For the ninth year, the Freight celebrates incredible talent with the Berkeley Bluegrass Festival, May 2-4, 2025. With concerts programmed by Grammy-award winner Laurie Lewis, plus curated instructional workshops, Berkeley Bluegrass Festival brings together leaders of the genre, up-and-coming artists, and music fans for three days of concerts, jams, workshops , and good old-fashioned merriment to kick off the summer music festival season.