THE FESTIVAL FILE / 2026
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass
Oct 2–4, 2026
San Francisco, California
Official festival site
01 / THE MUSIC
The lineup.
- Aaron Lee Tasjan
- AJ Lee & Blue Summit
- Alison Brown
- Alison Krauss & Union Station feat. Jerry Douglas
- Anna Moss
- Bandits on the Run
- Buddy Miller
- The Crosby Collective
- Darrell Scott String Band w/ Rob Ickes
- DUG
- El Khat
- Elizabeth Cook
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- Emmylou Harris
- Fantastic Cat
- Gillian Welch & David Rawlings
- Hiss Golden Messenger
- Hot Tuna Acoustic
- Ismay
- Jesse Welles
- A Tribute to Joe Ely With The Flatlanders and Friends
- John Craigie w/ The Coffis Brothers
- Kam Franklin
- Kathleen Edwards
- Langford, Hogan & Timms
- Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams
- Los Lobos
- Lukas Nelson
- Mama's Broke
- Martha Scanlan & Jon Neufeld
- Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives
- Mavis Staples
- Meels
- Miko Marks
- Molly Tuttle
- Moonalice
- My Morning Jacket
- Old Crow Medicine Show
- ¿Qiensave?
- Reckless Kelly
- The Record Company
- Shawn Camp
- Sierra Hull
- Stacey Earle
- Steve Earle & the Hardly Strictly Dukes
- Steve Poltz
- The Third Mind
- Tift Merritt
- Tony Kamel & Kym Warner
- Tyler Ballgame
- Wreckless Strangers
- Yasmin Williams & William Tyler
02 / GETTING IN
Know your ticket.
This festival is free. There is no admission ticket. Last checked 2026-09-05.
03 / BEFORE YOU GO
The practical details.
- WHERE
- Hellman Hollow, Lindley & Marx meadows, Golden Gate Park
- CAMPING
- Not confirmed
- AGE POLICY
- Check with the organizer
- DATES
On the festival’s site
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