Fall 2026 Strawberry Music Festival

Fall 2026 Strawberry Music Festival

Nevada County Fairgrounds, 11228 McCourtney Rd, 95949 Grass Valley Directions

Thu 15.10.2026 08:00

TICKETS ON SALE NOW!!

The Strawberry Music Festivals are a multi-day, family-friendly campout with live music featuring nationally recognized touring acts and up-and-coming performing artists. Since our first festival in 1982, Strawberry has been a close-knit community of music lovers whose collective ethos is rooted in kindness, cooperation, and consideration, lovingly referred to as “The Strawberry Way.”

Set on 100 acres of conifer forest, Strawberry is held at the beautiful Nevada County Fairgrounds where camping is made comfortable by gentle terrain and ample amenities. Programming includes a wide variety of activities and entertainment for all ages and abilities. We are excited to see you at our upcoming festival!

Performers

  • The Strawberry Music Festival
    The Strawberry Music Festival

    The Strawberry Music Festivals are a family-friendly campout with music, entertainment, and activities for all ages, held on nearly 100 acres of conifer forest at the beautiful Nevada County Fairgrounds in Grass Valley, CA.

    TICKETS ON SALE NOW

  • Tanasi
    Tanasi

    Acoustic Worldgrass Trio

    BIT26

  • Tony Furtado
    Tony Furtado

    Tony Furtado is a Portland OR based Americana/Folk singer/songwriter w/ 18 albums to his credit. A p

  • Ernest Aines
    Ernest Aines
    Ernest Aines is a multi award-winning Melbourne singer-songwriter whose style ranges from Americana to folk lore, storytelling and personal discovery. His deft fingerpicking style, songwriting authenticity and beautiful voice long with the release of his deut album "Spiral Bound" has resulted in bookings nationally and internationally , incuding a tour to the UK and performances at the biggest folk festivals in the country. "Spiral Bound" was greeted by reviewers as having “exceptional lyricism”, “instrumental genius” and “boundless creativity”. Australian Roots bible, Rhythms Magazine, described it as “a remarkable debut album” with a quality that is “universal, borderless and timeless”. Listen yourself here and follow him to be in the loop!
  • Bronwyn
    Bronwyn

    Nashville Fiddler

  • Broken Compass Bluegrass
    Broken Compass Bluegrass

    Jammers of Bluegrass+ from the Grass Valley area in California. Find us tickling the strings on the regular around Northern Cal & beyond. Working hard to expand our bubble to all string-loving festivals, venues, & stages worldwide.

  • Trey Hensley
    Trey Hensley

    Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter and 2X (‘23 & ‘25) IBMA Guitar Player of the Year

  • Water Tower
    Water Tower

    Punk rock bluegrass from Los Angeles. If you want a free documentary + video of our Telluride set, join the mailing list at watertowerband.com!

    WT guidlines

    1. love the owl neighbor

    2. be kind to yourself

    3. share the music

    4. lessen suffering

  • Henhouse Prowlers
    Henhouse Prowlers

    Chicago's Bluegrass Ambassadors 🌍

    29 countries & counting!

    henhouseprowlers.com/tour

  • The Crooked Jades
    The Crooked Jades

    With an old-time foundation The Crooked Jades create a unique and original modern sound by exploring the roots of Americana and interweaving the diverse musical influences of Europe and Africa.

  • Ordinary Elephant
    Ordinary Elephant

    International Folk Music Awards 2017 Artist of the Year Ordinary Elephant captivates audiences with their emotionally powerful and vulnerable songs, letting the listener know that they are not alone in this world.