It’s that time of the year again for me over here at Gary Hayes Country, it’s time for me to compile all of my year end stuff and get a lot of things ready for the end of 2025. I have a huge list of honorable mentions for 2025 and some other articles coming this week….and hell it’s only half over! Sometimes I just so not get enough time to be at my keyboard as I used to, but I assure you that I DO keep up with ALL KINDS of new music and music news.<\/p>\n
I began this website thirteen years ago and to be honest, a large portion of my past history has been influenced by music festivals. Ones like Muddy Roots and ROMP I have been attending for ten plus years now. I found a large list of the bands I listen to on a frequent basis by attending all of the many bands doing sets at these festivals.<\/p>\n
I have to do a lot of research for all of these different festivals, and I have to know all of the information ready to be able to type up a nice article about all of these festivals. In today’s day and time, many of us cannot afford to attend more than one or two a year and many of us make it into a huge vacation ordeal. You can darn sure bet that the weekend of Labor Day, I will for sure be at Muddy Roots.<\/p>\n
THIS IS AN ONGOING YEARLY ARTICLE:<\/p>\n
I will be weekly updating this article with 2026 information of the top portion of the list. Those festivals have transpired for this year and already announced 2026 dates. In the beginning of 2026, what I will be doing is arranging them by dates of the year. If YOU see one, I missed PLEASE reach out to me and let me know and I will indeed add it.<\/p>\n
Musicfest At Steamboat Springs<\/a> January 5th – 10th 2026 It’s that time of the year again for me over here at Gary Hayes Country, it’s time for me to compile all of my year end stuff and get a lot of things ready for the end of 2025. I have a huge list of honorable mentions for 2025 and some other articles coming this […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":27900,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27862","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t
\n30A Songwriters Festival<\/a> January 19th – 22nd 2026
\nMile 0 Fest<\/a> January 27th – 31st 2026
\nLuck Reunion Festival<\/a> March 12th, 2026
\nHeart Of Texas Music Festival<\/a> March 13th – 22nd
\nSuwaunee Spring Reunion<\/a> March 20th – 23rd
\n3 Sisters Bluegrass Festival<\/a> October 3rd – 4th
\nSouth By Southwest<\/a> March 12th – 18th 2026
\nChilifest Music Festival<\/a> April 3rd – 4rth 2026
\nWinter Wonder Grass<\/a> February 27th – March 1st, 2026
\nWinter Wonder Grass Colorado<\/a> April 23rd – 25th 2026
\nBaltimore Old Time Music Festival<\/a> April 17th – 18th, 2026
\nTwo Step Inn<\/a> April 5th – 6th
\nOld Settlers Music Festival<\/a> April 17th – 19th, 2026
\nWiggy-Thump-Festival<\/a> April 20th – 23rd
\nLarry Joe Taylor Music Festival<\/a> April 21st – 26th
\nNational Cornbread Festival<\/a> April 25th – 26th, 2026
\nHigh Water Festival<\/a> April 26th – 27th
\nMerlefest<\/a> April 23rd – 26th, 2026
\nViva Las Vegas Rockabilly Weekend<\/a> April 9th – 12th, 2026
\nBig Barn Dance Texas<\/a> March 27th – 29th 2026
\nCalf Fry<\/a> May 1st – 3rd
\nSun Sand And Soul<\/a> May 1st – 3rd
\nRed Dirt Barbecue Fest<\/a> May 10th
\nLone Star Smoke out<\/a> May 2nd – 4th
\nRendezvous Music Festival<\/a> April 4th – 5th
\nBig As Texas Music Festival<\/a> May 9th – 11th
\nLower Town Arts And Music<\/a> May 8th – May 9th, 2026
\nLuck Reunion<\/a> May 13th and 14th 2026
\nMotorcycles And Music Festival<\/a> May 15th – 18th
\nSleeping In the Woods<\/a> May 16th – 18th
\nTico Time Bluergass Festival<\/a> May 15th – 17th 2026
\nFreshgrass Bentonville<\/a> May 16th – 17th
\nKerrville Folk Festival<\/a> May 22nd – June 8th
\nSleeping In The Woods Songwriter<\/a> May 16th – 18th
\nRoosterwalk<\/a> May 21st – 24th, 2026
\nDelFest<\/a> May 21st – 24th, 2026
\nStrings On The Kings<\/a>
\nDark Star Jubilee<\/a> May 23rd – 25th
\nWestern Swing Out<\/a> May 22nd – 25th, 2026
\nTexas Music Revolution<\/a> June 5th – 6th, 2026
\nRailbird Music Festival<\/a> May 30th – 31st, 2026
\nPondstock At Lake Hedtke<\/a> October 17th – 18th
\nOgden Music Festival<\/a> May 30th – June 2nd
\nPalisade Music Festival<\/a> June 6th – 8th
\nChinook Fest<\/a> June 19th -24th 2026
\nTailgate N Tallboys<\/a> June 12th – 15th
