Amid speculation about the festival's future, the High Sierra Music Festival is thrilled to confirm its return for its 33rd annual celebration over the July 4th weekend, 2025. Reinvigorated and reimagined under the leadership of longtime producer David “Dave” Margulies, the festival promises to blend iconic favorites with fresh discoveries, reaffirming its status as one of the most cherished music gatherings in the country.

There are few music festivals with the legacy of the High Sierra Music Festival (HSMF). After more than thirty years, HSMF has truly become far more than the sum of its parts. Sure, there's a ton of world-class music on several stages, parades, activities for kids, crafts and vendors, killer food, and all that. And of course, there's the camping scene, a hippie town that springs up almost overnight on the Plumas County Fairgrounds for the four-day festival around the Fourth of July each year.

The High Sierra Music Festival, one of California's longest-running annual music festivals, is celebrating its 32nd year on July 4-7, 2024, in the golden Sierra hills of Quincy. Headliners this year include Ziggy Marley, Primus, and Greensky Bluegrass. They will be joined by a wide variety of bluegrass, jam, Americana, funk, folk, and worldbeat acts on multiple stages at the Plumas County Fairgrounds.

Some of the most memorable sets in High Sierra Music Festival’s three-decades-running history have taken place after the California sun had set; way after—sometimes when it was on the verge of rising again. And this year’s late-night lineups, announced today, will undoubtedly follow suit.

Some of the most memorable sets in High Sierra Music Festival’s three-decades-running history have taken place after the California sun had set; way after—sometimes when it was on the verge of rising again.

Celebrating its 30th year in 2022, High Sierra Music Festival is continuing to add to its milestone-year party, returning to Quincy, CA, June 30th through July 3rd. Today’s lineup appeals to as broad a range of fans as ever before, all the while keeping true to High Sierra’s legacy; an environment that has kept fans and musicians thrilled to return year after year, for three decades.

High Sierra is recapping some of their favorite sets from 29 years of High Sierra, and the lineup is truly incredible.

Home Sierra, 4 days of curated live recordings from 29 years of High Sierra Music Festival starting today, July 2nd and going through July 5th. This year's Home Sierra event is presented by Sierra Nevada Brewery and hosted by KVMR 89.5FM & 105.1FM.

Celebrating its 30th year in 2020, High Sierra Music Festival is continuing to add to its milestone-year party, returning to Quincy, CA, on July 2-5, 2020.

High Sierra Music Festival, madre of all west coast festivals, is back for its 30th iteration in 2020.

Music-fan tribes of all stripes gathered for the Independence Day weekend to luxuriate in the 29th annual High Sierra Music Festival in tiny Quincy, California, basking in the music, vibes, joy, and friendships old and new. Over the four-day celebration, among the beautiful clear-aired mountainous sky and mountains, fun oozed everywhere, from the scheduled and numerous unscheduled live performances and collaborations to the often luxurious and nicely appointed home bases set up in the campgrounds.