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Shows worth pointing a truck at.
Tour dates and festival weekends across the Americana community. Ticket links go straight to the venues and promoters.
Festivals 2026 & 2027
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316 festivals · 9 regions
Americana, folk, bluegrass, and roots festivals across North America. Every card links to the festival's official site.
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South Walton, FL, USA · January · Winter
30A Songwriters Festival
Americana / Singer-songwriter
Attendance · ~10,000
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Whitehorse, YT, Canada · June / July · Summer
Adäka / Yukon roots (Indigenous arts)
Indigenous / Folk
Attendance · ~varies
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Juneau, AK, USA · April · Spring
Alaska Folk Festival
Folk
Attendance · ~3,000 (free)
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Albuquerque, NM, USA · June · Summer
Albuquerque Folk Festival
Folk / Traditional
Attendance · ~3,000
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Nashville, TN, USA · September · Fall
AMERICANAFEST (Americana Music Festival & Conference)
Americana
Attendance · ~35,000
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Anacortes, WA, USA · Varies · Varies
Anacortes / Northwest roots
Roots / Indie
Attendance · ~varies
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Anderson, AK, USA · July · Summer
Anderson Bluegrass Festival
Bluegrass
Attendance · ~1,000
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Ann Arbor, MI, USA · January / February · Winter
Ann Arbor Folk Festival
Folk / Americana
Attendance · ~4,000
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Clifftop, WV, USA · July / August · Summer
Appalachian String Band Music Festival (Clifftop)
Old-Time
Attendance · ~3,000
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Elmer, NJ, USA · June · Summer
Appel Farm Arts & Music Festival
Folk / Americana
Attendance · ~5,000
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Loveland, CO, USA · August · Summer
ARISE Music Festival
Roots / Jam / World
Attendance · ~10,000
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Wells, BC, Canada · August (long weekend) · Summer
ArtsWells Festival of All Things Art
Folk / Roots / Eclectic
Attendance · ~3,000
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Athens, AL, USA · October · Fall
Athens Old-Time Fiddlers Convention
Old-Time / Bluegrass
Attendance · ~10,000
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Atlin, BC, Canada · July · Summer
Atlin Arts & Music Festival
Folk / Roots
Attendance · ~2,000
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Elkins, WV, USA · July / August · Summer
Augusta Heritage Festival
Folk / Traditional
Attendance · ~2,000
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Barberville, FL, USA · November · Fall
Barberville Old Florida Jamboree
Folk / Traditional
Attendance · ~5,000
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Dahlonega, GA, USA · April · Spring
Bear on the Square Mountain Festival
Old-Time / Bluegrass
Attendance · ~10,000 (free)
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Bear Valley, CA, USA · July / August · Summer
Bear Valley Music Festival (roots weekends)
Roots / Multi
Attendance · ~varies
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Casper, WY, USA · August · Summer
Beartrap Summer Festival
Americana / Roots
Attendance · ~5,000
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Beaver Island, MI, USA · July · Summer
Beaver Island Music Festival
Roots / Jam
Attendance · ~1,500
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Asheville, NC, USA · Summer · Varies
Bele Chere successor / Downtown roots
Roots
Attendance · ~varies
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North Adams, MA, USA · September · Fall
Berkshire Bluegrass / Roots (Fresh Grass adj.)
Bluegrass
Attendance · ~2,000
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Knoxville, TN, USA · March · Spring
Big Ears Festival
Eclectic / Roots / Avant
Attendance · ~30,000
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Boonville, MO, USA · April · Spring
Big Muddy Folk Festival
Folk / Traditional
Attendance · ~1,500
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Bayfield, WI, USA · June–September · Summer
Big Top Chautauqua
Folk / Americana
Attendance · ~seasonal
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Bean Blossom, IN, USA · June · Summer
Bill Monroe Memorial Bluegrass Festival (Bean Blossom)
Bluegrass
Attendance · ~15,000
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Lafayette, LA, USA · October · Fall
Blackpot Festival & Cookoff
Cajun / Creole / Roots
Attendance · ~5,000
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Harbor Springs, MI, USA · July · Summer
Blissfest Music Festival
Folk / Roots / World
Attendance · ~5,000
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Litchfield, ME, USA · June & August · Summer
Blistered Fingers Family Bluegrass
Bluegrass
Attendance · ~4,000
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Eau Claire, WI, USA · June · Summer
Blue Ox Music Festival
Bluegrass / Americana
Attendance · ~10,000
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Ferrum, VA, USA · October · Fall
Blue Ridge Folklife Festival
Folk / Traditional
Attendance · ~15,000
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Clarendon, ON, Canada · August · Summer
Blue Skies Music Festival
Folk / Roots
Attendance · ~1,500
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Stony Plain, AB, Canada · August · Summer
Blueberry Bluegrass Festival
Bluegrass
Attendance · ~4,000
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Lawrenceburg, IN, USA · Varies · Varies
Bluegrass at Bardstown / regional (IN/OH)
Bluegrass
Attendance · ~2,000
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La Grange, KY, USA · Varies · Varies
