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2026 Bluegrass clubs, concerts & festivals
10/20 Yonder Mountain String Band “jamgrass”; Blue Gate PAC, 760 S Van Buren St, Shipshewana, IN 46565 260-768-4725 7:30p $19.95-$59.95
10/21 Yonder Mountain String Band, Low Landers; Buskirk-Chumley Theater, 114 E Kirkwood Ave, Bloomington, IN 47408 812-323-3020 7p $35 advance $40 day of show
10/23 Armchair Boogie, Lea Marra & The River Boys; The Mousetrap Bar & Grill, 5565 N Keystone Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46220 317-255-3189 8p $12.51
10/24 Chicago Farmer & The Fieldnotes, The Hammer & The Hatchet; Brown County Playhouse, 70 S Van Buren St, Nashville, IN 47448 812-988-6555 7:30p $
10/29 Rhonda Vincent & The Rage; Blue Gate PAC, 760 S Van Buren St, Shipshewana, IN 46565 260-768-4725 7:30p $19.95-$49.95
November
11/11 Béla Fleck: My Bluegrass Heart; Clowes Memorial Hall, 4602 Sunset Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46208 317-940-6444 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 $35+
11/14 Fruition; Turntable, 6281 N College Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46220 8p $
11/15 Sicard Hollow; HI-FI, 1043 Virginia Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46203 317-986-7101 8p $
11/18 Dailey & Vincent Christmas; Blue Gate PAC, 760 S Van Buren St, Shipshewana, IN 46565 260-768-4725 7:30p $
11/19 Mama’s Broke; Turntable, 6281 N College Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46220 $
11/20 Punch Brothers; Palladium, 1 Carter Green, Carmel, IN 46032 8p $
11/22 Charlie Parr; HI-FI, 1043 Virginia Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46203 $
December 2026
12/03 Sarah Jarosz, Jordan Tice; Buskirk-Chumley Theater, 114 E Kirkwood Ave, Bloomington, IN 47408 812-323-3020 7p $
12/13 Mark O’Connor & Maggie O’Connor “An Appalachian Christmas”; Brown County Music Center, 200 Maple Leaf Blvd, Nashville, IN 47448 812-988-5323 7p $
12/18 The Debutants, John Depew; HI-FI, 1043 Virginia Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46203 $
12/20 Jarrod Walker; HI-FI, 1043 Virginia Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46203 $
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 Email
1stSun Central Ind.BGA jams, Hontz Hall, 307 W South H St, Gas City, IN 46933 2027 (2027 Jan – Apr, Oct – Dec) Email
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
1st Fri Caudill jam, MBS gym, 21 N. Main, Knox, IN 46534 6:30-9p 574-249-5517
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, First Christian Church, 106 S Market St Winamac, IN 46996 7-10p Tom Woodley 574-205-2274
3rd Sat Mar-Nov – Metamora Opry Barn, 19189 Pennington Rd, Metamora, IN 47030 6:30p MetamoraMusic [at] gmail [dot] com
3rd Sun mostly, Alley Kat’s Curiosity Shoppe, 1515 Roosevelt Rd, Valparaiso, IN 46383 2-4 mostly
3rd Sun NIBGA jam & meeting, SW Conservation Club, 5703 Bluffton Rd, Fort Wayne, IN 46809 noon-6p free, acoustic only, public welcome, food & beverages $ (2026 Oct 18, Nov 15, no Dec, 2027 Jan 17, Feb 21, Mar 21, Apr 18)
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