<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970249600252908496</id><updated>2012-01-16T21:20:53.676-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Northern California Music Festival Guide</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://norcalmusicfest.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1970249600252908496/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://norcalmusicfest.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Festival John</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18264454471929860556</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='27' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TG9Ee2wFb4c/Sg7k9Vf-MyI/AAAAAAAABFY/N9eJNeM8hA0/S220/Me+35.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>1</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970249600252908496.post-1935583548519274501</id><published>2008-01-26T14:32:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-11-02T11:50:43.984-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;font size="3", font color="#ff3300"&gt;&lt;A href="mailto:me@festivaljohn.com"&gt;CLICK HERE &lt;/A&gt; TO E-MAIL ME IF YOU KNOW OF ANY NORTHERN CALIFORNIA FESTIVALS NOT ON THIS LIST&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;PLEASE SUPPORT MY ADVERTISERS&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;Advertise Your Band or Business on this page $10.00 a month.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;PLEASE SUPPORT MY ADVERTISERS&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.myspace.com/cafemekka"&gt;&lt;img  src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TG9Ee2wFb4c/S379Z82f45I/AAAAAAAACIo/4GmUweYhsqA/s200/Cafe+Mekka.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440064022183404434" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.lasersandlights.com"&gt;&lt;img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TG9Ee2wFb4c/Shr2qPfoOnI/AAAAAAAABKA/U2fpQCVWWNY/s320/Lasers+%26+Lights.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339851513775274610" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.norml.org"&gt;&lt;img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TG9Ee2wFb4c/SYUNmmCo9cI/AAAAAAAAAsQ/bIVC_JLKGRU/s320/freedom02.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297655493369066946" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font size="6"&gt;2011 Calender&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;CLICK ON ANY POSTER OR PICTURE TO VIEW IT FULL SIZE&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;font size="5"&gt;MAY&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;May 6-8&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;The 42st Annual &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://wef.ucdavis.edu"&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;b&gt;Whole Earth Festival &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; Bands TBA. Located on the U.C. Davis Campus&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;May 20-22&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.sonomajazz.org"&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sonoma Jazz + Festival &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; Located at Field of Dreams, Downtown Sonoma&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;May 26-30&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.strawberrymusic.com/home.aspx"&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;b&gt;Strawberry Music Festival &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;Music Schedule includes &lt;/span&gt; Located at beautiful Camp Mather, in the shadow of Yosemite National Park&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;font size="5"&gt;JUNE&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;June 3rd &amp; 4th.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;The Sixth Annual &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.greenbelt.org/getinvolved/events/bluegrass/"&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;b&gt;Bluegrass for the Greenbelt &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; Located at Dunsmuir-Hellman Estate, 2960 Peralta Oaks Dr., Oakland Hills, CA. (415) 543-6771 &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;June 4th.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;The Sixth Annual &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.colomablueslive.com"&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;b&gt;Coloma Blues Live! &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;Music Schedule: Located at Henningsen Lotus Park, Lotus, CA. Gates Open at 10:00Am. Show Starts at 11:00Am. (916) 941-9001 &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Bobolink Music Festival will return in 2012 - Have a great summer!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://bobolinkmusicfestival.com/festival"&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;b&gt;Bobolink Music Festival &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; A magical weekend on the Feather River at Belden Town on Hwy 70. One of the most eclectic small festivals on the west coast featuring exciting live bands ranging from funk, rock, bluegrass and beyond, and some of the most talented electronic acts on this side of Middle Earth!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;June 10-12&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt; The 32nt. annual &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.harmonyfestival.com"&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;b&gt;Harmony Festival &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; Held at The Sonoma County Fairgrounds located in Santa Rosa, California&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;June 25-26&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt; The 34th annual &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.sffolkfest.org/2011/index.html"&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;b&gt;San Francisco Free Folk Festival &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; Featuring Bands TBA. Many Music and Song &amp; Dance Workshops. All events are free and open to the public. Held at The Presidio Middle School 450 30th Ave, @ Geary, San Francisco&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;June 16-19&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;36th Annual &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.cbaontheweb.org/tickets/eventList.aspx"&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;b&gt;FATHER'S DAY WEEKEND BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;  Located at the Nevada County Fairgrounds on McCourtney Road in Grass Valley California&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;June 17-19&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;The 18th Annual &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.snwmf.com"&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sierra Nevada World Music Festival &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;Performers include &lt;/span&gt; More Artists TBA.  