Gamelan in the Garden

This event is free for veterans and people receiving SNAP benefits (display valid EBT at entry). For “Supporter” tickets, the base price is $30 but you may choose to pay more. Tickets increase by $5 on the day of — reserve yours in advance!

Sunday, June 8, 2025
12-2:30pm
San Francisco Botanical Garden — Celebration Garden

About the Program

Limited seating available at the venue. Please bring a blanket or camping chair.

Gamelan in the Garden, presented by Gamelan Sekar Jaya with the Gardens of Golden Gate Park, is a showcase of Balinese performing arts held in the beautiful San Francisco Botanical Garden.

Four of Gamelan Sekar Jaya’s ensembles will be performing: Gender Wayang, Angklung, Dance and Jegog. Gender Wayang will be performing Batel Gegitaan, which is a fun, energetic new piece that includes singing. Our Angklung ensemble will perform Pendet, a welcome dance with lots of performers and beautiful flowers. They will also perform Topeng Tua and Tabuh Telu. Come enjoy this masked dance performance! The Jegog ensemble is composed of large bamboo instruments. This performance is upbeat and will encourage you to dance along! The jegog is joined by our marching beleganjur ensemble, full of drums and crashing cymbals. Gamelan Sekar Jaya is excited to be joined by Harmonic Drift, an immersive and interactive percussion ensemble-on-wheels, sure to bring out everyone’s inner child through playful and joyous exploration.

This season, Gamelan Sekar Jaya’s ensembles are directed by I Gede Oka Artha Negara (Jegog), Dr. Anak Agung Anom Putra, S.S.T. (Dance), Ayu Sukmawati, S.H. (Dance), and I Ketut Cater, S.Sn. (Music). Learn more at gsj.org.

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Gardens of Golden Gate Park Members may attend this event at a 20% discount. Contact membership@gggp.org to receive the Member Discount Code, then enter the Member Discount Code in the “Promo Code” field when checking out. Discount codes do not apply to the “Pay What You Will” price level.  

Tickets are non-transferable and non-refundable.