Festivals in Europe
now updating for 2010 - please send in your dates!
Europe has numerous festivals in about every country. If you have a festival, please check the data given below and let us know if something needs correction or update. Thank you for your contribution.
| Month | Date | Festival Name | Where | Country | Information | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | ||||||
| Jan. 2010 | 29-30th | Lonesome Pine Indoor Country Festival | Sunne Värmland | S | www.lonesomepine.nu | |
| Feb 2010 | 12-14th | Gainsborough Old Time Festival | Gainsborough | UK | www.foaotmad.org.uk | |
| Apr 2010 | 5-9th | Sore Fingers Week | Kingham | UK | www.sorefingers.co.uk | one week of learning music, jamming and good times, great international teachers all bluegrass instruments and vocals |
| Apr 2010 | 5-10th | International Workshop of Acoustic Music | Virton | B | www.hamawe.be, www.musiqueacoustique.org/joomla_fr/ | |
| Apr 2010 | 23-25th | Orwell Bluegrass Festival | Orwell Crossing | UK | www.orwellbluegrass.co.uk | |
| Apr/May 2010 | 30-3rd | Kilkenny Rhythm 'n' Roots Festival | Kilkenny | IRL | www.kilkennyroots.com | roots music, strong Irish and oldtime flavor |
| May 2010 | 7-9th | Venner Folk Frühling | Venne | D | +49 (0) 5476 - 911310 / www.folkfruehling.de |
accent on folk |
| May 2010 | 7-9th | 12th Oldtime Music Meeting | Wippenhausen Kirchdorf | D | www.oldtimemusic.de | musicians only registration mandatory |
| May 2010 | 8th | Spring Bluegrass Festival | Willisau | CH | www.bluegrass-willisau.ch | |
| May 2010 | 13-15th | EWOB Festival | Voorthuizen | NL | www.ewob.eu | about 50 bands, on 3 days, international lineup |
| May 2010 | 14-15th | 8th International Bühl Bluegrass Festival | Bühl | D | www.bluegrass-buehl.de | established 2002, city sponsorship |
| May 2010 | 14-16th | Karl May Festival Radebeul | Radebeul | D | www.karl-may-fest.de | celebrating bluegrass while celebrating Germany´s famous wild west author |
| May 2010 | 16-18th | Boe't n Deure | Odoorn | NL | www.boetndeure.nl | neat cafe with intimate bluegrass concerts |
| May | Spring Camp (Friends of American Oldtime Music and Dance) | Gainsborough | UK | www.foaotmad.org.uk | ||
| May | Hoofddorp Bluegrass Festival | Hoofddorp Oude Raadhuis | NL | +31 23 556 37 07 | ||
| May | Midwob Mini Bluegrass Festival | Zoeterwoude, De Meester | NL | mastergrass@scharpff.nl | ||
| May | Bluegrass Night | Fredericia | DK | www.bruunskepakhus.dk | ||
| May | FBMA Spring Weekend | Mézière sur Couesnon (Ille et Vilaine) | F | www.france-bluegrass.org | ||
| May | Hamawé Roots Festival | Ethe/Virton | B | www.musiqueacoustique.org, www.hamawe.be, decoseb@swing.be | on the Farm Roiseux | |
| May | Jamboree | Strakonice | CZ | www.jamboree-cz.com | ||
| May 2010 | 22-23rd | Greven Grass Festival | Greven | D | www.grevengrass.de | |
| May 2010 | 24th | Big Bear Festival | Zuidlaren | NL | www.strictlycountry.nl | highclass international festival in fine theater atmosphere |
| June | Ruotsinpyhtää Rendevous 2009 | Helsinki | FI | rootsinpyhtaa.fi/rende2009/index.php / matti.lehtola(at)gmail.com |
Finnland´s oldest since 1988 | |
| June 2010 | 4-6th | Coastline Bluegrass Music Event | Plas U Chaf Farm, Wales | UK | www.coastlinebluegrass.co.uk | |
| June | Annual La Grange Rouge Bluegrass and French Folk Weekend | La Grange Rouge | F | www.bluegrass-france.org | ||
| June | Internationales Kötzer Country Music Festival | Kötz | D | www.cwf-koetz.de | ||
| June 2010 | 18-19th | Col-des-Roches Bluegrass Festival | Col-des-Roches | CH | www.countrycoldesroches.ch | |
| June 2010 | 25-27th | East Anglian Bluegrass Festival | Steeple Morden | UK | www.eastanglianbluegrass.com | |
