The Dry Diggings Festival in Placerville is billed as a music, camping and beer festival.

Music groups reflect the unique nature of the West Coast reggae style music genre that has attracted capacity crowds at their sister Cali Roots festival in Monterey each May. The lineup includes Tribal Seeds, Collie Buddz, Nahko and Medicine for the People, JBoog, Don Carlos, Zion I, Through the Roots, Josh Heinrichs, Hirie, Makua Rothman, Seedless, Thrive, Inna Vision, Leilani Wolfgramm, Mystic Roots, Arise Roots, Element of Soul, ****** Roots Project, Brodi Nicholas with more artists to be announced in August.

The Dry Diggings festival will be at the 6,000 capacity El Dorado County Fairgrounds on Sept. 25-27.

Attendees have the option of camping on site.

The event will feature 30 vendors and a beer garden. Sierra Nevada Brewing, Lagunitas Brewing, Altamont and Firestone Walker will all feature a variety of beers to taste.

To purchase tickets, go online.