Hardly Strictly

Oddly enough, as soon as the rest of the country is starting to get fall weather, us in the San Francisco Bay Area start getting the sunniest nicest days. And every year around this time I forget that the Golden Gate Park is going to be crowded with people for a free concert it's held every year called the Hardly Strictly Blue Grass Festival. I'm not a huge fan of massive crowds, yet for some reason I always end up going at least one of the days. There's always a pretty jolly/family friendly vibe overall.





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