Ohio Bluegrass
2025 Bluegrass clubs, concerts & festivals
07/14, 21, 28 Vern McIntyre’s Appalachian Grass; Rib City BBQ, 746 NW Washington Blvd, Hamilton, OH 45013 513-829-7427 7-9p free
07/16, 23, 30 Vern McIntyre’s Appalachian Grass; Vinoklet Winery, 11069 Colerain Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45252 513-385-9309 or vinokletwinery [at] fuse [dot] net 6:30-8:30p
07/11 Ramblin’, Ensemble; Byrne’s Pub, 1248 W. Third Ave., Columbus, OH 43212, 614-486-4722, 7-9p
O7/12 Farmer & the Crow w/Chris Haddox; Clifton Opera House, 5 S Clay St, Clifton, OH 45316 937-767-1767 7p
07/16 Leftover Salmon, The Infamous Stringdusters, The Kitchen Dwellers; Rose Music center, 6800 Executive Blvd, Huber Heights, OH 45424 7p
07/17-19 Rhonda Vincent, Grascals, Malpass Brothers, Junior Sisk, Kody Norris Show, Kenny & Amanda Smith, Larry Stephenson Band, Hammertown, Fast Track, Clay Hess Band, Tony Holt & the Wildwood Valley Boys, Larry Efaw, host band Joe Mullins & the Radio Ramblers; Industrial Strength Bluegrass Summerfest, Expo Center, 120 Fairground Rd, Xenia, OH 45385 camp $35/day w 2 weekend tickets @ $152.55 ea.
07/18 Rhonda Vincent; Hoover Auditorium, 236 Walnut Ave, Lakeside, OH 43440 7:30p
07/18 Woodpickers; Byrne’s Pub, 1248 W. Third Ave., Columbus, OH 43212, 614-486-4722, 7-9p
07/19 Hop River Band; Clifton Opera House, 5 S Clay St, Clifton, OH 45316 937-767-1767 7p
07/19 Maddie Murray & Lonesome Express; Sterling Bluegrass Concert, 26 E. Main St., Mt Sterling, OH 43143, 614-323-6938 6p
07/19 Vern McIntyre’s Appalachian Grass; Grarber Nature Center, 9691 OH-503 North, Lewisburg, OH 45338 7-9p, free
07/20 Vern McIntyre’s Appalachian Grass; Butler County Fair, 1715 Fairgrove Ave, Hamilton, OH 45011 513-892-1423 7:30-9p $10
07/20 Slate Ridge; Combustion Brewery, 2971 N High St, Columbus, OH 43202 3-6p
07/23 Mighty Troubadours; Natalie's. 945 King Ave, Columbus, OH 43212
07/24 Kevin Prater Band; Rowdy’s Smokehouse, 495 Ralph St, Jackson, OH 45640 6p
07/24 Vern McIntyre’s Appalachian Grass; Ottawa Metro Park, 2632 Ada Rd, Lima, OH 45801 jampd [at] jampd [dot] com or 419-221-1232 7-9p free
07/24-26 Lonesome River Band, Larry Efaw, 7 Mile Bluegrass Band, The Hillbilly Biscuits, Authentic Unlimited, Lorraine Jordan, Little Roy & Lizzy Show, Backline, Kenny Stinson, Lincoln Highway, Lynda Hanby, Nick Chandler & Delivered, Kauffman Road, The Gravel Yard, Kevin Prater, Vernon McIntyre, Presley Puig & Jordan Fox and Won Peace; 7 Mile Bluegrass Festival, 415 Lancaster Pike, Circleville, OH 43113 740-701-0834
07/25 Open Highway; Byrne’s Pub, 1248 W. Third Ave., Columbus, OH 43212, 614-486-4722, 7-9p
07/25 Vern McIntyre’s Appalachian Grass; Fibonacci Brewing, 1445 Compton Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45231 513-832-1422 7-9p
07/25 Backline; Sterling Bluegrass Concert, 26 E. Main St., Mt Sterling, OH 43143, 614-323-6938 6p
07/25 Ramblin' Bluegrass Ensemble; Natalie's. 945 King Ave, Columbus, OH 43212
07/26 Willow Creek; Clifton Opera House, 5 S Clay St, Clifton, OH 45316 937-767-1767 7p
07/30 Joe Mullins; OHio State Fair, OHio Exposition Center, 717 E 17th Ave, Columbus, OH 43211 6p
08/01 Joe Mullins; Bluegrass & Brew, Main Street Commons, 103 East Main Street, Fairborn, OH 4p
08/02 Duly Noted; Clifton Opera House, 5 S Clay St, Clifton, OH 45316 937-767-1767 7p
08/02 Vern McIntyre’s Appalachian Grass, P's in a Pod, Great Miami NG, Hip River, Blue Note, Andrew Hibbard Band; Vern Fest, Famous Old Time Music Co, 1196 Ross Millville Rd, Hamilton, OH 45013 noon-10p $15 513-607-1874
08/07-09 Kauffman Road and Cedar Creek. Poverty String Band, Hammertowne, Deeper Shade of Blue, Drayden Gordon and Harley Kelly, Appalachian Road Show, Pickin’ Pair, Fenced In, Crabgrass and Union Town; Cuttin’ Up; Creek BGF, Elkins Creek Horse Camp, 223 Twp Rd 245, Pedro, OH 45659 740-643-2416
08/09 Sweetwater; Byrne’s Pub, 1248 W. Third Ave., Columbus, OH 43212, 614-486-4722, 7-9p
08/09 Kevin Prater band; Nickle Valley Resorts, 33900 TR68, Frazeysburg, OH 43822 7p 740-828-2410
