BLUEGRASS FESTIVALS IN EUROPE
This is a general listing by month, for exact dates, please refer to the festival calendar!
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. To include your dates in our google-based calendar, please complete the respective form.
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Festivals in Europe sorted by month (dates vary each year)
| Month | Festival Name | Where | Country | Information | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | Lonesome Pine Indoor Country Festival | Sunne Värmland | S | www.lonesomepine.nu | |
| Feb | Bluegrass Outlaw Party | Club Heidegger, grote Kerkplein 70, Rotterdam | NL | www.bluegrassfestival.nl | |
| Feb | Gainsborough Old Time Festival | Gainsborough | UK | www.foaotmad.org.uk | |
| Apr | International Workshop of Acoustic Music | Virton | B | www.hamawe.be, www.musiqueacoustique.org/joomla_fr/ | |
| Apr | 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 | Stage Bluegrass en Gascogne | 32330 Gondrin | F | www.bluegrassnature.com | |
| Apr/May | Kilkenny Rhythm 'n' Roots Festival | Kilkenny | IRL | www.kilkennyroots.com | roots music, strong Irish and oldtime flavor |
| Apr/May | Bordergrass | Hopelands in Weobley, Herefordshire | UK | www.bordergrass.co.uk | The Toy Hearts, The New Prohibition Band, The New Essex Bluegrass Band, Sarah McQuaid, Mike Fenton, Hilary James and Simon Mayor, The Carrivick Sisters |
| May | Alie Rohling Festival "Pickers against Cancer" | zaal de Loo - Looweg 38, Coevorden | NL | www.pickersagainstcancer.com | Beneficial concert, all funds raised go to the Dutch Cancer Foundation. |
| May | SC 40 jaar Farewell Reunion Festival | De Muzeval, Emmen | NL | www.strictlyfestival.nl | Bluegrass & acoustic country, a one-time only event to celebrate the completion of 40 years of Strictly Country magazine - European & US groups |
| May | Venner Folk Frühling | Venne | D | +49 (0) 5476 - 911310 / www.folkfruehling.de |
accent on folk |
| May | 13th Oldtime Music Meeting | Wippenhausen Kirchdorf | D | www.oldtimemusic.de | musicians only registration mandatory |
| May | Orwell Bluegrass Festival | Orwell Crossing | UK | www.orwellbluegrass.co.uk | |
| May | Banjoree, European 5-String Banjo Meeting | Hagen | D | www.banjoree.com | gettogether of banjopickers, also with guitar and mandolin workshops! every 2nd year! |
| May | 9th International Bühl Bluegrass Festival | Bühl | D | www.bluegrassfestivalbuehl.de | established 2002, city sponsorship |
| May | Bath Americana Festival | Bath | UK | www.bathamericanafestival.co.uk | |
| May | Red Wine Bluegrass Party | Genova | I | www.bluegrassparty.it | 2 nights show featuring Red Wine with special guest artists from the US |
| May | Boe't n Deure | Odoorn | NL | www.boetndeure.nl | neat cafe with intimate bluegrass concerts |
| May | 12th Spring Bluegrass Festival | Willisau | CH | www.bluegrass-willisau.ch | |
| May | Jamboree | Strakonice | CZ | www.jamboree-cz.com | |
| May | Sacrewell Spring Camp (Friends of American Oldtime Music and Dance) | Gainsborough | UK | www.foaotmad.org.uk | |
| Jun | 14th EWOB Convention & Tradeshow | Voorthuizen | NL | www.ewob.eu | about 50 bands, on 3 days, international lineup |
| Jun | Coastline Bluegrass Music Event | Bryn Ffanigl Ganol Farm, Dolwen, Llanddulas, Wales | UK | www.coastlinebluegrass.co.uk | |
