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2026 Festival Lineup
Saturday, August 29, 2026
All events take place in the streets surrounding Ramona & 9th in Grover Beach. Artists are scheduled to appear each hour on the Ramona Avenue Stage near Ramona & 9th or the Park Stage in the new Ramona Garden Park Amphitheater.
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Youth Dance Showcase
FLEX Performing Arts &
The Studio of Performing Arts
Dance
Ramona Avenue Stage
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Exploration Discovery Center
Where kids come to play and learn along the way!
Day Pass Admission $5-$15
9th Street & Ramona Avenue
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Hālau Hula Nā Mele O Ke Kai & Na Hoa Aloha
Polynesian
Ramona Avenue Stage
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Dusty Shoes Gospel Bluegrass Band
Bluegrass, Folk, Americana & Old-Time Gospel
Park Stage
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
The Funk Junket
Funky Global
Ramona Avenue Stage
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Rosewood & Honey
Tight Three-Part Harmonies
Park Stage
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Leslie & The Soul Shakers
R&B Motown & Soul
Ramona Avenue Stage
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Nordic Daughter
Indie Folk Rock with a Nordic Twist
Park Stage
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Summer Renegades
Rock, Pop, Country & Blues
Ramona Avenue Stage
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
The Jampires
Alt Rock
Park Stage
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Saturday Night
Madonna Dance Party with
Blonde Ambition
80s/90s/00s Dance Hits
Ramona Avenue Stage
Sunday, August 30, 2026
All events take place in the streets surrounding Ramona & 9th in Grover Beach. Artists are scheduled to appear each hour on the Ramona Avenue Stage near Ramona & 9th or the Park Stage in the new Ramona Garden Park Amphitheater.
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Mardi Paws Dog Parade
Park Stage
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
SLO County Band
250th Anniversary Celebration Concert
Ramona Avenue Stage
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
The Outreach Program
Food Packaging Event
Sponsored by Pismo Beach-Five Cities Rotary Club
Ramona Garden Park Community Room
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Friendly Neighborhood Big Band
Big Band Swing & Jazz
Park Stage
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Burning James Blues Band
Funk, Soul, & Blues
Ramona Avenue Stage
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Mariachi Mexicanismo
Mariachi
Park Stage
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Mestizo
Latin & Contemporary Fusion
Ramona Avenue Stage
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Ras Danny & The Reggae All Stars
Reggae
Park Stage
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
B & The Hive
Indie Rock to Alt Pop
Ramona Avenue Stage
2026 Street Fair Vendors
Applications are now open!
Check back soon for a list of vendors participating at the festival.
2026 Festival Details
THE MUSIC
The festival brings together a variety of music styles on two different stages: The Ramona Avenue Stage at Ramona & 9th Street and the Park Stage in the newly built Ramona Garden Park Amphitheater. Saturday features a lineup of artists from 10 AM until 9 PM. Sunday features a lineup of artists from 11 AM until 6 PM. Bring your dancing shoes and experience two days of wonderful music.
FOOD & STREET FAIR
From local crafts to world treasures and a wide variety of food, beer, wine, and beverage options, the Street Fair brings vendors from across the Central Coast and beyond to the streets surrounding the Festival.
TOUR STONE SOUP
Take a tour of last year's festival...
DIRECTIONS
HISTORY
The festival name traces back to a folk tale about a stranger's arrival in a starving village. The stranger promises to cook enough soup to feed the entire population. As the stranger cooks and tastes the soup, he asks each villager to contribute an ingredient for flavor. The result is a tasty, nourishing soup that feeds everyone. The moral is a reminder that by everyone pulling together and combining diverse strengths, much can be accomplished.
The founders of the Stone Soup Music Festival created the event with this story in mind. For over 30 years, each summer, the community joins together to provide a venue for a wide variety of local and guest musicians, artists, and food & merchandise vendors to celebrate cultural and ethnic diversities. The festival remains popular with locals as well as drawing thousands of visitors to Grover Beach and the surrounding communities.
Donate
Music Festival & Street Fair
Each year, the Clark Center relies on sponsors, volunteers, staff, vendors, and donors like you to continue a community tradition that has thrived for over 30 years in Grover Beach.
The Outreach Program
Pismo Beach & Grover Beach Rotary Club, the AGHS Interact Club, and the Clark Center are partnering to support The Outreach Program. Our donation goal is to raise $4,500 through online donations to fund the project. For every $0.42 raised, we can feed one person. We are asking for each person to give just $35 which provides 83 meals!
