October 2024 Bluegrass Festivals

October 2024 Bluegrass Festivals Location, Dates and Website Links.

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Huck Finn Jubilee
Oct 4th through the 6th in San Dimas, California.

Sultana Downrigging Tall Ship and Bluegrass Festival
Oct 1st through the 3rd in Chestertown, Maryland.

Hillberry Harvest Moon Festival
Oct 2nd through the 6th in Eureka Springs, Arkansas.

Tennessee Valley Old Time Fiddlers Convention
Oct 2nd through the 5th in Athens, Alabama.

Ol’ Front Porch Music Festival
Oct 4t through the 5th in Oriental, North Carolina.

3 Sisters Bluegrass Festival
Oct 4t through the 5th in Chattanooga, Tennesee.

Big Bend Bluegrass Festival
Oct 4t through the 5th in Alpine, Texas.

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival
October 4th through the 6th in San Francisco, California.

Tennessee Valley Old Time Fiddlers Convention
October 2nd through the 5th in Athens, Alabama.

Mayhaw Music Festival
Oct 5th in Cottonwood, Alabama.

Santa Barbara Old-Time Fiddlers’ Festival
Oct 5th in Goleta, California.

Bascom Lamar Lunsford Festival
Oct 5th in Mars Hill, North Carolina.

BirdFest & Bluegrass Festival
Oct 5th in Ridgefield, Washington.

Frankly Bluegrass Music Festival
Oct 9th through the 12th in Plymouth, California.

Blue Highway Fest
Oct 9th through the 12th 2024 in Big Stone Gap, Virginia.

Lester Flatt Celebration
Oct 12th in Sparta, Tennessee.

Oklahoma International Bluegrass Festival
Oct 10th through the 12th in Guthrie, Oklahoma.

Cave Fest
Oct 11th through the 13th in Pelham, Tenessee.

Suwannee Roots Revival
Oct 10th through the 14th in Live Oak, Florida.

FreeFall Bluegrass Festival
Oct 11th through the 13th in Vail Village, Colorado.

The Ramble Festival
Oct 11th through the 13th in Darlington, Maryland.

Moorefields Bluegrass Festival
Oct 12th in Hillsborough, North Carolina.

Smoky Mountains Bluegrass Festival
Oct 12th in Maggie Valley, North Carolina.

Bloomin’ Bluegrass Festival
Oct 18th and 19th in Farmers Branch, Texas.

Outer Banks Bluegrass Island Festival
Oct 16th through the 20th in Manteo, North Carolina.

Headin’ Home Fest
Oct 24th through the 27th in Swainsboro, Georgia.

Stapleton Bluegrass Festival
Oct 26th in Stapleton, Alabama.

Blue Ridge Folklife Festival
Oct 26th in Ferrum, Virgina.

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BLUEGRASS FESTIVALS

A bluegrass festival brings music lovers and bluegrass bands together. The festival usually lasts a day, a weekend, or a week. Festivals can be found worldwide, but are most prevalent in the United States. In addition to bluegrass artist performances, and jamming in the campgrounds, a bluegrass festival typically offers food, crafts, and other items for sale. Bluegrass refers to the style of music played at the festival.

Planning a bluegrass festival starts months before the event. Funding for these events begins and often involves donations from organizations and companies wishing to promote bluegrass music. Bluegrass singers are invited to attend and perform. The festival is advertised to the public for community involvement.

A bluegrass festival is usually held outside during the warm season and inside for the winter season. Food vendors are set up around the festival or in a nearby location. Festival attendees dress in casual attire and sometimes they dress in period pieces denoting bluegrass roots.

Bluegrass festivals take a tremendous amount of time and effort! Without many unpaid volunteers & community involvement, these events would cease to exist. The Southwest Bluegrass Association encourages all to support their bands, sponsors, and vendors, and buy a T-shirt! Everything you do will go a long way to encourage bluegrass music festivals and event promoters. To keep putting their efforts into continuing a tradition of bluegrass festivals & events for us to enjoy!

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