This year turned out to be a truly wonderful year for real music, and the heat hasn’t been so unbearable that attendance was better than ever in 2025. Now, a few festivals did not make it for 2026 dates and some did not even happen in 2025. We know that it is indeed a saturated market with many options for a typical festival goer.<\/p>\n
We keep track of a long list of underground and DIY festivals along with some that have mainstream acts into the mix,\u00a0 and many of them are loaded into the same area and all at the same time. Many people rely on different festivals each year, because it is a good way to see many artists together in one setting.<\/p>\n
Musicfest At Steamboat Springs<\/a> January 5th – 10th 2026 This year turned out to be a truly wonderful year for real music, and the heat hasn’t been so unbearable that attendance was better than ever in 2025. Now, a few festivals did not make it for 2026 dates and some did not even happen in 2025. We know that it is indeed a saturated […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":28402,"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-28398","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
\nWinter Wonder Grass<\/a> February 27th – March 1st, 2026
\nLuck Reunion Festival<\/a> March 12th, 2026
\nHeart Of Texas Music Festival<\/a> March 13th – 22nd 2026
\nHot Rod Rock And Rumble<\/a> March 21st – 22nd 2026
\nSuwaunee Spring Reunion<\/a> March 19th – 22nd 2026
\nOutlaws and Legends<\/a> March 20th – 21st, 2026
\nBig Barn Dance Texas<\/a> March 27th – 29th 2026
\nTroubador Festival<\/a> March 28th, 2026
\nSouth By Southwest<\/a> March 12th – 18th 2026
\nChilifest Music Festival<\/a> April 3rd – 4rth 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 18th – 19th, 2026
\nOld Settlers Music Festival<\/a> April 17th – 19th, 2026
\nWiggy-Thump-Festival<\/a> April 25th, 2026
\nLarry Joe Taylor Music Festival<\/a> April 20th – 25th 2026
\nNational Cornbread Festival<\/a> April 25th – 26th, 2026
\nSmoke Down Music Festival<\/a> April 18th, 2026
\nHigh Water Festival<\/a> April 18th – 19th 2026
\nRiver Falls Bluegrass<\/a> April 17th – 19th, 2026
\nMerlefest<\/a> April 23rd – 26th, 2026
\nLone Star Smoke out<\/a> April 24th – 26th, 2026
\nRendezvous Music Festival<\/a> April 3rd – 4th, 2026
\nViva Las Vegas Rockabilly Weekend<\/a> April 9th – 12th, 2026
\nSun Sand And Soul<\/a> April 23rd – 25th, 2026
\nCalf Fry<\/a> May 1st – 3rd 2026
\nBeachlife Ranch<\/a> May 1st – 3rd 2026
\nRed Dirt Barbecue Fest<\/a> May 9th, 2026
\nAlbino Skunk Music Festival<\/a> May 6th – 9th 2026
\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 14th – 17th, 2026
\nSleeping In the Woods<\/a> May 15th – 17th, 2026
\nTico Time Bluegrass Festival<\/a> May 15th – 17th 2026
\nFreshgrass Bentonville<\/a> May 15th – 17th, 2026
\nSleeping In The Woods Songwriter<\/a> May 15th – 17th, 2026
\nRoosterwalk<\/a> May 21st – 24th, 2026
\nDelFest<\/a> May 21st – 24th, 2026
\nDark Star Jubilee<\/a> May 23rd – 25th, 2026
\nWestern Swing Out<\/a> May 22nd – 25th, 2026
\nRailbird Music Festival<\/a> June 6th – 7th, 2026
\nOgden Music Festival<\/a> May 29th – 31st, 2026
\nPalisade Music Festival<\/a> June 5th – 7th, 2026
\nTexas Music Revolution<\/a> June 5th – 6th, 2026
\nBuckles and Spurs<\/a> June 11th – 14th, 2026
\nChinook Fest<\/a> June 18th – 21st 2026
\nTailgate N Tallboys<\/a> June 18th – 20th 2026
\nHog Farm Holiday<\/a> June 20th – 22nd 2026
\nSawtooth Valley Gathering<\/a> June 18th – 21st 2026
\nTelluride Bluegrass Festival<\/a> June 18th – 21st, 2026
\nFlatrock Bluegrass Jamboree<\/a> June 25th – 27th, 2026
\nJackalope Jamboree<\/a> June 26th – 28th, 2026
\nCottonfest<\/a> June 26th – 28th, 2026
\nTen Mile Creek Revival<\/a> June 26th – 28th, 2026