08/09 Possum Creek Ramblers; Clifton Opera House, 5 S Clay St, Clifton, OH 45316 937-767-1767 7p
08/09 Resonant Rougues, The Hen & the Crow; Rambling House, 310 E Hudson St, Columbus, OH 43202 6p
08/09 Roger Brown & Borrowed Time; Sterling Bluegrass Concert, 26 E. Main St., Mt Sterling, OH 43143, 614-323-6938 6p
08/09-10 Michael Cleveland, Special Consensus, Cutter & Kash, Kentucky Grass, Mike Marshall & Darol Anger; Lakeside BGF, Hoover Auditorium, 115 W 3rd St, Lakeside, OH 43440 419-798-4461
08/15 Country Gentlemen Show; Sterling Bluegrass Concert, 26 E. Main St., Mt Sterling, OH 43143, 614-323-6938 6p
08/15 Max Mobley & Friends; Byrne’s Pub, 1248 W. Third Ave., Columbus, OH 43212, 614-486-4722, 7-9p
08/16 Blue Diggity; Terradise Nature Center, 1536 Whetstone River Rd N, Caledonia, OH 43314 5p
08/16 Ricky Skaggs; Rose Music Center, 6800 Executive Blvd, Huber Heights, OH 45424 8p
08/16 Carterr Bridge; Clifton Opera House, 5 S Clay St, Clifton, OH 45316 937-767-1767 7p
08/17 Fast Track, Authentic Unlimited, Rhonda Vincent; Bellawood Farm, 8677 Oregon Road, Canal Winchester, OH 43110 1p (614) 833-1211
08/18 Kevin Prater band; Killing Tree Winery, 11688 CR4, Dresden, OH 43821
08/20 The Goldsberrys; Holden Arboretum, 9550 Sperry Rd, Kirtland, OH 44094 6-8p
08/21-23 Lorraine Jordan, Lonesome River band, Danny Pasisley & Southern Grass, Junior Sisk Band, Harbourtown, Catahoula Drive, Edgar Loudermilk, Grascals, Edgar, The Malpass Brothers, Won Peace, Hammertowne, tba; Brown County Fairgrounds, 325 W State St, Georgetown, OH 45121 706-768-1503
08/22 Open Highway; Byrne’s Pub, 1248 W. Third Ave., Columbus, OH 43212, 614-486-4722, 7-9p
08/23 Open Highway; Sterling Bluegrass Concert, 26 E. Main St., Mt Sterling, OH 43143, 614-323-6938 6p
08/28-31 Slippery Creek, Union Town, Bourbon Revival, Po’ Ramblin Boys, Darrell Webb Experience, Blue Debut, Turning Ground, Appalachian Road Show, Southern Legacy, Mountain Heart Reunion, East Nash Grass, Tidal Wave Road, The Creekers, Sister Sadie, The Steeldrivers, Pure Prairie League, Sam Jam after party, Bands TBD; Sam Jam BGF, fairgrounds, 311 Mill St, Piketon, OH 45661
08/30 Joe Mullins & the Radio Ramblers at Sundown Jam-biker, 440 Dell Drive, Trenton, OH 2 pm
Sept. 5 Slate Ridge at Byrnes Pub Bluegrass Happy Hour, 1248 West 3rd Avenue in the Grandview area of Columbus. 7-9 pm
Sept. 6 My Brothers Keeper at Clifton Opera House, 5 South Clay Street, Clifton, OH 7 pm
09/07 Alison Krauss & Union Station; Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica, 2014 Sycamore St, Cleveland, OH 44113
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Bluegrass Jams
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1st Sun Church on the Hill, 1861 Mill St. in Albany, OH 45710 (Hosted by Jim & Alan Stack of Rarely Herd) 2-4p
2nd Thu – Richwood Acoustic Jam, First Baptist Church of Richwood. 101 E. Ottowa St. Richwood, OH 43344 6-8p
3rd Thu – Open Bluegrass Jam, Thomas Auction Center, 176 S. Main St, Fredericktown, OH 43019 740-507-5392 7p
3rd Sat – Jam Central Ohio “Big Jam” Clinton Heights Lutheran Church, 15 Clinton Heights Ave, Columbus, OH 43202 11a-5p
3rd Sun Church of the Nazarene (south entrance), 7951 Tylersville Rd, West Chester, OH 45069 937-530-2127 3-5p
Mon – Central Ohio Bluegrass Jam, Summit Music Hall, 2210 Summit Street, Columbus, OH 43201 6-9p (8-9 fast jam)
Tues - FOTMC, 1196 Ross Millville Rd, Millville, OH 45013 6:30-8:30p 419-568-1220
Tues - Bluegrass Opry Barn, 9461 OH-66, Oakwood, OH 45873 419-594-2816 6p
Wed – Central Ohio Bluegrass, Fraternal Order of Eagles, 3800 Westerville Rd, Columbus, OH 43224 6-9p
Thurs Slow Jam, Violet Baptist Church, 8345 Blacklick-Eastern Rd NW, Pickerington, OH 43147 614-562-9730 6-8p confirm event status, Fstaunton59 [at] gmail [dot] com
Sat - Bluegrass Musicians Supply, 1370 S. High St. Columbus, OH 43207 longest running weekly jam session! 10a-5p
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