• Appalachian & Bluegrass Festival Omagh, Ireland
• Banjo Jamboree, Caslav, Czech Republic
• Big Bear Festival, Zuidlaren, Netherland
• Bluegrass Meeting Birkenried, Birkenried, Germany
• Didmarton Bluegrass Festival, Kemble Gloucestershire, Great Britain
• EWOB European World Of Bluegrass, Voorthuizen, Netherland
• International Bluegrass & Acoustic Music Festival, Abaliget, Hungary
• International Buehl Bluegrass Festival, Buehl, Germany
• Jamboree, Strakonice, Czech Republic
• Johnny Keenan Banjo Festival, Tullamore, Ireland
• La Roche Bluegrass Festival, La Roche-sur-Foron, France
• Munich Bluegrass Festival, Munich, Germany
• Old Time Country Festival, Winkel bei Bülach, Switzerland
• Risor Bluegrass Festival, Risor, Norway
• Spring Bluegrass Festival Willisau, Alberswil/Willisau, Switzerland
• More to follow...

• Location: Ulster American Folk Park, Omagh, Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland
• 90 minutes drive west of Belfast Intl Airport, 150 minutes drive north west of Dublin Intl Airport   
• Always on first weekend in September since 1992               
• 3 day festival, in excess of 10,000 visitors
• Learning, enjoyment and interaction in the unique setting of the outdoor museum
• Major indoor evening concert in a 1000 seat marquee Friday, Saturday and Sunday
• “Bluegrass in the Park” in the afternoons, rotating concerts on various stages throughout the open air museum
• 3-4 top award winning international bands, in excess of 15 bands in all, bluegrass and old-time, US and Europe
• Music workshops & lectures aimed at exploring the origins of music, dance styles and techniques in interaction with the visitors
• ‘The McAuley Lectures’ held in memory of well-known musical historian Tony McAuley, aim to explore the influences that local and other European musical traditions has ‘played’ on American Folk music and in particular how these styles have contributed to the development of ‘bluegrass and old-time’ music over the years
• Outreach program with concerts for the visually impaired and church concerts
• Open mic stage, bluegrass camp for kids,
• Networking and jamming encouraged, day and night  in museum grounds and at Festival camp site 
• Instrument  workshops for adults on Saturday morning -  language is English
• Website address : www.nmni.com/bluegrass   (with link to facebook page)
• E-mail: Richard.Hurst( at )nmni.com            
• Festival Team led by: Richard Hurst, active member of the EBMA
• Address: Ulster American Folk Park, Castletown, Omagh, Co.Tyrone, Northern Ireland, BT78 5QU
• Tel No:  ++ 44 28 8225 6307,  Fax No:  ++ 44 28 8224 2241,  E-mail: Richard.Hurst( at )nmni.com

The oldest European bluegrass festival, since 1972

• Location: Caslav, 80 km east from Prague, Czech Republic
• In the 2nd half of June
• 2-day festival, Friday – Saturday
• more than 20 Czech + foreign bands + 4 young bands, winners of the Banjo Jamboree contest mini festivals, which take place early in the year
• All Star Band based on last year’s Audience popularity poll
• one hour workshops on different instruments by top Czech players
• concert and activities for children
• instrument exhibition
• an annual instrument raffle
• camp + swimming pool in the festival area
• jamming encouraged day and night
• Website: www.banjojamboree.cz
• E-mail: brandejs.banjo@gmail.com
• Organized by the Czech Bluegrass Music Association
• Address: Petr Brandejs, Bludovice 137, 74101 Novy Jicin, Czech Republic
• Phone: +420 777 122 569 (mobile)

• Location: Terrein Dennenoord (Lentis) - outdoors, or in De Kimme theater (depending on the weather)
• In Zuidlaren, a small town just south of Groningen, in northern NL
• May or early June (on Whitmonday, a Christian holiday), since 1983   
• 1-day festival, 1 stage, music program with usually five bands
• Usally with one or more US bands, and bands from NL and other European countries
• Jamming opportunities
• Small market with records, CD's etc.
• Website: www.strictlycountry.nl
• E-mail: rienk.janssen( at )planet.nl
• Organized by Rienk Janssen and Lentis
• Address: Rienk Janssen, Postbus 32, 9540 AA Vlagtwedde, NL
• Phones: +31 599 312663 (home), +31 611 326878 (mobile)

• Location:  Kulturgewächshaus (greenhouse) Birkenried, D-89423 Gundelfingen, Germany
• In Bavaria, 100 km north of Munich and 100 km west of Stuttgart
• A nice little venue "out in the green", with jamming area
• Started in 2009 as a farewell party for Eberhard Finke's Bluegrass Bühne
• In early September
• In 2011 as a Bill Monroe 100th year birthday celebration
• Bluegrass evening concerts Friday and Saturday
• Gospelservice at the Birkenried-Chapel on Sunday
• Websites: www.cwf-koetz.de and www.birkenried.de 
• All contacts and reservations: info( at )cwf-koetz.de  or peter.wroblewski@cwf-koetz.de 
• Organized by Country & Western Friends Koetz 1982 e.V.
• c/o Peter Wroblewski, Lange Gasse 25, 89359 Kötz, Germany, www.cwf-koetz.de

