THE FESTIVAL FILE / 2026
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass
Oct 2–4, 2026
San Francisco, California
Last held Oct 2–4, 2026 in San Francisco, California. Dates for the next edition have not been announced.
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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