EDIT: The RV Hook-Up Site Lottery is now closed for 2026. This is an old post, available for posterity.

The RV Hook-up Site Lottery is now open for both Spring & Fall Festivals!

Please find all pertinent information, including RV Hook-up Site Guidelines and the Lottery Forms, here. 

The RV Hook-up Site Lottery opens today and ends at 11:59 pm on Tuesday, February 3rd.  After the submission form closes on Tuesday, February 3rd, sites will be assigned from randomly drawn reservation requests. No need to wait on the phone, and no more stress if you don’t get through to us! 

We will contact people via email starting February 4th, and by February 6th, to offer you an available hook-up site OR to notify you of your placement on the waiting list. The Strawberry Office email is info@strawberrymusic.com. (Pro Tip: Check your spam if you don’t see anything from us in your inbox!)

As a reminder, ALL Camping tickets include dry camping with any size or type of tent or vehicle (RV, trailer, car, etc). You must have already purchased or plan to purchase at least ONE 4-Day Camping ticket. 

If you have any questions, please contact us at info@strawberrymusic.com or (209) 984.8630, M-Th, 10am–3pm.

Thank you!

Deep Thicket Dwellers bring together influences from Alaska to Virginia, weaving Bluegrass, Old-time, Gypsy Jazz, and a hint of John Hartford-inspired creativity into their unique Hillbilly Jazz sound. 

Deep Thicket Dwellers is Forrest Allen (fiddle), Tarah Williams (drums), Iggy (guitar), and Scott Brown (upright bass).

This four-piece group takes the stage at the Spring 2026 Strawberry Music Festival on Saturday, May 23rd.

Tunes & more info here.

Saturday, February 14, 2026
NOON – 5pm

Mother Lode Fairgrounds
Manzanita Building
220 Southgate Dr. I Sonora, CA 95370

Join us for this free celebration of Charlie Cran presented by Strawberry Music Festival. Donations will be accepted at the event or by mail to P.O. Box 664, Jamestown, CA 95327.

Appetizers & beverages will be served from NOON – 4PM (includes coffee, tea, water, soda, and an open bar with beer, wine, and whiskey).

We’re accepting volunteers for set-up, kitchen, garbage, parking, and tear-down. For more information contact Cecily: marketing@strawberrymusic.com or (209) 984-8630.

What’s more exciting than Friday, you ask? The performers in this round of the Spring 2026 lineup announcements!

Please welcome Crying Uncle Bluegrass Band, Evie Ladin Band, Tom Rigney and Flambeau, Peter Case, and The Real Sarahs to the Spring 2026 Strawberry Music Festival.

CRYING UNCLE BLUEGRASS BAND

EVIE LADIN BAND

TOM RIGNEY AND FLAMBEAU

PETER CASE

THE REAL SARAHS

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

Stay tuned here, through our email list, and on our social media so you won’t miss any announcements. TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW! Tickets can be ordered online 24/7 or by calling us at 209.984.8630 M-Th, 10am-3pm.

Born and raised East of the Los Angeles River, Las Cafeteras are remixing roots music as modern day troubadours. They are a sonic explosion of Afro-Mexican rhythms, electronic beats, and powerful rhymes that document stories of a community seeking to ‘build a world where many worlds fit.’

“Their live shows are not just concerts—they are immersive experiences that combine storytelling, humor, dance, and collective healing.” — Pauline Adamek, Arts Beat LA 

From Afro-Mexican to Americana, from Soul to Son Jarocho, from Roots to Rock and Hip Hop, Las Cafeteras take folk music to the future.

Please welcome Las Cafeteras to the Spring 2026 Strawberry Music Festival! Don’t miss their Main Stage set on Friday, May 22nd.

Tunes & more info here!

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that.” – Martin Luther King Jr.

We honor and celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. today. His untiring pursuit of equality and justice for all continues to inspire us to work towards a better future where love is the order of the day, not hate.

The Strawberry Office is closed today in honor of the holiday. We will reopen on Tuesday, January 20th at 10:00 am.

Our hearts are heavy upon learning that dear friend and longtime Strawberrian, Steve LaVine,  departed this earthly plane yesterday. Steve was an integral part of the Strawberry workforce  from the beginning and continued to work in many different capacities over the years.

