Davis Music Fest 8

The Davis Music Festival provides music fans an experience of discovery as it hosts 40 bands over 3 days, in multiple venues all over downtown Davis.

The varied lineup avoids divisive categories based on genre, promoting musical exploration.

For those who like lists, the Fest will feature traditional rock, psych pop, unsigned indie discoveries, folk music, funk, bluegrass, and more. Over 40 separate acts will spread across 7 venues over three days: a family-friendly but raging Friday evening kickoff at Sudwerk Dock Store, Saturday’s multitude of sets at Armadillo Music, Sophia’s Thai Bar, Odd Fellows Lodge, and expanded outdoor stages at the Pence Gallery, with extended sets on Sunday at Delta of Venus, and Woodstock’s, perfect for those who can’t bear to let the music go.

This annual fundraiser for the Davis School Arts Foundation is put on by the Davis Live Music Collective, a local nonprofit supported by an army of volunteers, and several prominent business and private sponsorships.

DMF8 falls on Father’s Day this year, and is there any better way to celebrate than to rock out with your Dad?