Overview Outside Lands is a three-day August music festival inside San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, where Paul McCartney, Metallica, Stevie Wonder and Kendrick Lamar have all played and more than 100 Bay Area restaurants serve over 800 items. More than 140 artists play across its stages; Charli XCX, The Strokes and RÜFÜS DU SOL topped the 2026 bill. Billboard ranked it the No. 1 U.S. festival location in 2026. Another Planet Entertainment, the Berkeley promoter, produces it, and 2026 was its 18th edition. On site The Panhandle Stage has sat in Hellman Hollow for more than a decade, carrying rising acts and hometown favorites. SOMA moved out of a tent into open air in Marx Meadow for its house lineup, and Dolores' is an outdoor dance club for the city's queer and trans communities. The food lineup runs as Taste of the Bay Area, and the drinks split into Wine Lands with 20-plus wineries, Beer Lands with 20-plus regional craft brewers, and Cocktail Magic among six themed cocktail bars, with non-alcoholic options throughout. Outsider Art, curated with Jeben Berg of Juxtapoz, puts live painting and installations across the grounds. After dark, Night Shows run at small venues around the city. Audience The festival says its crowd is as much food and drink lovers as music fans, and they come from around the world. The ones at home watch: the 2024 livestream drew more than 8.7 million viewers, peaking at 27,000 at once. Talent and Influencers Past bills include Paul McCartney, Elton John, Janet Jackson, Radiohead, Metallica, Kendrick Lamar, SZA, Sabrina Carpenter, Tyler, the Creator, Foo Fighters, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Pearl Jam. The 2026 lineup put Charli XCX, Turnstile, GRiZ and Modest Mouse on Friday, The Strokes, The xx, Djo and PinkPantheress on Saturday, and RÜFÜS DU SOL, Baby Keem, Empire of the Sun and Death Cab for Cutie on Sunday. The smaller stages have carried Anderson .Paak, Khruangbin and Jack Harlow on the Panhandle, Black Coffee and Claptone at SOMA, and Big Freedia and Crystal Waters at Dolores'. Track record The festival diverted 89% of its waste in 2025, and the City of San Francisco gave it an Environmental Service Award for its refillable cup program. Its 2026 partnership deck counts more than $43 million raised for San Francisco Recreation and Parks across its run, alongside food donated every year and volunteer beach cleanups. Brand presence Partners have built their own stages and lounges inside the park. Bacardí ran Casa Bacardí as its own stage with eight DJs on reggaeton, Latin and dance music, booking the talent with the festival. Monster Energy curated the Outsider Art program. Chase Freedom ran a Cashback Club with a private bar for cardholders, Sony Honda Mobility put its Afeela car on the Polo Field beside a driving simulator, and Gap set up a Hoodie House where fans customized hoodies with spray paint and patches. Partners hold category exclusivity, rights to the festival's marks, and presenting positions on the Panhandle, SOMA and Dolores' stages.