\nHog Farm Holiday<\/a> June 20th – 22nd 2026
\nSawtooth Valley Gathering<\/a> June 19th – 22nd
\nTelluride Bluegrass Festival<\/a> June 18th – 21st, 2026
\nFlatrock Bluegrass Jamboree<\/a> June 22nd – 25th
\nJackalope Jamboree<\/a> June 26th – 28th
\nCottonfest<\/a> June 26th – 28th, 2026
\nTen Mile Creek Revival<\/a> June 27th – 29th
\nROMP<\/a> June 25th – 28th
\nWhiimydiddle<\/a> September 5th – 6th 2025
\nBlue Ox Music Festival<\/a> June 22nd – 24th
\nRed wing Roots Music Festival<\/a> June 20th – 22nd 2026
\nSummer Solstice indie<\/a> June 23rd- 25th
\nThe Jenny Brooks Bluegrass Festival<\/a> June 25th – 29th
\nPickin’ On Picknic<\/a> July 10th -19th
\nWinnipeg Folk Festival<\/a> July 26th – 29th
\nPickin’ On The Picnic<\/a> July 10th – 13th
\nRuckus In Tacoma Summer Smoke Out<\/a> July 8th
\n4848 Music Festival<\/a> July 17th – 19th
\nThe Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival<\/a> July 16th – 20th
\nThe Bill Monroe Memorial Bluegrass Festival<\/a> July 12th – 15th
\nThe Windy City Smokeout<\/a> July 10th – 13th
\nUnder The Big Sky Music Festival<\/a> July 18th – 20th
\nMaster Musicians Festival<\/a> July 19th – 20th
\nFaster Horses Music Festival<\/a> July 19th – 21st
\nThe Summer Music Festival<\/a> July 13th – 15th
\nRockyGrass<\/a> July 25th – 27th
\nNelsonville Music Festival<\/a> July 20th – 27th
\nHeadwaters Country Jam<\/a> July 24th – 26th
\nFloydfest<\/a> July 23rd – 27th
\nRed Ants Pants<\/a> July 24th – 27th
\nPeacemaker Festival<\/a> October 11th – 12th
\nPickathon<\/a> July 31st – August 3rd
\nRock The Rind<\/a> July 31st – Aug 2nd
\nBoots And Hearts<\/a> August 7th – 10th
\nThe Neon Nights<\/a> August 8th – 9th
\nGrand Targhee Bluegrass Festival<\/a> August 8th – 10th
\nThe Symco Hot Rod Weekender<\/a> August 11th – 13t
\nHinterland<\/a> August 1st – 3rd
\nHollerGirl Music Festival<\/a> August 1st – 3rd
\nPodunk Bluegrass Festival<\/a> August 7th – 10th
\nPickin’ In The Backwoods<\/a> August 7th – 9th
\nHoxeyville Music Festival<\/a> August 18th – 20th
\nFayetteville Roots Music Festival<\/a> August 25th – 27th
\nCrowe Fest<\/a> August 17th – 19th
\nHot Rod Rock And Rumble<\/a> March 21st – 22nd
\nKaw River Roots<\/a> August 21st – 23rd
\nManchester Music Festival<\/a> August 28th – 30th
\nEarl Scruggs Memorial Music Festival<\/a> Sept 1st – 3rd
\nCavemen Music Festival<\/a> Aug 28th – 31st
\nAlley Fest Kentucky<\/a> August 29th – 31st
\nBristol Rhythm And Roots<\/a> September 19th – 21st
\nBig Barn Dance<\/a> March 27th – 29th
\nPark City Song Summit<\/a> September 7th – 9th
\nOld Tone Music Festival<\/a> September 4th – 7th
\nFestival Of The Horse<\/a> September 6th – 8th
\nUnbroken Cicrle Music Festival<\/a> September 4th – 6th
\nWalnut Valley<\/a> September 17th – 21st
\nBourbon And Beyond<\/a> September 11th – 14th
\nPickin’ In The Pines<\/a> September 12th – ,14th
\nAmericanafest<\/a> September 9th – 13th
\nBaygrass Music Festival<\/a> September 20th – 21st
\nFreshgrass North Adams<\/a> September 19th – 21st
\nBeachlife Ranch<\/a> May 2nd – 4th
\nWhispering Beard<\/a> September 25th – 27th
\nMempho Music Festival<\/a> October 3rd – 5th
\nField And Stream Music Festival<\/a> October 2nd – 4th
\nHardly Strictly Bluegrass<\/a> October 2nd – 4th
\nHillberry Harvest Moon Festival<\/a> October 8th – 12th
\nJackpine Jamboree<\/a> August 28th – 31st
\n3 Sisters Bluegrass<\/a> October 6th and 7th
\nRiver To Grow Music Festival<\/a> October 3rd – 4th
\nACL Festival<\/a> October 3rd – 4th
\nRiver Stomp Bluegrass Festival<\/a>
\nAustin String Band Festival<\/a> October 14th – 16th
\nThe Moonshiners Ball<\/a> October 9th – 11th
\nCountry Calling Music Festival<\/a> October 3rd – 5th
\nThe Redwood Ramble<\/a> July 7th – 20th
\nBluegrass Island<\/a> October 16th – 18th
\nCave Fest<\/a> May 24th – 25th
\nTroubadour Festival<\/a> November 7th – 8th
\nMoon Crush At Avett Moon<\/a> November 7th – 9th
\nAppalachia On The Rocks IV<\/a> November 28th
\nThe Orange Blossom Revue<\/a> December 1st – 3rd
\nBlack Mountain Jamboree<\/a> October 3rd and 4th
\nBender Jamboree<\/a> September 10th – 13th
\nAlbino Skunk Music Festival<\/a> October 1st – 4th
\nAnnapolis Baygrass Music Festival<\/a> September 20th – 21st
\nIron Hills Country<\/a> August 28th – 30th
\nBig Barn Dance New Mexico<\/a> September 4th – 6th Boogie Down Festival<\/a> September 11th – 13th<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"