2026 Tri-State Bluegrass Festivals

Memorial & Labor Day Weekends Are On!

Memorial Day & Labor Day Weekends – The Music Never Stops!

Experience two of the Midwest’s longest-running, family-friendly bluegrass festivals. Each holiday weekend brings four full days of music, jamming, camping, food, and community.

Festival Schedule

Both festivals run Thursday through Sunday, featuring:

✔️ Top-tier bluegrass bands performing live on stage
✔️ Around-the-clock jamming in the camping areas
✔️ Workshops, vendors, and activities
✔️ Food, crafts, and music-related vendors

Camping Opens Early

Many festivalgoers arrive up to a week early to secure favorite sites and enjoy nonstop jams.
More than 100 early campers from across the Midwest and Canada gather each year—playing, picking, reconnecting, and making memories long before the main stage lights up.

Plan Your Festival Experience

Memorial Day Festival
Labor Day Festival
Camping & Amenities

We invite you to join us in keeping bluegrass traditions alive.
Come for the music, stay for the memories!

Festival Location

Noble County 4-H Fairgrounds
580 N. Fair Street
Kendallville, IN 46755

The grounds offer 65 acres of space with large shade trees, wide grassy areas, and plenty of room for both campers and day visitors.

For 50 years, the Northern Indiana Bluegrass Association has proudly hosted two bluegrass festivals each year—one over Memorial Day Weekend and one over Labor Day Weekend at the Noble County 4-H Fairgrounds in Kendallville, Indiana.

Over the decades, countless musicians have taken our stages, from world-renowned artists like Rhonda Vincent to outstanding local and regional bands—and everything in between. These festivals are about more than performances; they’re about tradition, community, camping, jam sessions, and the shared love of bluegrass music.

Today, the Tri-State Festivals continue to bring generations together to celebrate one of America’s most enduring musical traditions—twice a year, just like we’ve always done.