Ohio
Bluegrass Festivals 2008
Location
Annual
Bluegrass in Superclass Winterfest Perrysburg, OH
Dates
January
2009
Website
www.bluegrassmountaineers.net
Info
At
the Holiday Inn French Quarter - 1-75 & US 20, One mile
south of the Ohio Turnpike
Under
new management - new lower prices... come and see!
Contact
Larry
Efaw (330) 645-1542 - Grady Adkins (330) 644-0255
Location
Southern
Ohio Indoor Bluegrass Festival Wilmington, OH
Dates
March
2009
Website
www.somusicfest.com
Info
This is one great event... a must see for Ohio Bluegrass Fans!
Workshops, All Night Jam Sessions welcome! Free Parking including RV space, completely handicap accessible. Smoke and alcohol free concert area.
Contact
550
W. Second St. - Xenia, OH 45385
(937) 372-5804 - Fax- (937) 372-3508
Email: info@somusicfest.com
Location
Bluegrass
in the Cornfield Wapakoneta, OH
Dates
May 3-4, 2008
Website
www.
fotmc.com
Info
Vernon
McIntrye - Famous Old Time Music Co. puts on the shows!
Contact
Famous
Old Time Music Company
(419) 568-1220
Email: fotmc@iglou.com
Location
Annual
AmVets Post 61 Bluegrass Festival Hillsboro,
OH
Dates
May 18-25, 2008
Website
Info
Amvets
Park
Contact
(937)
466-9674
Email:
amvets2003@yahoo.com
Location
Appalachian Uprising Scottown, OH
Dates
June 5-7, 2008
Website
www.appalachianuprising.net
Info
A celebration of Appalacian Roots and Heritage - Bluegrass, Newgrass and American Roots Music.
Contact
Steve Cielec
Eden Valley Farm
County Road 37 - Scottstown, OH
Phone: 740-533-7271 or 216- 326-3293
Email: stevecielec@hotmail.com
Location
Bluegrass in the Hills - June Festival Hopedale, OH
Dates
June 11-13, 2009
Website
www.mickeysmtn.com
Info
Mickey's Mountain - Exit US 22 on CR 4, 4 miles north of Hopedale
Contact
Calvin Mickey
88233 Mickey Road - Hopedale, OH 43976
Email: mickeys@eohio.net
Location
Bluegrass in the Cornfield Wapakoneta, OH
Dates
June 14, 2008
Website
www. fotmc.com
Info
Vernon McIntrye - Famous Old Time Music Co. puts on the shows!
Contact
Famous Old Time Music Company
(419) 568-1220
Email: fotmc@iglou.com
Location
Country Stage Music Park Bluegrass Festival Nova, OH
Dates
June 18-20th, 2009
Website
www.countrystagemusicpark.com
Info
Featuring: TO BE ANNOUNCED
Contact
Kurt Hickman (440) 213-8358
Country Stage Music Park, 40A Twp. Rd. 1031.
Location
Poston Lake Bluegrass Festival Guysville, OH
Dates
June 19-20, 2009
Website
Info
Rt. 50 E. of Athens, W. of Parkersburg, W. Va., SR 329
Contact
Hart Bros. (1-740-662-2051)
Location
Pleasant
Hill Lake Park - Bluegrass Fesitval & Fish
Fry
Dates
June
21, 2008
Website
Info
Concert
at 5 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Four local bands: Honey Creek Grass, Nellie
Kane, Green Mountan Boys and Northern Blend.
Jamming will start around 9:30 p.m. until ????
Just $10 a carload!
Contact
3431
St. Route 95 - Perrysville, OH
For more information contact: (419) 938-7884
Location
Caesar's
Creek Old Tyme Music Festival
Waynesville, OH
Dates
June
20-22, 2008
Website
www.caesarscreekvillage.org
Info
Located
at 8572 Old Stage Road
- Waynesville, OH 45068
Jamming and classes with
a great line-up of Bluegrass,
Appalachian and Gospel
and Celtic Music.
Contact
John
Noftsger
P.O. Box 224 - Spring Valley,
OH 45370
Email: Jnoftsger@edldayton.com
Location
Crawford County Coonhunters Bluegrass Festival Crestline, OH
Dates
June 2008
Website
Info
Between Crestline and Bucyrus on RT 30, Biddle Road.
