Today’s the 24th Anniversary of Lindy in the Park.
While LitP is still on hiatus due to COVID-19, we can still celebrate LitP’s 24th birthday! It was waaaay back in 1996 when founders Chad Kubo and Ken Watanabe brought a boombox to the “clamshell” in the Music Concourse, and history was made.
Big shout outs to Ken and Naomi, Hep Jen and the many volunteers for continuing the tradition!
Hopefully, we can get the ship moving again soon.
Lindy in the Park, the longest-running weekly Lindy Hop swing dance in the San Francisco Bay Area (and perhaps in California!) is turning 23!
To celebrate, we will again throw our annual free outdoor potluck dance party and extend the hours of our dance to 3:00pm! Free beginner swing dance lesson, 12:00-12:30 pm!
Come celebrate 23 years of free swing dancing in Golden Gate Park by bringing main dishes, side dishes, salads, desserts, and drinks to share.
DATE & TIME: Sunday, August 18, 2019, 11:00am-3:00 pm
LOCATION: Lindy in the Park’s regular location: the south sidewalk of John F. Kennedy Drive, on the 9th Avenue bridge, behind the de Young Museum, in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
DJ’s: Kenneth Watanabe, Naomi Walenta, and guests
SCHEDULE (EXTENDED HOURS!):
11:00am-3:00pm: Music & Dancing & Potluck Picnic
11:15am: Big Apple Practice
12:00-12:30pm: Free Beginning Lesson with Hep Jen & Ken Watanabe
1:00pm: Jazz Step of the Week
1:30pm: Birthday & Out-of-Towner Jam, Group Dance(s)
~2:00pm: Annual Group Photo
We’re hoping to make this anniversary a reunion for both new and long-time friends of Lindy in the Park, both local and from out of town. Please come celebrate with us! Reunite with old friends and make new ones!
Hope you can join us!
And please spread the word to all your Lindy friends!
Lindy in the Park 21st Anniversary photos are below. Click on a thumbnail to view larger version.
If interested in a print, click here (proceeds go toward upkeep of this website). Thank you!
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It’s August, and you know what that means! Lindy in the Park will be celebrating its founding waaaaaay back in 1996! Twenty one years! TWENTYONE!!
Which means: Extended hours, potluck, and of course, lots of dancing!
When: August 20, 2017
Time: 11 AM – 4 PM
Get all the details here
Daylight Savings Time begins this coming Sunday, March 12, 2017 at 2:00 a.m.
So before going to bed on Saturday, remember to set all your clocks and watches forward one hour. That way, you won’t miss out on an hour of dancing — or worse, show up when it’s over!