Bluegrass in La Grange / Roots
Bluegrass
Attendance · ~2,000
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Telluride, CO, USA · September · Fall
Blues & Brews / Telluride roots
Roots / Blues
Attendance · ~10,000
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Blythe, CA, USA · January · Winter
Blythe Bluegrass Festival
Bluegrass
Attendance · ~5,000
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Winona, MN, USA · September · Fall
Boats & Bluegrass Festival
Bluegrass / Roots
Attendance · ~3,000
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Turkey, TX, USA · April · Spring
Bob Wills Day
Western Swing
Attendance · ~10,000
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Boston, MA, USA · Varies · Varies
Boston Bluegrass Union events
Bluegrass
Attendance · ~varies
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Challis, ID, USA · August · Summer
Braun Brothers Reunion
Americana / Country
Attendance · ~10,000
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Bristol, TN, USA · September · Fall
Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion
Americana / Roots
Attendance · ~50,000
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Delton, MI, USA · June · Summer
Buttermilk Jamboree
Roots / Folk
Attendance · ~3,000
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Independence, VA, USA · February · Winter
Cabin Fever in the Blue Ridge
Old-Time
Attendance · ~500
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Calgary, AB, Canada · July · Summer
Calgary Folk Music Festival
Folk / Roots
Attendance · ~50,000
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Grass Valley, CA, USA · July · Summer
California WorldFest
Folk / Roots / World
Attendance · ~8,000
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Driftwood, TX, USA · May / June · Spring
Camp Ben McCulloch Old Fiddlers' Reunion
Old-Time / Fiddle
Attendance · ~3,000
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Rancho del Rio, CO, USA · June · Summer
Campout for the Cause
Bluegrass / Roots
Attendance · ~1,500
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Canmore, AB, Canada · August (long weekend) · Summer
Canmore Folk Music Festival
Folk
Attendance · ~10,000
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Williams Lake, BC, Canada · Varies · Varies
Cariboo / BC interior roots
Roots / Country
Attendance · ~varies
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Bethel, NY, USA · June · Summer
Catskill Chill / Disc Jam (roots-jam)
Roots / Jam
Attendance · ~3,000
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Cavendish, PE, Canada · Varies · Varies
Cavendish Beach roots / PEI
Country / Roots
Attendance · ~varies
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Grass Valley, CA, USA · June · Summer
CBA Father's Day Bluegrass Festival
Bluegrass
Attendance · ~5,000
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Various (Cape Breton), NS, Canada · October · Fall
Celtic Colours International Festival
Celtic / Folk
Attendance · ~20,000
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Charlotte, VT, USA · August · Summer
Champlain Valley Folk Festival
Folk / Traditional
Attendance · ~2,000
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Floyd, VA, USA · Varies · Varies
Chantilly Farm Bluegrass & BBQ
Bluegrass
Attendance · ~2,000
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Baltimore, MD, USA · April / May · Spring
Charm City Bluegrass Festival
Bluegrass
Attendance · ~5,000
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Ottawa, ON, Canada · September · Fall
CityFolk Festival
Folk / Americana
Attendance · ~30,000
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Croton-on-Hudson, NY, USA · June · Summer
Clearwater's Great Hudson River Revival
Folk / Roots
Attendance · ~15,000
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Stevenson, WA, USA · July · Summer
Columbia Gorge Bluegrass Festival
Bluegrass
Attendance · ~2,000
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Coombs, BC, Canada · Varies · Varies
Coombs Bluegrass / Vancouver Island
Bluegrass
Attendance · ~varies
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La Crosse, WI, USA · July · Summer
Country Boom
Country / Americana
Attendance · ~15,000
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Darrington, WA, USA · July / August · Summer
Darrington Bluegrass Festival
Bluegrass
Attendance · ~5,000
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Dauphin, MB, Canada · June / July · Summer
Dauphin's Countryfest
Country / Roots
Attendance · ~15,000
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Dawson City, YT, Canada · July · Summer
Dawson City Music Festival
Folk / Roots / Indie
Attendance · ~2,000
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Wolfville, NS, Canada · September / October · Fall
Deep Roots Music Festival
Folk / Roots
Attendance · ~3,000
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Woodstown, NJ, USA · August / September · Summer
Delaware Valley Bluegrass Festival
Bluegrass
Attendance · ~4,000
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Cumberland, MD, USA · May (Memorial Day) · Spring
DelFest
Bluegrass / Americana
Attendance · ~20,000
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Cleveland, MS, USA · Varies · Varies
Delta Music Experience / Roots
Roots / Blues
Attendance · ~varies
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Sugar Grove, NC, USA · July · Summer
Doc Watson MusicFest (Sugar Grove)
Old-Time / Bluegrass
Attendance · ~2,000
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Orcas Island, WA, USA · August · Summer
Doe Bay Fest
Indie / Folk / Americana
Attendance · ~1,000
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Ellsworth, ME, USA · Varies · Varies
Down East Country Music Jamboree
Country / Bluegrass
Attendance · ~1,500
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Coshocton, OH, USA · May · Spring
