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2026 Bluegrass clubs, concerts & festivals
08/07 Andy Frasco & The U.N., Kitchen Dwellers, Desmond Jones “jamgrass/funkgrass”; Warner Vineyards concert, Warner Vineyards, 706 S Kalamazoo St, Paw Paw, MI 49079 269-657-3165 doors 5:30p music 7p $45.64-$57.06
08/13 Arkansauce “jamgrass/newgrass”; Max & Emily’s Summer Concert Series, 125 E Broadway St, Mt Pleasant, MI 48858 989-772-7460
08/14 Arkansauce “jamgrass/newgrass”; Lager House, 1254 Michigan Ave, Detroit, MI 48226 doors 7p music 8p $24.90 all ages
08/15 Full Cord, Lloyd Douglas, Peter Cavanaugh; Blustone Vineyards Music Series, 780 N Sylt Rd, Lake Leelanau, MI 49653 231-256-0146 7p free registration required
08/21 Damn Tall Buildings “folk-bluegrass/Americana”; The Ark, 316 S Main St, Ann Arbor, MI 48104 734-761-1818 doors 7:30p music 8p $29-$40
08/21 Full Cord, Dante Flores, Peter Cavanaugh; Grand Haven Free Fridays, Lynne Sherwood Waterfront Stadium, 1 N Harbor Dr, Grand Haven, MI 49417 6-8:30p free
08/21-22 Steppin’ In It, Full Cord, more; Fishstock Americana Festival, Fish Ladder Music Park, 216 E Grand River Ave, Lansing, MI 48906 doors 6p $10/night Full Cord 9p Sat
08/22 Willie Nelson & Family, The Avett Brothers, Lukas Nelson, Stephen Wilson Jr., Sierra Hull, Don Was & The Pan-Detroit Ensemble; Outlaw Music Festival, Pine Knob Music Theatre, 33 Bob Seger Dr, Clarkston, MI 48348 313-471-7000 3:20p $
08/23 Tray Wellington Band; The Ark, 316 S Main St, Ann Arbor, MI 48104 734-761-1818 7:30p $29
08/27 Greensky Bluegrass “jamgrass/newgrass”; GLC Live at 20 Monroe, 11 Ottawa Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503 616-482-2027 7p $
08/28-29 Billy Strings, Greensky Bluegrass, Leftover Salmon, Sierra Hull, Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper, Lindsay Lou, Full Cord, hosted by Mark Lavengood; Ionia Freak Fair, Ionia County Fairgrounds, 317 S Dexter St, Ionia, MI 48846 doors 3p both days sold out
08/28-29 Southern Avenue, The Steel Wheels, Blair Crimmins & The Hookers, Charlie Parr, The Fretliners, Felix Y Los Gatos, Blue Moon Marquee, Abby Posner Trio, Cousin Curtiss, TAE & The Neighborly, Boss Mama & The Jebberhooch, Danny Frank & The Smoky Gold; Porcupine Mountains Music Festival, Winter Sports Complex, Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park, 33303 Headquarters Rd, Ontonagon, MI 49953 1-10p $
08/30 Full Cord; Shakedown Sunday, The Philmore South, 4318 Division Ave S, Grand Rapids, MI 49548 3-9p $19.50 online
09/04 The RFD Boys; The Ark, 316 S Main St, Ann Arbor, MI 48104 734-761-1818 8p $16 $15
09/06 The RFD Boys; Saline Community Fair, Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds, 5055 Ann Arbor-Saline Rd, Ann Arbor, MI 48103 734-429-1131 6p fair admission $10
09/10 Punch Brothers “progressive/chamber bluegrass”; Frederik Meijer Gardens Amphitheater, 1000 E Beltline Ave, Grand Rapids, MI 49525 888-957-1580 7p
09/10 Punch Brothers “progressive/chamber bluegrass”; Royal Oak Music Theatre, 318 W 4th St, Royal Oak, MI 48067 248-399-3065 doors 7p $50.28+
09/11-13 Mary Gauthier, The Steel Wheels, Laurie Lewis & The Right Hands, Lost Bayou Ramblers, Las Cafeteras, The Onlies, The Lonesome Ace Stringband, Dallahan, Wonder Women of Country, Northern Kentucky Brotherhood Singers, Christine Tassan et Les Imposteures, more; Wheatland Music Festival, Wheatland Music Organization, 7251 50th Ave, Remus, MI 49340 989-967-8879 $
