Hermitfest West is a family-friendly music festival at Grizzly Ballfield in Bear Valley, CA. For 2026 it runs September 12 and 13. Admission is free. Saturday music starts noonish; Sunday yoga is at 9 AM, with music to 2 PM.
Hermitfest West is the Bear Valley edition of Hermitfest, put on by the Ebbetts Pass National Scenic Byway Association. The official page puts the 2026 festival at Grizzly Ballfield (also called Bear Valley Ballfield) in Bear Valley, Alpine County, CA, on Saturday, September 12 and Sunday, September 13. Admission is free.
Saturday on the official schedule starts noonish with Deep Thicket Dwellers, then Grover Anderson & The Lampoliers at 1:30, The HighLife Band at 3:30, a dinner break at 5:30, Greg Sutton & Friends at 6:30, and The Hermitfest All Stars at 7:30. Sunday lists yoga with Alex Mannos at 9:00, guided bike rides with Bear Valley Adventure Company at 10:00, then music from about 10:10 to 2:00: Kiana at 10:10, Lainy McGreen at 10:45, West Muir at 11:25, Dominick Restivo at 12:05, Desiree & Cyrus at 12:45, and Ty & Connor at 1:25. The official page does not publish a Saturday end time.
Sunday, September 13, 2026 at Grizzly Ballfield, Bear Valley. Free. Yoga on the grass with Alex Mannos 9:00–10:00 AM; guided bike rides with Bear Valley Adventure Company at 10:00 AM; live music from about 10:10 AM to 2:00 PM (Kiana, Lainy McGreen, West Muir, Dominick Restivo, Desiree & Cyrus, Ty & Connor). Official details: https://scenic4.org/events/hermitfest-west/
Hermitfest West returns to Bear Valley's Grizzly Ballfield for a family-friendly weekend of live music on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 12–13.
Saturday, September 12 and Sunday, September 13, 2026, at Grizzly Ballfield in Bear Valley, CA.
Grizzly Ballfield (also called Bear Valley Ballfield) in Bear Valley, Alpine County, CA.
Saturday music starts noonish. Sunday yoga is at 9:00 AM, with music from about 10:10 AM to 2:00 PM.
Yes, admission is free. The official 2026 page lists it as free.
Saturday starts noonish with Deep Thicket Dwellers, then Grover Anderson & The Lampoliers at 1:30, The HighLife Band at 3:30, a dinner break at 5:30, Greg Sutton & Friends at 6:30, and The Hermitfest All Stars at 7:30. Sunday lists yoga with Alex Mannos at 9:00, guided bike rides with Bear Valley Adventure Company at 10:00, and music from about 10:10 AM to 2:00 PM (Kiana, Lainy McGreen, West Muir, Dominick Restivo, Desiree & Cyrus, and Ty & Connor). The official page does not publish a Saturday end time.
The Bear Valley edition of Hermitfest, an annual outdoor music festival by the Ebbetts Pass National Scenic Byway Association. The official 2026 page lists it as free and family-friendly.
No. The Bear Valley Music Festival is a separate multi-week series under the Big White Tent.
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