Located at the beautiful Mendocino County Fairgrounds in Boonville, California. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;June 24-26&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt; &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://wildmountainfaire.com/"&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;b&gt;Concow Wild Mountain Faire &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; held in the mountains above Chico Ca. in the small community of Concow.  We will have headliners for all three nights.  Camping is included at the venue of Concow Campground.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;June 24-26&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt; &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.cumuluspresents.com/kate/index.html"&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;b&gt;The Kate Wolf Memorial Music Festival &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&gt; Located at beautiful Black Oak Ranch, 5 miles north of Laytonville, California&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;font size="5"&gt;JULY&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;June 30 - July 3&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt; &lt;em&gt;The 21th Annual &lt;a href="http://www.highsierramusic.com"&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;b&gt;High Sierra Music Festival &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; 4 Days, 4 Nights, 5 Stages, Epic Late Night Shows, On-site Camping, Kidzone, Artist Playshops, Yoga, Pilates, Dance Parades, Food &amp; Drink, Art &amp; Craft Fair, And More! Plumas-Sierra County Fairgrounds, Quincy, CA&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;July 14-17&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt; &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.worldfest.net"&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;b&gt;California WorldFest &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; Located at the &lt;a href="http://www.nevadacountyfair.com"&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;b&gt;Nevada County Fairgrounds &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/a&gt; in Grass Valley, California&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;July 16-17&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;27th Annual &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.reggaeontheriver.com"&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;b&gt;Reggae On The River&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; Musical performers  An internationally renowned festival on the banks of the Eel River in southern Humboldt County, The Reggae On The River will feature the best in reggae and world music on two stages, plus nearly 80 vending booths, a lively kid zone, and an opportunity to soak up the irie northern Cali vibes while supporting the work of the non-profit Mateel Community Center. Benbow Lake State Recreation Area Garberville, CA&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;July 16-17&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt; &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://fullmoonmusicfest.com"&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;b&gt;The Santa Cruz Mountain Full Moon Music Festival &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; Located at Lupin Lodge off Highway 17, deep in the lush Santa Cruz Mountains in Los Gatos. Lupin Lodge is a private clothing-optional retreat offering the ultimate relaxing getaway in the San Francisco Bay Area. &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;July 23-24&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt; &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.trinitytribalstomp.org"&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;b&gt;Trinity Tribal Stomp&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;  Located at Junction City Park, Junction City, on 299 west of Weaverville.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;July 28-31&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt; &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.wanderlustfestival.com"&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;b&gt;Wanderlust Festival&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; Musical performers include  Located at Squaw Valley USA in North Lake Tahoe, California.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;July 30&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt; &lt;em&gt;First Annual &lt;a href="http://www.4and20festival.com"&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;b&gt;4&amp;20 Blackbird Music Festival&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; Presented by the Mongo Party, RadioStar Studios, and Blackbird Event Promotions in partnership with the Weed Chamber of Commerce. The goal of this festival is to raise funds to purchase a new street clock and signage for the town of Weed, as well as restoring the iconic “Weed Palace Theater” marquee. Musical performers include  Located in city of Weed, California.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;font size="5"&gt;AUGUST&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Aug 5-7&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt; &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://thegaiafestival.com"&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;b&gt;The Gaia Festival &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; Located at beautiful Black Oak Ranch, 5 miles north of Laytonville, California.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;August 5th-8th&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt; &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://deadonthecreek.com"&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;b&gt;Dead on the Creek Festival &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; Located just outside of Willits, CA. (see website for map)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;August 13&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt; &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://fireonthemountain.com"&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sonora Blues&lt;br /&gt;Festival &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;  Held at the Mother Lode Fairgrounds, downtown in the Central Sierra Gold Rush town of Sonora. