Events
Events
Festivals, camps, conventions, and jams for traditional music. Visit the event website for details.
Tennessee Valley Old Time Fiddlers Convention
September 30, 2026 – October 3, 2026
Venue: Athens State University
Location: Athens, AL
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass
October 2 – October 4, 2026
Venue: Golden Gate Park
Location: San Francisco, CA
Mountain City Fiddlers Convention
October 2 – October 3, 2026
Venue: Heritage Hall Theatre
Location: Mountain City, TN
Youth Dance Weekend
October 2 – October 4, 2026
Venue: Hulbert Outdoor Center
Location: Fairlee, VT
Lady of the Lake Fall Dance and Music Weekend
October 2 – October 4, 2026
Venue: Camp N-Sid-Sen
Location: Harrison, ID
Sit a Spell: Bluegrass Session
October 2, 2026
Venue: Ginger's Revenge Riverside Tasting Room
Location: Asheville, NC
Santa Barbara Old-Time Fiddlers’ Festival
October 3, 2026
Venue: Rancho La Patera & Stow House
Location: Goleta, CA
Alleghany Jubilee: Gap Civil
October 3, 2026
Venue: Alleghany Jubilee
Location: Sparta, NC
Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass: Rhonda Gouge & Keepin’ Time
October 3, 2026
Venue: Orchard at Altapass
Location: Spruce Pine, NC
Ola Belle Reed Festival
October 3, 2026
Venue: American Legion Ballfield
Location: Lansing, NC
Bascom Lamar Lunsford Minstrel of Appalachia Festival
October 3, 2026
Venue: Mars Hill University
Location: Mars Hill, NC
Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass: Ruglifters
October 4, 2026
Venue: Orchard at Altapass
Location: Spruce Pine, NC
Festivals Acadiens et Créoles 2026
October 8 – October 11, 2026
Venue: Girard Park
Location: Lafayette, LA
Fall Dance Weekend at John C. Campbell Folk School
October 8 – October 11, 2026
Venue: John C. Campbell Folk School
Location: Brasstown, NC
Suwannee Roots Revival 2026
October 8 – October 11, 2026
Venue: Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park
Location: Live Oak, FL
Elliott County Fiddlers Convention
October 9 – October 10, 2026
Venue: Little Sandy Lodge
Location: Sandy Hook, KY
Harvest Moon Dance Festival
October 9 – October 11, 2026
Venue: Carrillo Ballroom
Location: Santa Barbara, CA
Berea Celebration of Traditional Music
October 10 – October 11, 2026
Venue: Berea College
Location: Berea, KY
Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass: Buffalo Cove
October 11, 2026
Venue: Orchard at Altapass
Location: Spruce Pine, NC
Florida State Fiddlers Convention
October 15 – October 18, 2026
Venue: O'Leno State Park
Location: High Springs, FL
International Rice Festival
October 15 – October 18, 2026
Location: Crowley, LA
Austin String Band Festival
October 16 – October 18, 2026
Venue: Camp Ben McCulloch
Location: Driftwood, TX
Home Craft Days
October 16 – October 18, 2026
Venue: Mountain Empire Community College
Location: Big Stone Gap, VA
Ozark Heritage Festival
October 16 – October 17, 2026
Venue: West Plains Civic Center
Location: West Plains, MO
IBMA World of Bluegrass
October 20 – October 24, 2026
Venue: Chattanooga Convention Center
Location: Chattanooga, TN