Free Bluegrass Festival Coming To The Bay Area This Weekend: Here's What To Expect

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — The fast-tempo sounds of banjos and fiddles will be coming to the Bay Area this weekend as part of a free festival highlighting bluegrass music.

Bluegrass became the soundtrack for settlers in the remote areas of the Southern United States during its early stages. People there often wrote songs about daily life as settlers, according to the Bluegrass Heritage Foundation.

The music blends sounds from several genres, including old-time country, gospel and the blues.

The Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival will bring that Southern sound to San Francisco with a free festival from Friday to Sunday. The event will take place at Golden Gate Park, starting at 11 a.m. Friday and 9 a.m. Saturday and Sunday.

There will be multiple stages across the event grounds, such as the Banjo Stage and Rooster Stage. The three-day festival will feature dozens of bluegrass artists, including Corey Harris, Kaia Kater, Patty Griffin, Dengue Fever and The String Cheese Incident.

For those who can't make it, parts of the event will be streamed on HSB TV.

For the full event schedule, click here.