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2026 Bluegrass clubs, concerts & festivals
07/10 Booze Hounds Bluegrass; American Legion Post 302, 201 W South St, Darlington, IN 47940 7-10p
07/11 Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper, John Beatrice Band; Canan Commons, 600 S Walnut St, Muncie, IN 47305, 7p, free.
07/24 The Debutants, Booze Hounds Bluegrass, Hoot Camp students; Debutants Present: The Hoot, Foellinger Theatre, 3411 Sherman Blvd, Fort Wayne, IN 46808, 260-427-6000, 7p, $.
08/06-08 Billy Strings; Fishers Event Center, 11000 Stockdale St, Fishers, IN 46037, 8p sold out
08/12 Andy Frasco & The U.N., Kitchen Dwellers, Mihali “jamgrass/funkgrass”; HI-FI Annex, 1043 Virginia Ave, Suite 4, Indianapolis, IN 46203, 317-986-7101, doors 5:30p, 6p, $.
08/13 Bronwyn Keith-Hynes, Mama Said String Band; Turntable, 6281 N College Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46220, 317-259-7029, doors 7p, 8p, $.
08/13-16 Acoustic Collection, Booze Hounds Bluegrass, Dave Adkins & Mountain Soul, Blue Holler, Hillary Klug, Branded Bluegrass, The Kody Norris Show, Bahler Golden Age Band, Lori & Brad’s Mini Opry Show/New Outlook, Cornfields & Crossroads, Mrs. Kate; Winding Creek Music Festival, 9912 County Rd W 100 S, Russiaville, IN 46979, gates Thu 2p/Fri noon, $85 4-day prepay/$65 3-day prepay.
08/14 The Sweet Lillies “newgrass/string-band”; The Coterie, 107 W Sycamore St, Kokomo, IN 46901, 765-450-5002, doors 8p, 9p, $7 presale, 21+.
08/15 65 North Pickers, Watershed Ramblers; The Mousetrap Bar & Grill, 5565 N Keystone Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46220, 317-255-3189, 8p, $.
08/20 Tommy Emmanuel, Trey Hensley “flatpicking/acoustic”; Buskirk-Chumley Theater, 114 E Kirkwood Ave, Bloomington, IN 47408, 812-323-3020, doors 6:30p, 7p, $42-$52.
08/20-22 Jeremy Pinnell, Dylan Walshe, Nicholas Jamerson, Justin Wells, Joe’s Truck Stop, Smilo & The Ghost, Abe Partridge, Lightnin’ Luke, Low Water Bridge Band, Conrad Moore, more; Pickin’ in the Backwoods, eXplore Brown County / Valley Branch Retreat, 2620 Valley Branch Rd, Nashville, IN 47448, 812-379-9005, $.
08/22 The Debutants, The Hammer & The Hatchet “Indiana Newgrass”; Brown County Playhouse, 70 S Van Buren St, Nashville, IN 47448, 812-988-6555, doors 6:30p, 7:30p, $.
08/22 Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder; Blue Gate PAC, 760 S Van Buren St, Shipshewana, IN 46565, 260-768-4725, doors 6:30p, 7:30p, $29.95-$79.95.
08/27 The Debutants “Indiana Newgrass”; Philharmonic Center, 826 Ewing St, Fort Wayne, IN 46802, 260-740-3975, 7:30p, $.
09/03 Dan Tyminski Band; Blue Gate PAC, 760 S Van Buren St, Shipshewana, IN 46565, 260-768-4725, doors 6:30p, 7:30p, $19.95-$49.95.
09/03-06 Kevin Prater Band, Hillbilly Chic, Muddy Krick Mountain Band, Miles Over Mountains, Ottawa County, Booze Hounds Bluegrass, Blue Holler, Sugar Mules, Watershed Ramblers, The Matchsellers, The Debutants; Tri-State Bluegrass Festival, Noble County 4-H Fairgrounds, 580 N Fair St, Kendallville, IN 46755, music Thu & Fri nights, all day Sat & Sun, $50 non-members weekend, camping starts 08/27 $18/nt, special Sat Bluegrass Showdown: The Debutants vs. The Matchsellers.
09/10-12 Greensky Bluegrass, Sierra Ferrell, Whiskey Myers, Tanner Usrey, Whitey Morgan & The 78’s, Silverada, Them Dirty Roses, Shadowgrass, Clay Street Unit, Wes Bayliss, Emily Nenni, Taylor Hunnicutt, Alex Williams, Phil Kane, Smilo & The Ghost, Bill Taylor, Jordan Wilson, Gracie Yates, Brock Burton; Unbroken Circle Music Festival, Bicentennial Park, 100 W Vaughn Dr, Madison, IN 47250, $.
