Bluegrass & Old Time Music Festivals of the Mid-Atlantic and
New England Regions for the 2008 Festival Season
Compiled by E. Pollak (rev. 2/7/08)
(For more festivals, including those outside of the eastern seaboard, see cybergrass.com/, ibluegrass.com and bluegrassville.com)
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Jan. 25-27 |
Pocono Bluegrass & Folk Society Winterefest, East Stroudsburg, PA . |
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March 1 |
Midwinter Bluegrass DAy, VFW Hall, Vestal, NY |
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March 14-16 |
1st Annual
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April 12 |
Bluegrass Benefit Concert/Minifestival for Jack Sanbower. American Legion Post 397, 935 Main street, Hellertown, PA 18055 |
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April 12 |
A Bluegrass Gathering - Saturday, April 12 - Noon to 11pm indoors at thel Community Arts Center, Williamsport, PA. |
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April17-19 |
7th Annual Spring Arcadia Bluegrass Festival, Fireman's Activity Grounds,Upperco, MD |
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April 26 |
New Jersey Folk Festival. Rutgers University New Brunswick, NJ |
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May 15-18 |
Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival, Granite Hill Campground, Gettysburg, PA |
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May 15-18 |
22nd Annual Spring Gulch Folk Festival, Lancaster County, PA |
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May 16-18 |
Spring Camp Jam in the Pines, Old Cedar Campground, 274 Richwood Road in Monroeville, NJ (Very eclectic.... not really bluegrass) |
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May 23-25 |
Penny Memorial Day Festival, Wrench Wranch, Rt. 206, Coventryville, NY |
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May 23-25 |
Delfest,Allegheny County Fairgrounds, Cumberland, MD |
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May 23-25 |
Folk College with Simple Gifts. May 23-25, 2008, Huntingdon, PA |
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May 24 |
WDVR Round Valley Bluegrass Festival, Round Valley Youth Center, Clinton, NJ |
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May 24 |
Bluegrass in the Park, Brandywine Lions Park, Rt 301 & Cherrytree Crossing Rd., Cheltenham, MD (across from Veterans' Cemetary) |
Roger Hamilton: 301-466-7118 |
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May 29-June 1 |
31st Annual Strawberry Park Bluegrass Festival, 42 Pierce Rd., Preston, CT. |
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May 30-June 1 |
1st Annual Northeast Pennsylvania Bluegrass Festival, Lazy Brook Park, Tunkhannock PA 18657 |
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May 30-June 1 |
ABL Roundup, McConchies Heritage Acres, Galway, NY |
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May 31 |
Berks County Fiddle Festival,10 a.m.-7:00 p.m. Berks County Heritage Center, Rading, PA. |
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June 6-8 |
Thousand Islands Bluegrass Festival, LaFargeville, NY |
315-658-2679 |
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June 7 |
Memorial Bluegrass concert & jam. 2-7 p.m. Anson Nixon Park, Kennet Square, PA. |
302-547-0250 |
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June 12-15 |
Wind Gap Bluegrass Festival, Mountain View Park, Wind Gap, PA |
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June 13-14 |
Bluegrass in the Woods, Otter Creek Campground, Airville, PA |
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June 19-21 |
Smoked Country Jam Bluegrass Festival, Loganton, PA |
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June 19-22 |
Pocono Mountain Bluegrass Festival, G.D.S. Fairgrounds, Newfoundland, PA. |
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June 20-21 |
Laurel Highlands Bluegrass Festival, Route 271, Waterford, Just 5 Miles North of Ligonier, PA |
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June 20-21 |
14th Annual Peninsula Bluegrass Festival, Georgetown, DE |
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June 21 |
Tug Hill Bluegrass Festival, Maple Ridge Center, Rte. 812 East Road, Lowville, NY |
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June 26-29 |
10th Annual Bluegrass Festival, Cayuga County Fairgrounds, Rte. 31, Weedsport, NY |
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June 27-29 |
Madrid Bluegrass River Festival, Madrid Municipal Park, 1857 State Highway 345, Madrid, NY |
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July 2-5, |
Mountain Top Bluegrass Festival, Mountain Top Campground, Tarentum, PA |
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July 3-6 |
Out Among the Stars (OATS) Bluegrass Festival hosted by the Grillbillies at the Benton Rodeo Grounds, Benton, PA |
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July 4 |
2nd Annual Heatherwood 4th of July Fiddler's Picnic. 12-4pm,3180 Horseshoe Pike, Honey rook, PA. Rain date July 5th |
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July 11-12 |
2nd Annual Remington Ryde Bluegrass Festival,Mifflin County Youth Fair Grounds, Reedsville, Pennsylvania |
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July 11-13 |
Busy Bird Bluegrass Festival, Newark Valley, NY |
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July 12 |
Bluegrass on the Grass Festival, Bosler Hall, College and High Sts., Dickinson Coillege, Carlisle, PA |
717-245-1485 |
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July 12-13 |
