rock starting on July 31st and running through August 2nd.
Melvin Seals & JGB with John Kadlecik and special guests will play the Great American Music Hall from August 1-2 with a no song repeats promise between the nights.
Dead & Company headline a three-night run at Golden Gate Park from August 1-3. The shows will be streamed live on nugs. Billy Strings is the opening act on August 1st.
Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test After Party presented by Bicycle Day and Public Works at 10 pm featuring Boombox.
Jerry Day at the Jerry Garcia Amphitheater in McLaren Park will feature live music performances and after-parties in local bars and restaurants. Jerry Day is an annual music tribute to Jerry Garcia. The Amphitheater, named after Jerry Garcia, is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, and the Grateful Dead's 60th anniversary. The event is free and runs from 11:30 am to 5:45 pm, according to Funcheap. Melvin Seals & JGB and Stu Allen & Mars Hotel are scheduled to perform.
Excelsior District After Parties (Jerry Nite): Starting at 5:30 pm, the festival leaves McLaren Park and spills into the Excelsior neighborhood for after-parties at participating venues including Recovery Room, Tala Wine, The Check In, Bottoms Up, Gentilly, Dark Horse Inn, and The Halfway Club.
Dead & Company continue their three-night run at Golden Gate Park. Sturgill Simpson (performing as Johnny Blue Skies) is the opening act.
Tom Hamilton at Café Du Nord.
Dead & Company conclude their three-night run at Golden Gate Park. Trey Anastasio Band is the opening act.
AXIAL TILT will perform a three-set, five-hour Grateful Dead extravaganza at the Great American Music Hall.
Harmonic Jam at Thrive City.
Jerry Garcia Night with the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park. The game begins at 6:45 p.m. and tickets start at about $50. Moonalice will perform before the first pitch.
