JANUARY BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL

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Jekyll Island New Year’s Bluegrass Festival
January 2nd through the 4th, in Jekyll Island, Georgia.

Pat Strawhun Memorial Winter Bluegrass Festival
Jan 3rd & 4th in Eureka, Missouri.

Bluegrass in Superclass
Jan 9th through the 11th in Oregon, Ohio.

 Blythe Bluegrass Campout 

January 13th through the 18th in Blythe, CA. 

Bootheel Bluegrass Festival
Jan 16th through the 18 in Fruitland, Missouri.

Yee Haw Music Fest
Jan 16th through the 18th in Okeechobee, Florida.

Western Hills Winter Bluegrass Festival
in Wagoner, Oklahoma.

Winter Music Festival
Jan 23rd through the 25th in Florence, Oregon.

SPBGMA Bluegrass Music Awards & Midwest Convention,
January 23rd through the 26th in Nashville, TN.

ABA Bluegrass Roundup
Jan 31st through Feb 2nd in Apache Junction, Arizona.

UllrGrass
Jan 31st through Feb 2nd in Golden, Colorado.

BLUEGRASS FESTIVALS

A bluegrass festival brings music lovers and bluegrass bands together. The festival usually lasts a day, a weekend, or a week. Festivals can be found worldwide, but are most prevalent in the United States. In addition to bluegrass artist performances, and jamming in the campgrounds, a bluegrass festival typically offers food, crafts, and other items for sale. Bluegrass refers to the style of music played at the festival.

Planning a bluegrass festival starts months before the event. Funding for these events begins and often involves donations from organizations and companies wishing to promote bluegrass music. Bluegrass singers are invited to attend and perform. The festival is advertised to the public for community involvement.

A bluegrass festival is usually held outside during the warm season and inside for the winter season. Food vendors are set up around the festival or in a nearby location. Festival attendees dress in casual attire and sometimes they dress in period pieces denoting bluegrass roots.

Bluegrass festivals take a tremendous amount of time and effort! Without many unpaid volunteers & community involvement, these events would cease to exist. The Southwest Bluegrass Association encourages all to support their bands, sponsors, vendors,  and buy a T-shirt! Everything you do will go a long way to encourage bluegrass music festival and event promoters. To keep putting their efforts into continuing a tradition of bluegrass festivals & events for us to enjoy!


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