• Location: Kemble Airfield, Kemble Gloucestershire. GL7 6BA - England
• 1st to 4th September, 2011.
• 23 years old, started in 1989 (full history is on the website).
• We programme great music with Bluegrass as the main theme but with other styles, Blues, Folk, Irish, Jazz, etc…
• Concerts begin Thursday night, with afternoon and evening concerts Friday and Saturday and an afternoon concert on Sunday – The site is accessible to campers from the Wednesday at 12:00 noon.
• Around 40 bands, Dance troupes, from the US, the UK and Europe
• Instrumental seminars for all the popular instruments, the BBMA run a tuition tent providing “one to one” lessons with some of the best players on site.
• Main language is English
• Organized by John Wirtz – john.wirtz( at )didmarton-bluegrass.co.uk 
• Website: www.didmarton-bluegrass.co.uk 
• Didmarton has a Yahoo forum:  follow this link http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/didmarton-bluegrass/ or you can also join via the website, click on “join our mailing list” on the Homepage.

• Festival & Tradeshow
• Location: “t Trefpunt”, a community centre in the town of Voorthuizen, NL.
• In the center of The Netherlands, 60 km east of Amsterdam
• Each year for 3 days  starting on Ascension day.
• Workshops in all bluegrass instruments, harmony singing and more, top instructors
• Tradeshow
• 3-day festival, Thursday till late Saturday night
• 40+ concerts, always featuring lots of Europe’s best bluegrass bands
• Including bands from USA
• European Bluegrass Band Awards and Audience Popularity Awards
• Children’s concerts and concerts outside the festival area in the town.
• Festival camp for musicians and audience together
• Networking and jamming encouraged, day and night.
• Festival and workshop language is English
• Website in English
• Organized by Stichting EBMA Voorthuizen
• Website: www.ewob.eu
• E-mail: See website for e-mail addresses

• Nemzetközi Bluegrass és Akusztikus Zenei Fesztivál
• Location: Abaliget, Hungary
• Open air festival on a beautiful lakeside in the western part of Hungary, close to Austria and Slovenia
• Second weekend of August, since 2003
• 3-day festival, Friday till Sunday night (12-14 August, 2011)
• Festival features all musical styles performed on acoustic instruments, but focuses on bluegrass music
• 30+ concerts, always featuring some bands from Europe or USA
• Festival camp for musicians and audience together
• Fire places and free camping available
• Family friendly festival with programs for kids
• Networking and jamming encouraged, day and night, all weekend
• Festival language is mixed, depending on bands playing, but mostly Hungarian
• Organized by HuBMA, the Hungarian Bluegrass Music Association
• Website in Hungarian and English
• Website: www.hubma.hu (with link)
• E-mail: petert.tolgyesi@hubma.hu (with e-mail form)
• Phone: +36-30-253-8790 (Tölgyesi Péter)
• Address: Bluegrass Zenei Egyesulet, 6500 Baja, Tel u. 1.

• Internationales Bühler Bluegrass Festival
• Location: Bühl/Germany, Bürgerhaus Neuer Markt
• Always in the month of May on a weekend, Friday/Saturday
• Started in 2003
• Trying to present the best of Bluegrass Music from around the world. Often presenting one band that is not strictly Bluegrass like Old-Time, Acoustic Swing etc.
• 2 Days
• 6 Bands, 4 from overseas like USA or Canada, 2 from Europe
• Extra activities like jamming in the lobby or outside in the street or the garden is welcome
• Language on stage German and English
• Event Producer, contact Walter Fuchs: bluegrassbuehl( at )t-online.de 
• www.bluegrassfestivalbuehl.de  and www.buehl.de   

