Downtown Livermore Street Fest — Live Bands

Livermore Downtown Inc. staged its 2026 Downtown Street Fest on May 16 and 17 in central Livermore, with live bands split between Stockmen’s Park and Bankhead Plaza. The event ran Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., according to the organizer’s event page. (livermoredowntown.com) Pleasanton Weekly reported ahead of the weekend that the annual festival would bring back live music, vendors, a kid zone and tasting lounges for wine and beer. Livermore Downtown’s website described the event as one of the city’s long-running downtown celebrations. ### Where was the music, and how much of it was there? (livermoredowntown.com) Livermore Downtown’s event page said the festival featured two live entertainment areas and 14 bands over the two-day weekend. The stages were set at Stockmen’s Park, 29 S. Livermore Ave., and Bankhead Plaza, 2400 First St. Live music was scheduled from 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday and from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday. The entertainment page said the lineup covered multiple genres including R&B, pop, country, reggae and rock. Patch, citing Livermore Downtown Inc., said the bands ranged “from reggae to motown to country and everything in between.” (livermoredowntown.com) ### Which bands were on the bill? The live entertainment page listed Saturday acts at Stockmen’s Park including RJAE Haas Band, The Groove Doctors, Crawdad Republic and Ruff Stock. The page described The Groove Doctors as an eight-piece dance and party band and said Crawdad Republic came out of Livermore wine country. (livermoredowntown.com) Livermore Live Music’s event listings also showed Street Fest performances tied to the weekend schedule, including Pacific Vibration at Stockmen’s Park on Sunday afternoon. That separate listing matched the organizer’s description of music spread across both festival days. (livermoredowntown.com) ### What else was happening besides the bands? Pleasanton Weekly reported that the festival included hundreds of vendors, a kid zone and tasting lounges for wine and beer. Livermore Downtown’s own page said the event had more than 120 vendors, outdoor dining and boutique shopping in addition to the music. (livermoredowntown.com) Patch reported that four local breweries and eight local wineries were pouring during the festival. Livermore Downtown’s event page listed breweries and wineries at both Stockmen’s Park and Bankhead Plaza, including Del Cielo Brewing Co., Altamont Beer Works, McGrail Vineyards & Winery and Steven Kent Winery. (livermorelivemusic.com) ### How did admission and drink sales work? Livermore Downtown’s website said admission was free, while beer and wine required tokens. The organizer priced tokens at $10 each and said each token covered one glass of beer or wine, with no tasting pours. (pleasantonweekly.com) The same page said alcohol pouring ran from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday. Ticket sales for alcohol ended at 4:30 p.m. Saturday and 3:30 p.m. Sunday, according to the organizer. ### How were people told to get there? Patch reported that Wheels Bus offered free rides for festival goers on Rapid routes 15, 10R and 30R during the weekend. (patch.com) The same report said street parking was free and pointed drivers to lots at Railroad Avenue and L Street, and Railroad Avenue and I Street. (livermoredowntown.com) Livermore Downtown’s page also said the festival map marked ticket booths, pouring tents, music stages, restrooms and the Sunday farmers market. That map and the entertainment schedule remained available through the organizer’s Street Fest pages. (livermoredowntown.com) ### Where can readers still find the lineup and event details? Pleasanton Weekly directed readers to the full lineup and festival details in its May 13 preview of the event. Livermore Downtown’s Street Fest and live entertainment pages continue to list the 2026 schedule, venues, vendor details and drink-token information. (pleasantonweekly.com) (livermoredowntown.com) (patch.com)