Contact
Andy Hamilton
8388 Swanger Rd. - Shiloh, OH 44878
(419) 896-2683
Email: dona@accnorwalk.com
Location
Mountain
Heir Bluegrass Festival Old Washington, OH
Dates
June
2008 ?
Website
www.mountainheir.com
Info
Festival
will be held at Old National Trail Campground near exit #186
off I-70
Contact
Ray or Connie
Ferrell
P.O. Box 266 - Old Washington, OH 43768
(740) 489-5576 - FAX (740) 489-5154
Email: connie@mountainheir.com
Location
Mountain Top Bluegrass Festival • Tarentum, PA
Dates
July 2-5, 2008
Website
www.mountaintopbluegrass.com
Info
Come and join us for a great family bluegrass festival at Mountain Top Campground in Tarentum PA (close to Ohio) Professional and local bluegrass bands... 18th year for this family friendly festival. Join us for a weekend of music, food, jamming and friendship!
Contact
Ed and Francine Michaels
873 Sun Mine Road - Tarentum, PA 15084
(724) 224-1511
Location
COBA
Summer Festival Croton, OH
Dates
July
10-12, 2008
Website
www.centralohiobluegrass.com
Info
Hartford
Fairgrounds - Route 62 - RT 37, R on Croton Road
Contact
Jack B.
Kitzmiller
1468 Graham Rd. - Reynoldsburg OH 43068
(614) 866-5395
Location
Bluegrass Festival - Grand Rapids, OH
Dates
July 2008 ? Date Unsure
Website
Info
Bluegrass/Country Outdoor Festival - 5 bands - 3 - 11 pm.
Bring your camper or tent, Friday Night - swim and fish in our 5 acre pond! Airconditioned Lodge will be serving food and drinks. Friday all you can eat fish $7.00, Saturday - BBQ Chicken! Plus Friday Night 7:00 pickers nite! Bring your instrument and join in. Call Bob for reservations for caming. (419) 832-0722.
$10 per person at the gate, plus cost of camping.
Contact
Moose Lodge - 11900 Jeffers Rd - Grand Rapids, OH
Jeffers Road, north of US 24 (419) 832-9915
Location
Bluegrass
in the Hills - June Festival Hopedale, OH
Dates
July
9-11 , 2009
Website
www.mickeysmtn.com
Info
Mickey's
Mountain - Exit US 22 on CR 4, 4 miles north of Hopedale
Contact
Calvin
Mickey
88233 Mickey Road - Hopedale, OH 43976
Email: mickeys@eohio.net
Location
Sauder
Village Fiddle Contest & Summer on the Farm
Archibold, OH
Dates
July
11, 2009
Website
www.saudervillage.org
Info
info
coming
Contact
Jan
Nofziger
P.O. Box 235 - Archibold, OH 43502
(800) 590-9755
email: info@saudervillage.org
Location
Country
Stage Music Park Bluegrass Festival Nova,
OH
Dates
July 16-17-18, 2009
Website
www.countrystagemusicpark.com
Info
Featuring: TO BE ANNOUNCED
Contact
Kurt Hickman (440) 213-8358
Country Stage Music Park, 40A Twp. Rd. 1031.
Location
Bluegrass
Classic - M.A.C.C. Columbus OH
Dates
July
23-26, 2008
Website
www.BluegrassClassic.com
Info
This
annual festival is held at Hoover Y-Park
in Memory of Mandy Adkins. Musicians Against
Childhood Cancer raises funds to benefit
research at St. Jude's Children's Research
Hospital.
Contact
Location
Buckeye
Bluegrass Festival Greenwich,
OH
Dates
August
7-9, 2008
Website
Info
1
mile south of RT. 224 on RT 13
Contact
Larry
Efaw
1154 Woodcrest Ave. - Akron, OH
44319
(330) 645-1542 - FAX (330) 645-1541
Email: bluegrass@amerimail.com
Location
Bluegrass
in the Hills - August Festival
Hopedale, OH
Dates
August
6-8, 2009
Website
www.mickeysmtn.com
Info
Mickey's
Mountain - Exit US 22 on CR 4,
4 miles north of Hopedale
Contact
Calvin
Mickey
88233 Mickey Road - Hopedale, OH
43976
Email: mickeys@eohio.net
Location
7th Annual Huron Rotary Festival Huron, OH
Dates
August 7th and 8th, 2009
Website
www.huronrotary.org
Info
4 great bluegrass bands performing at the Boat Basin in Huron, Ohio! Great time for the whole family!
