In approximately seven days, 18 hours, one minute, and four seconds, we will be back together again at the Spring 2025 Strawberry Music Festival! 

With only one week left, what better time than now to go over some updates to the Strawberry Stroll? Please carefully read the updates below:

The start time and location of the Stroll line has changed. 

• Attendees may begin to line up at 2:00pm on Thursday and at 4:00am on Friday–Sunday. 
• The line will be located ON the Music Meadow and can only be entered from the South Gate (Near the Med Tent). 
• One line will split into two at the front, and a coin toss will determine which group goes first.

As always, our goal is to make the Strawberry Stroll fun and fair. See you all next week, and thank you!

A favorite Strawberry tradition, Breakfast Club’s “Sing for Your Breakfast” is now easier to sign up for than ever — sign ups are now available on our website! While Thursday’s performances will be scheduled online exclusively, you can still visit Hog Ranch Radio the day before the show, starting when the Music Meadow opens, to sign up.

Breakfast is served by and proceeds go to support Strawberry’s sponsor,
Rock In Road.

Check it out! It’s us!

Thank you to our General Manager, Jodi Barnett, for representing our festival and community so well, and thank you to Julie Brown Davis with the SF GATE for writing this article about Strawberry, its history, and our wonderful community!

We can’t wait to see you all NEXT WEEK!

The Spring Festival starts next week, the official Fall 2025 Poster is here, AND we have a final Fall lineup announcement for you?! Strawberrians, this might be paradise. 

Please give a warm welcome to Marley’s Ghost, Carolyn Sills, and The Brothers Strong!

Visit our Fall Lineup page to listen to and learn more about each performer.

Stay tuned here and on our website for more festival announcements. ALL ticket types for 2025 are on sale now. Tickets can be ordered online 24/7 or by phone at (209) 984-8630, M-Th, 10:00 am-3:00 pm.

Please welcome Tony Furtado with Luke Price to the Spring 2025 Strawberry Music Festival!

Very few musicians of any stripe so personify a musical genre as completely as Tony Furtado embodies Americana roots music. 

Tony is an evocative and soulful singer, a wide-ranging songwriter and a virtuoso multi-instrumentalist adept on banjo, cello-banjo, slide guitar and baritone ukulele who mixes and matches sounds and styles with the flair of a master chef (he’s also an accomplished sculptor, but that’s another story). All of the music of America is in Tony’s music. Relix hit the nail on the head when writing about Tony: “True talent doesn’t need categories.” 

Tony has performed throughout the world at top venues and appeared at such prestigious music festivals as the Telluride Bluegrass Festival, High Sierra Music Festival, Jazz Aspen, Kerrville Folk Festival, Winnipeg Folk Festival, Sisters Folk Festival, San Jose Jazz Festival, and Strawberry Music Festival.

We are excited to welcome back Tony Furtado to Strawberry! Tony will be joined by Luke Price on the fiddle at Strawberry. Catch him on the Main Stage on Friday, May 23rd at 2:15pm and at the Play Stage at 4:30pm. Tickets and tunes at the link in our bio! 

Please note The Langan Band will no longer be making an appearance at Strawberry.

Never missed a Strawberry? Joining us for the first time? Just love reading stuff? We’ve got some helpful guidelines for you!

Thank you for reading, and please stay tuned for important guidelines about the Strawberry Stroll, compost bins, and more coming soon!

Please bring your own reusable water bottle to the Spring 2025 Strawberry Music Festival.

We have eliminated the sale of products packaged in single-use plastic. You can help support this effort by planning ahead!

There are numerous potable water spigots throughout camp, and filtered water stations will be available in at least four convenient locations across the Fairgrounds to keep you hydrated and healthy. See your festival map (included in Gate Handout) to find a filtered water station near you.

Biodegradable cups and cutlery are used in the Food Court.

Please remember our guidelines for bicycles and motorized devices at Strawberry.

Arriving Wednesday? Please do not arrive early OR line up/park on McCourtney Road. 

What does “arrive early” mean? In the Entrance Plan included with your ticket(s), there is an entry time for prebanding — either 10:30am or 1:30pm. You do not need to be at the Fairgrounds at 10:30am on the dot, we just want you there anytime after 10:30am. 10:35am? Wonderful. 10:40am? Even better. 10:45am? Ok, superstar!