His claim to fame (one of many) was having been the first person to take the Strawberry stage, as Master of Ceremonies, at our very first festival in 1982. Steve is well known regionally as the long-time MC of the Columbia Fiddle & Bango Contest. He was a local celebrity as a musician, poet-philosopher, reverend, and MC in the Sonora area and beyond. Steve was a word-smith and storyteller, with a vast repertoire of local lore and otherworldly insight.

Steve contributed his gifts to Strawberry as a full and part time employee over many decades , having managed the Strawberry record store in downtown Sonora for many years, coordinating festival supply, and steadfastly serving as a Steve-of-all-trades. He worked many long hours before, after, and often during the festival, setting up, tearing down, and providing support to all areas of production. He responded to his calls on the festival walkie talkie by saying, “How may I help you?” And, help us he did, in so many different ways along this long and winding road, always in a manner that reflected Steve’s unique vision and creative style.

Many of us  remember Steve for his music, musings, humble heart, joyful smile, penchant for love and generosity, as well as for the numerous times he came to our aid or helped us out of a jam. We are deeply grateful to have known Steve as a one-of-a-kind, totally uncensored, delightfully quirky, genuine human being, and spinner of yarn and song with a gift for word play and intellectual humor. His absence will leave a huge hole in our community’s heart. Our deepest condolences go out to Steve’s wide circle of family and friends.

The RV Hook-up Site Lottery will open at 10:00 am on Tuesday, January 27th, for both Spring & Fall Festivals!

Our lottery system, introduced in 2025, is designed to make the reservation process easier and more fair. After the submission form closes at 11:59 pm on Tuesday, February 3rd, sites will be assigned from randomly drawn reservation requests. No need to wait on the phone, and no more stress if you don’t get through to us!

As a reminder, ALL Camping tickets include dry camping with any size or type of tent or vehicle (RV, trailer, car, etc). You must have already purchased or plan to purchase at least ONE 4-Day Camping ticket.

Please review the RV Hook-up Site Guidelines. The 2026 Lottery Forms will be available here starting January 27th.

The RV Hook-up Site Lottery opens Tuesday, January 27th, and ends at 11:59 pm on Tuesday, February 3rd. We will contact people via email starting February 4th and by February 6th if a site is available OR if they will be placed on the Wait List. The Strawberry Office email is info@strawberrymusic.com. (Pro Tip: Check your spam if you don’t see anything from us in your inbox!)

If you have any questions, please contact us at info@strawberrymusic.com or (209) 984.8630, M-Th, 10am–3pm.

Thank you!

We’re still celebrating the New Year, and what better way to keep the celebrations going than Round THREE of the Spring 2026 lineup announcements?!

Please welcome Della Mae, Larry & Joe, Keith Greeninger and Nina Gerber, Sugarcane Jane, and Flatpick Hotel to the Spring 2026 Strawberry Music Festival.

DELLA MAE

LARRY & JOE

KEITH GREENINGER
AND NINA GERBER

SUGARCANE JANE

FLATPICK HOTEL

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

Stay tuned here, through our email list, and on our social media so you won’t miss any announcements. TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW! Tickets can be ordered online 24/7 or by calling us at 209.984.8630 M-Th, 10am-3pm.

We were blown away by your enthusiasm during the first day of ticket sales yesterday, Strawberrians! And so was our website, it seems. 

Our servers were overloaded, and this caused the website to move at a glacial pace and time out. To everyone—we apologize for the inconvenience, and THANK you for your patience! We truly appreciate your good spirits, understanding, and adaptability. Our gratitude is over-the-moon, and we have already started taking steps to improve the ticket purchase process and provide better customer service.

Good news! As far as our internal testing has shown, everything should be working properly now. If you experience any difficulty, please let us know at info@strawberrymusic.com or by calling us at 209.984.8630 M–Th, 10am–3pm. 

Spring 5-Day Camping Passes are sold out, but we still have Fall 5-Day and Spring & Fall 5-Night, 4-Day/Night, 3-Day/Night, and 2-Day as well as ALL 1-Day tickets available. 

Hint: The “All Festival Pass” Tickets are available to make your Strawberry shopping a breeze! Look for the All Festival Pass (AFP) tickets—the prices are already discounted by 25% and set up to submit your order for Spring & Fall Camping in one go.

Tickets can be purchased here or by calling us at 209.984.8630 M–Th, 10am–3pm. 

Thank you again!