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2026 Bluegrass clubs, concerts & festivals
05/15 Full Cord — Dogwood Center for the Performing Arts, Fremont, 7:30 p.m.
05/16 Full Cord — Skyline Event Center, Comins, 6 p.m.
05/17 Full Cord Trio, & Max! — Testa Rossa Italian Ristorante, Grand Rapids, 6 p.m.
05/22 The Seldom Scene; Ark, 316 S Main St, Ann Arbor, MI 48104 734-761-1800
05/30 The RFD Boys; Ark, 316 S Main St, Ann Arbor, MI 48104 734-761-1800
06/04 Greensky Bluegrass; Temple Theatre,201 N Washington Ave, Saginaw, MI 48607 7:30p jamgrass/newgrass.
06/13 Jason Carter Band; Ark, 316 S Main St, Ann Arbor, MI 48104 734-761-1800 8p 989-754-7469
06/13 Full Cord, more; Music & Art Festival, Fairgrounds, 1889 Caldwell Rd.
Mio, MI 48647
06/14 Full Cord, The Bootstrap Boys, Sweet Dee & The Wild Honeys; Old Dog Tavern, 402 E Kalamazoo Ave, Kalamazoo, MI 49007 269-381-5677
06/25 Henhouse Prowlers; Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill, 760 Butterworth St SW, Grand Rapids, MI 49504 616-272-3910 7p
06/25–27 Del McCoury Band, Dan Tyminski, Larry Sparks, The David Mayfield Parade, Kentucky Just Us, Amanda Cook Band, Harbourtown, Kevin Prater Band, Full Cord, Gavin Conley; Charlotte BGF, 1025 S Cochran Ave, Charlotte, MI 48813
06/27 The RFD BoysArk, 316 S Main St, Ann Arbor, MI 48104 734-761-1800 8p.
06/27 Full Cord, more non-bluegrass; Smiling Acres Music Festival, 3060 N Johnson Rd, Trufant, MI 49347 11a
07/02 Full Cord; Lake Ann Brewing Company,6535 1st St, Lake Ann, MI 49650-9549 231-640-2327 7p, free.
07/05 Full Cord; Lake Ann Brewing Company,6535 1st St, Lake Ann, MI 49650-9549 231-640-2327 6p, free.
07/20–25 Marshall Bluegrass Festival — Calhoun County Fairgrounds, Marshall. Stage schedule includes Foxtail Grass, Harbourtown, Edgar Loudermilk Band, Larry Efaw & The Bluegrass Mountaineers, Riley Gilbreath & Lone Star Blue, High Tymes Reunion, Tyler Gitchel Band, Forked Run, The Charla Freeland Band, The Caleb Daugherty Band, Kevin Prater Band, The David Mayfield Parade, Jonny Estep & Lonesome Blend, Junior Sisk, A Deeper Shade of Blue, Chris Davis Band, and the Marshall Bluegrass All-Star Band.
07/28 Stillhouse Junkies — The Ark, Ann Arbor, 8 p.m., free / donations accepted. Bluegrass/newgrass/roots.
07/31 East Nash Grass — The Ark, Ann Arbor, 8 p.m. A very strong current bluegrass act.
08/21 Damn Tall Buildings — The Ark, Ann Arbor, 8 p.m. Folk-bluegrass/Americana.
08/21 Full Cord — Grand Haven Free Fridays, Lynne Sherwood Waterfront Stadium, Grand Haven, 6–8:30 p.m.
08/27 Greensky Bluegrass — GLC Live at 20 Monroe, Grand Rapids, 7 p.m.
08/28–29 Ionia Freak Fair — Ionia Fairgrounds, Ionia. Featured artists include Billy Strings, Greensky Bluegrass, Leftover Salmon, Sierra Hull, Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper, Lindsay Lou, Full Cord, and Mark Lavengood hosting.
08/30 Full Cord — “Shakedown Sunday,” The Philmore South, Grand Rapids, 3 p.m.
Bluegrass Jams (call b4 going)
levery Weds. jam with Ron Hammon, Moose, 4043 Howe Rd, Grand Blanc, MI 48439 6:30-9p Ron – 810-309-0032
1st Sat Manton Jamboree, Ranger room, Manton HS, 105 5th St, Manton, MI 6-9p lwestbrook17 [at] hotmail [dot] com
1st Sat West MI Bluegrass, FOE, 32 E. Lake St, Sand Lake MI 49343 jam 1-3p 269-806-8561
1st Su Farm Pickin’, River Saint Joe, 15475 Walton Rd, Buchanan, MI 49107 1-3p
1st Su Mountain Dulciemer jam Bob’s Barn, 1417 Johnson St., Lake Odessa, MI 48849 616-374-8205 bobwarner40 [at] gmail [dot] com 10:30a – 12p
1st & 3rd Mon Library; 7215 Headley St SE UNIT 309, Ada, MI 49301 5-7:45p
1st & 3rd Tues Dyer Center, Wayne Westland Education Center, 36745 Marquette, Westland MI 48185 (between Wayne & Newburg Rd) acoustic only. 7-9p
1st Tues Presbyterian Village 32001 Cherry Hill Road Westland, MI (map) 48135 313-617-4864 7-9:30p Wendy Hause, 313-617-4864, whause [at] frontier [dot] com
1st Fri Old Time Jam, Elderly Instruments, 1100 N Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48906 517-372-7880 5-6:30p
2nd Sat Maumee Street Music jam, First Presbyterian Church, 156 E. Maumee, Adrian, MI 49221 6p 517-607-8085 or 517-270-2870
2nd Tues West MI Bluegrass; Slow Jam, Library, 6260 92nd St SE, Caledonia, MI 49316 989-430-2149 5-7:45p free
3rd Tues Presbyterian Village 32001 Cherry Hill Road Westland, MI (map) 48135 313-617-4864 7-9:30p Wendy Hause, 313-617-4864, whause [at] frontier [dot] com Snack Bar
3rd Wed no Dec. Lake Diane Jams, Hillsdale Community Center, 1810 W. Territorial Rd, Camden, MI 49232, snack bar, Mullins 517-270-2870, Atkins 517-607-9868 6p
3rd Thur Bluegrass Jam, Elderly Instruments, 1100 N Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48906 517-372-7880 5-6:30p
3rd Fri Irish Jam, Elderly Instruments, 1100 N Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48906 517-372-7880 5-6:30p
3rd Sat West MI Bluegrass, Aiden’s Place, 42 E Lake St, Sand Lake, MI 49343 989-430-2149 jam 2-4:30p
3rd Sat Heritage Park Barn, 121 Tefft St, Hanover MI 49241 Nov – April 6-11p
3rd Sun (3/15, 4/19, 5/17/2026) Woldumar Nature Center, 5739 Old Lansing Rd., Lansing, MI 48917 2-5p $5 donation 517-505-2809 Facebook 2-5p
3rd Sun Methodist Church on 13777 Main St, Bath MI 48808 2-5p 517-896-0621 (Dec, Jan, Feb, June, July, Aug) Marcia Bailey marci acarp [at] aol [dot] com
3rd Tues Presbyterian Village 32001 Cherry Hill Road Westland, MI (map) 7p 313-617-4864
4th Sat Michigan Bluegrass Assoc., Closed indefinitely. 810 736-5332