Badgerland Bluegrass Music Association

MANITOWISH WATERS BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL
2025-07-24 - 2025-07-27 | MANITOWISH WATERS BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL, Cosy Cove Tavern. HWY 51 N, Manitowish Waters, WI, 54545, United States
36th annual Manitowish Waters Bluegrass Festival
Cosy Cove Tavern
HWY 51 N.
Manitowish Waters, WI
Headliners
Larry Stephenson and His Band
Mark Prater and Cedar Creek
New Riverside Ramblers

CHICKEN WIRE EMPIRE MOON DANCE MUSIC FESTIVAL DEERBROOK,WI
2025-07-25 19:00 (America/Chicago)

THE MILBILLIES. BRADY STREET MUSIC FESTIVAL MILWAUKEE
2025-07-26

KR BLUEGRASS- GREENDALE
2025-07-26 19:00 - 20:00
Saturday, July 26th. Greendale Gazebo Stage 5798 Broad St. Greendale, WI. 7pm – 8:30pm

Heartland Howlers. Dr Dawg July 27
2025-07-27 13:00 - 15:00 | Dr. Dawg, 105 W. Freistadt Rd, Theinsville, WI, 53092, United States
Seasoned Midwestern group performing traditional bluegrass and 20th Century popular music on acoustic instruments. Family friendly.

BLUEGRASS JAM AT THE GIG JULY 27 MILWAUKEE
2025-07-27 13:00 - 16:00 | The Gig
There is a weekly bluegrass jam at The Gig on Sundays from around 1pm till 4pm. In the fall and winter, gig times can shift, due to when the Packers are playing on television. The Gig is a pub in the Riverwest area of Milwaukee, so you must be 21 or older, or with a parent or guardian to attend. When the weather is nice, the jam is outside on the back deck.

YONDER MOUNTAIN STRING BAND- MADISON
2025-08-01 19:00 | Atwood Music Hall, 1925 Winnebago Street, Madison, WI, 53704, United States
It is a testament to the legacy of Yonder Mountain String Band that their original songs and unique interpretations of covers are regularly performed by next generation bands in the scene.
Yonder Mountain String Band celebrates their quarter century mark with a Grammy Nomination for their 2022 release Get Yourself Outside. Band members Adam Aijala (guitar, vocals), Ben Kaufmann (bass, vocals), Dave Johnston (banjo, vocals) and Nick Piccininni (mandolin, banjo, fiddle, vocals) co-wrote all tracks on the album over zoom sessions when Covid shut down the music touring industry. Yonder Mountain was recently honored with an induction into the Colorado Music Hall of Fame alongside friends and legends Leftover Salmon, Hot Rize, The String Cheese Incident and The Fox Theater (where they played their very first show as a band in 1998). Younder Mountain String Band plays progressive bluegrass.

BLUEGRASS ALL STARS KEGEL'S INN BEER GARDEN - WEST ALLIS
2025-08-01 18:00 - 21:00 | Kegel’s Inn Outdoor Beer Garden – West Allis, 5901 W. National Ave., West Allis, WI, 53214, United States
The Bluegrass All Stars will be at the Kegel’s Inn Outdoor Beer Garden from 6-9pm

HEARTLAND HOWLERS - OLD GERMANTOWN BREWERY. GERMANTOWN
2025-08-02 17:00 - 20:00 | OLD GERMANTOWN BEER HALL, W148N12696 PLEASANT VIEW DRIVE, GERMANTOWN, WI, 53022, United States

HOLY CROWE. ON CLOUD WINE FRANKLIN, WI
2025-08-02 18:00 | ON CLOUD WINE, 10064 W. LOOMIS ROAD, FRANKLIN, 53132, United States

BLUEGRASS JAM MARTY'S RESTAURANT AUG 6
2025-08-06 08:00 - 17:00 | MARTY’S RESTAURANT, 201 W. MAIN STREET, WATERFOR, WI, 53185, United States
Marty’s Restaurant is the home of a bluegrass jam on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month. Check schedule around holidays. 201 W. Main Street in Waterford, WI. Jam starts at 6pm.

