Summer Music Festivals Across America

We are officially making our way well in to the summer months and with that comes all of the things that we love about the season: beach days, cookouts, plenty of sunshine, etc. The list could go on and on. Topping many lists, however, are the numerous summer music festivals across America. If you have never attended a summer music festival then you are missing out. There is a large variety of musical genres being represented across the music festival circuit this year so there is sure to be something out there for everyone to enjoy. Check the list below for your state to see what summer music festivals are happening near you.

Summer Music Festivals

Alabama:

• Sloss Music and Arts Festival (Birmingham/ July 18th-19th) Get Sloss Tickets Now
• Secret Stages Festival 2015 (Birmingham/ July 31st-Aug 1st)

Arizona:

• Summer Ends 2015 (Tempe/Sept 24th-27th)

California:

• High Cierra Music Festival 2015 (Quincy/ July 2nd-5th)
• Northern Lights 2015 (Piercy/July 17th-19th)
• Hard Summer 2015 (Pomona/Aug 1st-2nd)
• Outside Lands 2015 (San Francisco/Aug 7th-9th)
• FYF Fest 2015 (Los Angeles Aug 22nd-23rd) Buy FYF Fest Tickets Now
• Nocturnal Wonderland 2015 (San Bernadino/Sept 4th-6th) Buy Nocturnal Wonderland Tickets Now
• KAABOO 2015 (San Diego/Sept 18th-20th) Buy KAABOO Tickets Now
• TBD Fest 2015 (Sacramento/Sept 18th-20th)
• Symbiosis Gathering 2015 (Oakdale/Sept 17th-20th)

Colorado:

• Wanderlust Aspen-Snowmass 2015 (Snowmass Village/July 2nd-5th)
• The Ride Festival 2015 (Telluride/July 11th-12th)
• Underground Music Showcase (Denver/July 23rd-26th)
• Telluride Jazz Festival 2015 (Telluride Aug 1st-3rd)
• Arise 2015 (Loveland-Sunrise Ranch/Aug 7th-9th)
• Gentleman Stopover Colorado 2015 (Salida/Aug 21st-22nd)
• Telluride Blues and Brews 2015 (Telluride/Sept 18th-20th)

Connecticut:

• Gathering of the Vibes 2015 (Bridgeport/July 30th-Aug 2nd) Get Gathering of the Vibes Tickets Now

Delaware:

• Delaware Junction 2015 (Harrington/Aug 14th-16th) Buy Delaware Junction Tickets Now

Florida:

• Vans Warped Tour (St. Pete/West Palm Beach/Orlando/Jacksonville July 3rd-6th)
• Gulf Coast Jam (Panama City Beach/Sept 4th-6th) Buy Gulf Coast Jam Tickets Now

Georgia:

• The Wrecking Ball 2015 (Atlanta/Aug 8th-9th)
• Imagine Festival 2015 (Atlanta/Aug 29th-30th)
• Campfest 2015 (Mountain City/Sept 18th-20th)

Hawaii:

• 45th Annual Ukulele Festival (Kapiolani Park, Waikiki, Oahu/July 19th)
• The Mayjah Rayjah (Honolulu/July 24th-25th)

Idaho:

• Summer Music Festival At Roseberry (Roseberry/July 16th)
• Mountain Home Country Music Festival (Mountain Home/July 31st-Aug 2nd)

Illinois:

• Pitchfork Festival 2015 (Chicago/July 17th-19th) Buy Pitchfork Festival Tickets Now
• Lollapalooza 2015 (Chicago/July 31st-Aug 2nd) Buy Lollapalooza Tickets Now
• North Coast Music Festival 2015 (Chicago/Sept 4th-6th) Buy North Coast Music Festival Tickets Now
• Riot Fest (Chicago/Sept 11th-13th) Buy Riot Fest Tickets Now

Indiana:

• Hyperion Homegrown Festival 2015 (Spencer/Aug 13th-15th)

Iowa:

• 80/35 Music Festival 2015 (Des Moines/July 10th-11th)
• Hinterland Festival 2015 (Des Moines/July 31st-Aug 1st)

Kentucky:

• Forcastle Festival (Louisville/July 17th-19th)

Louisiana:

• Essence Music Festival 2015 (New Orleans/July 2nd-5th)

Maine:

• Atlantic Music Festival (Waterville/July 6th-Aug 2nd)
• Traditional Family Bluegrass Festival (Brunswick/July 17th-18th)
• Blistered Fingers (Litchfield/Aug 26th-Aug 30th)

Maryland:

• Perry Hall Folk Music Night (Baltimore/July 11th)
• Southside Mt Rainier Music and Skateboarding Competition (Mount Rainier/July 12th)
• Reggae Wine, Music & Art Festival (Mount Airy/July 18th-19th)
• Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ Music Festival (Leonardtown/July 31st-Aug 2nd)
• Lil Margaret’s Bluegrass and Old Time Country Music Festival (Leonardtown/Aug 9th-Aug 11th)
• Hot August Music Festival (Cockeysville/Aug 15th)
• Uncorked Wine and Music Festival (Rockville/Aug 23rd)

Massachusetts: 

• New Bedford Rock Festival (New Bedford/July 5th-6th)
• Green River Festival (Greenfield/July 12th-13th)
• Lowell Folk Festival (various locations/July 25th-27th)

Michigan:

• Common Ground Music Festival 2015 (Lansing/July 7th-12th) Buy Common Ground Tickets Now
• Faster Horses 2015 (Brooklyn/July 17th-19th) Buy Faster Horses Tickets Now
• Mo Pop Festival 2015 (July 25th-26th)
• WE Fest 2015 (Detroit Lakes/Aug 6th-8th)

Minnesota:

• Basilica Block Party 2015 (Minneapolis/July 10th-11th) Buy Basilica Tickets Now
• Moondance Jam 2015 (Walker/July 16th-18th) Buy Moondance Jam Tickets Now
• Festival Palomino 2015 (Shakopee/Sept 19th) Buy Palomino Tickets Now

Mississippi:

• KIX 106 Presents Smokin’ Summer Showcase (Snowden Grove/June 11th-July 16th)
• Aa;Keela and the Beats (Meridian/July 4th)
• Hurricane Katrina Tribute Concert (July 12th)
• HWY 80 Songwriters Fest (July 16th-18th)

Missouri:

• Dancefestopia (Kansas City/Sept 11th-13th) Buy Dancefestopia Tickets Now
• LouFest 2015 (St.Louis/Sept 12th-13th)

Montana:

• Moods of the Madison 2015 (Ennis/July 17th-18th)
• The Pirate Party (Lolo Hot Springs/July 31st-Aug 2nd)

Nebraska:

• Maha Music Festival (Omaha/Aug 15th)

Nevada: 

• Life is Beautiful 2015 (Las Vegas/Sept 25th-27th) Buy Life is Beautiful Tickets Now

New Hampshire:

• The Prescott Parks Arts Festival (Prescott Park/June 6th-Aug 23rd)
• Cochecho Artist Festival (Dover/Aug 21st)
• Arts Jubilee Summer Concert Series (Mt Washington/Thursday evenings June 16th-Aug 13th)
• Halcyon Music Festival (Portsmouth/June 23rd-Aug 1st)
• New Hampshire Music Festival (Plymouth,etc/July 7th-Aug 6th) Buy New Hampshire Music Festival Tickets Now

New Jersey:

• XPoNential Music Festival 2015 (Camden/July 24th-26th)

New Mexico:

• Animas River Blues & Brews Festival (Aztec/July 18th)
• Music from Angel Fire (Angel Fire/Aug 15th-Aug 31st)

New York: 

• Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival 2015 (Oak Hill/July 16th-19th)
• Electric Zoo 2015 (Randall’s Island Park/Sept 4th-6th) Buy Electric Zoo Tickets Now
• Catskill Chill 2015 (Hancock/Sept 18th-20th)

North Carolina: 

• Eastern Music Festival (Greensboro/July 27th-Aug 1st)
• Festival For Eno (Durham/July 4th-5th)
• MusicFest’n (Sugar Grove/July 11th-12th)
• Spruce Pine BBQ & Bluegrass Festival (Spruce Pine/July 17th-18th)
• Hopscotch Festival 2015 (Raleigh/Sept 10th-12th)

North Dakota: 

• Ryan Keplin Summer Fest (Rolette/July 10th-July 12th)

Ohio: 