| Jun | Karl May Festival Radebeul | Radebeul | D | www.karl-may-fest.de | celebrating bluegrass while celebrating Germany´s famous wild west author |
| Jun | Hamawé Roots Festival | Ethe/Virton | B | www.musiqueacoustique.org, www.hamawe.be, decoseb@swing.be | on the Farm Roiseux |
| Jun | GrevenGrass Bluegrassfestival | Greven | D | www.grevengrass.de | |
| Jun | FBMA Spring Bluegrass Weekend (Pentecôte) | près de Rennes, à la Maison Familiale Rurale Horticole "Les Rabinardières" | F | www.france-bluegrass.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php | |
| Jun | Ruotsinpyhtää Bluegrass Rendevous | Helsinki | FI | www.rootsinpyhtaa.fi / matti.lehtola(at)gmail.com |
Finnland´s oldest since 1988 |
| Jun | Annual La Grange Rouge Bluegrass and French Folk TRAD EN FETE | La Grange Rouge | F | www.france-bluegrass.org | |
| Jun | Big Bear Festival | De Kimme, Zuidlaren | NL | www.strictlycountry.nl | 29th annual festival - bluegrass & acoustic country music - European & US bands |
| Jun | Banjo Jamboree | Caslav | CZ | www.banjojamboree.cz/banjojamboree.php | oldest running European bluegrass festival. Extremly hospitable, free camping international lineup, |
| Jun | Festival sur la Route de Tullins | Isere | F | www.tullinsfestival.com | |
| Jun | Internationales Kötzer Country Music Festival | Günzhalle, 89359 Koetz | D | www.cwf-koetz.de | |
| Jun | Westport Folk and Bluegrass Festival | Westport, Co. Mayo | IRL | www.myspace.com/westportfolkbluegrassfestival | est. 2007, international lineup |
| Jun | Choteborský džem | Letna 255, 583 01 Chotebor +420776311290 |
CZ | www.choteborskydzem.cz | 3rd. edition of bluegrass festival. Guest: Amy Gallatin & Roger Williams & Stillwaters |
| Jun | East Anglian Bluegrass Festival | Steeple Morden | UK | www.eastanglianbluegrass.com | |
| Jun/Jul | Haapavesi Folk Festival | Haapavesi | FI | www.haapavesifolk.com | |
| Jun/Jul | TFF Rudolstadt (roots folk world music) | Rudolstadt | D | www.tff-rudolstadt.de | city organized |
| July | Lida Country Festival | Lida | S | www.lidacountryfestival.se | |
| July | Torsåker Bluegrass Festival | Torsaker | S | www.bluegrass.nu / torsaker [at] gmail.com | |
| Jun/Jul | North Wales Bluegrass Festival | Conwy | UK | www.northwalesbluegrass.co.uk | established 1989 |
| Jul | Munich BlueGrass Festival | Munich | DE | www.munichbluegrassfestival.de | Music at the farm |
| Jul | Bluegrass Festival Gunderinseli | Thun | CH | www.avcc.ch | |
| Jul | Athy Bluegrass Festival | Athy | IRL | www.athy-bluegrass.com | Irelands oldest annual Bluegrass event, established 1991 |
| Jul | Americana Festival | Newark | UK | www.americana-international.co.uk | |
| Jul | UTV Country Fest | Aura Complex Letterkenny, Donegal | IRL | www.jwpromos.com | |
| Jul | Nääsville Bluegrass Festival | Frölunda | S | www.naasville.se | Thorsten Jakobsson, Ljungklämmev. 10, 448 31 Floda, Sweden, thorstenj (at) swipnet.se |
| Jul | Risor Bluegrass Festival | Risor | N | www.bluegrass.no | music on stage and workshops - with workshops the week preceeding the festival! |
| Jul | XIV WESTERN PIKNIK , Folk, Blues, Country & Bluegrass Festival | Wolin Park, Sulomino | PL | www.western-piknik.pl/index_en.html | WE ARE LIKE WOODSTOCK - 100% OF FREEDOM! |
| Jul | Cerexhe Festival | Cerexhe | B | www.cerexhefestival.be | Country, Est. 1985 |
| Jul | Totaalfestival | Bladel | NL | www.totaalfestival.nl | |
| Jul | Cambridge Folk Festival | Cambridge | UK | www.cambridgefolkfestival.co.uk | |
