The Bluegrass Beat is your source for bluegrass events in the D.C. metropolitan area.
Summer Festival Edition!
| Date | Performer/Event | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| July 1-4 | Out Among The Stars Bluegrass Festival | Benton Rodeo Grounds (Benton, PA) |
| July 3 | Tornado Alley Bluegrass Festival | Keyser High School (Keyser, WV) |
| July 3 | Hazel Dickens & Alice Gerrard with Bernice Johnson Reegan | Smithsonian Folklife Festival (National Mall) |
| July 4 | Sierra Hull & Whiskey Rebellion | 21st Annual Bishop’s Bluegrass Festival (Orkney Springs, VA) |
| July 7-10 | 10th Annual Wayside Bluegrass Festival | Wayside Park (Stuart, VA) |
| July 10-11 | Common Ground On The Hill Roots Music and Arts Festival | Cumberland, MD |
| July 15-17 | 27th Annual Mineral Bluegrass Festival | Walton Park (Mineral, VA) |
| July 17 | Blue Skies, Blue Seas, Bluegrass Festival hosted by Fitzmaurice |
St. George Island (St. Mary’s County, MD) |
| July 17 | Old Time Banjo Contest | Takoma Park Gazebo (Takoma Park, MD) |
| July 17 | 4th Annual Old Time Banjo Festival | The Birchmere (Alexandria, VA) |
For more bluegrass events in the D.C. metropolitan area, please visit the DCBU Calendar.