| June | Banjo Jamboree | Caslav | CZ | www.banjojamboree.cz/banjojamboree.php | oldest running European bluegrass festival. Extremly hospitable, free camping international lineup, | |
| June | Dobrofest Trnava | Trnava | SK | www.dobrofest.sk | all about the dobro, birthplace of the Doyperas, international lineup | |
| June | Bath Banjo Festival | Bath | UK | little( at )picturehouses.co.uk | ||
| June | Lida Country Festival | Lida | S | www.lidacountryfestival.se | ||
| June 2010 | 25-27th | Westport Folk and Bluegrass Festival | Westport, Co. Mayo | IRL | www.myspace.com/westportfolkbluegrassfestival | est. 2007, international lineup |
| June 2010 | 25-26th | Festival sur la Route de Tulins | Isere | F | www.tullinsfestival.com | |
| June | Haapavesi Folk Festival | Haapavesi | FI | www.haapavesifolk.com | ||
| July 2010 | 3rd | Torsaker Bluegrass Festival | Torsaker | S | www.myspace.com/torsakerbluegrassfestival | |
| July 2010 | 2nd-4th | North Wales Bluegrass Festival | Conwy | UK | www.northwalesbluegrass.co.uk | established 1989 |
| July | TFF Rudolstadt (Thüringer Folk Festival) | Rudolstadt | D | www.tff-rudolstadt.de/index.htm | city organized | |
| July 2010 | 3rd | Bluegrass Festival Gunderinseli | Thun | CH | www.avcc.ch | |
| July 2010 | 10-11th | Munich BlueGrass Festival | Munich | DE | www.munichbluegrassfestival.de | Music at the farm |
| July | Lonesome Pine Festival | Canis-Lysvik | S | www.lonesomepine.nu | ||
| July | Nääsville Bluegrass Festival | Frölunda | S | www.naasville.se | Thorsten Jakobsson, Ljungklämmev. 10, 448 31 Floda, Sweden, thorstenj (at) swipnet.se | |
| July 2010 | 8-11th | Athy Bluegrass Festival | Athy | IRL | www.athy-bluegrass.com | Irelands oldest annual Bluegrass event, established 1991 |
| July 2010 | 8-11th | Americana Festival | Newark | UK | www.americana-international.co.uk | |
| July | Pijnackerplein Bluegrass en Country Festival | Rotterdam | NL | www.bluegrassfestival.nl | ||
| July 2010 | 15-17th | Risor Bluegrass Festival | Risor | N | www.bluegrass.no | music on stage and workshops - with workshops the week preceeding the festival! |
| July | American Style Music Festival | Cerexhe | B | www.countrycerexhe.be | ||
| July 2010 | 23-25th | Country Rendez-Vouz | Craponne sur Arzon | F | perso.orange.fr/country.rendez-vous.festival/ | Haute Loire |
| July/Aug 2010 | 30th-1st | Guildtown Bluegrass Festival | Guildtown | UK | www.scottishbluegrass.com | |
| July/Aug | 27th-1st | Totaalfestival | Bladel | NL | www.totaalfestival.nl | |
| July/Aug 2010 | 29th-1st | Cambridge Folk Festival | Cambridge | UK | www.cambridgefolkfestival.co.uk | |
| July/Aug 2010 | 29th-1st | Festival Européen Bluegrass Music | La Roche-sur-Foron | F | www.larochebluegrass.fr | |
| July/Aug | VIII. International Bluegrass and Acoustic Music Festival, Abaliget | Székesfehérvár, Hungary | F | vazze.hu | Three days of bluegrass and acoustic music on a lakeside in the Hungarian countryside. | |
| Aug | UTV Country Fest | The Kings Hall, Belfast | IRL | www.jwpromos.com | ||
| Aug 2010 | 7-8th | Surrey Mini Bluegrass Festival | Mickleham Village Hall | UK | www.surreybluegrass.com | |
| Aug | Summer Camp (Friends Of American Oldtime Music And Dance) | Gainsborough | UK | www.foaotmad.org.uk | ||
| Aug | Floralia Festival | Oosterhout | NL | www.floraliacountry.nl | ||
| Aug 2010 | 14th | Bluegrass Family Festival | Stetten | CH | www.bluegrassfamily.ch | family operated festival a major mainstay in the Swiss bluegrass community |
| Aug | Gränna Bluegrass Festival | Gränna | S | www.grennamusik.com | 30th anniversary in 2007, not yet confirmed | |
