Updated December 4, 2023
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Welcome to the Bluegrass Country festival calendar. We list bluegrass, old time and Americana festivals in the US and Canada by month, plus a separate section for festivals beyond North America.
“Bluegrass festival” is a broad category, encompassing old time fiddlers’ conventions, family weekends, street fairs, mega-music festivals and everything in between. We’ve provided links to the festival websites so you can check the lineups, schedules, admission fees, facilities, whether there’s camping, jamming etc. Our calendar only lists events when we can find a current secure website or Facebook page. Check back often, as we add new events when we find them.
As always, call before making travel plans. We’re tracking all sources of information and will update event status on this site as often as we learn of changes. If you have information on events we haven’t listed, let us know.
So pack up your instruments, load the camper and hit the road!
UPDATES Check the calendar for details
February 2024: The Melodies of Bluegrass Festival in Mississippi was previously listed in March.
June 2024
New listing: Rootsinpyhtaa Bluegrass Festival in Finland.
July 2024 Festivals are now on the calendar.
Scroll down to find a partial calendar for 2024. We’ve added festivals for January through July, including those for which dates have been announced and those that haven’t updated their websites. We’ll update the calendar as we get more information.
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NOVEMBER 2023
2-4 Fall Forever Bluegrass Festival, Chickamauga, GA
2-5 South State 48 Bluegrass by the Sea, Carlsbad, CA
2-5 Fiddle Hell, Westford, MA
3-4 Bluegrass Sampler Racine, WI
9-11 Mountain View Bluegrass Festival, Mountain View, AR
9-11 Fall Palatka Bluegrass Festival, Palatka, FL
9-11 Industrial Strength Bluegrass Festival, Wilmington, OH
9-12 Headin’ Home Fest, Swainsboro, GA
10-12 Minnesota Bluegrass Fall Jam, Plymouth, MN
10-12 Wickenburg Bluegrass Festival, Wickenburg, AZ
16-18 Withlacoochee Bluegrass Festival , Dunnellon, FL
16-18 Bluegrass Christmas in the Smokies Music Festival, Gatlinburg, TN
18 Olde Dominion Bluegrass Festival, Chatham, VA
23-25 Thanksgiving Bluegrass Festival, Brooksville, FL
DECEMBER 2023
1-2 Balsam Range Art of Music Festival, Lake Junaluska, NC
2 Honeymoon Island Bluegrass Festival, Dunedin, FL
Events shown as 2022 have not published dates for 2023
AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND
2023
Feb 10-12 – Yarra Junction Fiddlers Convention, Yarra Junction, Victoria
Feb 24-26 – The Great Alpine Pick, Beechworth, Victoria
Oct 27-29- Dorrigo Folk & Bluegrass Festival, Dorrigo, NSW
Oct 27-29 – Fleurieu Folk Festival, Willunga, SA
Nov 3-5 – Imbil Acoustic Music Festival, Imbil, QLD
Nov 4-5 – Cobargo Country Pick, Cobargo, NSW
Nov 17-19 – Mountaingrass Bluegrass and Old Time Music Festival, Beechworth, Victoria
Feb 11-13 –Kiwigrass, Hamilton, NZ Canceled in 2022
CZECH REPUBLIC
2023
Jun 16-17 – Banjo Jamboree, Cáslav
Sep 2 – Bluegrass Marathon, Borovony, Tachov district
Sep 16 – Babí léto festival, Kyselka
ENGLAND
2023
Feb 10-12 – FOAOTMAD Old Time Music and Dance Festival, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire
May 6 – Spring into Bluegrass Day, Naseby, Northamptonshire
May 19-21 – Wharf Bluegrass Weekend, Grimley, Worcestershire
May 19-22 – FOAOTMAD Spring Camp, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire
Jun 8-12 – East Anglian Bluegrass Festival, Steeple Morden, Hertfordshire
Jun 16-18 – Black Deer Festival of Americana, Kent
July 14-16 – Crossover Bluegrass and Old-time Music Festival, Newport, Shropshire
Jul 23 – Battlefield Bluegrass Festival, Naseby, Northamptonshire
Aug 4-14 – FOAOTMAD Summer Camp, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire
Sep 8-10– Sweet Sunny South American Oldtime Music Festival, Ashington, West Sussex
The following festival was canceled for 2022:
Alsia Fest Old Time and Americana Campout, Penzance, Cornwall Facebook
FRANCE
2023
Aug 2-6 – Bluegrass in La Roche Festival, La Roche-sur-Foron website not updated dates verified
GERMANY
2023
May 5-6 – Bühler Bluegrass Festival, Bühl, Baden
May 27-28 – GrevenGrass Bluegrass Festival, Greven, North Rhine-Westphalia
Canceled for 2023
Bluegrass Jamboree, 26 shows in 26 locations
HUNGARY
2023
Aug 11-13 – International Bluegrass and Acoustic Music Festival, Abaliget
IRELAND
2023
Jun 9-11 – Westport Folk and Bluegrass Festival, Westport, County Mayo Facebook
Jul 21-23 Ardara Bluegrass Festival, Ardara, County Donegal
Aug 25-27 – Dunmore East Bluegrass Festival, Dunmore East, County Waterford
JAPAN
2023
May 13-14 – Spring Takarazuka Bluegrass Camp, Takarazuka
Aug 3-6 – Takarazuka Bluegrass Festival, Takarazuka
Oct 28-29 – Fall Takarazuka Bluegrass Camp, Takarazuka
NETHERLANDS
2023
May 18-20 – European World of Bluegrass, Voorthuizen
Jun 23-25 – Rotterdam Bluegrass Festival, Rotterdam
NORTHERN IRELAND
2023
May 26-28 – Bluegrass Omagh, Omagh
NORWAY
2023
Jun 10 – Langesund Bluegrassfestival, Langesund
Jul 10-16 – Strenger i Gress Bluegrassfestival, Vikersund
Jul 12-16 – Norsk Countrytreff, Breim
PORTUGAL
2023
Sep 8-10 – Trafaria Bluegrass Festival, Trafaria
SCOTLAND
2023
May 19-21 – SpringGrass Bluegrass Festival, Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire
Jun 2-4 – Arisaig Americana Music Festival, Arisaig
Sep 22-24 – Moniaive Michaelmas Bluegrass Festival, Moniaive, Dumfries & Galloway
Nov 17-19 – Scots Fiddle Festival, Edinburgh
SPAIN
2023
Mar 3-4 – Barcelona Bluegrass Camp, Barcelona
Nov 2-4 – Al Ras Bluegrass and Old Time Music Festival, Barcelona
SWEDEN
2023
Jun 30 – Jul 1 – Torsåker Bluegrass Festival, Torsåker
Aug 19 – Grenna Bluegrass Festival, Gränna
SWITZERLAND
2023
Jun 10-11 – Green Valley Festival of Bluegrass Music, Westerndorf
Aug 19 – Dorneck Bluegrass Festival, Gempen, Solothurn
2024
| 12/28 – 1/2 | Withlacoochee Jam-Boree, Dullennon, FL |
| 4-6 | New Year’s Bluegrass Festival, Jekyll Island, GA |
| 5-6 | Pat Strawhun Memorial Winter Bluegrass Festival, Eureka, MO |
| 10-14 | Portland Old-Time Music Gathering, Portland, OR |
| 11-13 | Bluegrass in Superclass, Oregon, OH |
| 12-14 | Winter Village Music Camp, Ithaca, NY |
| 13-14 | Blythe Bluegrass Festival, Blythe, CA |
| 18-20 | Yeehaw Music Fest, Okeechobee, FL |
| 18-20 | Bootheel Bluegrass Festival, Fruitland, MO |
| 18-20 | Western Hills Winter Bluegrass Festival, Wagoner, OK |
| 19-20 | January Ice Jam, Beaver Falls, PA |
| 20 | Brick City Bluegrass Festival Ocala, FL |
| 20 | Winter Bluegrass Jubilee, Pickens, SC |
| 25-27 | Florence Winter Music Festival, Florence, OR |
| 25-28 | SPBGMA Nashville Convention and Band Contest, Nashville, TN |
| 26-28 | UllrGrass Music & Beer Festival, Golden, CO |
| 26-28 | Everglades Bluegrass Festival, North Miami Beach, FL |
| Canceled for 2024 | |
| Agri-Country Bluegrass Festival, Casa Grande, AZ | |
| Postponed until 2026 | |
| Prince Edward Island Winter Bluegrass Festival, Charlottetown, PEI, Canada | |
No 2024 dates published
| Baygrass Bluegrass Festival – Islamorada, FL | |
| 2-3 | Appalachian State Old Time Fiddlers Convention, Boone, NC |
| 2-4 | ABA Bluegrass Roundup, Florence, AZ |
| 15-17 | Palatka Bluegrass Festival, Palatka, FL |
| 16-17 | Withlacoochee Jam-Boree, Dullennon, FL |
| 16-17 | KBA Winterfest Bluegrass Festival, Wichita, KS |
| 16-18 | Mid-Winter Bluegrass Festival, Northglenn, CO |
| 16-18 | Bluegrass First Class, Asheville, NC |
| 22-24 | Florida Classic Music Fest, Brooksville, FL |
| 22-25 | Wintergrass Music Festival, Bellevue, WA |
| 23-24 | Melodies of Bluegrass Festival, Morton, MS |
| 24 | Fiddle Fest, the Southeastern Fiddle Championship Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 24 | Oil Country Bluegrass Festival, Oil City, PA Facebook |
| 29-3/3 | Southwest Old-Time String Band Gathering, Tucson, AZ |