\nROMP<\/a> June 24th – 27th, 2026
\nBlue Ox Music Festival<\/a> June 25th – 27th, 2026
\nRed wing Roots Music Festival<\/a> June 19th – 21st 2026
\nSummer Solstice indie<\/a> June 23rd- 25th, 2026
\nCrowe Fest<\/a> June 27th – 29th 2026
\nThe Jenny Brooks Bluegrass Festival<\/a> June 24th – 26th, 2026
\nPickin’ On Picknic<\/a> July 10th -19th 2026
\nWinnipeg Folk Festival<\/a> July 9th – 12th, 2026
\nBig Flat Folk Festival<\/a> July 10th – 11th, 2026
\nRuckus In The Boonies<\/a> July 19th – 20th 2026
\n4848 Music Festival<\/a> July 16th – 18th 2026
\nThe Redwood Ramble<\/a> July 16th – 19th, 2026
\nThe Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival<\/a> July 15th – 19th, 2026
\nThe Bill Monroe Memorial Bluegrass Festival<\/a> July 17th – 20th, 2026
\nThe Windy City Smokeout<\/a> July 8th – 10th, 2026
\nUnder The Big Sky Music Festival<\/a> July 17th – 19th 2026
\nMaster Musicians Festival<\/a> July 17th – 18th 2026
\nThe Summer Music Festival<\/a> July 13th – 15th 2026
\nRockyGrass<\/a> July 24th – 26th 2026
\nNelsonville Music Festival<\/a> July 18th – 20th, 2026
\nHeadwaters Country Jam<\/a> July 23rd – 25th 2026
\nFloydfest<\/a> July 22nd – 26th, 2026
\nRed Ants Pants<\/a> July 23rd – 26th, 2026
\nRhythms on the Rio<\/a> July 30th – August 2nd, 2026
\nPickathon<\/a> July 30th – August 2nd, 2026
\nRock The Rind<\/a> July 31st – Aug 2nd, 2026
\nBoots And Hearts<\/a> August 7th – 9th, 2026
\nThe Neon Nights<\/a> August 8th – 9th 2026
\nGrand Targhee Bluegrass Festival<\/a> August 7th – 9th 2026
\nThe Symco Hot Rod Weekender<\/a> August 11th – 13th 2026
\nHinterland<\/a> July 31st – August 2nd 2026
\nHollerGirl Music Festival<\/a> August 5th – 7th, 2026
\nWE Fest<\/a> August 5th – 8th, 2026
\nPodunk Bluegrass Festival<\/a> August 6th – 9th 2026
\nPickin’ In The Backwoods<\/a> August 7th – 9th 2026
\nFayetteville Roots Music Festival<\/a> August 25th – 27th 2026
\nKaw River Roots<\/a> August 21st – 23rd 2026
\nJackpine Jamboree<\/a> August 28th – 31st
\nManchester Music Festival<\/a> March 19th – 21st, 2026
\nEarl Scruggs Memorial Music Festival<\/a> Sept 4th – 6th, 2026
\nCavemen Music Festival<\/a> Sept 4th – 6th, 2026
\nAlley Fest Kentucky<\/a> August 29th – 31st
\nBristol Rhythm And Roots<\/a> September 11th – 13th, 2026
\nPark City Song Summit<\/a> September 7th – 9th
\nWhiimydiddle<\/a> September 5th – 6th 2025
\nOld Tone Music Festival<\/a> September 10th – 13th 2026
\nFestival Of The Horse<\/a> September 6th – 8th
\nUnbroken Circle Music Festival<\/a> September 4th – 6th
\nWalnut Valley<\/a> September 17th – 21st
\nBender Jamboree<\/a> September 10th – 13th
\nBourbon And Beyond<\/a> September 24th – 27th, 2026
\nAnnapolis Baygrass Music Festival<\/a> September 19th – 20th, 2026
\nBoogie Down Festival<\/a> September 25th – 29th, 2026
\nPickin’ In The Pines<\/a> September 18th – 20th, 2026
\nAmericanafest<\/a> September 15th – 19th, 2026
\nBaygrass Music Festival<\/a> September 19th – 20th, 2026
\nFreshgrass North Adams<\/a> September 19th – 21st 2026
\nWhispering Beard<\/a> September 25th – 27th
\nMempho Music Festival<\/a> October 3rd – 5th, 2026
\nPondstock At Lake Hedtke<\/a> October 17th – 18th
\nHardly Strictly Bluegrass<\/a> October 2nd – 4th, 2026
\nPeacemaker Festival<\/a> October 2nd – 3rd 2026
\nHillberry Harvest Moon Festival<\/a> October 7 – 11th 2026
\nRiver To Grow Music Festival<\/a>
\nACL Festival<\/a> October 2nd\u00a0 – 4th, 2026
\nRiver Stomp Bluegrass Festival<\/a> October 2nd -3rd, 2026
\nAustin String Band Festival<\/a>
\nThe Moonshiners Ball<\/a> October 8 – 11th, 2026
\nBluegrass Island<\/a> October 15th – 17th, 2026
\nMoon Crush At Avett<\/a>
\nAppalachia On The Rocks IV<\/a>
\nThe Orange Blossom Revue<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"