HILLARY KLUG. LACROSSE IRISH FEST
2025-08-07 - 2025-08-09
Hillary Klug is a Nashville-based fiddler, buck dancer, and classical crossover musician who blends modern and traditional techniques. She started playing fiddle at age 13 and dancing at age 8, eventually becoming a National Buck Dancing Champion and Kentucky State Dance Champion. Klug’s career began as a street performer, and she gained popularity online for her viral videos combining buck dancing and fiddling.

Check LaCrosse Irish Fest website for Hillary Klug times. Irishfestlacrosse.org. Irish Fest LaCrosse is held at 615 2nd Street in LaCrosse.

Bluegrass Jam at Route 20 with KR Bluegrass Aug 7
2025-08-07 18:00 - 20:30 | ROUTE 20 MUSIC BAR AND GRILL, 14001 WASHINGTON AVE, STURTEVANT, WI, 53117, United States
KR BLUEGRASS hosts a bluegrass jam the first and third Thursday’s of the month at Route 20 Music Bar and Grill located at 14001 Washington Ave in Sturtevant, WI. Holidays may effect the jam schedule.

BILLY STRINGS. FISERV FORUM MILWAUKEE
2025-08-08 19:30 | FISERV FORUM, 1111 VEL R PHILLIPS AVE, MILWAUKEE, WI, 53203, United States

BLUEGRASS AT THE VILLAGE. SAUKVILLE, WI
2025-08-10 11:00 - 18:00 | OZAUKEE COUNTY PIONEER VILLAGE, 4880 COUNTY HWY I, SAUKVILLE, WI, 53080, United States
Sunday Aug 10, 2025 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM CDT

The gates open at 10:30AM and the music starts at 11:00AM

Fees/Admission
Admissions is $12 in advance (https://www.ochs.co.ozaukee.wi.us/) or $15 at the gate the day of the event.

Website
http://www.ochs.co.ozaukee.wi.us

Ozaukee County Historical Society’s 19th Annual Bluegrass at the Village. Bands will play throughout the afternoon on the platform of the newly restored Cedarburg Train Station. It is the perfect setting for bluegrass music.
2025 Lineup coming soon!

We have 450 seats under a tent and other patrons bring blankets and lawn chairs to pick out their own best seat in the house {Sorry, no carry-ins or pets} A variety of food and beverages are available to purchase. There will be vendors and a fundraising raffle, too.

As usual, the event includes a wide variety of food, desserts and beverages including a craft beers and wines. Our village of 24 historic buildings dating back to the mid-1800s will be open for touring. We also will be holding a fundraising raffle of items provided by local area businesses.

HEARTLAND HOWLERS - PEACH BARN SISTER BAY
2025-08-12 15:00 - 18:00 | PEACH BARN- SISTER BAY, 2450 S. Bay Shore Drive, Sister Bay, WI, 54234, United States

Larry Fest. La Farge
2025-08-14 - 2025-08-16
This festival in La Farge, WI has local, regional and national bluegrass headliners including Authentic Unlimited, Burnett Sisters, Horseshoes & Hand Grenads, Amanda Cook Band, Lary Efaw, the MilBillies and many more. For band listings and more info about the festival and camping,visit laryfest.org

HILLARY KLUG MILWAUKEE IRISH FEST
2025-08-14 - 2025-08-17 | MILWAUKEE IRISHFEST, 200 N HARBOR DRIVE, MILWAUKEE, 53202, United States
Hillary Klug is a Nashville-based fiddler, buck dancer, and classical crossover musician who blends modern and traditional techniques. She started playing fiddle at age 13 and dancing at age 8, eventually becoming a National Buck Dancing Champion and Kentucky State Dance Champion. Klug’s career began as a street performer, and she gained popularity online for her viral videos combining buck dancing and fiddling.

Check Milwaukee Irish Fest website for Hillary Klug times.

