Festivals

2020 marks the 13th year celebration of Bend’s premier, multi-day, music event, 4 Peaks Music Festival, once again being held at Southeast Bend’s Stevenson Ranch over the Summer Solstice, June 18-21. After graciously receiving their permit from Deschutes County, this festival for musical lovers, families and the community at large, is poised and ready for another stellar year!

The July 2019 debut of the 4848 Festival created something extraordinary: a refreshing alternative to the traditional campout festival.

THRIVE (verb): to grow vigorously, to flourish. The inaugural Thrive Fest Hawaii is set to take place on the Big Island of Hawaii at the beautiful Kalani Retreat Center on February 7-9, 2020.

“Roots on the Ridge™,” a new daylong music and arts festival, is coming this spring to Estes Park, Colo., a gateway community to Rocky Mountain National Park. The inaugural Roots on the Ridge festival is set for Saturday, May 16, 2020, at the Estes Park Events Complex.

The Earl Scruggs Music Festival is proud to announce new additions to the festival lineup for the upcoming 2020 festival: The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Jim Lauderdale, Chatham County Line, and the Earls of Leicester.

Noise Pop Festival is excited to unveil the third wave of artists being added to the 2020 lineup for the annual indie music and arts festival returning to San Francisco's Bay Area February 24 – March 1. Tickets to newly announced shows will be available for purchase at www.noisepopfest.com beginning this Friday, December 13 at 10:00 a.m. PT, although previously announced individual shows, as well as GA, Super Fan, Super Fam, and Student badges are currently on sale now. 

Reggae Rise Up – one of the most recognized reggae festival brands in the US – has just announced the full lineup for the latest addition to their growing list of festival properties, Reggae Rise Up Vegas! Taking place over 420-weekend on April 18th and 19th at The Downtown Las Vegas Events Center, Reggae Rise Up Vegas is slated to deliver one of the most impressive genre-specific lineups Sin City has ever seen.

With a new home at the world-renowned Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida, the 10th year of Welcome To Rockville features an unparalleled lineup of today’s top rock and metal artists and up-and-coming talent for Florida’s Biggest Rock Experience, happening on Friday, May 8, Saturday, May 9 and Sunday, May 10, 2020.

MerleFest, presented by Window World, is proud to announce the next round of artist additions for MerleFest 2020, which will be held April 23-26. John Prine, Billy Strings, Colin Hay, Kelsey Waldon, and Gangstagrass will be joining the annual homecoming of musicians and music fans on the campus of Wilkes Community College in Wilkesboro, North Carolina, in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

After an impressive round one lineup including Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley, Ice Cube, Jimmy Cliff, Chronixx and more, the California Roots Music and Arts Festival is proud to announce its second wave of artists including Rebelution, Atmosphere, Sean Paul, Tribal Seeds, Collie Buddz, The Green, The Expendables, Cultura Profética, The Movement, Keznamdi, EarthKry, Artikal Sound System, The Elovaters, and Arise Roots.

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