Dulcimer Days (Coshocton)
Traditional / Dulcimer
Attendance · ~1,000
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Durango, CO, USA · April · Spring
Durango Bluegrass Meltdown
Bluegrass
Attendance · ~3,000
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Pefferlaw, ON, Canada · August · Summer
Eaglewood Folk Festival
Folk / Roots
Attendance · ~2,000
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Mill Spring, NC, USA · August / September · Summer
Earl Scruggs Music Festival
Bluegrass / Americana
Attendance · ~10,000
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Lake City, MI, USA · September · Fall
Earthwork Harvest Gathering
Folk / Roots
Attendance · ~2,500
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Edmonton, AB, Canada · August · Summer
Edmonton Folk Music Festival
Folk / Roots
Attendance · ~100,000
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Goshen, CT, USA · July / August · Summer
Falcon Ridge Folk Festival
Folk
Attendance · ~3,000
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Lyons, CO, USA · July · Summer
Fall Festival / Rockygrass Academy
Bluegrass (educational)
Attendance · ~500
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Varies, IL, USA · September · Fall
Farm Aid (roots-benefit)
Americana / Roots / Country
Attendance · ~25,000
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Fayetteville, AR, USA · August · Summer
Fayetteville Roots Festival
Americana / Roots
Attendance · ~8,000
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Tadoussac, QC, Canada · June · Summer
Festival de la Chanson de Tadoussac
Francophone / Folk
Attendance · ~10,000
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Rouyn-Noranda, QC, Canada · Varies · Varies
Festival de musique émergente / roots
Roots / Indie
Attendance · ~varies
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Petite-Vallée, QC, Canada · June / July · Summer
Festival en chanson de Petite-Vallée
Francophone / Folk
Attendance · ~5,000
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Lafayette, LA, USA · April · Spring
Festival International de Louisiane
Francophone / Roots / World
Attendance · ~300,000 (free)
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Lexington, KY, USA · June · Summer
Festival of the Bluegrass
Bluegrass
Attendance · ~8,000
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Union Grove, NC, USA · May (Memorial Day) · Spring
Fiddlers Grove Ole Time Fiddlers & Bluegrass Festival
Old-Time / Bluegrass
Attendance · ~5,000
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Asheville, NC, USA · July / August (weekly) · Summer
Fiddlin' Pig / Shindig on the Green
Old-Time / Bluegrass
Attendance · ~2,000 (free)
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Comox, BC, Canada · August (long weekend) · Summer
Filberg Festival
Folk / Arts
Attendance · ~10,000
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Trumansburg, NY, USA · July · Summer
Finger Lakes GrassRoots Festival of Music & Dance
Roots / Folk / World
Attendance · ~20,000
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Astoria, OR, USA · February · Winter
FisherPoets Gathering (roots-adjacent)
Folk / Spoken / Roots
Attendance · ~varies
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White Springs, FL, USA · May (Memorial Day) · Spring
Florida Folk Festival
Folk / Traditional
Attendance · ~10,000
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Floyd, VA, USA · July · Summer
FloydFest
Americana / Roots / Jam
Attendance · ~15,000
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Various, NM, USA · Varies · Varies
Folk Alliance / regional showcases
Folk (industry)
Attendance · ~varies
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Yellowknife, NT, Canada · July · Summer
Folk on the Rocks
Folk / Roots / Indigenous
Attendance · ~5,000
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Pagosa Springs, CO, USA · September (Labor Day) · Fall
Four Corners Folk Festival
Folk / Americana
Attendance · ~4,000
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Wickenburg, AZ, USA · November · Fall
Four Corners States Bluegrass Festival
Bluegrass / Contest
Attendance · ~5,000
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Geneva, IL, USA · September (Labor Day) · Fall
Fox Valley Folk Music & Storytelling Festival
Folk / Traditional
Attendance · ~3,000
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Gulf Shores, AL, USA · November · Fall
Frank Brown International Songwriters' Festival
Songwriter / Americana
Attendance · ~5,000
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Bentonville, AR, USA · May · Spring
FreshGrass Bentonville
Bluegrass / Roots
Attendance · ~10,000
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North Adams, MA, USA · September · Fall
FreshGrass Festival
Bluegrass / Roots
Attendance · ~10,000
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Lucasville, OH, USA · Varies · Varies
Frontier Days Old-Time / Ohio
Old-Time / Bluegrass
Attendance · ~2,000
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St. Augustine, FL, USA · May · Spring
Gamble Rogers Folk Festival
Folk
Attendance · ~3,000
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Bengough, SK, Canada · July / August · Summer
Gateway Festival
Americana / Roots / Country
Attendance · ~5,000
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Elberton, GA, USA · September · Fall
Georgia String Band Festival
Old-Time / Bluegrass
Attendance · ~2,000
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Gettysburg, PA, USA · May & August · Spring
Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival
Bluegrass
Attendance · ~5,000
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Girdwood, AK, USA · July · Summer
Girdwood Forest Fair (roots)
Folk / Roots
Attendance · ~varies
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Albuquerque, NM, USA · September · Fall
Globalquerque!
World / Roots
Attendance · ~5,000
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Goderich, ON, Canada · August · Summer
Goderich Celtic Roots Festival
Celtic / Folk
Attendance · ~5,000
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Bethlehem, PA, USA · Varies · Varies
Godfrey Daniels Folk Series / Fest
Folk / Singer-songwriter
Attendance · ~500
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Tres Pinos, CA, USA · August · Summer
Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival
Bluegrass
Attendance · ~2,000
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Ballston Spa, NY, USA · May · Spring
GottaGetGon (Pick'n & Fiddle) Festival
Folk / Traditional
Attendance · ~2,000
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Alta, WY, USA · August · Summer
Grand Targhee Bluegrass Festival
Bluegrass
Attendance · ~5,000
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Syria, VA, USA · May / June · Spring
Graves Mountain Festival of Music
Bluegrass
Attendance · ~5,000
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Elko, NV, USA · Varies · Varies
Great Basin Roots / Nevada
Western / Folk
Attendance · ~varies
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Grand Rapids, MI, USA · January · Winter
Great Lakes Chamber / Wheatland Winter Wheat
Folk / Roots
Attendance · ~1,500
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La Crosse, WI, USA · August · Summer
Great River Folk Festival
Folk
Attendance · ~1,500
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Patchogue, NY, USA · July · Summer
Great South Bay Music Festival
Roots / Jam / Americana
Attendance · ~15,000
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Greenfield, MA, USA · June · Summer
Green River Festival
Americana / Roots
Attendance · ~10,000
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Oak Hill, NY, USA · July · Summer
Grey Fox Bluegrass Academy
Bluegrass (educational)
Attendance · ~500
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Oak Hill, NY, USA · July · Summer
Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival
Bluegrass
Attendance · ~8,000
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New Braunfels, TX, USA · October · Fall
Gruene Music & Wine Festival
Americana / Texas
Attendance · ~5,000
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Placerville, CA, USA · October · Fall
Hangtown Halloween Ball
Bluegrass / Roots / Jam
Attendance · ~5,000
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San Francisco, CA, USA · October · Fall
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass
Bluegrass / Americana / Roots
Attendance · ~750,000 (free)
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Fredericton, NB, Canada · September · Fall
Harvest Music Festival
Roots / Blues / Americana
Attendance · ~85,000
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Marquette, MI, USA · July · Summer
Hiawatha Traditional Music Festival
Folk / Traditional
Attendance · ~4,000
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Guelph, ON, Canada · July · Summer
Hillside Festival
Folk / Roots / Indie
Attendance · ~20,000
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London, ON, Canada · July · Summer
Home County Music & Art Festival
Folk
Attendance · ~40,000 (free)
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Wellston, MI, USA · August · Summer
Hoxeyville Music Festival
Bluegrass / Jam / Americana
Attendance · ~5,000
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Ontario, CA, USA · June · Summer
Huck Finn Jubilee
Bluegrass
Attendance · ~5,000
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Huntington, NY, USA · July · Summer
Huntington Folk Festival
Folk
Attendance · ~2,000
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Raleigh, NC, USA · September / October · Fall
IBMA World of Bluegrass / Bluegrass Live!
Bluegrass
Attendance · ~200,000 (street fest)
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Indian River, PE, Canada · Summer · Varies
Indian River Festival (roots)
Folk / Roots / Classical
Attendance · ~varies
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Battle Ground, IN, USA · June · Summer
Indiana Fiddlers' Gathering
Old-Time / Folk
Attendance · ~4,000
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Edmonton, AB, Canada · July / August · Summer
Interstellar Rodeo
Americana / Roots / Indie
Attendance · ~10,000
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Monticello, IA, USA · July · Summer
Iowa Bluegrass / Monticello Fest
Bluegrass
Attendance · ~3,000
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Lake Cowichan, BC, Canada · July / August · Summer
Islands Folk Festival
Folk / Roots
Attendance · ~3,000
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Jackson, WY, USA · Varies · Varies
Jackson Hole roots / Targhee adj.
Americana / Roots
Attendance · ~varies
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Tunbridge, VT, USA · June · Summer
Jenny Brook Bluegrass Festival
Bluegrass
Attendance · ~3,000
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Framingham, MA, USA · February · Winter
Joe Val Bluegrass Festival
Bluegrass
Attendance · ~4,000
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Bean Blossom, IN, USA · May / June · Spring
John Hartford Memorial Festival
Bluegrass / Old-Time
Attendance · ~4,000
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Laytonville, CA, USA · June / July · Summer
Kate Wolf Music Festival
Folk / Americana
Attendance · ~5,000
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Toronto, ON, Canada · September · Fall
Kensington Market Jazz/Folk (roots)
Folk / Roots
Attendance · ~varies
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Kernville, CA, USA · February · Winter
Kern River / Whiskey Flat
Old-Time / Roots
Attendance · ~varies
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Kerrville, TX, USA · May / June · Spring
Kerrville Folk Festival
Folk / Singer-songwriter
Attendance · ~30,000 (18-day)
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Kispiox, BC, Canada · July / August · Summer
Kispiox Valley Music Festival
Folk / Roots
Attendance · ~2,000
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Stephenville, TX, USA · April · Spring
Larry Joe Taylor Texas Music Festival
Texas / Red Dirt / Americana
Attendance · ~30,000
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Black Mountain, NC, USA · May & October · Spring
LEAF Festival (Lake Eden Arts Festival)
Folk / Roots / World
Attendance · ~10,000
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Santa Ynez, CA, USA · June · Summer
Live Oak Music Festival
Roots / Folk / World
