Hardly Strictly Bluegrass begins Friday, some streets will be closed

SAN FRANCISCO ( KRON ) — San Francisco’s Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival will begin on Friday and go through Sunday.

The free festival takes place in Golden Gate Park each year. A wide range of artists are slated to perform between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.

Several streets in the area will be closed during the festival:

• JFK Drive between Transverse Drive and Bernice Rogers Drive
• 36th Avenue between Fulton Street and JFK Drive
• 30th Avenue between Fulton Street and JFK Drive
• Transverse Drive between Crossover Drive (25th Avenue) and MLK Drive
• Overlook Drive between Transverse and Middle Drive West
• Middle Drive West between Transverse and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive
• Metson Drive between Middle Drive West and MLK
• Parking area at Polo Fields at North Stables and on Metson Drive (south side of Polo Fields)
• MLK Westbound Between 25th Avenue and Chain of Lakes

There are four entrances to the festival:

• JFK Drive and Transverse Drive
• Fulton Street and 30th Avenue
• JFK Drive and 36th Avenue
• South Polo Field

Hardly Strictly also features five areas designated for food, serving cuisines from around the world. Artists slated to perform include English singer-songwriter Robyn Hitchcock, blues legend Bobby Rush, and folksy Portland-based songstress Haley Heynderickx.

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