Music scene · Old Fig Garden

In Old Fig Garden, a suburb of roughly 5,156 residents, music means school concerts, church programs, and acoustic sets at local bars. Musicians from the Fresno area sometimes drive in for small gigs, especially during fair season.

Venues in Old Fig Garden include the high school auditorium, community center, church halls, and a few local bars. During fair season, the fairgrounds and park pavilion become informal stages. Artists from Fresno sometimes stop in for small room shows.

Regional and local performers make up the music community in Old Fig Garden, while musicians from the nearby Fresno area occasionally drive in for a gig.

New players in Old Fig Garden should check the community center for open mic nights and join the high school music program. Connecting with a nearby college music department helps, and many locals drive to Fresno for real gigs while building a foundation in this suburb.