Spring 2025 Strawberry Music Festival

May 21st – 26th, 2025
Nevada County Fairgrounds in Grass Valley, CA

We’d love to hear from you about the Spring 2024 Strawberry Music Festival! Please find our 2024 Survey here.

Strawberry is a multi-day, family-friendly campout with activities and entertainment for all ages. This festival is an annual reunion for a multi-generational community of music lovers whose roots date back to 1982. No matter where you land on Strawberry’s magical, musical timeline, we are grateful for your participation and look forward to seeing you at our upcoming 72nd festival!

Strawberry’s Spring Festival at the Nevada County Fairgrounds is easy to get to and easy to get around. Festival camping and family recreation are made comfortable on 100 acres of conifer forest by amenities that include easy access to potable water, permanent restrooms and portable toilets, handwashing stations, shower facilities, garbage/recycling service, and more. Strawberry’s multi-day camping ticket guarantees space for dry camping with any size or type of vehicle. Shaded space is plentiful for groups, both small and large.

Contact us with questions at (209) 984-8630 or by email at info@strawberrymusic.com.

Office Hours:

NOV–JAN & JUN: M–W, 10AM – 2PM

FEB–MAY: M–TH, 10AM – 2PM

Spring 2024 Strawberry Music Festival Map

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Directions:

Use the Hwy. 49 off-ramp in Auburn. Proceed north on Hwy. 49 toward Grass Valley, approximately 25 miles. In Grass Valley, take the first off-ramp, McKnight Way. Turn left on McKnight Way and proceed over the freeway, past the shopping center on the left. Turn right on Freeman Lane, past another shopping center on the left. Freeman Lane will turn into McCourtney Road at the second 4-way stop sign. Continue straight on McCourtney Road until the Nevada County Fairgrounds appears on the right, approximately 2 blocks. All ticket holders will enter through the Gate 1 entrance.

Traveling on Hwy. 80 heading west from Reno:

Use the same directions as above, Hwy. 49 off-ramp in Auburn, head north to Grass Valley. Or, for a scenic and mildly curvy shortcut, take the Hwy. 20 off-ramp to Grass Valley, just after the Eagle Lakes Road off-ramp on Hwy. 80. Travel time on Hwy. 20 is approximately one-half hour. Stay on the highway through Nevada City and Grass Valley. Do not get off the highway when Hwy. 20 takes off west towards Marysville. Stay on the highway until it becomes Hwy. 49. Take the McKnight Way off-ramp and turn right on McKnight Way, traveling past the shopping center on the left. Turn right on Freeman Lane, past another shopping center on the left. Freeman Lane will turn into McCourtney Road at the second 4-way stop sign. Continue straight on McCourtney Road until the Nevada County Fairgrounds appears on the right, approximately 2 blocks. All ticket holders will enter through the Gate 1 entrance.

Traveling on Hwy. 20 heading east from Marysville:

Take the McCourtney Road/Fairgrounds exit off of Hwy. 20 just before entering Grass Valley. Turn right on McCourtney Road until the Nevada County Fairgrounds appears on the right, approximately 1 block. All ticket holders will enter through the Gate 1 entrance.

 

Spring 2025

Strawberry Music Festival
May 21st – 26th

Nevada County Fairgrounds
Grass Valley, CA

Fall 2025

Strawberry Music Festival
October 16th – 20th

Nevada County Fairgrounds,
Grass Valley, CA