09/11 ShadowGrass “newgrass/bluegrass”; HI-FI, 1043 Virginia Ave, Suite 4, Indianapolis, IN 46203, 317-986-7101, doors 7p, 8p, $.
09/15 Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas, Theo Lawrence; The Aiken Theatre at Old National Events Plaza, 715 Locust St, Evansville, IN 47708, 7:30p, $.
09/17 Punch Brothers “progressive/chamber bluegrass”; Sauder Concert Hall, Goshen College Music Center, 1700 S Main St, Goshen, IN 46526, 7:30p, $40-$70.
09/24-26 Kitchen Dwellers, Split Lip Rayfield, Armchair Boogie, Jon Stickley Trio, Kyle Tuttle, Lyndsay Pruett, Sicard Hollow, Songs From The Road Band, The Debutants, MoonShroom, Alex Thoele, New Old Calvary, Wonderfunk, The Hammer & The Hatchet, The Fun Dunns, Lowland Ramblers, Cody Heckin’ Williams; First City Music Festival, The French Commons, 411 Willow St, Vincennes, IN 47591, $.
09/24-26 Various bluegrass performers, workshops, jams, Bluegrass Hall of Fame Induction; Uncle Pen Fest, Bill Monroe’s Music Park & Campground, 5163 Indiana Hwy 135, Morgantown, IN 46160, 812-988-6422, $, lineup not posted.
10/10 Full Cord; The Mousetrap Bar & Grill, 5565 N Keystone Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46220, 317-255-3189, 8p, from $10.
10/20 Yonder Mountain String Band “jamgrass”; Blue Gate PAC, 760 S Van Buren St, Shipshewana, IN 46565, 260-768-4725, doors 6:30p, 7:30p, $19.95-$59.95.
10/21 Yonder Mountain String Band “jamgrass”; Buskirk-Chumley Theater, 114 E Kirkwood Ave, Bloomington, IN 47408, 812-323-3020, doors 6:30p, 7p, $35 advance/$40 day-of-show.
11/11 Béla Fleck My Bluegrass Heart; Clowes Memorial Hall, 4602 Sunset Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46208, 7:30p, $.
11/13 Del McCoury Band; Paramount Theatre, 1124 Meridian St, Anderson, IN 46016, 765-642-1234, 7:30p, $.
11/14 Del McCoury Band; Honeywell Center, 275 W Market St, Wabash, IN 46992, 260-563-1102, 7:30p, $.
Bluegrass Jams
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1stSun Central Ind.BGA jams, 158 E 1075 S, Bunker Hill, IN 46914 317-508-2642 (2026 10/4, 11/1, 12/6) 317-508-2642 centralindianabluegrass [at] gmail [dot] com MOVED It is on a residential property, should see a small white building closer to the road. Its up the lane.
1stSun Watershed Ramblers; Leroy’s “Hot Stuff”, 333 US-20, Porter, IN, 46304 6-9p FREE
1st Thurs Wakarusa Bluegrass Jamboree, Doc Able Pavilion, 116 W. Waterford St, Wakarusa, IN 46573 6:30-9p Free, since 2000, 574-862-2200
2nd & 4th Thurs Whiteriver Folk & Bluegrass jam, Emery Lee Building, Beulah Park Jam, 503 S Park Ave, Alexandria, IN 46001 6-9p
2nd Thurs Bluegrass Gospel Jam, 2nd Floor Old Bag Factory, 1100 Chicago Ave, Goshen, IN 46526 6:30-9p Bill Landow 574-202-5502
3rd Fri Winamac Bluegrass Jam, Knights of Columbus, 340E50N, Winamac, IN 46996 Tom 574-205-2274 7-10p
3rd Sat Mar-Nov – Metamora Opry Barn, 19189 Pennington Rd, Metamora, IN 47030 6:30p MetamoraMusic [at] gmail [dot] com 06/21 Great Miami Bluegrass Band
3rd Sun mostly, Alley Kat’s Curiosity Shoppe, 1515 Roosevelt Rd, Valparaiso, IN 46383 2-4 mostly
3rd Sun Northern Ind. Bluegrass jam & meeting, SW Conservation Club, 5703 Bluffton Rd, Fort Wayne, IN 46809 noon-6p free all welcome, acoustic only instruments, food & beverages available. no summer jams (2026 Feb 15, Mar 15, Apr 19, Oct 18, Nov 15 )
Last Fri. March-Oct, Metamora Opry Barn, 19189 Pennington Rd, Metamora, IN 47030 6:30p
Every Sat. 6090 S. Oakwood St., N Judson, IN 46366 219-878-3123 5:30p CDST 5:30P except during Kendallville Festival
Every Sun. Mouse Trap bar, 5565 N Keystone Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46220 317-255-3189 8p