Seeing the sprawling hills of Bradley, CA filling the rear view with colorful sunsets and enchanting memories, the eleventh glorious Lightning in a Bottle concludes as the West Coast’s premier camping, arts, music and yoga festival again surpassing the expectations of all.

After taking the scenic route in the old CJ-7 through the Blue Ridge Parkway, driving through yet another torrential downpour from the Purple Rain, and a glorious lightning storm the likes of which we have yet to see this year, we arrived at Pop’s Farm. Rooster Walk 8 had just begun. We arrive slightly damp yet super amped to be back with the Farm in the woods, jamming to the bluegrass vibrations in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Purple Hat Productions has released the daily schedule for the ninth annual Purple Hatter’s Ball (PHB) taking place at Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park (SOSMP) in Live Oak, Florida June 17-19, 2016.

Purple Hatter’s Ball Schedule: www.purplehattersball.com/schedule

Morristown Mayor Tim Dougherty has announced the line-up for the sixth annual Morristown Jazz & Blues Festival to be held on the Green on Saturday, August 20, from noon until 10:00 p.m. This year’s free concert will celebrate the 90^th birthday of legendary jazz guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli who has become a regular fixture at the annual festival.

2016 marks the 8th year of one of the Western Region's most unique, most celebrated, and least known-about annual events.  The Pirate Party is an annual three-day music and arts festival that has gained a cult following among music fans all across the Northwest.

With each day that passes, North Coast Music Festival’s (NCMF) seventh annual installment at Union Park draws nearer and nearer. After revealing the first phase of the event’s incredible musical acts, we’re thrilled to announce the full lineup for 2016 in all its glory!

As I cover regional music festivals, I always like to show Grateful Web readers how festivals work and who puts them together. Though we’d all like to believe that magic festival elves appear in the night and toss fairy dust over a field and the next morning a festival pops up like mushrooms after a rain, it doesn’t work like that. There’s a lot of planning put into the creation and execution of a major music festival.

Bonanza Campout – the inaugural music festival near Park City, Utah, - recently announced the addition of Big Gigantic to the already stellar and dynamic line-up. Hosted on June 10^th & 11^th, thousands of music enthusiasts will make their way to the picturesque backdrop of Jordanelle State Park, to experience the boutique music and camping festival.

Cover Rock Festival adds Philip Bauer, The Legend of Johnny Cash to their first annual music lineup on June 25-26 at The Avon Performance Pavilion at Lake Nottingham.

Following a successful and acclaimed debut in Durham, Moogfest announced it will return to Durham in 2017, May 18-22.