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- **Posted:** 2025-09-16T20:25:33.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Golden Gate Xpress (@GGXnews) — https://gondola.cc/GGXnews

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Once a year in Golden Gate Park, the San Francisco Botanical Garden hosts Flower Piano, an event where pianos are scattered across the garden with pianists performing at designated spots. Founded by Dean Mermel and Mauro Ffortissimo, Flower Piano 2025 marks the 10th anniversary of the event.

From 10 a.m. to noon, pianos are open for guests to play until pianists take over at noon and play until 7 p.m. On Friday, Flower Piano’s opening day, Larry Pascua played “My Little Sunshine” by the garden’s entrance, and a crowd gathered around the piano to sing along with him. 

“It’s basically just getting the community together, just really have appreciation for art and beauty and nature all entwined together because we are very blessed and lucky that San Francisco Botanical Garden opened it to us musicians,” Pascua said. “If you really look at it …. a piano is in the living room and as Dean would say, ‘When you put it into nature, it gives it that extra element.’”

Stephanie Linder, CEO of Gardens of Golden Gate Park, runs the nonprofit partner to the city to operate the gardens. According to Linder, $600,000 was raised for the event to commemorate the 85th anniversary of the San Francisco Botanical Garden. Flower Piano started back in 2015 to celebrate the 75th anniversary. 

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