20th Street: 51st Annual Potrero Hill Rhythm & Blues Festival

The Potrero Hill R&B Festival will take place Saturday, October 17, 2026 on 20th Street between Wisconsin and Missouri Streets from 10 am – 4 pm. This annual family-friendly festival celebrates the best of our community, featuring local food vendors and artists, live music, historians, homegrown entertainment, and much more. Bring the whole family and join us for this one-of-a-kind community celebration!

Performing on two stages (talent confirmed to date) will be Andre Cruz & Chris Lujan, groove-infused California Soul; and the Curtis Family, the internationally acclaimed family band; Josh Klipp & The Klipptones, a lively jazz and swing band; the JC Smith Blues Band, jumping blues to old school soul; Mitch Woods & His Rocket 88s, modern day boogie-woogie; a youth talent show, and more.

Returning to the festival is the children’s fun fair, promising an exciting experience with mechanical rides, a petting zoo, face painting, a bouncy house, kids crafts, and much more to keep the kids entertained all day.

Festival goers can grab good bites from a variety of food vendors, and the beer and wine garden will be open for everyone 21 and over.

The Festival is a benefit for the two local public elementary schools, Daniel Webster and Starr King, as well as the Potrero Hill Neighborhood House. All donations are tax-deductible.

Major festival sponsors include Amazon, Civic Joy Fund, Avenue Greenlight,

Good Life Grocery, Kayren Hudiburgh and Lester Zeidman, Keith Goldstein and Donna Warrington, Hiba Academy, and Live Oak School.