Festivals

The 2024 Great Blue Heron Music Festival dances into its fourth decade of music and community at The Heron Farm & Event Center over Independence Day weekend: Friday, July 5, through Sunday, July 7. Over 30 bands will perform on three stages, including Donna the Buffalo, Sam Bush, Rubblebucket, Couch, The Town Pants, Jimkata, and Driftwood.

Weekend activities include instrument and dance workshops, food and craft vendors, swimming on a lifeguarded beach, biking, hiking, and daily activities for kids, teens, and seniors.

Youth on Record's 10th Annual Block Party and Community Celebration will bring together hundreds of community members on June 8th for a day-long youth music festival. Youth on Record’s Block Party is a youth-led and youth-designed event with support from Youth on Record (YOR) Staff. The event will take place from 2pm-7pm at the Youth on Record Studio (1301 W 10th Ave) and neighboring streets. Performances will feature a talented lineup of over 20+ YOR students ages 14-24!

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Fresh off the heels of its Spring 2024 event, the bi-annual music and arts festival Joshua Tree Music Festival has announced the Phase One lineup for its Fall 2024 edition.

The North Carolina Folk Festival is excited to unveil the complete artist lineup for its 10th anniversary celebration, scheduled for September 6-8, 2024. This year’s festival will feature Grammy-nominated and Rolling Stones opener The War and Treaty, Grammy Award winners Los Lonely Boys, and North Carolina’s own (and regional favorite) MIPSO. The 2024 festival promises to be the largest yet, with over 45 bands performing across five stages over three days, all for FREE. This is truly the Ultimate Music Lovers Festival.

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Orange Blossom Revue is poised to celebrate its 10th anniversary with a jam-packed lineup featuring JJ Grey & Mofro, The War and Treaty, Robert Earl Keen, Steep Canyon Rangers, and more December 6-7, 2024 in Lake Wales, FL. Held annually amidst the bounty of Spanish moss, palmetto trees, and citrus groves that define the central Florida landscape, the boutique music and arts festival has steadily become a cultural cornerstone that reflects the vibrant spirit and unique charm of the region.

Austin, Texas – Get ready to experience Texas' most haunting Halloween festival, as Disco & Illfest proudly announce the return of Freaky Deaky, with its most electrifying lineup yet for the Halloween weekend 2024 edition themed "Eternal Night."  Notorious for supplying dance music fans with two nights of chills and thrills, this year's event promises an unparalleled haunted musical journey, featuring an extraordinary lineup of world-renowned artists.  Taking over Travis County Exposition Cetnter, highlights include the leg

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Sound Summit returns to the majestic Mountain Theater on the slopes of Mount Tamalpais on Saturday, September 7, for a day of great music and celebration. This year’s event features an eclectic and diverse lineup. Co-headlining the intimate gathering are two indie-rock icons: virtuosic guitarist and deft lyricist Courtney Barnett and rock/folk/psychedelic powerhouse Kurt Vile.

Boston Calling has experienced some unlucky weather days in the past, but this year we went three for three with another stunning day at the Harvard Athletic Complex. The only thing stronger than the sun today was the size of the crowds. After a quieter Saturday, GA tickets were sold out for Sunday, and the crowds arrived early.

Music fans from 33 states - and Sweden! - congregated to the inaugural In the Pines concert event on Saturday, with rousing performances by Dwight Yoakam, Elle King, Paul Cauthen, and Wyatt Flores.

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As fans poured into the Monterey Fairgrounds for the second day of Cali Roots, the clouds in the sky had parted from the night before, leaving only the ones closer to the ground fans had made themselves. The warm weather set the tone for the day to come as day two would celebrate the genre’s history and feature both its newest and tenured performers.

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