If you arrive 30 minutes early, we will send you down the road to wait in a nearby parking lot. Please do not create a hazardous or discourteous situation by lining up or parking along McCourtney Road prior to the approved arrival time stated in the Entrance Plan sent with your ticket(s).

Once again for good measure! Please arrive at or after the arrival/pre-banding time listed on your Entrance Plan. This applies to all staff, vendors, volunteers, and patrons.

Those who arrive early will be sent to the back of the line. Please contact us if you have any questions about your arrival time at (209) 984-8630 or info@strawberrymusic.com. Thank you for your cooperation!

Only service animals are allowed, as defined by the ADA. Pets and emotional support animals are not granted admittance.

Persons found on-site with a non-service animal will be escorted off the festival grounds, but may return without the animal. Strawberry Music, Inc. reserves the right to refuse service to any individual whose conduct poses a direct threat to the health or safety of other individuals or service animals.

As we have in previous years, we will adhere to a strict service animal policy. Service animals will be banded at the Box Office or Command Post by a member of our Safety & Security Staff. After the service animal has been credentialed, the owner will not likely be approached again unless the animal causes a problem. The service animal needs to be leashed and under the direct control of the owner at all times. It is a crime to misrepresent a pet as a service animal (California Penal Code 365.7 PC).

No fire! Propane cookstoves and grills are allowed. Please use caution!

We appreciate your cooperation and dedication to fire safety!

Thank you!

📢 Wednesday, May 14th, is the last day to purchase tickets and receive them in the mail! Snail mail in 2025?! Yes. 

Tickets purchased after the deadline will be available for pick up at Will Call with a photo ID. Will Call is located at the festival Box Office, which will be open 24 hours daily, starting at 8am on Thursday, May 22nd. Tickets purchased on May 14th will be mailed on May 15th.

ALSO! The last day to purchase 5-Night Camping Tickets (with Wednesday arrival) AND have your tickets sent in the mail is Wednesday, May 14th! To participate in prebanding on Wednesday, you need your tickets in hand. Get yours now!

📸 : Dave Bonnot, Adam Metterville, Robin Frenette

Stop the presses! We have our winners!

We are excited to announce our 2025 Street Team Contest Winners. . .

1st Place: Barb Rees

2nd Place: Pamela Dart

Barb is the winner of one 4-Day Camping Pass, and Pamela is the winner of two 1-Day Passes. Thank you to everyone who helped us spread the word about Strawberry! There are only a little over two weeks until we are back together, and we can’t wait!If you have questions, please call us at (209) 984-8630 or email list@strawberrymusic.com.

At Strawberry, feeding your musical spirit goes hand in hand with nurturing your creative side in our Art Workshops, moving your body during our Movement classes, and exploring your imagination while listening to our Storytellers.

Look out for the Spring 2025 Family Activities schedule coming soon! 

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There are less than three weeks until you can enjoy the wonderful programs, memorable classes, and enriching activities that make Strawberry so special in person! Learn more and get your tickets at the link in our bio. 

Photo Credit: Adam Metterville, Evan Thompson, Dave Bonnot, Kate Skogen, Tim Konrad, Robin Frenette, Tim Van Raam

Brianna Mai Colliard and the Desert Marigolds are a folk rock band based out of Carmel Valley and Salinas, California.

Frontwoman Brianna Mai Colliard hails from deep in the mountains of Carmel Valley, where off-grid country living provided the opportunity and inspiration to hone her voice and to write original music. After graduating with a degree in Music Performance from Cal State Monterey Bay in 2021, she began performing gigs in Salinas. 

At Brianna’s very first gig, she met Ino Botello (lead guitar), and at her second she met Vince Contreras Iniguez (bass). The trio officially formed their band in January 2024, and within three months they were already playing at bluegrass festivals. In January 2025, they were joined by Jaimason Berkheimer (mandolin, drums), a musical jack of trades and fellow Carmel Valley native. 

The band is a true amalgam of each member’s distinct musical taste and experience. The boys (as Brianna fondly refers to them) are all seasoned musicians and self-proclaimed music nerds. Brianna, on the other hand, was always a vocalist first, and it is only when she began learning guitar that she solidified her original music: a type of folk rock that draws inspiration from the likes of Linda Ronstadt, Fairport Convention, and Juice Newton.

Now, work is underway to finish their first full length album, expected to be released this year.

Brianna Mai Colliard and the Desert Marigolds take the Strawberry stage on Saturday, May 24!