About Jerry Day
Jerry Day 411
On August 2nd, 2009, the Excelsior Cultural Group and the San Francisco Parks Trust will present the 7th Annual Excelsior District Jerry (Garcia) Day Celebration (Jerry Day 2009) at the Jerry Garcia Amphitheater, located at 45 John F. Shelley Drive. The first Jerry Garcia / Excelsior celebration happended in 2002 as a fundraiser for Crocker Amazon Playground in Jerry Garcia's childhood neighborhood - The Excelsior District. Spearheaded and Conceived by Excelsior District Natives and Residents, this Civic and Cultural event is the largest event associated with the neighborhood. It is wholeheartedly embraced by the community and the City and County of San Francisco.
Jerry Garcia, as most people know, was one of the biggest musical icons of our time, the leader of the Grateful Dead, and a native son of the Excelsior District who grew up at 87 Harrington Street. This community celebration of Jerry Garcia originated in 2002 and has since gained a wide range of support across the Excelsior District and Southeast Community of San Francisco. Due to its success we are seeing a tremendous amount of increase in the use and awareness of the Jerry Garcia Amphitheater, as well as a great deal of positive press!
Once again, we look forward to filling the Jerry Garcia Amphitheater with a great community event celebrating the Excelsior District's Native son - Jerry Garcia at this years Jerry Day, August 2nd! Stay tuned for details on some cool fundraising events in the near future.
For more information (or to get involved) please feel free [Contact Us].
Fiscal Sponsorship for Jerry Day is provided by the San Francisco Parks Trust.
Come and celebrate the life and music of Jerry in the Excelsior District, the neighborhood where he grew up!
The Jerry Garcia Amphitheater
On July 21st, the San Francisco Recreation and Park Commission (PDF) passed a resolution to name the amphitheater in Mclaren Park "The Jerry Garcia Amphitheater". The amphitheater is located in the SF neighborhood where Jerry grew up. To find out how to get there, [Click Here].
On August 7, 2005 - the community officially unveiled the Jerry Garcia Amphitheater to the general public by hosting Jerry Day 2005 and having Tiff Garcia, brother of Jerry Garcia, be the first one to Welcome everybody to the Jerry Garcia Amphitheater!
Thanks to everyone who helped make this happen!
