Claiming status as Wisconsin's first all-gospel bluegrass festival, the event takes place in August at the Living Waters Campground in the Blue Hills, in northern Wisconsin.
Bluegrass Family Reunion at Bruce
N7347 Hwy 40
Bruce, WI
715-868-2987
www.bluegrassatbruce.com
Bluegrass gospel groups from across the country come to perform at this festival, held in Mondovi in July. The scenic location, on the Buffalo River Valley trail system, makes stretching your legs for a walk, bike ride or run in between music sets an additional treat.
Buffalo River Valley Bluegrass Gospel Festival
W579 U.S. Hwy 10
Mondovi, WI 54755
715-926-5854
www.kingscountrymen.com/festival/
Held yearly on the second weekend in September, this free festival features two days of bluegrass performances along with other events. Past festivals have included a guitar, mandolin and banjo competition, a fiddle competition and an open stage for bluegrass music hopefuls.
East Troy Bluegrass Festival
East Troy Village Square
East Troy, WI
262-642-3770
www.easttroybluegrass.com
Camp out in 15-acre Legion Park and listen to the bluegrass notes waft through the air. Held in June, this three-day festival features regional bands and is located in southern Wisconsin.
Brooklyn Bluegrass Festival
Legion Park
Brooklyn, WI
608-455-4201
www.bluegrassinbrooklyn.com
Listen to music while nestled among trees or over food and drink inside a historic 1930s restaurant, the Cozy Cove. This long-running festival touts spontaneous musical moments mingled with planned shows, along with workshops led by well-known bluegrass artists.
Midsummer in the Northwoods
Cozy Cove Tavern & Restaurant and the Bluegrass Institute of the Northwoods.
32 N. U.S. Highway 51
Manitowish Waters, WI 54545
715-543-2166
www.onemorebluegrassshow.com
Held by the Kickapoo Valley Acoustic Music Association, the two-day event takes place on a maple syrup farm in August. Be sure to check out the souvenir-worthy signature maple syrup, presented in a fiddle-shaped bottle.
Larryfest
S2096-24 Valley Rd.
LaFarge, WI 54639
608-386-1448
www.kvama.org/larryfest.php