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Aug 12-13&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt; &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://headtoheadmusicfestival.com/deadcreek.html"&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;b&gt;Head to Head Music Festival &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; Located at Dean Creek Resort, nestled on the banks of the Eel River in Giant Redwood country, only three miles from the world-famous "Avenue of the Giants" in Humboldt State Forest.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Aug 12-14&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt; &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.sfoutsidelands.com"&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;b&gt;Outside Lands &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; Located at Golden Gate Park, San Francisco&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;August 12 -14&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;The 22nt. Annual &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://jazzfest.sanjosejazz.org"&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;b&gt;San Jose Jazz Festival &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;  The festival comprises 9 stages (4 indoor, 5 outdoor) and a club crawl (15 venues) all within walking distance in downtown San Jose. &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;August 19-20&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt; &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.chicolegends.com"&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;b&gt;Chico Legends &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;  Held at The Tuscan Ridge Golf Course in Paradise, CA &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;August 20&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt; &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.ridgestock.org"&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;b&gt;Ridgestock &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;  Held at &lt;A href="http://www.myspace.com/ncscc"&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;b&gt;The North Columbia Schoolhouse &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/A&gt;17894 Tyler Foote Road &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;August 20&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt; &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.wildrivertrips.com/whiskey_river.shtml"&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;b&gt;Whiskey River Music Festival &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;The music starts at 6pm with the band New World Ape opening for Poor Man’s Whiskey. This event is being held 40 minutes east of Sacramento 5 minutes off Highway 50 (6045 Rafters lane Placerville Ca. 95667) on a beautiful 6 acre campground with 2 acres of manicured lawn. The campground has full showers, toilets and fire rings. For the festival we will be setting up a full stage, intimate lighting, river sauna and a raft hot tub! There are many options for attending this event: See 2 bands and hangout by the river for $15, or the show and camping for $25, the show, camping and dinner $50, the show camping dinner and full day guided raft trip with the band and lunch for $195, the show camping dinner, a breakfast and 2 full days of rafting and 2 lunches for $300. Come out and relax, party and raft all with your favorite band Poor Man’s Whiskey. This is a great event and will sell out so get your tickets soon!&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;August 20-21st.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt; &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.artandsouloakland.com"&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;b&gt;Oakland CEDA Art &amp; Soul Festival &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;  Held in Downtown Oakland &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;August 26-28th.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt; &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.inthelightfestival.com"&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;b&gt;In the Light Festival &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;  The venue is at Lake Concow Campground, Concow, 530-533-8320 (45 minutes east of Chico) &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;font size="5"&gt;SEPTEMBER&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sept. 1-5&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.strawberrymusic.com/home.aspx"&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;b&gt;Strawberry Music Festival &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; Located at beautiful Camp Mather, in the shadow of Yosemite National Park&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sept. 2-5&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://hermusic.org"&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;b&gt;LOVESEED &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/a&gt;A green alternative to the playa&lt;/em&gt; Located at Sopiago Springs Resort 6941 N South Rd. Pioneer CA, &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sept,  3rd &amp; 4th&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt; &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.bluesbythebay.org"&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;b&gt;Blues by the Bay &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;held on a beautiful bayfront setting in Old Town Eureka, California. Featuring some of the finest Blues Musicians close enough to touch. This Year it's &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sept,  3rd &amp; 5th&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt; &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.sausalitoartfestival.org"&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sausalito Art Festival &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;The mission of the Sausalito Art Festival Foundation is to encourage, promote and support the arts in our community. Featuring  held at Marinship Park, Sausalito &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sept. 9-10&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.handsaroundclearlake.com/"&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;b&gt;Hands Around Clear Lake: Tribal Gathering, Healing Ceremony &amp; Celebration &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/a&gt;with &lt;big&gt;&lt;b&gt;The Human Revolution, Righteous Vibrations, Brown Bear, &amp; More&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/big&gt; You are hereby invited to join your brothers and sisters for an epic gathering on the shores of ancient Clear Lake -- as we come together in a spirit of celebration, sharing, and healing! We are doing something entirely new here, and also something ancient. We are coming together -- standing together, dancing together, drumming together -- as One Tribe. And Together, We Are Healing The Lake. The Land. The People. 