Common Ground on the Hill Roots Music and Arts Festival, 500 S. Center St., Westminster, MD |
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July 17-20 |
Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival, Walsh Farm, 1 Poultney Road, Oak Hill, NY 12460 |
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July 19 |
Seven Mountains Bluegrass Association Charity Concert/Minifestival, Campbelltown Firehall, 2818 Horseshoe Pike, Campbelltown, PA 17010 |
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July 24-27 |
Norwich Family Bluegrass Festival, Chenango County Fairgrounds, Norwich, NY |
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July 25-26 |
2nd Annual Crowsnest Bluegrass Festival, 7-H Skeet Club Field, Patton, PA |
814-327-5662 |
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July 31-August 3 |
20th Annual Appalachian Fiddle & Bluegrass Assoc. Bluegrass Festival, Mountain View Park, Wind Gap, PA |
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July 31-August 3 |
Podunk Bluegrass Music Festival, East Hartford, CT. |
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July 31-August 3 |
Pemi Valley Bluegrass Festival, Branch Brook Campground, Campton, PA |
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August 2 |
Lancaster Fiddlers' Picnic, Central Park, Lancaster, PA |
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August 3 |
Bill Knowlton's 36th Annual Bluegrass Ramble Picnic, Dwyer Memorial Park, Little York, NY |
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August 7-9 |
Lil' Margaret's Bluegrass and Old Time Country Music Festival,Leonardtown, MD |
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August 8-10 |
Top of the Hill Bluegrass Festival, 6226, Lain Road, Canisteo, NY |
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August 9 |
Chester County 80th Annual Old Fiddlers' Picnic. Hibernia County Park. Saturday, August 9, 2008 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM. Rain Date: Sunday, August 10, 2008; 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM |
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August 15-17 |
&th Annual Music in the Mountains Hickory Fest, Stony Fork Creek Campground, Wellsboro, PA |
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August 15-17 |
Otis Mountain Bluegrass Festival, Old Ski Hill (Adirondacks), Elizabethtown, NY |
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August 15-17 |
Bluegrass in Greenville,Ahlf Farm (Catskills), Greenville, NY |
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August 21-24 |
Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival, Granite Hill Campground, Gettysburg, PA |
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August 21-24 |
Pickin' in the Pasture, Lodi, NY |
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August 22-24 |
Upper Hudson Bluegrass Festival, Ski Bowl Park, North Creek, NY |
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August 23 |
York County Fiddlers' Convention, Fiddlers' Grounds, just off Rt. 74, Brogue, PA |
717-862-3331 |
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August 28-31 |
30th Annual Thomas Point Beach Bluegrass Festival, Brunswick, ME |
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August 29-31 |
37th Annual Delaware Valley Bluegrass Festival, Salem County Fairgrounds, Woodstown, NJ. |
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August 29-31 |
Wrench Wranch Bluegrass Roundup, Coventryville, NY |
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August 30- September 1 |
30th annual Wm. Dively Memorial Bluegrass Festival, Berlin Community Grove, Berlin, PA |
814-267-3097 |
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September 5-6 |
Bluegrass by the Lake. Pine Cradle Lake Campground, Rome, PA |
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September 6 |
Hartland Hollow Bluegrass Festival, Berg Field, East Hartland, CT. |
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September 12-13 |
Coleman Station Bluegrass Festival, 1144 Coleman Station Road, Friedens, PA |
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September 12-14 |
11th Annual Park Slope Bluegrass & Old-Time Jamboree, Brooklyn, NY. Friday & Sat. at the Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture; Sunday, Sept 14 at Jalopy |
info@jamesreams.com
or call 718-965-8490 or=20 |
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September 12-14 |
Greenwood Furnace Folk Gathering. At the Greenwood Furnace State Park between State College and Huntingdon, on the Mifflin County border in central Pennsylvania, |
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September 18-20 |
25th Annual Fall Arcadia Bluegrass Festival, Fireman's Activity Grounds, Upperco, MD |
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September 19-20 |
Delmarva Mid-Atlantic Coast Championships, Atlantic Hotel & Main Street Stage, Berlin, MD |
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September 20 |
Audobon Society 12th Annual Fiddle Contest. Audobon Society Center, 1361 Main Street, Glastonbury, CT. |
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September 21 |
25th Annual Lyons Fiddle Festival, Lyons Community Park, Lyons (Berks Co.) PA |
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September 27 |
2nd Annual Bluegrass Harvestfest, Peaceful Springs, Rices Landing, PA |
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October 3-4 |
Blue Mountain Bluegrass Festival II, Martinsville, VA (Franklin County) |
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October 25 |
Sea Witch Bluegrass & Old Time Music Festival & State Championships, Rehobeth, DE. |
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