Doc Pollak's Bluegrass & Old Time Music Festivals of the Mid-Atlantic and New England Regions for the 2012 Festival Season.
Covering Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont and Virginia.
(For more festivals, including those outside of the eastern seaboard, see cybergrass.com, ibluegrass.com and bluegrassville.com)
(revised 1/21/12)
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2012 Dates |
Event Name & Location |
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January 13-14 |
1st Annual County Winter Bluegrass Festival, Caribou, Maine |
Contact Stev Rogeski at stev@countybluegrass.com or (207) 227-6242. http://www.countybluegrass.com/ |
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January 13-15 |
Butler January Ice Jam. Butler, PA. |
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January 23-27 |
Danny Stewart's Bluegrass Cruise |
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January 27-29 |
Pocono Bluegrass and Folk Society WinterFest 2012, East Stroudsburg, PA |
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January 27-29 |
Winter Village Bluegrass Festival. La Tourette Resort & Spa, Ithaca, NY. |
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February 17-19 |
26th Annual Joe Val Bluegrass Festival. Sheraton Framingham Hotel. Framingham, MA. |
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February 24-25 |
The Third Annual DC Bluegrass Festival. Friday & Saturday, 2012 at The Holiday Inn, College Park, 10000 Baltimore Avenue, College Park, MD, 20740. |
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March 3 |
Philadelphia Folksong Society Cabin Fever Festival. Eclectic workshops, sing-a-longs, mini-concerts, open jams and open mic. 12 Noon - 9:30 PM at the Unitarian Society of Germantown, 6511 Lincoln Drive, Philadelphia, PA 19119. |
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March 8-10 |
Cabin Fever Pickin' Party. Chesapeake Convention Center, Chesapeake, VA |
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March 16-18 |
Wilmington Winter Bluegrass Festival. Crowne Plaza Hotel, 630 Naamans Road, Claymont, DE 19703 |
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April 19-21 |
10th Annual Arcadia Spring Bluegrass Festival. Fireman's Activity Grounds, Upperco, MD. |
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April 27-May 6 |
The 85th Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival. Winchester, Frederick County, VA. |
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May 4-5 |
HoustonFest. Felt's Park Rec. center, Galax, VA |
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May 17-20 |
63nd Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival. Granite Hill Campground, Gettysburg, PA. |
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May 18-20 |
Bluegrass on the Bogs. Jellystone Cape Cod at Maple Park, East Wareham, MA |
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May 24-26 |
Ralph Stanley's 42nd Annual Memorial Weekend Bluegrass Festival. Hills of home Park, Coeburn, VA |
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May 24-27 |
4th Annual Delfest. Allegheny County Fairgrounds, Cumberland, MD. |
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May 25-27 |
Folk College with Simple Gifts. Huntingdon, PA. |
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May 31-June 3 |
Danny Stewart's Northeast Pennsylvania (NEPA) Bluegrass Festival. Lazy Brook Park, Tunkhannock PA 18657 (Rt 6 and Rt 92) |
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May 31-June 3 |
Strawberry Park Bluegrass Festival. Strawberry Park Campground, Preston, CT. |
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June 1-3 |
Thousand Islands Bluegrass Festival. Northern New York Agricultural Museum. La Fargeville, NY. |
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July 7-8 |
Common Ground on the Hill Festival. Carroll County Farm Museum, Westminster, MD. |
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June 7-10 |
30th Annual Wind Gap Bluegrass Festival. Mountain view Park, Wind Gap, PA |
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June 8-10 |
2nd Annual Babbling Brook Bluegrass Festival. Babbling Brook Campground, Westville Center, NY. |
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June 9 |
Old Taylors Bridge Blue Grass Festival, 474 Flemings Landing Rd off Rte 9, Townsend, De 19734. $20.00/person. Gates open at 10 am. Music starts at 11 am. Kids under 12 Free. |
Contact Steve 302-540-1755 |
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June 8 |
Deer Creek Fiddlers Convention. Carroll County farm Museum, Westminster, MD. |
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June 9-10 |
Rhythm on the Ridge Roots Music Festival. Maple Ski Ridge, Rotterdam, NY |
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June 14-16 |
9th
Annual Smoked Country Jam Bluegrass Festival. Quiet Oaks Campground. Cross
Fork, PA (north central PA). |
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June 14-16 |
16th Annual Pocono Mountais Bluegrass Festival. G.D.S. Fairgrounds, Newfoundland, PA |
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June 14-17 |
Blistered Fingers Family Bluegrass Festival. Litchfield Fairgrounds, Litchfield, ME. |
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June 15-16 |
Laurel Highlands Bluegrass Festival, Volunteer Fire Dept. #1, 44 Fierehall Rd., Ligonier, PA |
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June 15-17 |
Tug Hill Bluegrass Festival. Maple Ridge Center. Lowville, NY. |
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June 16 |
28th Annual Rattling Brook Bluegrass Festival. Community Recreation Field, Belvidere Center, VT |
802-5242915 |
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June 20-24 |
Jenny Brook Family Bluegrass festival. Tunbridge, VT. |
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June 22-23 |
Grayson County Old-time & Bluegrass Fiddlers Convention. Elk Creek School Ballpark, Elk Creek, VA. |
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June 28-July 1 |
13th Annual Out Among The Stars (OATS) Bluegrass Festival. Benton Rodeo Grounds, Benton, PA |
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July 6-8 |
Busy Bird Family Bluegrass Festival. Newark Valley Village, Berkshire, NY. |
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July 7-8 |
Common Ground Roots Music and Arts Festival. Carroll County Farm Museum, Westminster, MD. |
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July 11-14 |
Wayside Bluegrass Festival. Wayside Park, Stuart, VA |