Attendance · ~5,000
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Lowell, MA, USA · July · Summer
Lowell Folk Festival
Folk / Traditional
Attendance · ~150,000 (free)
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Lunenburg, NS, Canada · August · Summer
Lunenburg Folk Harbour Festival
Folk
Attendance · ~5,000
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Orillia, ON, Canada · July · Summer
Mariposa Folk Festival
Folk
Attendance · ~25,000
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Somerset, KY, USA · July · Summer
Master Musicians Festival
Americana / Roots
Attendance · ~5,000
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Black Forest, CO, USA · May (Memorial Day) · Spring
MeadowGrass Music Festival
Americana / Roots
Attendance · ~3,000
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Tahlequah, OK, USA · September · Fall
Medicine Stone
Red Dirt / Americana
Attendance · ~7,000
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Wilkesboro, NC, USA · April · Spring
MerleFest
Americana / Bluegrass / Roots
Attendance · ~75,000 (4-day)
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Wilkesboro, NC, USA · April · Spring
Merlefest Little Pickers / MerleFest
Bluegrass / Americana
Attendance · ~75,000
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Various, BC, Canada · June · Summer
Midsummer Music (BC)
Folk / Roots
Attendance · ~varies
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Milwaukee, WI, USA · August · Summer
Milwaukee Irish Fest (roots-adjacent)
Celtic / Roots
Attendance · ~100,000
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Richmond, MN, USA · August · Summer
Minnesota Bluegrass & Old-Time Music Festival
Bluegrass / Old-Time
Attendance · ~5,000
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Miramichi, NB, Canada · August · Summer
Miramichi Folksong Festival
Folk / Traditional
Attendance · ~3,000
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Mission, BC, Canada · July · Summer
Mission Folk Music Festival
Folk / Traditional / World
Attendance · ~5,000
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Butte, MT, USA · July · Summer
Montana Folk Festival
Folk / Traditional
Attendance · ~150,000 (free)
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Montreal, QC, Canada · June · Summer
Montreal Folk Festival on the Canal
Folk / Indie
Attendance · ~5,000
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Mount Airy, NC, USA · June · Summer
Mount Airy Fiddlers Convention
Old-Time / Bluegrass
Attendance · ~3,000
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Asheville, NC, USA · August · Summer
Mountain Dance & Folk Festival
Old-Time / Folk
Attendance · ~3,000
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Steamboat Springs, CO, USA · January · Winter
MusicFest at Steamboat (Texas)
Texas / Red Dirt
Attendance · ~10,000
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Bethlehem, PA, USA · August · Summer
Musikfest
Roots / Multi-genre
Attendance · ~1,000,000 (free)
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Natchitoches, LA, USA · July · Summer
Natchitoches-NSU Folk Festival
Folk / Traditional
Attendance · ~5,000
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Elko, NV, USA · January / February · Winter
National Cowboy Poetry Gathering
Western / Folk
Attendance · ~7,000
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Jackson, MS, USA · November · Fall
National Folk Festival
Folk / Traditional
Attendance · ~60,000 (free)
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Weiser, ID, USA · June · Summer
National Oldtime Fiddlers' Contest & Festival
Old-Time / Fiddle
Attendance · ~10,000
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Nelsonville, OH, USA · July · Summer
Nelsonville Music Festival
Americana / Indie / Folk
Attendance · ~8,000
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Nemo, MO, USA · Varies · Varies
Nemo Bluegrass Festival
Bluegrass
Attendance · ~2,000
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Big River, SK, Canada · July · Summer
Ness Creek Music Festival
Folk / Roots
Attendance · ~3,000
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Kinston, NC, USA · Varies · Varies
Neuse River Music Festival
Bluegrass / Roots
Attendance · ~2,000
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Nevada City, CA, USA · Varies · Varies
Nevada City / Sierra roots gatherings
Folk / Roots
Attendance · ~varies
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New Bedford, MA, USA · July · Summer
New Bedford Folk Festival
Folk / Singer-songwriter
Attendance · ~5,000
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St. John's, NL, Canada · August · Summer
Newfoundland and Labrador Folk Festival
Folk / Traditional
Attendance · ~5,000
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Newport, RI, USA · July · Summer
Newport Folk Festival
Folk / Americana
Attendance · ~10k/day (sold out)
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Sorrento, BC, Canada · August · Summer
Nimblefingers Old Time & Bluegrass Festival
Old-Time / Bluegrass
Attendance · ~1,000
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Mio, MI, USA · June · Summer
Nor-East'r Music & Art Festival
Folk / Roots
Attendance · ~1,500
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Preston, CT, USA · November · Fall
Nor'easter Bluegrass Festival
Bluegrass
Attendance · ~2,000
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Minneapolis, MN, USA · Varies · Varies
Nordic Roots / Cedar Cultural events
Folk / World
Attendance · ~varies
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Norman, OK, USA · April · Spring
Norman Music Festival (roots stages)
Roots / Indie
Attendance · ~80,000 (free)
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Greensboro, NC, USA · September · Fall
North Carolina Folk Festival
Folk / Traditional
Attendance · ~150,000 (free)
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Sudbury, ON, Canada · July · Summer
Northern Lights Festival Boréal
Folk / Roots
Attendance · ~10,000
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Seattle, WA, USA · May (Memorial Day) · Spring
Northwest Folklife Festival
Folk / Traditional / World
Attendance · ~100,000 (free)
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North Plains, OR, USA · July · Summer
Northwest String Summit
Bluegrass / Jam
Attendance · ~5,000
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Bellingham, WA, USA · July · Summer
Northwest Tune-Up Festival
Americana / Roots / Bike
Attendance · ~5,000
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Ogden, UT, USA · May / June · Spring
