Stone Soup Music Festival & Street Fair - 16 Bands, 2 Stages, Kidz Zone, Food, Craft, Wares, Mardis Paws Dog Parade on Sunday, Free Admission. August 29-30, 2026 at Newly Renovated Ramona Garden Park and surrounding streets in Grove Beach
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2026 Festival Lineup

Saturday, August 29, 2026


All events take place in the area 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.

ENTERTAINMENT

Dancers pose from SOPA and FLEX dance studios.

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Youth Dance Showcase

FLEX Performing Arts

Dance

Ramona Avenue Stage
Members Na Mele o ke Kai dancing

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Hālau Hula Nā Mele O Ke Kai & Na Hoa Aloha

Polynesian

Ramona Avenue Stage
Members of Dusty Shoes band assembled at Oceano Train Depot

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

Dusty Shoes Gospel Bluegrass Band

Bluegrass, Folk, Americana & Old-Time Gospel

Park Stage
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1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

The Funk Junket

Funky Global

Sponsored by Kassi Dee &
Nan's Books and Crystals

Ramona Avenue Stage
Members of Rosewood and Honey Band posing at the beach

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Rosewood & Honey

Tight Three-Part Harmonies

Park Stage
Members of Leslie and the Soul Shakers band performing on stage

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Leslie & The Soul Shakers

R&B Motown & Soul

Ramona Avenue Stage
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4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Nordic Daughter

Indie Folk Rock with a Nordic Twist

Park Stage
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5:30 PM - 6:30 PM

Summer Renegades

Rock, Pop, Country & Blues

Sponsored by
Arroyo Grande Community Hospital

Ramona Avenue Stage
Members of the Jampires band posing with instruments

6:30 PM - 7:30 PM

The Jampires

Alt Rock

Park Stage
Blonde Ambition: The Madonna Tribute

7:30 PM - 9:00 PM

Saturday Night
Madonna Dance Party with

Blonde Ambition

80s/90s/00s Dance Hits

Sponsored by Jennifer White Insurance Agency

Ramona Avenue Stage

ACTIVITIES

Exterior of Exploration Discovery Center

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
San Luis Obispo Symphony Instrument Petting Zoo

11:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Instrument Petting Zoo

Presented by San Luis Obispo Symphony

Park Stage Plaza
Stone Soup Cauldron levitating above a book

2:10 PM & 4:10 PM

Stone Soup Storytime

Presented by Grover Beach Community Library

Park Stage

Sunday, August 30, 2026


All events take place in the area 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.

ENTERTAINMENT

Two dogs dressed for a pet parade.

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Mardi Paws Dog Parade

Sponsored by Pismo Beach Veterinary Clinic

Park Stage
Members of the SLO County Band playing at a concert outdoors

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

SLO County Band

250th Anniversary Celebration Concert

Sponsored by
Arroyo Grande Community Hospital

Ramona Avenue Stage
Members of the Friendly Neighborhood Big Band

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Friendly Neighborhood Big Band

Big Band Swing & Jazz

Park Stage
Burning James Blues Band playing guitar and harmonica

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Burning James Blues Band

Funk, Soul, & Blues

Ramona Avenue Stage
Mariachi Mexicanisimo Feature

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Mariachi Mexicanisimo

Mariachi

Park Stage
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3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Mestizo

Latin & Contemporary Fusion

Ramona Avenue Stage
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4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Ras Danny & The Reggae All Stars

Reggae

Park Stage
Members of B & The Hive performing on stage

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

B & The Hive

Indie Rock to Alt Pop

Ramona Avenue Stage

ACTIVITIES

Volunteers packing boxes at Rise Against Hunger event

12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

The Outreach Program

Food Packaging Event
Sponsored by Pismo Beach-Five Cities Rotary Club

Rotary Club of Pismo Beach-Five Cities
Ramona Garden Park Community Room
Stone Soup Cauldron levitating above a book

1:40 PM & 3:40 PM

Stone Soup Storytime

Presented by Grover Beach Community Library

Park Stage

2026 Street Fair Vendors

Applications are now open!

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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.

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.

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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!

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