| 2/29-3/3 | Shorty’s Strickly Bluegrass Festival, East Peoria, IL |
No 2024 dates published
| Winter Bluegrass Concert, Stroudsburg, PA | |
| Bluegrass in the Bluegrass, Lexington, KY | |
JULY 2024
Events shown as 2023 have not published dates for 2024
AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND
| 2024 | |
| Feb 9-11 | Yarra Junction Fiddlers Convention, Yarra Junction, Victoria |
| Feb 23-25 | The Great Alpine Pick, Beechworth, Victoria |
| Oct 25-27 | Dorrigo Folk & Bluegrass Festival, Dorrigo, NSW |
| Oct 25-27 | Fleurieu Folk Festival, Willunga, SA |
| Nov 15-17 | Mountaingrass Bluegrass and Old Time Music Festival, Beechworth, Victoria |
| 2023 | |
| Nov 3-5 | String Valley Acoustic Festival Imbil, QLD Facebook |
| Nov 4-5 | Cobargo Country Pick, Cobargo, NSW |
CZECH REPUBLIC
| 2024 | |
| Jun 14-15 | Banjo Jamboree, Cáslav |
| Sep 7 | Bluegrass Marathon, Borovany, Tachov district |
| 2023 | |
| Sep 16 | Babí léto festival, Kyselka |
ENGLAND
| 2024 | |
| Feb 9-11 | FOAOTMAD Old Time Music and Dance Festival, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire |
| May 3-6 | Crossover Bluegrass and Old-time Music Festival, Calverton, Nottingham |
| May 17-20 | FOAOTMAD Spring Camp, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire |
| May 18 | Spring into Bluegrass Day, Naseby, Northamptonshire |
| Jun 14-16 | Black Deer Festival of Americana, Kent |
| Jul 18-21 | Battlefield Bluegrass Festival, Naseby, Northamptonshire |
| Aug 9-19 | FOAOTMAD Summer Camp, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire |
| Sep 6-8 | Sweet Sunny South American Oldtime Music Festival, Ashington, West Sussex |
| 2023 | |
| May 19-21 | Wharf Bluegrass Weekend, Grimley, Worcestershire |
| Jun 8-12 | East Anglian Bluegrass Festival, Steeple Morden, Hertfordshire |
FINLAND
| 2024 | |
| Jun 7-9 | Rootsinpyhtaa Bluegrass Festival, Stromfors |
FRANCE
| 2024 | |
| Jul 31-Aug 4 | Bluegrass in La Roche Festival, La Roche-sur-Foron |
GERMANY
| 2024 | |
| 2023 | |
| May 5-6 | Bühler Bluegrass Festival, Bühl, Baden |
| May 27-28 | GrevenGrass Bluegrass Festival, Greven, North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Canceled for 2023 | |
| Bluegrass Jamboree, 26 shows in 26 locations | |
HUNGARY
| 2024 | |
| 2023 | |
| Aug 11-13 | International Bluegrass and Acoustic Music Festival, Abaliget |
IRELAND
| 2024 | |
| Jun 7-9 | Westport Folk and Bluegrass Festival, Westport, County Mayo |
| 2023 | |
| Jul 21-23 | Ardara Bluegrass Festival, Ardara, County Donegal |
| Aug 25-27 | Dunmore East Bluegrass Festival, Dunmore East, County Waterford |
JAPAN
| 2024 | |
| 2023 | |
| May 13-14 | Spring Takarazuka Bluegrass Camp |
| Aug 3-6 | Takarazuka Bluegrass Festival |
| Oct 28-29 | Fall Takarazuka Bluegrass Camp |
NETHERLANDS
| 2024 | |
| May 9-11 | European World of Bluegrass, Voorthuizen |
| Jun 28-30 | Rotterdam Bluegrass Festival, Rotterdam |
NORTHERN IRELAND
| 2023 | |
| May 26-28 | Bluegrass Omagh, Omagh |
NORWAY
| 2024 | |
| Jul 9-14 | Strenger i Gress Bluegrassfestival, Vikersund |
| Jul 10-14 | Norsk Countrytreff, Breim |
| 2023 | |
| Jun 10 | Langesund Bluegrassfestival, Langesund |
PORTUGAL
| 2024 | |
| 2023 | |
| Sep 8-10 | Trafaria Bluegrass Festival, Trafaria |
SCOTLAND
| 2024 | |
| Nov 15-17 | Scots Fiddle Festival, Edinburgh |
| 2023 | |
| May 19-21 | SpringGrass Bluegrass Festival, Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire |
| Jun 2-4 | Arisaig Americana Music Festival, Arisaig |
| Sep 22-24 | Moniaive Michaelmas Bluegrass Festival, Moniaive, Dumfries & Galloway |
SPAIN
| 2024 | |
| Mar 1-2 | Barcelona Bluegrass Camp, Barcelona |
| 2023 | |
| Nov 2-4 | Al Ras Bluegrass and Old Time Music Festival, Barcelona |
SWEDEN
| 2024 | |
| 2023 | |
| Jun 30–Jul 1 | Torsåker Bluegrass Festival, Torsåker |
| Aug 19 | Grenna Bluegrass Festival, Gränna |
SWITZERLAND
| 2024 | |
| 2023 | |
| Jun 10-11 | Green Valley Festival of Bluegrass Music, Westerndorf |
| Aug 19 | Dorneck Bluegrass Festival, Gempen, Solothurn |