Ogden Music Festival
Bluegrass / Americana
Attendance · ~5,000
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Lansing, NC, USA · August · Summer
Ola Belle Reed Music Festival
Old-Time / Bluegrass
Attendance · ~2,000
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Galax, VA, USA · August · Summer
Old Fiddlers' Convention
Old-Time / Bluegrass
Attendance · ~40,000
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Luckenbach, TX, USA · Varies · Varies
Old Pal / Luckenbach gatherings
Texas / Roots
Attendance · ~varies
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Dale, TX, USA · April · Spring
Old Settler's Music Festival
Americana / Bluegrass / Roots
Attendance · ~10,000
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Altamont, NY, USA · June · Summer
Old Songs Festival of Traditional Music & Dance
Folk / Traditional
Attendance · ~4,000
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Hillsdale, NY, USA · September · Fall
Old Tone Roots Music Festival
Old-Time / Roots
Attendance · ~1,500
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Veneta, OR, USA · July · Summer
Oregon Country Fair
Folk / Roots / Counterculture
Attendance · ~45,000
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Sweet Home, OR, USA · August · Summer
Oregon Jamboree
Country / Americana
Attendance · ~20,000
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Eureka Springs, AR, USA · November · Fall
Original Ozark Folk Festival
Folk
Attendance · ~3,000
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Hiram, ME, USA · July · Summer
Ossipee Valley Music Festival
Bluegrass / Roots
Attendance · ~3,000
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Ottawa, ON, Canada · April / May · Spring
Ottawa Grassroots Festival
Folk / Roots
Attendance · ~3,000
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Owen Sound, ON, Canada · Varies · Varies
Owen Sound / Georgian Bay roots
Folk / Roots
Attendance · ~varies
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Kemmerer, WY, USA · July / August · Summer
Oyster Ridge Music Festival
Americana / Roots
Attendance · ~5,000 (free)
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Mountain View, AR, USA · Varies (Apr–Oct) · Spring
Ozark Folk Center Music Programs
Folk / Traditional
Attendance · ~varies
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Pagosa Springs, CO, USA · June · Summer
Pagosa Folk 'N Bluegrass
Folk / Bluegrass
Attendance · ~3,000
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Palisade, CO, USA · June · Summer
Palisade Bluegrass & Roots Festival
Bluegrass / Roots
Attendance · ~4,000
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Parkfield, CA, USA · May · Spring
Parkfield Bluegrass Festival
Bluegrass
Attendance · ~2,000
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Campton, NH, USA · August · Summer
Pemi Valley Bluegrass Festival
Bluegrass
Attendance · ~3,000
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Peterborough, ON, Canada · August · Summer
Peterborough Folk Festival
Folk
Attendance · ~5,000 (free)
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Schwenksville, PA, USA · August · Summer
Philadelphia Folk Festival
Folk
Attendance · ~12,000
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Schwenksville, PA, USA · May · Spring
Philadelphia Folksong Society Spring Thing
Folk
Attendance · ~2,000
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Happy Valley, OR, USA · August · Summer
Pickathon
Americana / Indie / Roots
Attendance · ~8,000
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Parsons, WV, USA · August · Summer
Pickin' in Parsons (Five Rivers)
Bluegrass
Attendance · ~4,000
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Shepherdstown, WV, USA · September · Fall
Pickin' in the Panhandle
Bluegrass
Attendance · ~2,000
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Flagstaff, AZ, USA · September · Fall
Pickin' in the Pines Arizona (Flagstaff)
Bluegrass
Attendance · ~5,000
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Flagstaff, AZ, USA · September · Fall
Pickin' in the Pines Bluegrass & Acoustic Festival
Bluegrass / Acoustic
Attendance · ~5,000
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Franklin, TN, USA · September · Fall
Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival
Americana / Roots
Attendance · ~40,000
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Hebron, CT, USA · August · Summer
Podunk Bluegrass Music Festival
Bluegrass
Attendance · ~3,000
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Morehead, KY, USA · September · Fall
Poppy Mountain Bluegrass Festival
Bluegrass
Attendance · ~10,000
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Portland, OR, USA · January · Winter
Portland Old-Time Music Gathering
Old-Time
Attendance · ~1,500
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Various, IL, USA · Varies · Varies
Prairie Arts / River Roots
Roots / Americana
Attendance · ~varies
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White Sulphur Springs, MT, USA · July · Summer
Red Ants Pants Music Festival
Americana / Country / Roots
Attendance · ~15,000
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Mount Solon, VA, USA · July · Summer
Red Wing Roots Music Festival
Americana / Roots
Attendance · ~8,000
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Navarro, CA, USA · May / June · Spring
Redwood Ramble
Bluegrass / Roots
Attendance · ~1,500
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Regina, SK, Canada · August · Summer
Regina Folk Festival
Folk / Roots
Attendance · ~15,000
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Centre Hall, PA, USA · July · Summer
Remington Ryde Bluegrass Festival
Bluegrass
Attendance · ~3,000
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Charlestown, RI, USA · September (Labor Day) · Fall
Rhythm & Roots Festival
Roots / Cajun / Americana
Attendance · ~8,000
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South Fork, CO, USA · August · Summer
Rhythms on the Rio
Americana / Roots
Attendance · ~2,000
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Missoula, MT, USA · August · Summer
River City Roots Festival
Americana / Roots
Attendance · ~15,000 (free)
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Davenport, IA, USA · Varies · Varies
River Roots Live
Roots / Americana
Attendance · ~varies
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Dunster, BC, Canada · August · Summer
Robson Valley Music Festival
Folk / Roots
Attendance · ~1,500
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Pryor, OK, USA · Varies · Varies
Rocklahoma / Red Dirt adj.
