The Stern Grove Festival, The City’s wildly popular free outdoor music and performance series, announced today that its 76th season begins June 16 with appearances by Michael McDonald and Boz Scaggs.

Before the 2 p.m. show, the organization is hosting The Big Picnic,  a ticketed fundraising event.

Some 100,000 people are expected to attend the season’s free concerts in the grove, located at Ninth Avenue and Sloat Boulevard.

The full schedule for the series, which continues for 10 consecutive Sundays through Aug. 18, will be announced May 1.

For details, visit www.sterngrove.org.