SAN FRANCISCO — The Butchertown Jazz Festival returns to the Bayview Sunday for a free six-hour neighborhood festival on Lane Street.
The most important planning detail is the time. Gratta Wines, which organizes the festival, and its Eventbrite listing both give the 2026 hours as noon to 6 p.m.. Some secondary listings show an earlier 11 a.m. start, but the organizer’s current information supports noon.
What are the correct Butchertown Jazz Festival hours?
The 7th Annual Butchertown Jazz Festival runs 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 11.
That is the time published by both Gratta Wines’ own calendar and the organizer-controlled Eventbrite page. SF News Today is using the organizer’s schedule rather than older or conflicting third-party listings.
Where is the festival?
The outdoor festival is on Lane Street between Underwood Avenue and Van Dyke Avenue in San Francisco’s Bayview. Gratta Wines is at 2022 Lane Street, near Third Street.
Is the festival free?
Yes. The organizer describes admission as free and the event as family-friendly.
The program combines live jazz and soul with food and beverage vendors, local artists and makers, small businesses and community organizations.
Who is playing?
The organizer says the full music schedule is still being announced, but two useful details are already independently confirmed.
Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers list a 3:30–4:30 p.m. set at the festival. Smith’s schedule also says Adam Theis and Jazz Mafia are part of the lineup.
Because the organizer has not yet posted a complete stage-by-stage timetable, readers going for one particular act should recheck the festival listing before leaving.
How do you get there on Muni?
The T Third serves 3rd Street & Williams Avenue, a short walk from the Lane Street festival area. SFMTA lists weekend T Third rail service at that stop.
The festival takes place during a busy Fleet Week Sunday elsewhere in San Francisco, so using the T Third can avoid cross-city parking and traffic uncertainty.
Why “Butchertown”?
The festival uses the historic Butchertown name for this part of the Bayview. The event is explicitly neighborhood-focused: Gratta says the goal is to bring together residents, visitors, local businesses, artists and community organizations around music and public space.