CAMPOUT IN THE PINES- EAU CLAIRE
2025-08-15 - 2025-08-16
CAMPOUT IN THE PINES!2 NIGHTS OF THE STRING CHEESE INCIDENT
WITH DEL MCCOURY BAND – FRIDAYSTS9 – SATURDAY

Tickets include music, unreserved tent camping and parking. All carry-in beverages and food are ALLOWED in the concert bowl and campgrounds for this easy-going weekend. *Tickets will be limited to 3,500 to give you plenty of vibin’ space for this easy-going music and camping event.​​​​​​​THE PINES MUSIC PARK. 5024 CRESCENT AVE. EAU CLAIRE, WI 54703

2-DAY CAMPOUT ADMISSION A 2-day GA ticket is good for one (1) person to attend the SCI Campout on Friday August 15th and Saturday August 16th. Includes 4 sets by The String Cheese Incident with support by The Del McCoury Band (Friday) and STS9 (Saturday), 3 nights of unreserved tent camping (access starts Thursday – Time TBA) parking for your vehicle next to your tent (first come first served) or in our daily/over flow parking lot. All carry-in food and beverages ALLOWED in concert bowl and campground. $229/person
MORE INFO AT https://www.pinesmusicpark.com/events/the-string-cheese-incident-campout

AUTHENTIC UNLIMITED. FIDDLERS FARM STURGEON BAY
2025-08-15 19:00 | Fiddler’s Farm, 6951 County Road C, Sturgeon Bay, WI, 54235, United States
In 2024, the International Bluegrass Music Association awarded Authentic Unlimited their award for Song of the Year and Music Video of the Year for the Authentic Unlimited song “Fall In Tennessee”.

GANDY DANCER BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL - MAZOMANIE
2025-08-16 | GANDY DANCER FESTIVAL, 116 BRODHEAD STREET, MAZOMANIE, WI, 53560, United States
The Gandy Dancer Festival is an annual 1 day family friendly event held at the Westland Promenade in Mazomanie. The line up was not yet announced when this listing was created, but Becky Buller’s website says that the Gandy Dancer Festival is part of her summer tour.

PULASKI PARK BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL - CUDAHY
2025-08-16 11:00 - 16:00 | PULASKI PARK CUDAHY, WI, 5400 SWIFT AVE, CUDAHY, WI, United States
The Pulaski Park Bluegrass Festival will feature 4 bluegrass bands including KR Bluegrass, Genesee Ridge and The Bluegrass All Stars.

DEAD SOUTH AT MILWAUKEE RAVE/EAGLES CLUB
2025-08-19 20:00 | RAVE/ EAGLES CLUB, 2401 W. WISCONSIN AVE, MILWAUEE, WI, 53233, United States
FROM THE RAVE/EAGLES CLUB WEBSITE…

The Dead South have never been about constant reinvention, but about full commitment to their own singular way. With confidence in their sound and style and trust in each other, The Dead South arrive at the cusp of explosive global success in an enviable, and well-earned, position: total autonomy. It doesn’t really matter what you call their music – progressive bluegrass, alternative Americana, country, folk and western, what matters is that this is theirs, and people from all different backgrounds, beliefs, experiences, languages and ages love it.
True blue right through, The Dead South don’t shy away from ruffling traditionalists’ feathers from time to time, as they flawlessly execute banjo rolls and lightning-fast mandolin tremolos, 3-part harmonies and songs of classic themes -murder ballads, disloyalty, ghosts and the like, all with a wink and a smile. As they continue their climb to the top, The Dead South have learned an important lesson: If you’re going to be outsiders, you’d better be great.
Confirmed by the passion of their Dead South cosplaying fans, who go to concerts in the band’s signature look, this four-piece acoustic set from the middle of the Canadian prairies have found their people. Good Company, as they call themselves, is a global community of vastly dissimilar folks who might not see eye to eye, but who stand shoulder to shoulder at the gigs.

BLUEGRASS IN THE PINES- ROSHOLT
2025-08-21 - 2025-08-23 | BLUEGRASS IN THE PINES ROSHOLT, WI, 186 W FOREST STREET, ROSHOLT, WI, 54473, United States
This is the 16th annual Bluegrass In the Pines, hosted by Art Stevenson and High Water. Bands scheduled to appear this year include Art Stevenson & High Water, Sloppy Joe, Hand Picked Bluegrass, Lumbard, Lloyd & