Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2026 Adds New Artists To Lineup

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, the three-day, multi-stage, free music festival in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, has announced a number of artists that have been added to the 2026 lineup. This year’s edition of the festival will take place from October 2nd-4th, 2026.

The festival has announced that Los Lobos, Langford, Hogan & Trimms, Mavis Staples, Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives, Bandits On The Run, Tift Merritt, Meels, Moonalice, Anna Moss, ¿Qiensave?, and Lukas Nelson will join the lineup this year.

Back in July, the festival previously announced AJ Lee & Blue Summit, Gillian Welch & David Rawlings, Hiss Golden Messenger, Kathleen Edwards, My Morning Jacket, Old Crow Medicine Show, El Khat, Tyler Ballgame, and William Tyler & Yasmin Williams. Earlier this month, the festival announced John Craigie w/ The Coffis Brothers, Aaron Lee Tasjan, Darrell Scott String Band w/ Rob Ickes, Dug, Mama’s Broke: A Tribute to Joe Ely with The Flatlanders and Friends, Alison Krauss & Union Station F: Jerry Douglas, Kam Franklin, Ismay, Jesse Welles, and Sierra Hull.

In a statement, Olivia Hellman, granddaughter of Warren Hellman, stated:

“We’re lucky to have so many incredible artists grace the meadows of Golden Gate Park. It’s the favorite time of year for our entire Hardly Strictly family, which makes it especially bittersweet when one of those artists takes the stage for a final time. This year, we’ll have the honor of hearing Ron Thomason sing his HSB swan song, one last gathering in the meadow with an artist who meant so much to Warren and the festival.”

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