• Fashion Meets Music Festival 2015 (Columbus/Sept 5th-6th)
• Midpoint Music Festival 2015 (Cincinnati/Sept 25th-27th) Buy Midpoint Music Festival Tickets Now

Oklahoma:

• Backwoods Music Festival 2015 (Stroud/Sept 4th-6th)

Oregon:

• Northwest String Summit 2015 (North Plains/July 16th-19th)
• Project Pabst 2015 (Portland/July 17th-19th)
• Oregon Jamboree (Sweet Home/July 31st-Aug 2nd)
• Pickathon 2015 (Happy Valley/July 31st-Aug 2nd)
• Willamette County Music Festival (Brownsville/Aug 14th-16th)
• MusicFestNW 2015 (Portland/Aug 21st-23rd) Buy MusicFestNW Tickets Now

Pennsylvania:

• Camp Bisco 2015 (Scranton/July 16th-18th) Buy Camp Bisco Tickets Now
• Big Dub Festival (Artemas/July 29th-Aug 2nd)
• Flood City Festival (Johnstown/Aug 7th-9th)
• Musikfest 2015 (Bethlehem/Aug 7th-16th) Buy Musikfest Tickets Now
• The Peach Music Festival (Scranton/Aug 13th-16th)

Rhode Island:

• Newport Folk Festival 2015 (Newport/July 24th-26th) Buy Newport Folk Festival Tickets Now

South Carolina:

• Jammin’ in July (Camden/July 11th)
• Summerfest (York/Aug 22nd)

South Dakota:

• Sturgis Bikes,Art and Music Festival (Sturgis/July 11th)
• Sioux Falls Jazz & Blues Festival (Sioux Falls/July 16th-18th)
• Hills Alive Music Festival (Rapid City/July 17th-19th)
• Heritage Music Festival (Elk Point/July 18th)
• Sioux River Folk Festival (Canton/July 31st-Aug 2nd)

Tennessee:

• Ink n Iron (Nashville/Aug 6th-9th)
• Americanafest 2015 (Nashville/Sept 15th-20th)
• Pilgrimage Music Festival (Franklin/Sept 26th-27th) Buy Pilgrimage Music Festival Tickets Now

Texas: 

• UtopiaFest 2015 (Utopia/Sept 5th-6th)

Utah: 

• Country Explosion (Salt Lake City/July 16th-19th)

Vermont:

• Grand Point North 2015 (Burlington/Sept 12th-13th) Buy Grand Point North Tickets Now

Virginia:

• Bluegrass in Luray (Luray/Aug 6th-8th)
• Rt 23 Music Festival (Wise/Aug 29th)

Washington:

• Capitol Hill Block Party 2015 (Seattle/July 24th-26th)
• Summer Meltdown 2015 (Darrington/Aug 6th-9th) Buy Summer Meltdown Tickets Now
• Bumbershoot 2015 (Seattle/Sept 5th-7th) Buy Bumbershoot Tickets Now

West Virginia:

• All Good Music Festival 2015 (Summit Point/July 9th-11th)
• Huntington Music & Arts Festival (Huntington/Sept 26th)

Wisconsin:

• Summerfest 2015 (Milwaukee/June 24th-July 5th) Buy Summerfest Tickets Now
• Rock USA 2015 (Oshkosh/July 15th-18th)
• Eaux Claires 2015 (Eau Claire/July 17th-18th)
• Country Jam Wisconsin 2015 (Eau Claire/July 23rd-25th)
• Summer Set Music Festival 2015 (Somerset/Aug 14th-16th)

Wyoming:

• Grand Teton Music Festival (Teton Village/July 1st-Aug 15th)
• Elevation 8076′ Celebration (July 3rd)
• Big Horn Mountain Festival (Big Horn/July 10th-12th)
• Targhee Music Festival (Targhee/July 17th-19th)
• WHAT Fest (Riverside/July 24th-25th)
• Oyster Ridge Music Festival (Oyster Ridge/July 24th-26th)
• Rock’n the Railroad (Sheridan/Aug 7th-8th)
• Targhee Bluegrass Festival (Targhee/Aug 7th-9th)
• Nowoodstock-Ten Sleep Music Festival (Ten Sleep/Aug 7th-9th)
• Uptown Breakdown (Centennial/Aug 29th)
• Snowy Range Music Festival (Laramie/Sept 4th-7th)