Annual Live Oak Music Festival

The three-day, family-friendly festival takes place Friday through Sunday, June 13th to June 15th, 2025. The festival is organized by and serves as one of the primary annual fundraisers for KCBX Public Radio. Full Festival tickets for adults, teens, and children include camping on the festival grounds at the scenic El Chorro Regional Park in San Luis Obispo. Single day tickets, RV reservations, and camp parking passes are also available.

This community-favorite event brings friends and family together to create lasting memories through a variety of musical genres, including funk, bluegrass, soul, folk, alternative rock, Americana, world music, and more. “This is a Father’s Day tradition that my children have grown up with,” said KCBX General Manager Frank Lanzone, adding, “Now, I am thrilled to be attending the festival with my grandchildren, a multi-generational experience so many others in our community have also enjoyed.”

Fifteen acts have been confirmed for 2025 so far, with more to be announced soon. Performers include The California Honeydrops (blues and soul, jazz, R&B), Cimafunk (Afro-Cuban funk), Grateful Shred (Dead-inspired country rock), Rob Ickes and Trey Hensley (virtuoso bluegrass and country), Chuck Prophet and His Cumbia Shoes (alt-country-rock ‘n’ cumbia), High Step Society (EDM-infused Big Band jazz), Margo Cilker (Americana and roots country), Miko Marks (soulful Americana), Jerry & Dawg Revisited (“Dawg Music,” featuring former members of the Garcia Grisman Band), Wolf Jett (cosmic mountain music), Brass Mash (brass band mashups), Two Paper Squares (bluegrassy beach folk), Zen Mountain Poets (psychedelic neo-prog folk jazz), True Zion (reggae), and Murphy Wylde (folk duo).