Gamelan in the Garden

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Tickets increase by $5 on the day of — reserve yours in advance! Admission to the Botanical Garden is included with your ticket.

Sunday, May 31, 2026
1-5:30pm
San Francisco Botanical Garden — Celebration Garden, Great Meadow, & Fountain Plaza

About the Program

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

Stroll through the garden and delight in the sights and sounds of Balinese gamelan. Gamelan Sekar Jaya returns to the San Francisco Botanical Garden for our annual Gamelan in the Garden. This year, Sekar Jaya’s ensembles will be performing in three different locations throughout the garden.

Schedule

1-1:30pm — Gender Wayang in the Fountain Plaza (free with garden admission)

1:30-2:20pm — Jegog in the Great Meadow (free with garden admission)

2:30-3:30pm — Artist Meet & Greet in the Celebration Garden (ticketed, limited capacity)

3:30-5:30 — Gong Kebyar and Angklung in the Celebration Garden (ticketed, limited capacity)

Additional Information

This season, Gamelan Sekar Jaya’s Guest Artistic Directors are Ida Bagus Made Widnyana and Ida Ayu Arya Wayan Satyani. Sekar Jaya’s Jegog ensemble is directed by local Jegog Director, I Gede Oka Artha Negara. Sekar Jaya’s Gender, Angklung, Dance, and Gong Kebyar ensembles are excited to present new works at this year’s Gamelan in the Garden, created by our Guest Artistic Directors. Click here to learn more about these artists.

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.

For the first time ever, Gamelan Sekar Jaya is hosting a meet & greet! Attendees will be able to chat with our beloved Balinese guest and local artistic directors, as well as some of our local ensemble coordinators and performers. The meet & greet can be found at the beautiful pavilion nestled in the Celebration Garden. Come for inspiring conversation and stay for some tasty snacks and drinks, including Indonesian layer cake, wine, tea, and coffee — all accompanied by music from Sekar Jaya’s gamelan gender ensemble. Attendees will also be able reserve prime seating for the final Gamlen performance in the Celebration Garden.

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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 “Ticket + Donation” price levels.  

Tickets are non-transferable and non-refundable.