Outside Lands 2026 Day Three: Rüfüs Du Sol Delivers Massive Dance Party, Surprise Act Leon Bridges Delights

Outside Outside Lands: scalpers, buskers, and kids selling lemonade

Outside of Golden Gate Park, many were taking advantage of the crowds from Outside Lands — vying the attention of anyone who would pass by. Outside Outside Lands: scalpers, buskers, and kids selling lemonade

Outside Lands 2026 Day Three: Rüfüs Du Sol Delivers Massive Dance Party, Surprise Act Leon Bridges Delights

Sunshine was in short supply on the third and final day of Outside Lands. But that didn't stop perhaps the biggest crowds of the weekend from catching highlights like headliner Rüfüs Du Sol, two servings of Death Cab for Cutie, and a surprise set from Leon Bridges.

Long live the king of the Outside Lands music festival in San Francisco

Rufus du Sol, Empire of the Sun, Disco Lines, Kingfishr highlight Day 3 of Outside Lands Music Festival in San Francisco.

Death Cab for Cutie Outside Lands Set

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What we saw at Outside Lands: Live shots of wild times, sunshine excluded

Three days in Golden Gate Park for Outside Lands 2026—without a single ray of sunshine, but plenty happening under the fog. Baby Keem, The Strokes, Boys Noize, Silvana Estrada, Vertigo, Frost Children, Empire of the Sun, and thousands upon thousands of people took over the park for another loud, packed weekend. Outside Lands 2026 photos by Andrew Brobst + Xochitl FraustoOutside Lands 2026 photos by Andrew Brobst + Xochitl FraustoOutside Lands 20…

The vibes were extra high at Outside Lands 2026

Outside Lands is the Bay Area’s most iconic festival, turning Golden Gate Park into a cultural oasis every August. Dozens of white-hot acts performing across seven stages, 100+ local food options, interactive art installations, and an entire section dedicated to cannabis—it’s truly a San Francisco classic. Despite the ongoing chaos in the real world, the vibes seemed extra high at Outside Lands 2026. Everywhere you looked, you saw dense crowds f…