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The Northern California Folk-Rock Festival was a music festival held at Family Park in the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds in San Jose , California , on May 18 -- 19 , 1968 and promoted by Bob Blodgett .. Rock. Rock music. music festival. music festival. It was the first of two such festivals held at the venue , being followed by the Northern California Folk-Rock Festival -LRB- 1969 -RRB- .. Rock. Rock music. The festival featured Country Joe and the Fish , The Animals , Jefferson Airplane , The Doors , Big Brother and the Holding Company featuring Janis Joplin , The Youngbloods , The Electric Flag , Kaleidoscope , Taj Mahal , and Ravi Shankar .. Country Joe and the Fish. Country Joe and the Fish. The Animals. The Animals. Jefferson Airplane. Jefferson Airplane. The Doors. The Doors. Big Brother and the Holding Company. Big Brother and the Holding Company. Janis Joplin. Janis Joplin. The Youngbloods. The Youngbloods. The Electric Flag. The Electric Flag. Kaleidoscope. Kaleidoscope ( US band ). Taj Mahal. Taj Mahal ( musician ). Ravi Shankar. Ravi Shankar. And although not mentioned in the promotional material , Grateful Dead also performed .. Grateful Dead. Grateful Dead. Linda Segul created a poster .. Carson-Morris Studios also created a poster featuring Jim Morrison .. Jim Morrison. Jim Morrison