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Blues and bluegrass festivals coming up across the country. Dates come straight from each festival, but things change, so check their site before you book anything.
Last updated: October 17, 2026
The festival side of IBMA's World of Bluegrass week. Two days of the genre's biggest names, downtown.
📍 Chattanooga, Tennessee
Official site →Four days of bluegrass in North Florida.
📍 Palatka, Florida
Official site →Nationally known acoustic groups in southwest Ohio.
📍 Wilmington, Ohio
Official site →The 47th annual bluegrass festival in the Arizona desert.
📍 Wickenburg, Arizona
Official site →Three days of traditional bluegrass on the Georgia coast. A good way to start the year.
📍 Jekyll Island, Georgia
Bands and solo acts from blues societies worldwide compete in clubs up and down Beale Street.
📍 Memphis, Tennessee
Official site →Bluegrass at the base of a ski mountain. 2027 has The String Cheese Incident, Trampled by Turtles, and Kitchen Dwellers.
📍 Steamboat Springs, Colorado
Official site →Joe Bonamassa's blues cruise, sailing from Miami to Grand Cayman.
📍 Departs Miami, Florida
Official site →The 14th annual festival from the Wiregrass Blues Society. In past years it has meant several blues bands, a gumbo cookoff, a car show, and kids' activities.
📍 Dothan, Alabama
Official site →Two-plus weeks of blues, jazz, Americana, and roots shows in venues all over the city.
📍 Savannah, Georgia
Official site →Waterfront blues in Vinoy Park. 2027 closers are Trombone Shorty, J.J. Grey & Mofro, and Tab Benoit.
📍 St. Petersburg, Florida
Official site →Started in honor of Doc Watson's son Merle. Bluegrass, old-time, and Americana on a dozen-plus stages.
📍 Wilkesboro, North Carolina
Official site →Del McCoury's Memorial Day weekend festival. Traditional bluegrass, jamgrass, and late-night sets.
📍 Cumberland, Maryland
Official site →Free blues at Chevy Court on the New York State Fairgrounds.
📍 Syracuse, New York
Official site →Bluegrass and roots music on Colorado's Western Slope.
📍 Palisade, Colorado
Official site →Four days in a box canyon in the San Juan Mountains. Tickets go on sale December 10.
📍 Telluride, Colorado
Official site →The 55th annual: a week of camping, jamming, and workshops, with three big days of music.
📍 Charlotte, Michigan
Official site →The 40th year of Portland's Fourth of July blues festival on the Willamette River.
📍 Portland, Oregon
Official site →Blues at Outlaw Square in the Black Hills.
📍 Deadwood, South Dakota
Official site →Small, pickers-focused festival on the river at Planet Bluegrass Ranch.
📍 Lyons, Colorado
Official site →Joe Bonamassa's week-long Alaska blues cruise.
📍 Departs Seattle, Washington
Official site →The 21st annual bluegrass festival in the Flagstaff pines.
📍 Flagstaff, Arizona
Official site →These happen every year, but the 2027 dates aren't out. We'll add them when they are.
Two weekends at the Fair Grounds, with a dedicated blues tent.
📍 New Orleans, Louisiana
Official site →The biggest free blues festival in the world, right in downtown Chicago.
📍 Chicago, Illinois
Camping, workshops, and jams that go all night on the Walsh Farm.
📍 Oak Hill, New York
Official site →Free, three days in Golden Gate Park, and a lot more than just bluegrass.
📍 San Francisco, California
Official site →Delta blues on the levee, held the weekend before Columbus Day.
📍 Helena, Arkansas
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