| Aug 2010 | 25-29th | Dunmore East Bluegrass Festival | Dunmore East | IRL | www.waterford-dunmore.com | established 1995 |
| Aug | Choteborsky Dzem | Letna 255, 583 01 Chotebor +420776311290 |
CZ | www.choteborskydzem.cz | 3rd. edition of bluegrass festival. Guest: Amy Gallatin & Roger Williams & Stillwaters | |
| Aug 2010 | 26-29th | Tonder Folk Festival | Tonder | DK | www.tf.dk | international folk class bluegrass acts |
| Aug | Intl. Mandolin Festival | 42657 Solingen | D | www.n-a-g.info | 1. edition in 2009! located in the New Acoustic Gallery, Neuenhofer Str. 122, Solingen | |
| Aug. 2010 | 28th | Bluegrassfestival Grabenmühle | Sigriswil | CH | www.grabenmuehle.ch | |
| Sept 2010 | 3-5th | Appalachian and Bluegrass Music Festival | Omagh | NI | www.bluegrassomagh.com/www.folkpark.com | situated in a historic folk park established 1992 international lineup |
| Sept 2010 | 3-5th | Didmarton Bluegrass Festival | Didmarton | UK | www.didmarton-bluegrass.co.uk | located on Kemble Airfield, international lineup |
| Sept 2010 | 3-5th | Picnic Festival | Namur | B | www.picnicfestival.be | |
| Sept 2010 | 3-5th | Int. Bluegrass Meeting Kulturgewächshaus Birkenried | Gundelfingen | DE | www.cwf-koetz.de | Music in the Greenhouse |
| Sept 2010 | 4th | Sunny Mountain Bluegrass Festival | Stettfurt | CH | www.sunnymountaingrass.ch | |
| Sept | Galway Americana Festival | 29 Monivea Park, Galway | Ireland | www.galwayamericanafestival.com | Music and culture festival, featuring Bluegrass, Country, Cajun, Blues, Old-Time etc | |
| Sept 2010 | 10-12th | Gower Bluegrass Festival | Parkmill, Gower, near Swansea, Wales | UK | www.gowerbluegrass.co.uk | |
| Sept | Sweet Sunny South Festival | Hastings | UK | www.sweetsunnysouth.co.uk | ||
| Sept 2010 | 17th-19th | Cornish Bluegrass Festival | Newquay | UK | www.cornishbluegrass.co.uk | since 2004 |
| Sept 2010 | 23rd-29th | Johnny Keenan Banjo Festival | Longford | IRL | www.johnnykeenan.com | international lineup |
| Sept 2010 | 8-12th | Open House Festival | Belfast | NI | www.openhousefestival.com | |
| Sept 2010 | 23-25th | Moniaive Michaelmas Bluegrass Festival | Moniaive, Dumfries, Scotland | UK | www.moniaive.org.uk/moniaive-michealmas-bluegrass-festival | |
| Oct | Sore Fingers Weekend | Kingham | UK | www.sorefingers.co.uk | learning music and jamming | |
| Oct 2010 | 30th | Old Time Country Festival | Breitisaal, 8185 Winkel | CH | www.big-stone.ch | made by american folk club Rocking Chair |
| Nov 2010 | 6th | Al Ras Old-Time & Bluegrass Festival | Mollet del Valles, Barcelona | E | www.myspace.com/festivalalras | |
| 2011 | ||||||
| 2011 | Banjoree, European 5-String Banjo Meeting | Hagen | D | www.banjoree.com | gettogether of banjopickers, also with guitar and mandolin workshops! every 2nd year! | |
| festivals not confirmed for 2009 | ||||||
| Oldtime And Bluegrass Konvent | Silkeborg | DK | mail( at )stefancolind.dk | will possibly be held as part of the Fredericia Bluegrass Festiva not confirmed | ||
| Looping Brothers Festival | Bramsche | D | mmalcher( at )gmx.de | exquisite venue: old cinema no festival in 2009 exclusive house concert | ||
| Culture House Zrkadlovy Haj | Bratislava | SK | www.bluegrassfest.sk | |||
| Navacerrada Bluegrass Festival | Navacerrada/Madrid | E | www.autopista6.km6.net | click on "Where We Play" | ||
| Sulinger Resonator Festival | Sulingen | D | www.sauer-sulingen.de/resofest | |||
| Northeim Goes Country | Northeim | D | www.northeim.de | |||
| Bluegrass Marathon | Borovany | CZ | sweb.cz//bgmarathon/ | established 1979 | ||
| Go-Fest | Swansea | UK | www.gowerbluegrass.co.uk | |||
| Bluegrass Fest Bratislava | Bratislava | SK | www.bluegrassfest.sk |