Country / Roots
Attendance · ~varies
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Lyons, CO, USA · August · Summer
Rocky Mountain Folks Festival
Folk / Singer-songwriter
Attendance · ~5,000
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Lyons, CO, USA · July · Summer
RockyGrass
Bluegrass
Attendance · ~5,000
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Lyons, CO, USA · July · Summer
Rockygrass Academy / Planet Bluegrass
Bluegrass
Attendance · ~500
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Rollo Bay, PE, Canada · July · Summer
Rollo Bay Fiddle Festival
Traditional / Fiddle
Attendance · ~3,000
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Owensboro, KY, USA · June · Summer
ROMP Fest (Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame)
Bluegrass
Attendance · ~25,000
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Martinsville, VA, USA · May (Memorial Day) · Spring
Rooster Walk Music & Arts Festival
Americana / Roots / Jam
Attendance · ~7,000
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Sackville, NB, Canada · July / August · Summer
Sackville / New Brunswick roots
Roots / Indie
Attendance · ~varies
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Various, AL, USA · Varies · Varies
Sacred Harp Singing Conventions
Traditional / Shape-note
Attendance · ~varies
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Queen City, MO, USA · July · Summer
Sally Mountain Bluegrass / regional
Bluegrass
Attendance · ~3,000
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Salmon Arm, BC, Canada · August · Summer
Salmon Arm Roots & Blues Festival
Roots / Blues / Folk
Attendance · ~15,000
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Ninilchik, AK, USA · August · Summer
Salmonfest
Roots / Jam / Americana
Attendance · ~8,000
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San Francisco, CA, USA · June / July · Summer
San Francisco Free Folk Festival
Folk / Traditional
Attendance · ~2,000 (free)
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McCall, ID, USA · Varies · Varies
Sawtooth Valley / McCall roots
Americana / Folk
Attendance · ~varies
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Brooksville, FL, USA · Varies · Varies
Sertoma Youth Ranch Bluegrass
Bluegrass
Attendance · ~3,000
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Pittsboro, NC, USA · April & October · Spring
Shakori Hills GrassRoots Festival
Roots / Folk / World
Attendance · ~10,000
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Grafton, ON, Canada · September · Fall
Shelter Valley Folk Festival
Folk
Attendance · ~2,000
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Spring Green, WI, USA · Summer · Varies
Shitty Barn Sessions Fest
Americana / Indie
Attendance · ~1,000
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Sisters, OR, USA · September · Fall
Sisters Folk Festival
Folk / Americana
Attendance · ~4,500
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Estes Park, CO, USA · August · Summer
Snowygrass / Estes Park
Bluegrass
Attendance · ~2,000
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Fort Macleod, AB, Canada · July · Summer
South Country Fair
Folk / Roots
Attendance · ~3,000
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Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA · January / February · Winter
South Florida Folk Festival
Folk
Attendance · ~1,500
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Live Oak, FL, USA · Varies · Varies
Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park events
Roots / Bluegrass / Jam
Attendance · ~varies
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Brethren, MI, USA · June · Summer
Spirit of the Woods Folk Festival
Folk
Attendance · ~1,500
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Chicago, IL, USA · July · Summer
Square Roots Festival
Folk / Roots (Old Town School)
Attendance · ~35,000 (free)
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Canso, NS, Canada · July · Summer
Stan Rogers Folk Festival (Stanfest)
Folk / Roots
Attendance · ~10,000
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Canso, NS, Canada · July · Summer
Stanfest / Nova Scotia roots add
Folk / Roots
Attendance · ~10,000
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Conway, MO, USA · June & September · Summer
Starvy Creek Bluegrass Festival
Bluegrass
Attendance · ~5,000
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Sturgeon Bay, WI, USA · June · Summer
Steel Bridge Songfest
Songwriter / Roots
Attendance · ~3,000
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Grass Valley, CA, USA · May & September · Spring
Strawberry Music Festival
Bluegrass / Americana / Folk
Attendance · ~8,000
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Deming, WA, USA · August · Summer
Subdued Stringband Jamboree
Old-Time / Bluegrass
Attendance · ~2,000
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Blue Ridge, GA, USA · Varies · Varies
Suches / Blue Ridge roots gathering
Bluegrass
Attendance · ~2,000
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Owen Sound, ON, Canada · August · Summer
Summerfolk Music & Crafts Festival
Folk
Attendance · ~10,000
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Vista, CA, USA · August · Summer
Summergrass San Diego
Bluegrass
Attendance · ~3,000
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Sun Valley, ID, USA · Varies · Varies
Sun Valley / roots gatherings
Americana / Roots
Attendance · ~varies
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Scranton, PA, USA · May · Spring
Susquehanna Breakdown
Bluegrass / Jam
Attendance · ~3,000
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Harrisburg, PA, USA · Varies · Varies
Susquehanna Folk Festival
Folk
Attendance · ~1,500
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Live Oak, FL, USA · October · Fall
Suwannee Roots Revival
Bluegrass / Americana
Attendance · ~8,000
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Live Oak, FL, USA · March · Spring
Suwannee Spring Reunion
Bluegrass / Americana
Attendance · ~6,000
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Takoma Park, MD, USA · September · Fall
Takoma Park Folk Festival
Folk
Attendance · ~10,000 (free)
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Taos, NM, USA · Varies · Varies
Taos Solar / Roots gatherings
Roots / Americana
Attendance · ~varies
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Alta, WY, USA · July · Summer
Targhee Fest
Americana / Roots
Attendance · ~5,000
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Telluride, CO, USA · June · Summer
Telluride Bluegrass Festival
Bluegrass / Americana
