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The National AIDS Memorial Grove
Site use requests

Site use requests

Recognizing that the Grove is primarily a space for individual or small-group reflection and contemplation, the following activities are encouraged nevertheless:

• Memorial services

• Picnics and other similar gatherings (e.g. ‘French Picnic in the Grove’)

• Weddings, commitment ceremonies, other family celebrations and life events/rites of passage

• Use by organizations for lectures, music, dance, poetry, and spiritual gathering.


Each specific event/use of the Grove requires permission

Pre-approval of the date and type of activity from the Grove offices is required. In order to keep the Grove available to the general public, it is desirable/preferable to limit particular usage to three hours or less.

Individuals or groups may reserve the Grove for any of the above-listed activities by sending an email to Matt Kennedy at: mkennedy@aidsmemorial.org, or by calling (415) 765-0446.

A Site Use Application must be completed and submitted before any request will be confirmed.

‍Download our Site Use Application by clicking here [PDF].

Applications may be sent to the Grove’s offices at: 870 Market Street, Suite 965, San Francisco, CA 94102, by fax at 415-707-6150, or via email to mkennedy@aidsmemorial.org.

“Thousands of people have died in San Francisco, millions in the world. The point of the National AIDS Memorial Grove is to remember them, one at a time.”

       – Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi

2020 Volunteer Workdays


PLEASE NOTE: Due to the current public health issue with COVID-19 and in line with the City of San Francisco Department of Public Health guidelines, Community Volunteer Workdays will not be held until further notice.

‍As the health and safety of our volunteers is of the utmost importance, we feel this precautionary measure is necessary at this time.

Thank you very much for your support of the Community Volunteer Workdays and please stay healthy and safe.