articles

Picnic in the Park Concert Season open NOW!

at Davis Farmers Market in Central Park

July 25, 2014
Break out those picnic blankets and baskets! 

Picnic in the Park concert season returned to the Davis Farmers Market on Wednesday, March 29, 4:30–8:30 pm in Central Park, 3rd and C Streets in Davis, when Blue Blazes opens the season with Rockabilly and Blues. Davis Food Co-op sponsors live music from local bands every Wednesday (5 pm to dark) through October 29. Shop the farmers market, buy dinner at the International Food Faire, visit Davis Soroptimists' beer and wine garden, and entertain your kids with family fun. Children's entertainment includes Central Park's bicycle-powered carousel, the Rocknasium's climbing structure, Bouncing Bungalows, face-painting, pony rides by Greenich's Acres, and balloon genius, Dilly Dally the Clown. 
Picnic in the Park’s International Food Faire offers picnickers a wide array of dinner specialties to tantalize worldly palates. New food vendors this year include Davis Food Co-op, Montoya's Tamales, Our House and Village Bakery. They join these picnic food vendors: The Buckhorn, Ciocolat, Davis Creamery, East-West Gourmet, The Hotdogger, Kathmandu Kitchen, Monticello Seasonal Cuisine, Raja's Tandoor, Thai Recipes, Upper Crust Bakery and Kettlepop. 

The Market is packed with organic and convention Spring produce—strawberries, asparagus, snap peas, greens, lettuces and more.Craft booths are at the north end of the market. For more information, call 530-756-1695 or visit http://www.davisfarmersmarket.org.

Local bands provide a wide variety of music–Bluegrass, Americana, Rock 'n Roll, Folk, Blues, Dixieland, Big Band, Rockabilly, Dance Music, R& B, World Music, Latin Fusion and more. Music usually begins at 5 pm and continues until dark. Check our Facebook page for details each week.
Here's the music schedule for 2014:

March 19- Blue Blazes- Rockabilly/Blue

March 26- Lisa Phenix Band- Folk/Americana

April 2- Peter Franklin Band- Classic Rock

April 9- Guitar Mac & the Blues Express- Blues

April 16- The Road Crew- Folk Rock

April 23- The Notorious Shank Brothers- Bluegrass

April 30- Tha’ Dirt Feeling- Hip Hop & Rock‘nRoll

May 7- Sticky Vikki & the Pinecones- Rockabilly

May 14- Sidetracked- Eclectic Folk

May 21- Papa Hip- Rock ‘n R&B

May 28- Avalanche & Cal Aggie Band-uh!- Bluegrass & Picnic Pops

June 4- High Strung-  Bluegrass

June 11- Hardwater- Pop/Rock/Folk/Blues  

June 18- Frankie & the Fabletones- Rock ‘n Roll Oldies 

June 25- Odd Man Out- Folk/’60s&‘70s Rock

July 2- Over Forté- Dixieland

July 9- Acoustic S & M- 50 Years of Folk/Rock

July 16- The Hucklebucks- Blues

July 23 - Lincoln Highway Band- Country/Rockabilly

July 30 -Julie & the JukesBlues

August 6 -The Plainfield Pickers- Western Swing/Bluegrass

Aug 13- Cold Shot- Dance Music

Aug 20- Anderson-Gram Duo- Folk/Americana

Aug 27- YoloMambo- World Music

Sept 3- It’s About Time- Big Band/Swing

Sept 10- The Undulations- Post-Modern Swing

Sept 17- Jenny Lynn & Her Real Gone Daddies- Bluegrass

Sept 24- Catfish & the Crawdaddies- American Roots  

Oct 1- Pleasant Valley Boys- Bluegrass

Oct 8- Reegal Beezers    Jazz & Beatles

Oct 15- The Sharks‘ - 60s - Rock Instrumentals

Oct 22- Walkin’ the Dawg- Rock ‘n Roll 

Oct 29- Red Union Blues- Rock/Pop/Folk/Country