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Polk Street Blues Festival

SF’s only free blues festival and block party along upper Polk | Sat + Sun Sept 29-30
By - posted 9/29/2012 No Comment

San Francisco’s only free blues festival, the 3rd Annual Polk Street Blues Festival, takes place Saturday and Sunday, September 29-30, 2012 on upper Polk Street (from Broadway to California). The event is produced by the same people behind the Fillmore Jazz Festival.

The Festival will feature two main stages, a merchant marketplace, arts and crafts, gourmet food booths, a large family area, cafe seating areas, and much more.

3rd Annual Polk Street Blues Festival
Saturday & Sunday, September 29-30, 2012 (10a-6p)
Upper Polk Street (Broadway to California), SF
FREE and open to the public

Saturday, September 29, 2012

Main Stage at California and Polk

  • 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM Andre Thierry (Zydeco)
  • 12:50 PM – 2:20 PM RattleCans
  • 2:40 PM – 4:10 PM Little Brown Brothers
  • 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM Bobbie Webb and Smooth Blues Band Featuring Fillmore Slim

Entertainment Area at Jackson and Polk

  • Noon – 1:30 PM SF Rock Project
  • 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM Mike Skinner & Walt the Dog
  • 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM Buckaroo Bonet

Sunday, September 30, 2012

Main Stage at California and Polk

  • 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM Consonance
  • 12:50 PM – 2:20 PM Ascension
  • 2:40 PM – 4:10 PM Juce Garcia Band
  • 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM BABS Caravan of All-Stars

Entertainment Area at Jackson and Polk

  • Noon – 1:30 PM Bird School of Music
  • 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM The James Moseley Band
  • 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM The Ed Earley Band Featuring Jay Bonet