Event Details
Welcome to the Fern Alley Music Series! Established in 2023, the Fern Alley Music Series has quickly become a beloved community event, celebrating music, art, and culture in the heart of the Lower Polk.
Experience the Fern Alley Music Series—where music, art, and community unite!
Join us Saturdays, April–December 2025, for a vibrant marketplace featuring art, crafts, live painting, vintage finds, and local merchants.
Presented by: Music City Entertainment (501c3), Lower Polk CBD & Polk Neighbors
8/23: Brad Nofal & Friends
Join us for an afternoon of live music in the heart of the Lower Polk. The Fern Alley Music Series celebrates local talent, community, and the spirit of San Francisco.
This edition features a performance by Brad Nofal and Friends!
Bio:
“After many years of playing music in many different wonderful places, I’ve found my home in the Bay Area” Brad is a South African Musician writing with rock folk punk country influence.
Having played guitar and sang in multiple original and cover bands, it is time for this Singer Songwriter to release his new project made up of his favourite original songs written over the past 10 years.
Come and enjoy songs about the feeling of home, the emptiness of loneliness, the triumph of love and the questions of life.
“It’s all about being relatable, and I just hope that I can relate to enough people to be able to make music for the rest of my life” -Brad Nofal
Support local artists, makers, and merchants at the Fern Alley Music Series! Browse a vibrant marketplace featuring handcrafted goods, vintage finds, live art, and more. Every purchase helps sustain San Francisco’s creative community shop local and make a difference!
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FREE EVENT | ALL AGES | PET FRIENDLY | NO SMOKING
LEARN MORE:
The Fern Alley Music Series, transforming a hidden gem in San Francisco into a vibrant outdoor space for music, art, and community. Now in its third year, this award-winning series takes place every 2nd and 4th Saturday, bringing together live performances, local makers, artists, and small businesses in the heart of Lower Polk.
Honored with a Culture & Arts Award from Avenue Greenlight and named a Best of the Bay Editors’ Pick by 48hills, the Fern Alley Music Series continues to celebrate the creativity, diversity, and community spirit that define this beloved neighborhood.
This season features the “I ❤️ Lower Polk” initiative — a collaboration between Music City Entertainment, Polk Neighbors, and the Lower Polk CBD — shining a light on the people and places that make Lower Polk unique.
Come enjoy live music, shop local, and support neighborhood businesses. Grab a bite from one of Lower Polk’s neighborhood restaurants and bring it to Fern Alley Music Series to soak in the sounds and atmosphere.
Let’s show some love to Lower Polk!
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