Human Be-In
The Human Be-In was an event held in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park Polo Fields on January 14, 1967. It was a prelude to San Francisco's Summer of Love, which made the Haight-Ashbury district a symbol of American counterculture and introduced the word "psychedelic" to suburbia.
| Part of the Hippie movement | |
Poster advertising the 'Human Be-In', designed by Stanley Mouse (artist) and Michael Bowen (concept), using the photograph of artist Casey Sonnabend | |
| Date | January 14, 1967 |
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| Location | San Francisco, United States |
| Participants | Possibly 20,000–30,000 people |
| Outcome | Inspiration for the Summer of Love |
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