Bluegrass & Old Time Music Festivals of the Mid-Atlantic and
New England Regions for the 2009 Festival Season.
(Covering Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Vermont.)
Compiled by E. Pollak
(rev. 7/7/09)
(For more festivals, including those outside of the eastern seaboard, see cybergrass.com/, ibluegrass.com and bluegrassville.com)
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2009 Dates |
Event Name & Location |
Contact Information |
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January 31- February 1 |
Pocono Bluegrass & Folk Society Winterefest, East Stroudsburg, PA. |
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February 13-15 |
24th Annual Joe Val Bluegrass Festival, Sheraton Framingham, MA |
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March 13-15 |
2nd Annual |
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April 16-18 |
8th Annual Spring Arcadia Bluegrass Festival. Firemens' Activity Grounds, Upperco, MD. |
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April 23-25 |
Mr. B's "Spring iunto Bluegrass Festival." Woodford's VA. |
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April 23-26 |
Merlefest; Wilkesboro, North Carolina |
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May 14-17 |
Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival, Granite Hill Campground, Gettysburg, PA |
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May 17 |
3rd Annual Bluegrass & Barbecue Festival, 11:00am-5:00pm. Tuckerton Seaport, 120 W Main St, Tuckerton, NJ 08087. |
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May 22-24 |
Delfest. Celebrating 50 years of McCoury music. Allegany County Fairgrounds, Cumberland, MD. |
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May 22-24 |
10th Annual Folk College with Simple Gifts, Juniata College, Huntingdon, PA |
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May 23 |
Bluegrass in the Park. Brandywine Lions Park, Cheltenham, MD. |
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May 28-31 |
32nd Annual Strawberry Park Bluegrass Festival, 42 Pierce Rd., Preston, CT. |
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May 27-31 |
Westover Bluegrass Festival, 583 W. Bridge St., Westover, PA. |
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May 29-31 |
2nd Annual Northeast Pennsylvania (NEPA) Bluegrass Festival, Lazy Brook Park, Tunkhannock PA 18657 |
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May 30 |
Berks County Fiddlle Festival. Berks County Heritage Center, 1102 Red Bridge Rd, Reading PA 19605. |
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June 11-14 |
Wind Gap Bluegrass Festival, Mountain View Park, Wind Gap, PA |
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June 12 |
Bluegrass in the Woods, Otter Creek Campground, Airville, PA |
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June 18-20 |
Smoked Country Jam Bluegrass Festival, Loganton, PA |
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June 18-21 |
The 32nd Blistered Fingers Family Bluegrass Music Festival. Silver Spur Riding Club, Sidney, Maine |
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June 18-21 |
Jenny Brook Family Bluegrass Festival, Tunbridge, VT |
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June 19-20 |
15th Annual Peninsula Bluegrass Festival, 510 South Bedford St., Georgetown, DE. |
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June 19-20 |
Laurel Highlands Bluegrass Festival, Ligonier, PA 15658 |
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July 2-5 |
10th Annual Out Among the Stars (OATS) Bluegrass Festival hosted by the Grillbillies at the Benton Rodeo Grounds, Benton, PA |
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July 9-12 |
BenFest VI 4th of July Family Celebration and Bluegrass Weekend. 130 Upper Church Road, Hilltown, PA 18917. |
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July 10-11 |
3rd Annual Remington Ryde Bluegrass Festival, Mifflin County Youth Fair Grounds, Reedsville, Pennsylvania |
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July 11 |
Bluegrass on the Grass. Bosler Hall, College & High Sts., Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA |
bgrass@dickinson.edu |
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July 16-19 |
Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival, Walsh Farm, 1 Poultney Road, Oak Hill, NY 12460 |
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July 22-26 |
Westover Bluegrass Festival, 583 W. Bridge St., Westover, PA. |
ghwestoverboro@yahoo.com |
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July 23-26 |
Norwich Family Bluegrass Festival, Chenango Fairgrounds, Norwich, NY |
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July 23-26 |