Attendance · ~10,000/day (sold out)
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Clinton, TN, USA · October · Fall
Tennessee Fall Homecoming (Museum of Appalachia)
Old-Time / Appalachian
Attendance · ~15,000
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Santa Fe, NM, USA · Varies · Varies
Thirsty Ear Festival
Roots / Blues / Americana
Attendance · ~4,000
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Brunswick, ME, USA · August / September · Summer
Thomas Point Beach Bluegrass Festival
Bluegrass
Attendance · ~3,000
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Carnation, WA, USA · July · Summer
Timber! Outdoor Music Festival
Americana / Indie / Folk
Attendance · ~3,000
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Ymir, BC, Canada · July · Summer
Tiny Lights Festival
Folk / Indie / Roots
Attendance · ~1,000
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Agoura Hills, CA, USA · May · Spring
Topanga Banjo Fiddle Contest & Folk Festival
Old-Time / Folk / Contest
Attendance · ~3,000
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Kelwood, MB, Canada · August · Summer
Trout Forest / Harvest Sun Music Festival
Folk / Roots
Attendance · ~2,000
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Ear Falls, ON, Canada · August · Summer
Trout Forest Music Festival
Folk / Roots
Attendance · ~2,000
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Tucson, AZ, USA · April / May · Spring
Tucson Folk Festival
Folk
Attendance · ~10,000 (free)
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Richland, WA, USA · September (Labor Day) · Fall
Tumbleweed Music Festival
Folk
Attendance · ~3,000
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Murfreesboro, TN, USA · July · Summer
Uncle Dave Macon Days
Old-Time / Bluegrass
Attendance · ~10,000
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Bean Blossom, IN, USA · September · Fall
Uncle Pen Days / Bill Monroe events
Bluegrass
Attendance · ~5,000
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Fischer, TX, USA · October / November · Fall
Utopiafest
Americana / Roots / Indie
Attendance · ~3,000
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Vancouver, BC, Canada · July · Summer
Vancouver Folk Music Festival
Folk / Roots / World
Attendance · ~30,000
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Courtenay, BC, Canada · July · Summer
Vancouver Island MusicFest
Folk / Roots / World
Attendance · ~10,000
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Charleston, WV, USA · May (Memorial Day) · Spring
Vandalia Gathering
Old-Time / Folk
Attendance · ~10,000 (free)
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Vashon, WA, USA · Varies · Varies
Vashon Island Bluegrass / roots
Bluegrass / Roots
Attendance · ~varies
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Alpine / Marfa, TX, USA · July · Summer
Viva Big Bend
Americana / Texas / Roots
Attendance · ~5,000
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Winfield, KS, USA · September · Fall
Walnut Valley Festival
Bluegrass / Acoustic / Contest
Attendance · ~15,000
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Mouth of Wilson, VA, USA · June · Summer
Wayne C. Henderson Music Festival
Old-Time / Bluegrass
Attendance · ~3,000
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Cashmere, WA, USA · September · Fall
Wenatchee River Bluegrass Festival
Bluegrass
Attendance · ~3,000
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Remus, MI, USA · September · Fall
Wheatland Music Festival
Folk / Bluegrass / Traditional
Attendance · ~12,000
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Davis, CA, USA · May · Spring
Whole Earth Festival
Folk / Roots / Counterculture
Attendance · ~30,000 (free)
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Wickenburg, AZ, USA · November · Fall
Wickenburg Bluegrass Festival
Bluegrass
Attendance · ~4,000
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Hinton, AB, Canada · July · Summer
Wild Mountain Music Festival
Folk / Roots
Attendance · ~2,000
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Various, AB, Canada · Varies · Varies
Wild Rose / Alberta roots gatherings
Folk / Roots
Attendance · ~varies
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Richardson, TX, USA · May · Spring
Wildflower! Arts & Music Festival
Roots / Multi-genre
Attendance · ~50,000
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Wildwood, OR, USA · Varies · Varies
Wildwood Music Festival
Folk / Roots
Attendance · ~varies
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Dade City, FL, USA · March · Spring
Will McLean Music Festival
Folk
Attendance · ~2,000
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Varies, TX, USA · July · Summer
Willie Nelson's 4th of July Picnic
Americana / Country / Roots
Attendance · ~20,000
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Birds Hill Park, MB, Canada · July · Summer
Winnipeg Folk Festival
Folk / Roots
Attendance · ~70,000
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Olivebridge, NY, USA · January & August · Winter
Winter Hoot / Summer Hoot (Ashokan)
Folk / Roots
Attendance · ~3,000
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Various, IL, USA · Varies · Varies
Winterfolk (regional)
Folk
Attendance · ~varies
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Toronto, ON, Canada · February · Winter
Winterfolk Blues & Roots Festival
Folk / Blues / Roots
Attendance · ~5,000
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Bellevue, WA, USA · February / March · Winter
Wintergrass Music Festival
Bluegrass
Attendance · ~10,000
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Olympic Valley, CA, USA · March / April · Spring
WinterWonderGrass California (Squaw/Palisades)
Bluegrass / Roots
Attendance · ~5,000
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Steamboat Springs, CO, USA · February / March · Winter
WinterWonderGrass Colorado
Bluegrass / Roots
Attendance · ~5,000
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Stratton, VT, USA · December · Winter
WinterWonderGrass Vermont
Bluegrass / Roots
Attendance · ~5,000
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Okemah, OK, USA · July · Summer
Woody Guthrie Folk Festival (WoodyFest)
Folk / Americana
Attendance · ~5,000
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Bond, CO, USA · August · Summer
YarmonyGrass
Bluegrass / Jam
Attendance · ~2,000
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Source: Americana / Folk / Bluegrass / Roots Festival Directory — North America (compiled July 2026). Dates and websites should be re-verified before booking travel.