Atascadero 4th of July Music Festival
Music festival is free for everyone!.

Music begins at 4 p.m. with Actual Grass , followed by 4 on the Floor Dance Band
​and ending with the Atascadero Community Band from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.  
Don't forget to bring your camp chair or blanket. 
Actual Grass

Actual Grass is a group of musicians who love to play the traditional bluegrass music of artists like Bill Monroe, The Stanley Brothers, Flatt and Scruggs, Tony Rice, and Del McCourey. The band consists of Joel Demir (guitar), Kelly McKinley (bass, mandolin), Ryan McKinley (fiddle, banjo), and Scott Morris (banjo, bass). Joel Demir received his BA in music from Cal Poly SLO and has composed and played in a variety of genres and styles ranging from classical Arabic music to bluegrass. He plays locally with his band, The SLOpickers, along with Scott Morris. Morris has a long and rich history in bluegrass; he studied banjo at South Plains College in Levelland, TX, and has performed in a number of bluegrass groups over the years. Notably, he played in the Bear Creek Ramblers with Stuart Duncan and Ron Block. Both Kelly and Ryan McKinley have played in a number of bluegrass groups and currently play in their family-based group, the McKinley Boys. Kelly has also performed with the Dusty Shoes Band, The Wave Breakers, and a number of other groups over his 30+ years of performing. Ryan McKinley has also made a name for himself in the music world. He has performed with artists such as Judd Tucker, Aubrey Haney, Larry Cordle, and currently plays in the house band for the Crystal Palace in Bakersfield.
4 on the Floor Dance Band

4 on the Floor Dance Band is made up of Wayne Stach on drums and vocals, Bill Prince on guitar and vocals and Gary Lehrer on guitar and Jerry Davis on bass and vocals. 
4 on the Floor plays a blend of country, blues, rock and jazz. They will surely have you dancing in no time. Their motto is Shift into High Gear with Us..

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Atascadero Community Band

An added bonus for Independence Day this year is that it falls on a Tuesday! This means yes, the Atascadero Community Band will perform its annual Patriotic Concert on Tuesday, July 4th 2023! 
The Band will be the anchor of this wonderful afternoon of music!! Wear your military uniform, as we will be paying tribute to all veterans and active service people. ​FREE as always! Donations always gratefully accepted.
Please bring your chairs, blankets, picnics and other Fourth of July Festivities to the gorgeous Centennial Bandstand at the Atascadero Lake Park. In turn, we will provide the glorious pre-firework entertainment for the Fourth of July. Looking forward to seeing everyone and celebrating our wonderful country together.
​​This is an annual fundraiser for Atascadero Colony Days—find out more
​at www.colonydays.org.

Get involved with Atascadero Colony Days, our annual celebration of the Community
Volunteers are the heart of Colony Days, as the event is put on by volunteers.
The more hands we have, the lighter the work. While we have volunteers that work year-round to organize the event, we also need many volunteers the weekend of the event and the week before, as well as to plan and execute different tasks throughout the year.
The Atascadero Colony Days Committee is the force
behind the annual celebration of the community of Atascadero.
We are a 501(c)3 non-profit, and are fully supported by the community since 1974.