Entertainment & Activities
You will be entertained!
Join us for a full lineup of local and national musical talent on our beautiful main stage under the redwoods. At the Children's Grove, you’ll find delightful performances and family activities to share with your budding artists. And do not miss the community Art Project! Find details and schedules below.
Music, Theater, & Active Art
Live Music Beneath the Redwoods!
One of the Bay Area's favorite outdoor music settings returns to Old Mill Park with two full days of live performances included with festival admission.
From Grammy Award-winning bluegrass and Irish soul to jazz, folk, and Grateful Dead-inspired rock, the 69th Mill Valley Fall Arts Festival offers something for every music lover.
As a special festival highlight, Mark Karan and Barry Sless - both longtime members of the extended Grateful Dead musical family - will celebrate the life and legacy of Mill Valley resident and Grateful Dead co-founder Bob Weir during their performances.
Spencer Krenz Bluegrass Band
Meggie Travers
Tim Weed
Eamonn Flynn & Dublinesque
Laurie Lewis & Nina Gerber
The Commanders Jazz Ensemble-U.S. Air Force Band of the Golden West
The Keller Sisters
Michael McNevin & The Spokes
Mark Karan's Budz
Sunday, September 20, 2026
12 Noon – The Commanders Jazz Ensemble (Air Force Band)
1pm - The Keller Sisters
2pm – Michael McNevin & The Spokes
3pm – Barry Sless, Tim Bluhm, and Stephen Inglis
4pm – Mark Karan's Budz
Saturday, September 19, 2026
12 Noon – Spencer Krenz Bluegrass Band
1pm - Meggy Travers
2pm – Tim Weed
3pm – Eamonn Flynn & Dublinesque
4pm – Laurie Lewis & Nina Gerber
Live Music Performance Schedule 2026
About our Main Stage Programming
Drawing on deep roots in the local arts community, the Mainstage has featured performers spanning generations, genres, and backgrounds—from emerging youth artists to legendary icons, and from bluegrass to rock, reggae, Latin, funk, soul, and beyond.
Our approach to booking reflects the spirit of an arts festival—not a street fair or club showcase. We focus on eclectic, original, primarily local artists who mirror the diversity, creativity, and quality found throughout the festival’s artist booths.
The result is a Mainstage lineup that celebrates artistic excellence, originality, and the vibrant creative community surrounding us.
Children’s Grove
Two days of delightful performances and creative activities for children and families include marionettes and puppets, story telling, singing, face painting, arts and crafts and more.
Children’s Grove Schedule 2026
Saturday, September 19, 2026
MC Blue Fairy
10 am - Art with Marin MOCA
10 am - Stories and songs
11 am - Kid Sing Along
12 pm - Fratello Marionettes
1 pm - Wylding Woods Puppet Show by Woander
2 pm - Puppets, Music and Stories with Scott the Storyteller
3 pm - Brian Scott Magic
Sunday, September 20, 2026
MC Blue Fairy
10 am - Art with Marin MOCA
10 am - Stories and songs
11 am - Kid Sing Along
12 pm - Fratello Marionettes
1 pm - Brian Scott Magic
2 pm - Happy Feet Dance School
3 pm - Interactive Improv with Tam High
Each year it will be something new, but always the opportunity to jump in and participate in a group art making project. All ages are welcome. See images of our giant mural painting from last year below. Enjoy!
Community Art Project
Community Art Project 2026
Muralist Robert Louthan will again lead a community painting project for all ages. Join us for some creative time painting our 2026 mural. Everyone is invited to pick up a paintbrush and palette of acrylic colors to participate in the group mural painting project both Saturday and Sunday from 11-5pm.
The mural is divided into 4 panels: L O V E, each letter on one 4’x4’ panel.
Thank you to our sponsors: Wonderhouse Mill Valley, Riley Street Art Supply, Nova Color.
Robert Louthan (b.1986) is a fine artist, muralist and educator passionately committed to the upliftment of society through collaborative arts-based programming. Born in San Francisco, raised on the coast in Pacifica, and now based in Corte Madera~ Robert is forever inspired by the dynamic nature of the Bay Area. His studio work is a labor of Love, shining a light on the depth and beauty of transitory human experience.