09/14-20 Regional bluegrass performers, jams and camping; West Michigan Bluegrass Music Association Camp and Jam, 8789 Bagley Rd, St Louis, MI 48880
09/18-19 Full Cord, more TBA; Pick’n in the Pines Bluegrass Festival, High in the Pines Campground, 61 W US-10, Baldwin, MI 49304 231-349-1203 gates 10a-9p Full Cord Fri 7p weekend $25 Fri $10 Sat $20
09/22 Clay Street Unit “bluegrass/folk/Americana/country”; Magic Stick, 4140 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI 48201 doors 7p music 8p $
09/25-26 Bluegrass performers TBA; Bigfoot & Bluegrass Festival, Peter Nordeen Park, 115 N Pine St, Gwinn, MI 49841 906-228-7749 10a-9p bluegrass Sat
09/27 Dan Tyminski Band; The Ark, 316 S Main St, Ann Arbor, MI 48104 734-761-1818 7:30p $51.50-$91.50
10/11 Sarah Jarosz “Americana/bluegrass-adjacent”; The Ark, 316 S Main St, Ann Arbor, MI 48104 734-761-1818 doors 6p music 6:30p $60-$500
10/20 Dan Tyminski Band; St Cecilia Music Center, 24 Ransom Ave NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503 616-459-2224 7:30p $
11/05 John Cowan Trio; The Ark, 316 S Main St, Ann Arbor, MI 48104 734-761-1818 8p $35-$46.50
11/05 Béla Fleck, Michael Cleveland, Dominick Leslie, Jeff Partin, Mark Schatz, Jake Stargel “My Bluegrass Heart”; St Cecilia Music Center, 24 Ransom Ave NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503 616-459-2224 7:30p $
11/12 Béla Fleck, Michael Cleveland, Dominick Leslie, Jeff Partin, Mark Schatz, Jake Stargel “My Bluegrass Heart”; Royal Oak Music Theatre, 318 W 4th St, Royal Oak, MI 48067 248-399-3065 doors 6:30p $49.20+
11/19 Mountain Grass Unit; El Club, 4114 Vernor Hwy, Detroit, MI 48209 7p $30+
12/11 Aoife O’Donovan, Chris Thile “Wassail! An Evening of Carols and Merriment”; St Cecilia Music Center, 24 Ransom Ave NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503 616-459-2224 7:30p
Bluegrass Jams — Michigan (call before going)
Every Wed. Open Jam, Grand Blanc Moose Lodge 2344, 4043 Howe Rd, Grand Blanc, MI 48439 Ron 810-309-0032 — public listings vary: 6-8p or 6:30-9p; call before going.
1st Sat Manton Bluegrass Jamboree, Ranger Room, Manton High School, 105 5th St, Manton, MI 49663 6-9p lwestbrook17 [at] hotmail [dot] com — call before going.
1st Sun Farm Pickin’s Trad Music Jam, River Saint Joe, 15475 Walton Rd, Buchanan, MI 49107 269-409-8015 1-3p
1st & 3rd Tues Westland Bluegrass Jam, Dyer Senior Center, Wayne Westland Education Center, 36745 Marquette, Westland, MI 48185 acoustic only 7-9p
1st Fri Old Time Jam, Elderly Instruments, 1100 N Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48906 517-372-7880 5-6:30p free
2nd Tues GLAMA Slow Jam, Kalamazoo Public Library, 315 Rose St, Kalamazoo, MI 49007 5:30-7:30p
3rd Sun Bath United Methodist Church, 13777 Main St, Bath, MI 48808 2-5p Marcia Bailey 517-896-0621 — held during Woldumar off months, Dec-Feb and June-August
3rd Thurs Bluegrass Open Jam, Elderly Instruments, 1100 N Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48906 517-372-7880 5-6:30p free
3rd Fri Irish Jam, Elderly Instruments, 1100 N Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48906 517-372-7880 5-6:30p free
4th Fri Folk Music Society of Midland, Element Grains and Grounds, 3124 Jefferson Ave, Midland, MI 48640 6-9p
Closed indefinitely: Michigan Bluegrass Music Association, Flint area. 810-736-5332