SAN JOSE, Calif. — High Sierra Music Festival is moving to a new home in 2026.

The 34th annual edition of this popular festival, which focuses on improvisational, funk, roots and various styles of jam band music, takes place at the Nevada County Fairgrounds in Grass Valley. It had been previously held at the Plumas-Sierra County Fairgrounds in Quincy.

This year’s festival runs July 2-5 and features Steel Pulse, the Word, Don Was and the Pan-Detroit Ensemble, Eggy, Judith Hill, Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe and many others.

For tickets and other information, visit highsierramusic.com.

Full 2026 Lineup:

Steel Pulse

The Word (John Medeski, Robert Randolph, North Mississippi Allstars)

Don Was and the Pan-Detroit Ensemble

Dumpstaphunk

Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe

Cymande

Eggy

Lebo & Friends (George Porter Jr., Jay Lane, Jen Hartswick, Holly Bowling, Vicki Randle)

Mountain Grass Unit

The Rumble

Anders Osborne

The Breaks (Eddie Roberts, Stanton Moore, Robert Walter)

Judith Hill

Steve Poltz

Trombone Shorty Foundation Band

BALTHVS

Holly Bowling

Dirty Texans (of KONGOS)

Big Something

Lespecial

Scott Pemberton

Hot Buttered Rum

Tea Leaf Green

Handmade Moments

Magoo Dizgo

Marty O’Reilly

Smoked Out Soul

Pink Talking Fish

Steely Dead

Anna Moss

River Eckert

Sway Wild

Dylan LeBlanc

Paul McDonald & The Mourning Doves

Cassandra Lewis

Boy Golden

Rose City Band

Boot Juice

Taper’s Choice

Psycodelics

The Westones

Family Company

The Heeters

RonKat Spearman’s Katdelic

The Point

Kota Dosa

Moga Family Band

Deerlady

The Great Bingo Revival

Tijuana Cartel

RhythMetriX

Maisy Owen

Arc Iris

Minor Gold

Sarah DeGraw

MarchFourth

Jive Joint.

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