10am. - 10pm. Live Music, Dancing, Fire, Drumming, Camping, Storytelling, All are welcome! at Shi-kom Pomo Village Nice, CA &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sept. 11&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.unity1productions.com"&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;b&gt;MANNAFEST &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. FREE CONCERT, FREE PARKING; JUST SHOW UP! A day of celebration, healing, entertainment, and group action.. 10am. - 10pm. at &lt;a href="http://www.westerngatewaypark.com"&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;b&gt;Western Gateway Regional Park &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/a&gt; 18560 Penn Valley Dr., Penn Valley 432-1990 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sept. 10 &amp; 12&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt; &lt;a href="http://powertothepeaceful.org"&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;b&gt;Power to the Peaceful Festival &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;blockquote&gt;is cancelled this year BUT will be back in 2012.&lt;/blockquote&gt; Located at San Francisco’s beautiful, green tree lined Speedway Meadow, Golden Gate Park for a day of music, arts and action!&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sept. 10 &amp; 11&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;The 12th Annual &lt;a href="http://dohenydays.com"&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;b&gt;Doheny Days Music Festival &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/a&gt; Featuring Bands Weezer,  Ben Harper, Cake, Ziggy Marley,  G. Love &amp; Special Sauce,  Neon Trees, &amp; Donavon Frankenreiter, Plus More to be announced. Located at DOHENY STATE BEACH 25300 Dana Point Harbor Dr. Dana Point, CA&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sept 16, 17, 18 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.csuchico.edu/upe/performance/CWMF/cwmf2.html"&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;b&gt;Chico World Music Festival &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/a&gt; Featuring Bands:  FREE daytime activities and performances: Laxson Auditorium, Kendall Hall Lawns, and Taylor Recital Hall in the P.A.C.. Friday evening performance by the National Acrobats of the People's Republic of China: Laxson Auditorium at Chico State University. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sept, 16-18&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;The 5th. annual &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.americanrivermusic.org"&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;b&gt;American River Music Festival &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;is a celebration of music and moving water. The festival is on the banks of the beautiful South Fork of the American River in the Coloma-Lotus Valley one-hour east of Sacramento in the gold country of Northern California. Featuring terrific Americana, Folk and Blues music performances and workshops throughout our river community. Music takes place on our riverfront main stage, in three riverfront campgrounds, on our famous "gorge" whitewater river trip, and on our spectacular guided riverfront hike.  &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sept, 23-25&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt; &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.guitarfishfestival.com"&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;b&gt;Guitarfish Music Festival &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;  Located at Cisco Grove Campground 48415 Hampshire Rocks Rd. Colfax-Summit off Hwy. 80 &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sept, 23-25&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt; &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://earthdancelive.com"&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;b&gt;Earthdance &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;  Located at Solano County Fairgrounds 900 Fairgrounds Drive Vallejo &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sept, 24&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;The 5th. annual &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.earlefest.com"&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;b&gt;EarleFest – A Celebration of Americana Music  Located at Earle Baum Center of the Blind 4539 Occidental Road, Santa Rosa  &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sept, 24-25&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt; &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.polkstreetbluesfestival.com"&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;b&gt;Polk Street Blues Festival &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;  Polk Street ~ Jackson to California Streets in San Francisco &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sept, 24-25&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;The 5th. annual &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.sonomauncorked.com/wine-country-events/annual-events/russian-river-blues-festival"&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;b&gt;Russian River Blues Festival &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;BB &amp; Buddy Guy will be headlining this year's Blues festival.  Check back often to learn more about the weekend lineup.&lt;/span&gt;  Head down to Johnson's Beach for the Russian River Blues Festival situated on the the warm Russian River with giant Redwoods surrounding you &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sept. 30-Oct. 2&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.hardlystrictlybluegrass.com"&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;b&gt;Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; is a music festival specializing in roots music of all kind. We have five stages around the Speedway Meadows area of Golden Gate Park in San Francisco and the festival is absolutely free to the public. