When two wonderful SF institutions get together to throw a block party it’s a great reason to get excited.  KQED has teamed up with Noise Pop and is blocking off the streets in front of its storied SF headquarters and opening up its doors for an all-day, live music-infused, street festival with delicious local food vendors, legendary Bay Area talent, and of course, some of your favorite KQED journalists and personalities.

Yes that’s right, KQED Fest is here! If you’re like me and you grew up watching KQED programs and spent many nights at indy shows put on by Noise Pop, this is a great way to soak up some Bay Area nostalgia and see what’s new and current in Bay Area culture.

Tours & Behind the Scenes Access!

If you have kids, parents, or friends who are interested in journalism, podcasting, or just media broadcasting in general, KQED is opening up its doors to everyone.  You’ll be able to go behind the scenes, experience being on mic or on camera with KQED producers, try media-making workshops, and take newsroom and studio tours.

PRO TIP: If you have time, shoot up to the beautiful rooftop at KQED Headquarters for stunning views of the City and the entire Mission neighborhood.

KQED, NPR, & PBS LIVE!

Your favorite KQED, NPR, and PBS programs will be live onstage! With the journalists of Bay Curious, Frontline, Deep Look, Mina Kim of Forum, and A LOT more excellent public programming for every kind of curious mind, all free, all day! (FULL Schedule & Set times below).

Great food & Bev!

For you West Coast craft beer lovers…Fieldwork Brewing Co. is an event sponsor, so whether you are chowing down Bacon Bacon’s delicious Bhat Mi or The Chairman’s Coca-Cola Braised Pork puns, you’ll have some of the finest California craft beers to wash them down with, while you bob your head to some of the incredible live bands and performances.

And for you coffee and ice cream lovers Calaca Coffee & Humphrey Slocombe will be serving up a storm, amidst a street fair full of interactive all-ages art, science and learning activities.

Incredible LIVE Music

We are most looking forward to jamming out to La Misa Negra, they bring high energy cumbia and high-energy Afro-Latin music that gets EVERYONE in the crowd dancing, we saw them perform at Radium Runway this summer and it was a super fun dance party.

But there is a lot more impressive local talent on the big outdoor Noise Pop  stage this year with B R I J E A N‘s Art Rock, dynamic Latin music by Bululú, and tons of other great pop-up performances throughout the day.

La Misa Negra

Brijean – Wifi Beach 

El Big Bang Bululú

KQED FEST 2024

Saturday, October 19 | 11am – 6pm

KQED Headquarters | 2601 Mariposa Street, San Francisco

ALL AGES | FREE

Spend a Saturday with KQED, the Bay Area’s beloved public media station, for a free and festive block party and open house at our headquarters in San Francisco’s Mission District.

Noise Pop Homegrown Stage
ALL DAY Hosts Per Sia and Dulce De Leche
11:00AM-2:00PM MUSICAL PERFORMANCE DJ Brown Angel
2:00-2:30PM MUSICAL PERFORMANCE Aki Kumar
3:00-3:30PM MUSICAL PERFORMANCE Bululú
4:00-4:45PM MUSICAL PERFORMANCE Brijean
5:00-6:00PM MUSICAL PERFORMANCE La Misa Negra

NEWSROOM ENTRANCE
11:00 AM- 3:00PM Newsroom and Studio Tours (first come first served)
11:00AM-1:00PM Recordings on Camera: KQED/Check Please Testimonials (first come first served)
11:00AM-1:00PM Recordings on Mic: Radio Testimonials (first come first served)

KQED LIVE STAGE AT THE COMMONS
11:15:00 AM Screening: KQED’s 70 Years of Broadcasting the Bay
12:00:00 PM PropFest! Breaking Down Your Ballot w/ Bay Curious
1:00:00 PM Can AI Be Funny? with Comedians Dhaya Lakshminarayanan + Sarah Rose Riskind
2:00:00 PM The Choice: Frontline and KQED Covering the Presidential Election
3:00:00 PM Mind Your Own: Stories of Belonging From African Perspectives
4:00:00 PM Book Bans & the Freedom to Read with Litquake + Brian Watt
5:00:00 PM Forum with Mina Kim + Special Guest

Outside Pop Up Performances:
Time: Category Activity
1:30-1:45PM POP-UP PERFORMANCE Telice
2:30-2:45PM POP-UP PERFORMANCE Bateria Batuki feat. King and Queen Of Carnaval
3:30-3:45PM POP-UP PERFORMANCE Cheer SF
4:30-4:45PM POP-UP PERFORMANCE Fou Fou Ha!

SECOND FLOOR
Pubhub
12:00:00 PM Storytime with Children’s Book Author Maggie Tokuda-Hall
1:00:00 PM Climate Book Club: Kim Stanley Robinson’s The Ministry for the Future
2:15:00 PM MindShift: Mathical Books & Games

THIRD FLOOR: Dolby
11:00:00 AM Children’s Creativity Museum
12:30:00 PM PBS NOVA: Solar System
1:45:00 PM Deep Look

Auduence Lab
ALL DAY PBS Kids Space

Producer’s Space
3:00 – 5:00PM Deep Look Critter Photo Booth

PRX Podcast
12:00-4:00PM Local Podcasts Booth in the PRX Podcast Garage classroom

FOURTH FLOOR
All Day FOOD Esquites Veronica (Corn in a Cup)
All Day FOOD Grace Fresh Fruit Cups
All Day FOOD Calaca Coffee
All Day FOOD Norte54

FISHER BOARDROOM HOSTED BY COMMUNITY ADVISORY PANEL
11:15 AM Fireside Chat: AAPI Mosaic: Celebrating Community, Culture & Cuisine in the Bay Area
12:15 PM Fireside Chat: Creative Currents: Bay Area Arts and Counterculture
1:15 PM Fireside Chat: Diverse Voices: Weaving Stories and Cultivating Curiosity at KQED
2:15 PM Fireside Chat: Black and Asian Community Solidarity with Otis Taylor Jr.
3:15 PM Fireside Chat: 70 Years of Service & A Look to the Future
4:15 PM Fireside Chat: Political Pulse: Public Media and Bay Area Trends Shaping the Future

Register for event here!

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This post was sponsored by KQED in partnership with Noise Pop