• Location: “Castle Ground of Strakonice City” – Centre of the Strakonice - downtown
• Strakonice – 120 km SW from Prague, and 45 km NE from crossboarder Phillipsreut (D/CZ) -  Road No. 4
• In the last weekend of May, since 1991
• Biggest Bluegrass Festival in Czech
• 2-day festival, Friday  till late Saturday night, night jam sessions
• Approx 30 best groups from CZ and abroad
• Special workshops, open stage 2 hours on Saturday noon
• Children’s horse riding program, visiting of  the Strakonice City Museum – history of the Back Pipe Music (world famous festival event in August)
• Special for 2011: a part of Saturday’s program will be a dedicated Bill Monroe tribute by various selected musicians, celebrating his 100th birth date
• Festival campground close to the main stage
• Music instrument exhibition, selling of handmade accessories, CD´s and equipment for musicians
• Workshop language is English translated into Czech, festival language is Czech, translated into English depending on bands playing
• Website in Czech,  English and Deutsch
• Website: www.jamboree-cz.com
• E-mail: petrkuklik.servis( at )seznam.cz dramaturgist and executive manager, meks( at )strakonice.cz
• Organized by the Městské kulturní středisko Strakonice, Mírová 831, 386 01 Strakonice, Czech Republic - (Municipal cultural centre of the town Strakonice )
• Address: Eva Dresslerová – director,  Mírová 831, 386 01 Strakonice, Czech Republic
• Petr Kuklík, Tylovická 24, 155 21  Praha 5 – Zličín, Czech Republic +420 603 820 870 (mobile)
• Phones: +420 383 21 541 (office)

• Location:  Tullamore, Ireland (until 2011: Longford)
• At end of September each year,  since 2002. (2011 dates: 22-25 September)
• Nightly concerts, street and pub sessions & jams
• Masterclass workshops (in various instruments, catering to players of all levels)
• Late night festival club, unlimited jamming
• Bluegrass, Irish traditional, and folk music
• Top performers and tutors from America, Ireland and Europe
• Networking and jamming encouraged, day and night, all weekend
• Website: www.johnnykeenan.com
• E-mail:  banjofestival( at )hotmail.com 
• Organised by Chris Keenan & Kathy Casey
• Phone: +353.87.281.7825

• Location: in the medieval town of La Roche-sur Foron, in the heart of the French Alps – between Geneva and Mont-Blanc, France
• In the first week of August, since 2006
• 3 days international workshop, from Tuesday to Thursday: all bluegrass instruments, jamming lessons, harmony singing and more, US & French instructors. English language.
• 5 days festival, from Wednesday to Sunday
• All the concerts are FREE (more than 40)!!!
• 30 bands from Europe and USA: 3 US and 3 European guests bands, 10 band selected for the European contest, 14 other European bands
• Kids activities and concert, Festival market, Bluegrass gospel mess on Sunday morning, Square dance demonstration,…
• Masterclass, jamming sessions in the town
• Festival camp for musicians and public together
• Website in French and English
• Website: www.larochebluegrass.fr 
• E-mail: info( at )larochesurforon.com 
• Organized by Roch’Evénements Association. Chair & artistic director: Christopher Howard-Williams
• Address: Roch’Evénements – Office de Tourisme, Place Andrevetan, 74800 LA ROCHE SUR FORON - FRANCE
• Phones: +33 450033668 (tourist office), +33 608 498 801 (mobile) - General coordinator: Didier Philippe
• E-mail: direction( at )larochesurforon.com

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• Risor Bluegrass Festival & Workshop
• Location: “Horses In The Wilderness”, a horse farm in the wilderness
• On the Southern coast of Norway, near ferries to Denmark and international airports
• In the middle of July, since 2002
• 4-day workshop; all bluegrass instruments, harmony singing and more, top instructors
• 3-day festival, Thursday till late Saturday night
• 40+ concerts, always featuring some of Europe’s best bluegrass bands
• 30-35 bands from Norway, Europe and USA
• Audience popularity poll
• Children’s concerts, church concert and some concerts outside the festival area
• Instrument vendors
• Festival camp for musicians and audience together
• Networking and jamming encouraged, day and night, all week
• Workshop language is English, festival language is mixed, depending on bands playing
• Website in Norwegian and English
• Website: www.risorbluegrassfestival.no 
• E-mail: post( at )risorbluegrassfestival.no 
• Organized by Dagfinn M. Pedersen and NoBMA, the Norwegian bluegrass music association
• Address: Dagfinn M. Pedersen, Klingra, Gjernes, N-4990 Soendeled, Norway
• Phones: +47 37154528 (home), +47 9700 0055 (mobile)
• E-mail: dagfinn( at )bluegrass.no 

• Spring Bluegrass Festival Willisau
• Location: Swiss Agricultural Museum, Alberswil/Willisau, close to Lucerne in central Switzerland
• less than one hour from Basel and Zurich international airports and less than 30 minutes by train from Lucerne
• In May, since 2000
• 1-day festival, on Saturday afternoon and evening till midnight
• two stages featuring the best in European and US bluegrass
• 7-10 bands from Switzerland, Europe, Canada and the USA
• instrument, records and other vendors
• excellent choice of food and drinks, including the famous barbequed chicken
• some jamming
• major Swiss festival – the meeting place for fans, musicians and families
• Website: www.bluegrass-willisau-ch 
• E-mail: paolo( at )bluegrass-willisau.ch 
• Organized by the same team since inception, lead by Bruno Steffen of Acoustics Records
• Address: Paolo R. Dettwiler, Liestalerstrasse 30, CH-4412 Nuglar, Switzerland