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Oct. 1-2&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt; &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://kvmr.org/celticfestival"&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;b&gt;KVMR Celtic Festival&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; With up to more than 50 vendors, Scottish games, sheepdog trials, birds of prey exhibitions, fire-breathing dragons, jam sessions, five stages of entertainment this year's lineup includes  Held at  &lt;a href="http://www.nevadacountyfair.com"&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;b&gt;The Nevada County Fairgrounds &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/a&gt;11228 McCourtney Rd. Grass Valley  &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Oct. 1st.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt; &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=194046263993904"&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;b&gt;Rise Up Festival&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; a full day event with awesome bands, vendors and friends. Rise Up Festival will feature music from &lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;The Darlings, Ivy League, Geranimo, Sensual Saint, The ‘Mones and more.&lt;/span&gt; It will be held at Greenhorn Campground, Rollins Lake, 15000 Greenhorn Access Rd. Grass Valley &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Oct. 8th.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt; &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.auburnmusicfestival.com"&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;b&gt;Auburn Music Festival &amp; Bluesfest&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; There will be food, drinks, Art's and Craft Venders, and a good time for every one that wants to come join us in our support for &lt;a href="http://www.jdrf.org"&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;b&gt;The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp; &lt;a href="http://www.auburnedfoundation.org"&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;b&gt;the Auburn Education Foundation (AEF)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. Bands include:  It will be held at the &lt;a href="http://www.goldcountryfair.com"&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;b&gt;Gold Country Fairgrounds &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/a&gt; 1273 High Street Auburn, CA.&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EYzZIzfJLMI/Ti8TS1Zg-KI/AAAAAAAAEAA/z0rk8t9CSTs/s1600/Treasure%2BIsland.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 206px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EYzZIzfJLMI/Ti8TS1Zg-KI/AAAAAAAAEAA/z0rk8t9CSTs/s320/Treasure%2BIsland.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633742873156450466" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Oct. 15-16&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;The 5th. annual &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.treasureislandfestival.com"&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;b&gt;Treasure Island Music Festival &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;This two-day boutique music festival will continue its tradition of providing a strong, diverse musical lineup smack-dab in the middle of the San Francisco Bay on historic Treasure Island.  An interactive arts/vendor village featuring local designers, and an array of healthy and affordable food and beverages. &lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;This Year's Line Up: Death Cab for Cutie, Empire of the Sun, Explosions in the Sky, St. Vincent, Battles, Dizzee Rascal, the Hold Steady, Shabazz Palaces, the Antlers, Warpaint and more!&lt;/span&gt; Located at Treasure Island, San Francisco&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-37EGsMONxys/TnJCqUoJTOI/AAAAAAAAEM0/79lNEFBErc4/s1600/Great%2BHarvestival.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 259px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-37EGsMONxys/TnJCqUoJTOI/AAAAAAAAEM0/79lNEFBErc4/s400/Great%2BHarvestival.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652653777162423522" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Oct. 28-30&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt; &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=192288207506091"&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;b&gt;The Great Harvestival &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;In alignment with many of the incredible Northern CA festivals that have come before us, The Great Harvestival provides a fun, family-friendly environment to laugh, dance and endulge. This year's line-up includes: Hot Buttered Rum, New Monsoon, Dead Winter Carpenters,Monophonics, Izabella, Ten Mile Tide, Tracorum, Chingus, ZuhG, Moo-Got-2, Swamp Zen, The Railflowers, Seconds On End. Located at Concow Campgrounds 12967 Concow Rd, Concow. &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5A2aoRXMLm0/Tm5cVZ7-zGI/AAAAAAAAELE/Fxvb9h1xeJE/s1600/hangtownfinal3.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 207px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5A2aoRXMLm0/Tm5cVZ7-zGI/AAAAAAAAELE/Fxvb9h1xeJE/s320/hangtownfinal3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651556105206025314" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Oct. 29-30&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt; &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.hangtownhalloween.com"&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;b&gt;Hangtown Halloween Ball w/ Railroad Earth &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;Welcome to the Hangtown Halloween Ball ft. 2 nights of Railroad Earth! We are so pleased to be offering legendary musicians &lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;Railroad Earth, The Funky Meters, Jackie Greene, 7 Walkers, David Grisman Sextet, Melvin Seals w/ JGB as well as Zach Deputy, Elephant Revival, Poor Man's Whisky, Head for the Hills, Moonalice, Dead Winter Carpenters, Delta Nove and many others.&lt;/span&gt; First off let me just say that the El Dorado County Fairgrounds is going to be one hell of a place to enjoy this festival. There is a wide open fully grassed main stage. They are completely set up for on-site camping included limited R/V camping passes. Also the venue has an Epic late night hall that can hold over 2,000 people. Also, great food and beer as well as wine will be available. 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