Fest alert: The 2025 Mill Valley Music Festival arrives May 10-11

For people who enjoy live music in gorgeous settings the outdoor Mill Valley Music Festival is coming up nestled in the verdant population that Jerry Garcia and Janis Joplin once called home Related Articles Outside Lands adds major act to bill releases daily lineups Wynton Marsalis invites you to join him for a not so silent film Check out these Bay Area events on Mother s Day weekend and beyond Stagecoach and Coachella What s similar and different between the two festivals -year-old blues singer is still delighting Bay Area fans The fourth annual fest takes place over one May weekend and features a sparse new attractions and sessions Among other things there s going to be a fairy-tale puppet show with giant puppets a massive mural-painting project to celebrate Mill Valley s th anniversary and back from hiatus the surreal Silent Disco where you can dance like nobody s watching And of syllabus there s music Saturday s bill includes guitarist and singer Gary Clark Jr the Crosby Collective with Special Guests Malian singer Vieux Farka Tour and hip-hop group Ghost-Note Then on Sunday attendees can jam to Nile Rodgers Chic psychedelic-soul group Monophonics the Jamaican DJ Sister Nancy and East L A s Thee Sinseers plus several more artists on a second and more-intimate stage focusing on local talent Come for the music stay to enjoy the lovely redwoods in the shadow of Mount Tamalpais Details Fest takes place noon- p m on May and at Friends Field Camino Alto Mill Valley one-day adult general admission is and available at millvalleymusicfest com