• Remember our commitment to leave the Nevada County Fairgrounds in better condition than when we arrived.
• Please embrace our community’s ethos of kindness, cooperation, and consideration, lovingly referred to as “The Strawberry Way.”
• No pets. Service animals as defined by the ADA are welcome.
• No glass bottles on the Music Meadow.
• Smoking and/or vaping are allowed in designated areas ONLY.
• Fires, fire pits, warming flames, and charcoal cooking are not allowed. Off-ground camp stoves (propane, white gas, or butane) for cooking are OK.
• No off-road motorized vehicles.
• No firearms or fireworks.
• Recycle and Re-Use! Please use our garbage/recycle stations and compost bins to dispose of your refuse.
• Upon entering the event, you accept that your likeness (photo and/or video) may be used as promotional material by Strawberry Music, Inc, including, but not limited to, on our website and official social media accounts.
• Please observe signs and announcements regarding video and photography in any performance area. Professional lens photography is allowed on a case-by-case basis. While we understand patrons want to digitally preserve memories of Strawberry, we also want to remind everyone to please respect performers and fellow patrons while taking photos or videos.
• Consider your neighbors, location, and time of day when you decide to drum, clog, or amplify your music. ALL amplified sounds must end at 11:00pm. Be courteous!

• Showers are available, and locations are marked on the festival map (below and included with your gate program handout). The Nevada County Fairgrounds has an adequate water supply, but due to extreme drought conditions in California, it is very important to conserve water. Please read the posted signs and observe the “Strawberry 3-Minute Shower.”
• Fires, fire pits, warming flames, and charcoal cooking are not allowed. Off-ground camp stoves (propane, white gas, or butane) for cooking are OK. Please keep your cooking space clear of flammable material. Please observe all Strawberry and Nevada County Fairground fire rules.
• Put away alcoholic beverages when your camp is unattended.
• Quiet generators are allowed to run from 10:00am–2:00pm daily. We reserve the right to request you to turn off your generator if it is causing a disturbance.
• No motorized vehicles. No bicycles, skateboards, skates, or scooters on the Music Meadow or in the Food Court. The speed limit in camp for all vehicles is 5 MPH.
• We suggest all bicyclists wear helmets. Please note that children under the age of 18 are required by California state law to wear a helmet when riding a bike. We also ask that all bicycles be equipped with and use bike lights when riding at night. Please be safe!
• All festival campers must exit the grounds by 10:00am on Monday.

• Be considerate of your neighbors. Refrain from talking loudly or making other loud sounds on the Music Meadow and other performance areas.
• Dancing is allowed in the designated dancing areas on each side of the Strawberry Stroll seating area. Dancing is NOT ALLOWED in front of Stroll seating. Please keep the area in front of the Main Stage clear and refrain from standing and/or obstructing the view of those seated in the Strawberry Stroll.
• All personal items, including blankets and chairs, must be removed from the Music Meadow at the end of each evening’s show. Items left behind will be collected by volunteers and submitted to Lost & Found.
• Please do not use cell phones on the Music Meadow in a way that would distract your fellow attendees. You may use your cell phone as a camera when allowed by performers. Please disable your flash and any other distracting lights in all performance seating areas.
• No glass on grass. Outside alcohol and beverages are allowed, but please NO GLASS on the Music Meadow. 
• No frisbee throwing on the Music Meadow.

NO DOGS. Bona fide service animals, as defined by the ADA, are welcome at the Strawberry Music Festivals (California Code, Penal Code – PEN § 365.5). Pets and emotional support animals are not granted admittance to any part of the festival and/or Fairgrounds, including but not limited to camping areas, as per Nevada County Fairgrounds policy. By law, if an animal’s purpose or task is to provide protection, emotional support, well-being, comfort, or companionship, it is not considered a service animal and may not attend the festival with you.

It is a crime to misrepresent a pet as a service animal (California Code, Penal Code – PEN § 365.7). 

Recently our festival has experienced an increased attendance of non-service animal pets, who have accompanied their owners in violation of California and federal law. As a result, we have been forced to develop a service animal policy and voluntary procedure. The policy and procedure will be strictly enforced and implemented in the interest of ensuring that only service animals are permitted and all other animals are prohibited from the Strawberry Music Festivals.

Strawberry Service Animal Procedure

You may be required to provide the following information to Strawberry Staff:

1. Is the dog a service animal required because of a disability?

2. What work or task has the dog been trained to perform

Credentials are available for service animals at the Box Office. A wristband can be placed on the animal (collar, vest, leash, etc.) so that it is visible for the duration of the festival. After the service animal has been credentialed, it is unlikely that you will be approached again unless the animal causes a problem.

All service animals must be trained for a specific function related to a disability, housebroken, leashed, and under the direct control of their handler at all times. We also ask that you clean up after your service animal during the course of the festival. Please note that you may be asked to remove your service animal from the festival if: (1) the animal is out of control and the handler does not take effective action to control it or (2) the dog is not housebroken. As per the ADA, if you are asked to remove your service animal, we welcome you to return to the festival without the animal, and we will provide the opportunity to obtain goods and services without the animal’s presence.

Those who bring any animal other than a service animal will not be allowed admittance. Persons who are found on-site with a non-service animal will be escorted off of 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.

Looking for boarding options nearby? Try The Kennels Pet Boarding and Grooming, located in Grass Valley (530.272.460 / thekennelsgv.com). If you’d prefer to stay with your pet, check out the pet-friendly Grass Valley RV Resort (530.404.5001 / gvrvresort.com) right across the road from us! There are loads of options, and all include doing your pet a favor.