Contact
Location
Country
Stage Music Park Bluegrass Festival
Nova, OH
Dates
August 21 & 22nd, 2009
Website
www.countrystagemusicpark.com
Info
Campout for Friends and Fans... no stage show, maybe an open mic
Contact
Kurt Hickman (440) 213-8358
Country Stage Music Park, 40A Twp. Rd. 1031.
Location
Bluegrass
Festival Wayne, OH
Dates
August
15 and 16th, 2008
Website
Info
19th annual - Ray Hoover Bluegrass Memorial Award presented on Saturday Night
Located at the Ashtabula Steam Engine Club on St. Rt. 322
Contact
Jim
or Carrie Peska
(330) 876-0301
Location
Brown
Co. Bluegrass Festival
Batavia, OH
Dates
August
21-23, 2008
Website
www.browncountybluegrass.com
Info
Just
a great line-up!
Contact
Don
Morgan
4519 Schoolhouse Rd.
Batavia, OH 45103
(513) 752-2747
Location
Southern Ohio Storytelling, Arts & Music Festival
Chillicothe, OH
Dates
September 5-6, 2008
Website
www.sostoryfest.com
Info
We will be having bluegrass music as well as storytelling and arts and lots of fun!
Contact
Ross-Chillicothe Convention & Visitors Bureau
25 East Main Street - Chillicothe, OH 45601
(740) 702-7677
Location
Mohican Wilderness Bluegrass Festival Glenmont, OH
Dates
September 11-13, 2008
Website
www.mohicanwilderness.com
Info
Check the website for the lineup!
Contact
Ken Wobbecke
22462 Wally Road - Glenmonth, OH 44628
(740) 599-5741
Email: wilderness@elr.net
Location
Country Stage Music Park Bluegrass Festival Nova, OH
Dates
September 17-18-19 , 2009
Website
www.countrystagemusicpark.com
Info
Featuring: TO BE ANNOUNCED
Contact
Kurt Hickman (440) 213-8358
Country Stage Music Park, 40A Twp. Rd. 1031.
Location
Hylo Brown Bluegrass Festival Mechanicsburg, OH
Dates
September 20, 2008
Website
Info
Honoring the bluegrass legend, Hylo Brown, who retired here and died in 2001... this festival has one great line up of bluegrass talent and will have food vendors and crafts, a great time for all!
Contact
Location
Bluegrass
in the Cornfield
Wapakoneta,
OH
Dates
September
25-28, 2008
Website
www.
fotmc.com
Info
Vernon
McIntrye
- Famous
Old
Time
Music
Co.
puts
on the
shows!
Contact
Famous
Old Time
Music
Company
(419)
568-1220
Email:
fotmc@iglou.com
Location
Country Stage Music Park Bluegrass Festival Nova, OH
Dates
October 2 & 3rd, 2009
Website
www.countrystagemusicpark.com
Info
Fall Pickers Reunion - Join in for the fun!
Contact
Kurt Hickman (440) 213-8358
Country Stage Music Park, 40A Twp. Rd. 1031.
Location
Bluegrass in the Cornfield Wapakoneta, OH
Dates
October 11, 2008
Website
www. fotmc.com
Info
Vernon McIntrye - Famous Old Time Music Co. puts on the shows!
Contact
Famous Old Time Music Company
(419) 568-1220
Email: fotmc@iglou.com
Location
Bluegrass in the Cornfield Wapakoneta, OH
Dates
November 8 , 2008
Website
www. fotmc.com
Info
Vernon McIntrye - Famous Old Time Music Co. puts on the shows!
Contact
Famous Old Time Music Company
(419) 568-1220
Email: fotmc@iglou.com
Location
Southern
Ohio Indoor Bluegrass Festival Wilmington, OH
Dates
November
14-15, 2008
Website
www.somusicfest.com
Info
A great lineup of national acts! Always a great time!
Workshops, All Night Jam Sessions welcome! Free Parking including RV space, completely handicap accessible. Smoke and alcohol free concert area.
Contact
550
W. Second St. - Xenia, OH 45385
(937) 372-5804 - Fax- (937) 372-3508
Email: info@somusicfest.com
Location
Bluegrass in the Cornfield Wapakoneta, OH
Dates
December 13 , 2008
Website
www. fotmc.com
Info
Vernon McIntrye - Famous Old Time Music Co. puts on the shows!
Contact
Famous Old Time Music Company
(419) 568-1220
Email: fotmc@iglou.com
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