| Jul | Country Rendez-Vouz | Craponne sur Arzon | F | perso.orange.fr/country.rendez-vous.festival/ | Haute Loire |
| Jul/Aug | Guildtown Bluegrass Festival | Guildtown | UK | www.scottishbluegrass.com | |
| Jul/Aug | Lonesome Pine Festival | Canis-Lysvik | S | www.lonesomepine.nu | |
| Aug | Festival Européen Bluegrass Music | La Roche-sur-Foron | F | www.larochebluegrass.fr | |
| Aug | International Bluegrass and Acoustic Music Festival | Abaliget, Hungary | H | vazze.hu www.hubma.hu |
Three days of bluegrass and acoustic music on a lakeside in the Hungarian countryside. |
| Aug | Surrey Mini Bluegrass Festival | Mickleham Village Hall | UK | www.surreybluegrass.com | |
| Aug | Sacrewell Summer Camp (Friends Of American Oldtime Music And Dance) | Gainsborough | UK | www.foaotmad.org.uk | |
| Aug | 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 | Floralia Country Festival | Oosterhout | NL | www.floraliacountry.nl | |
| Aug | Dunmore East Bluegrass Festival | Dunmore East | IRL | www.waterford-dunmore.com | established 1995 |
| Aug | Tonder Folk Festival | Tonder | DK | www.tf.dk | international folk class bluegrass acts |
| Aug | Bluegrassfestival Grabenmühle | Sigriswil | CH | www.grabenmuehle.ch | |
| Sept | Didmarton Bluegrass Festival | Kemble Airfield, Didmarton | UK | www.didmarton-bluegrass.co.uk | international lineup |
| Sept | Appalachian and Bluegrass Music Festival | Omagh | NI | www.bluegrassomagh.com/www.folkpark.com | situated in a historic folk park established 1992 international lineup |
| Sept | Bluegrass Marathonu | Borovanech u Tachova | CZ | www.bgmarathon.cz | established 1979 |
| Sept | Picnic Festival | Namur | B | www.picnicfestival.be | Bluegrass & Celtic Festival |
| Sept | Int. Bluegrass Meeting Kulturgewächshaus Birkenried | Gundelfingen | DE | www.cwf-koetz.de | Music in the Greenhouse |
| Sept | Sunny Mountain Bluegrass Festival | Stettfurt | CH | www.sunnymountaingrass.ch | |
| Sept | The Open House Festival | PO Box 272, Bangor BT20 5WX, Northern Ireland | UK | www.openhousefestival.com | 6 days of red hot roots music in the heart of Belfast |
| Sept | 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 | Cornish Bluegrass Festival | Newquay | UK | www.cornishbluegrass.co.uk | since 2004 |
| Sept | Johnny Keenan Banjo Festival | Tullamore | IRL | www.johnnykeenan.com | Celebrating Irish Traditional, American Bluegrass, and Folk Music |
| Sept | Moniaive Michaelmas Bluegrass Festival | Moniaive, Dumfries, Scotland | UK | www.moniaive.org.uk/moniaive-michealmas-bluegrass-festival | |
| Sep/Oct | BRUFF BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL | Main St, Bruff, Co. Limerick | IRL | bruffbluegrass.blogspot.com | A very special event played out in three venues with twilight and late mike sessions over three days. Banjo and guitar workshops and picking gatherings in afternoon on Sunday |
| Sep/Oct | Pick Your Passion Camp Munich | Aschau/Chiemgau, n/Munich | D | www.banjocamp.de | |
| Oct | Sore Fingers Weekend | Kingham | UK | www.sorefingers.co.uk | learning music and jamming |
| Oct | Old Time Country Festival | Breitisaal, 8185 Winkel | CH | www.big-stone.ch | made by american folk club Rocking Chair |
| Nov | Al Ras Old-Time & Bluegrass Festival | Mollet del Valles, Barcelona | E | www.myspace.com/festivalalras | Est. 2001 |
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