5 Things To Do While You Reserve Your Stern Grove Concert Seat

Five Things to Do While You Reserve Your Stern Grove Concert Seat

5 Things To Do While You Reserve Your Stern Grove Concert Seat

Tuesday, 18th June 2013

If you’ve lived in the city at least a few years, you are probably aware of the Stern Grove Festival that happens each summer in San Francisco – fog or shine.

In the far-off Sunset neighborhood on Sloat Avenue, down a hill and into a valley of redwoods, this Sunday concert series brings in a diversity of talented and well-known artists. Whether you are biking, driving or taking mass transit, a veteran concert goer knows that arriving early is key for a spot that doesn’t have you climbing up a hill and trying to balance as you crouch next to a banana slug. It’s worth it to arrive plenty of time ahead of the 2pm start time, but what do you do for hours on end before the show begins? Here are a few silly ideas:

1. Kiss a Banana Slug – As you save your seat, have a friend find you a banana slug. These rare creatures are crawling all over the redwoods and are bright yellow, slimy friends.

2. Do a Sing-Off – Recount all of the concerts you’ve previously seen at the Stern Grove – in song.

3. Massage Your Friends – Often it goes that a few friends scout out a spot early in the day, while waiting for the rest of the group. Why not take a moment to trade shoulder and arm massages as a reward!

4. Play Scrabble – For all of you word nerds, bring a travel scrabble board and get in a game as you gather word-ly inspiration from outdoors.

5. Read a story out loud to a friend – Bring a magazine or book of short stories you’ve been meaning to read and read it out loud for a friend. If you want an excuse to be ridiculous, bring Mad Libs instead.

The festival began this past Sunday and continues until August 18th. View the schedule, here. Let us know what concerts you’ve seen or plan to see this year in the comments section, below!


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