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Out Among The Stars - OATS is the Grillbillies' annual festival, held in early summer in Jerseytown, PA. Free rough camping with advance four-day ticket, and a pig roast on Thursday. Performer links, booking, advance tickets, vendor and email contacts.
Palmetto Bluegrass Festival, 1st Annual - This Southern festival in April in the port city of Charleston, SC, and will feature national and local acts. Ticket and contact information, feedback and information request forms, and links.
Park City Bluegrass Festival, 8th Annual - Three-day festival held in early May at the Kansas Coliseum Indoor Pavilion in Park City, with indoor and outdoor jamming areas, camping, plus self-sufficient and full service RV parking. General information numbers, area motels, advance tickets and a mailing list.
Pickathon Music Festival - A non-profit, all-day festival featuring an eclectic mix of musical styles including bluegrass, Irish, Cajun, blues, swing, country, roots rock, and old-timey. Advance ticket sales, festival rules and services, camping and lodging information, directions and email contact.
Planet Bluegrass - Home page for the Telluride Bluegrass Festival, Rocky Mountain Bluegrass Festival (RockyGrass), Rocky Mountain Folks Festival, and Song School (a songwriters' summit), all in Colorado. Music downloads of favorite Telluride artists, tickets, CDs and online merchandise.
Poppy Mountain Presents IIIrd Tyme Out Bluegrass Festival - This September family festival in Morehead, Kentucky (Rowan County) offers showcases and main stage acts, with free admission for children 12 and under. Activities include fishing, hiking, horseback trail-riding, sightseeing and jamming. Discussion group, mailing list (with free raffle entry), prizes, photos, FAQs, how to showcase, volunteer forms, directions, camping and vendor information, and links.
PreddyFest Bluegrass Festival - Held in August on the Tar River in Franklin County, North Carolina, this festival offers both shade, space and plenty of picking, and is one of bluegrass's newest family-style gatherings. Email address, photos, guidelines, schedule, directions, ticket and camping information.
Red River Valley Heritage Bluegrass Festival - Annual two-day September festival held in two locations in Paris, Texas. Band schedule and times, advance ticket, tourist and booking information.
RenoFest - Commemorating the life and music of banjo legend Don Reno, this annual festival, hosted by the Reno Brothers, is held indoors at the historic Center Theater in Hartsville, South Carolina, with performances, instrument workshops, outdoor parking-lot picking, showcase and special events around town. Ticket and limited RV reservations, maps, parking, lodging and discount information.
Roanoke Bluegrass Weekend - Held in Roanoke, VA, this is a three-day, hands-on learning event at which pickers study with banjo, mandolin and guitar masters. Photos, travel information, schedules, online registration, and email contacts. Hosted and organized by AcuTab Publications and Flatpicking Guitar Magazine.
San Francisco Bluegrass & Old-Time Festival - A week-long event in early February, featuring different artists each night in many venues in San Francisco and its neighboring communities. Email, lineup, links to the Northern California Bluegrass Society, artists, and calendar of bluegrass and old-time events in the Bay area.
Santa Fe Trails Bluegrass Festival - Three days of music on three stages, with national, regional and local acts, including bluegrass, old-time, Irish, cowboy, traditional, and other acoustic music. Lots of activities for children and adults, including clogging, a fiddle contest, music and dance workshops, vendors and an auction. Email address, FAQs and information.
Sawlog 'n' Strings Bluegrass Festival - Held each August in a densely wooded area near Jetmore, Kansas, not far from Dodge City, this family event has performances and instrument workshops, including how to play the saw. Activities include buggy rides, games, arts & crafts, blacksmith and a cider press. Mail-order tickets, artist, camping, lodging and travel information.
Silver Strings Bluegrass Festival - Held in early June at State Fair Park in Lincoln, NE, this event has a covered festival stage, full-service campground, tent sites and a free shuttle. Band schedule, artist profiles, weather, directions, ticket prices, telephone and email contacts.
Snowshoe Bluegrass Festival - This June-July event is held at the Snowshoe Mountain ski resort in WV, rain or shine, featuring traditional and native bluegrass, including Dr. Ralph Stanley. Advance and gate ticket prices, weather, mountain maps, telephone contact, email, links, and other mountain events and musical attractions.
South Texas Music Festival - Five-day Americana festival with 300 shows on twelve stages, held in February in Mercedes, Texas, in the Rio Grande Valley, with bluegrass, country, folk, Texas Swing, western, religious, Mariachi and Tejano music. Picking and tortilla throwing contests, arts & crafts, folkloric dancers, booths, jamming, showers, camping, RV service, and free biscuits and gravy breakfast. Profits go to scholarships. Contact information and guest book.
Strawberry Music Festival - Two eclectic bluegrass festivals take place over the Memorial Day and Labor Day weekends at Camp Mather, Yosemite, CA, offering family activities including musical performances, storytelling, arts & crafts, and jamming. No pets, ground or charcoal fires. Ticket information, maps, weather forecasts, lineups, set lists, message board and feedback.
Stringbenders Bluegrass Festival - Fourth annual event held in September in Fort Defiance Park at the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers, one mile south of Cairo, Illinois. Eighty acres, camping, food vendors. Artist profiles and links.
Talkeetna Bluegrass Festival - Four summer days in Alaska with 20 hours of bluegrass and roots music every day. Talkeetna offers camping, jamming, and a variety of artist and crafts booths. Kids over 65 and under 12 are free. Email and phone contacts, history, rules, booking and vendor information.
Telluride Tom's Home Page - Telluride Tom has some of his personal recordings (on sound files) and photos.
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