Floydfest8. Floyd, Virginia |
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July 24-25 |
Coleman Station Bluegrass Festival, Friedens, PA. |
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July 30-August 2 |
21st Annual AFBA bluegrass Festival, Mountain View Park, Wind Gap, PA. |
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July 30-August 2 |
Podunk Bluegrass Music Festival, East Hartford, CT. |
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August 1 |
The Lancaster County Fiddler’s Association. Lancaster, PA. 10 AM to 4 PM Fee: $5/carload. Location: Pavilions 1, 2, and 3 in Central Park. |
www.co.lancaster.pa.us/parks/ical/calendar.asp Ron McVey at 687-0265. |
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August 6-8 |
Li'l Margaret's Bluegrass & Old Time Music Festival. Goddard Farm, Leonardtown, MD |
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August 7 - 9 |
6th Annual Heart of the Alleghenies Folk Music Festival, Bradford, PA. |
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August 8 |
Chester County 81st Annual Old Fiddlers' Picnic. Hibernia County Park. |
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August 14-16 |
HickoryFest, Stony Fork Creek Campground, Wellsboro, PA |
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August 14-16 |
Pickin' in the Park. Ashcraft Park, Little Meadows, Pa |
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August 14-16 |
Bluegrass in Greenville, Greenville, NY 1/2 mile west of Rt. 81. |
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August 20-23 |
Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival, Granite Hill Campground, Gettysburg, PA |
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August 20-23 |
Pickin' In The Pasture Bluegrass Festival. Lodi, New York |
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August 21-23 |
Rocky Acres (bluegrass & top 40 country) Music Festival. Rocky Acres Farm, Sterling, MA |
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August 22 |
York County Fiddlers' Convention, Brogue PA |
717-862-3331 |
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August 27-29 |
Mr. B's Summer Blowout August 21, 22, 23, 2008 |
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August 27-30 |
The 33rd Blistered Fingers Family Bluegrass Music Festival, Silver Spur Riding Club, Sidney, Maine |
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September 2 |
34th Blue Mountain Gospel Music Festival. Lebanon Valley Expo Center, Lebanon, PA |
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September 4-6 |
48th Annual Delaware Valley Bluegrass Festival, Salem County Fairgrounds, Woodstown, NJ. |
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September 5-7 |
12st Annual Willam Dively Memorial Bluegrass Festival. Berlin Community Grove, Berlin, PA |
814-267-3097 |
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September 7 |
New Holland, PA Fiddlers' Picnic. In Lancaster County at the New Holland Municipal Park off Rte. 23. |
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September 11-12 |
12th Park Slope Bluegrass & Old-Time Jamboree at the Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture. |
www.facebook.com/n/?event.php&eid=55457897742 |
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Septemer 11-13 |
Greenwood Furnace Folk Gathering, Greenwood State Forest in central Pennsylvania. |
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September 11-12 |
Bluegrass by the Lake. Pine Cradle Campground, Rome, PA |
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September 12 |
Bluegrass on the Farm. Agricultural History Farm Park, Derwood, MD |
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September 12 |
30th Annual Banjo and Fiddle Contests. Lowell National Historical Park, Lowell, MA |
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September 19 |
Hartland Hollow Bluegrass Festival, Berg Field, East Hartland, CT. |
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September 20 |
25th Annual Lyons Fiddle Festival, Lyons Community Park, Lyons (Berks Co.) PA |
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September 23-27 |
Westover Bluegrass Festival, 583 W. Bridge St., Westover, PA. |
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September 24-26 |
26th Annual Fall Arcadia Bluegrass Festival, Fireman's Activity Grounds, Upperco, MD |
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September 25-27 |
17th Annual Berlin Fiddlers' Convention. Main Street, Berlin, MD. |
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October 24 |
Delaware State Bluegrass Championships and Sea Witch Festival, Rehoboth Beach Convention Center, Rehoboth, DE. |
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