High Rio 2026 isn’t just a grassroots music festival — it’s a Russian River fever dream stitched together with guitar strings and sunbeams. Day 1 is for the music: guitars ringing through the redwoods, food crackling on the grill, kids running wild in the grass, the whole town humming like somebody spiked the sunshine.

Bare feet, cold drinks, dancing with strangers, maybe a little smooching under the trees — the whole glorious mess of summer in Monte Rio, exactly how it oughta be.

Day 2, we take it to the water: a community rafting trip down the Russian River, floating slow with your people, laughing too loud, waving at the banks like river royalty while Sasquatch himself lurks nearby — hairy, mysterious, and probably holding a beer.

It’s music, it’s community, it’s small-town magic with a little fog on it. Every ticket helps keep the spirit alive. Every song, every paddle stroke, every sunburnt smile is a love letter to Monte Rio. So grab your crew, your weird aunt, your river shoes, your tambourine, and your best feral energy and head down to The Monte Rio Theater & Extravaganza.

High Rio’s calling, and we ain’t leaving no voicemail.