Event Title:

Organization:

  Community/Volunteerism

  San Francisco

Start Date:

  12/17/2025

End Date:

  12/17/2025

Start Time:

  6:00 PM

End Time:

  7:00 PM

Event Info: 

  Gather in front of the Golden Gate Valley Branch Library for this special, all-ages holiday event. Each participant simultaneously plays one of four pre-recorded tracks from a mobile device that amplifies music as you walk together on a predetermined 45-minute route to the nearby Marina Branch Library and back to the Golden Gate Valley Branch. No steep hills!

Unsilent Night is an original composition by Phil Kline, written specifically to be heard outdoors in December as a free event. It takes the form of a street promenade in which the audience becomes the performer. Each participant gets one of four tracks of music. Originally, the music was played using only cassette tapes in boomboxes, but as vintage boomboxes have become harder to find, most people use smartphones with portable speakers to blast the music via the free Unsilent Night app. Together, all four tracks comprise Unsilent Night. Participants start playing their devices simultaneously, then walk a carefully chosen route through their city's streets, creating a unique mobile sound sculpture which is different from every listener's perspective.

Composed in 1992, this multi-track electronic ambient piece has become a beloved annual holiday tradition for people around the world. Unsilent Night has been presented by municipalities, parks, museums, universities, music ensembles, wineries, libraries and groups of friends in over 175 cities on five continents. Unsilent Night is a holiday tradition for many families. The first hosting by the San Francisco Public Library.

Come prepared with the free Unsilent Night app downloaded to your device. Portable Bluetooth speakers are recommended for better sound.

Visit unsilentnight.com/participate for more information.

https://sfpl.org/events/2025/12/17/celebration-phil-klines-unsilent-night

Location:

  Golden Gate Valley Library Branch

Room:

Address:

  1801 Green Street

Phone:

  415-557-4400

City:

  San Francisco

State/Province:

  CA