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July 12-15 |
Basin Bluegrass Festival. Wyman's Fields, Brandon, VT |
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July 12-15 |
Remington Ryde Bluegrass Festival. Mifflin County Youth Fairgrounds, Reedsville, PA. |
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July 14 |
Bluegrass on the Grass. Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA |
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July 19-22 |
Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival. Welsh Farm, Oak Hill, NY |
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July 19-22 |
Lehigh Valley Bluegrass Festival, Fireman's Fairgrounds, Schnecksville, PA |
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July 26-29 |
County Bluegrass Festival. Farm Park, Fort Fairfield, ME. |
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July 26-29 |
FloydFest. Floyd, VA. An eclectic music festival. |
www.floydfest.com |
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July 27-28 |
Coleman Station Bluegrass Festival. 1144 Coleman Station Rd., Friedens, PA. |
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July 28-30 |
Olde Country & Bluegrass Festival. Powers' Field, Danby, VT |
802-292-5206 teffter111499@yahoo.com |
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July 30 |
Maiden Creek Old Time Music Festival, Maiers Grove on Grove Road in Blandon PA 19510 |
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August 2-4 |
3rd Annual Brantling Bluegrass Festival. Brantling Ski Slopes, Sodus, NY. |
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August 2-5 |
Appalachian Fiddle and Bluegrass Association (AFBA) Bluegrass Festival. Mountain View Park, Wind Gap, PA |
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August 2-5 |
16th Annual Podunk Bluegrass Festival. Martin Park, East Hartford, CT. |
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August 2-5 |
Pemi Valley Bluegrass Festival. Sugar Shack Campground, Thornton, NH. |
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August 4 |
Lancaster |
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August 9-11 |
Lil' Margaret's Bluegrass Festival, Goddard Farm, Leonardtown, MD. |
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August 9-12 |
Top of the Hill Bluegrass Festival. 6226 Lain Rd., Canisteo, NY. |
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August 10-11 |
Saddleback Mountain Bluegrass Festival, Rangeley, ME |
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August 11 |
84th
Annual Chester County Old Fiddlers' Picnic. 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM |
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August 13-14 |
Nathan Stanley's 1st Annual Country & Bluegrass Music Festival At the Wise County Fairgrounds, 10101 Fairground Road, Wise, VA 2429 |
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August 16-19 |
Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival. Granite Hill Campground, Gettysburg, PA. |
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August 17-18 |
Family & Friends Bluegrass Festival. 2460 North Palermo Rd., Palermo, ME. |
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August 17-19 |
Upper Hudson Bluegrass Festival. Ski Bowl Park, North Creek, NY. |
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August 17-19 |
Hickory Fest Music in the Canyon |
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August 18 |
10th Annual Long Island Bluegrass Festival. Tanner Park, South Kerrigan Rd., Copiague, NY. |
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August 23-26 |
Blistered Fingers Family Bluegrass Festival. Litchfield fairgrounds, Litchfield, ME |
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August 23-26 |
Pickin' in the Pasture, Alexander Sheep Farm, Lodi, NY. |
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August 25 |
York County Fiddlers’ Convention. Felton, PA (6 miles south of Red Lion on Rte 74 ...turn onto Laurel Rd and just follow the signs.) |
call Jess at 717-927-6235 |
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August 30 - September 2 |
Delaware Valley Bluegrass Festival, Salem County Fairgrounds, Woodstown, NJ |
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August 30 - September 2 |
County Bluegrass Festival. Farm Park, Fort Fairfield, ME. |
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August 31- September 2 |
Thomas Point Beach Bluegrass Special. Brunswick, ME |
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August 31- September 2 |
Rhythm & Roots Festival. Ninigret Park, Charleston, RI. |
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September 3 |
New Holland, PA Fiddlers' Picnic. Community Park, New Holland, PA (Lancaster County) |
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September 6-8 |
Grand Caverns Bluegrass Festival. Grand Caverns Park, Grottoes, VA |
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September 7-9 |
Greenwood Furnace Folk Gathering. Greenwood Furnace State Park. Huntingdon, PA |
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September 8 |
5th Annual Bucks County Bluegrass Festival at Snipe's Farm in Morrisville, PA |
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September 8 |
Babb's Bluegrass Festival. Babb's Park, 434 Babb's Rd. West Suffield, CT. |
860-844-8526 |
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September 8 |
Bluegrass on the Farm. Agricultural History Farm Park |
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September 16 |
Lyons Fiddle Festival. Lyons Community Park, Lyons, PA |
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September 20-22 |
29th Annual Fall Arcadia Bluegrass Festival. Firemaen's Activity Grounds, Upperco, MD. |
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September 20-22 |
Nothin' Fancy Bluegrass Festival, Glen Maury Park, Buena Vista, VA |
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September 21-23 |
20th Annual Berlin Fiddlers' Convention. Atlantic Hotel, Main St., Berlin, MD |
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September 27-30 |
Bluegrass by the Bay. Castaways RV Resort & Campground, Berlin, MD. |
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October 27 |
Delaware State Banjo, Fiddle and Band Championships. Rehoboth Beach Convention Center, Rehoboth Beach, DE. |
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October 27 |
Bluegrass for Hospice. Flat Iron Farm, Highway to Heaven Lane, Great Mills, MD. |
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