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Minnesota Bluegrass August Festival

Minnesota Bluegrass August Festival

August 10 - 13, 2023 El Rancho Manana, 27302 Ranch Rd, Richmond, MN 56368

MORE INFORMATION WILL BE POSTED SOON

Overview
Order Tickets
About the Bands
Festival FAQs
Things to Do in the Area
Campground and Activities
Instructional Camp
Camping Information
Festival Volunteers
Merch Vendors
Food Vendors

2023 Full Schedule

2023 Stage Schedules

Volunteers needed!

Click here to find out how you can be one of the hundreds of volunteers needed to put on this great festival!

On the Main Stage this year!

Line-up To Be Announced Soon!

2023 Headliners

Thursday Night: Po' Ramblin Boys & Monroe Crossing

Friday Afternoon: Dave Adkins Band - Po Ramblin' Boys - Monroe Crossing

Friday Evening: Larry Sparks and the Lonesome Ramblers - Dave Adkins Band

Saturday Afternoon: Larry Cordle - Dave Adkins Band

Saturday Evening: Ronda Vincent and the Rage - Larry Cordle Band - Dave Adkins Band

Sunday Morning Gospel: Larry Cordle Band

Also playing at the festival are the following regional bands: (schedule TBA)

Platte Valley Boys - Pale Ales Bluegrass Band - Chris Silver Band - Mash Tun - Def Lester - Flattgrass Revival - Rosby Corner - Gloryland Gospel Band.

Complete Stage Line-ups To Be Announced Soon

Links on this page may lead to last year's information.

Site will be updated with 2023 schedules and info as it becomes available.

JOIN US FOR:

More than 30 hours of concerts on the Main Stage featuring top national talent
Daytime instrument collaborations in the Showcase Tent
Social dancing info on our Dancing Page
Contests, crafts, and games in the Family Area
Real hands-on workshops in the Workshop Area
Dozens of food and merchant booths in the Marketplace
And the late night fun at Ranch House Live!

In addition to the professional bands, many of the 4,000 plus people who attend are musicians themselves. They will bring their instruments and join in the many impromptu jam sessions that go on day and night in the campgrounds. If you're interested in getting involved as a musician, instructional camps are held in the days prior to the festival.

Purchase Tickets

Tickets for the 2023 Festival will be available soon.

The Minnesota Bluegrass August Festival is held annually and features top national touring acts as well as the best bands from the Upper Midwest region in four days and nights of music on multiple stages, plus workshops, showcases, and much, much more!

This festival is really an entire week of music and family fun. Bluegrass, Old-Time Stringband, and related forms of acoustic and Americana music are combined to suit a wide range of interests. You'll enjoy hearing something familiar and discovering something new!

GET MORE INFO:

The Festival FAQ page has detailed info about parking, camping, and much more!

2022 Sponsors

Thank you to these organizations for all they do to support bluegrass and old-time music in Minnesota!

The following events are made possible in part by the voters of Minnesota through a Minnesota State Arts Board Operating Support grant, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

Minnesota Bluegrass & Old-Time Music Association
P.O. Box 16408, Minneapolis, MN 55416
info@minnesotabluegrass.org
601-651-3694

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Our Mission: To preserve and promote bluegrass and old-time stringband music in and around the state of Minnesota.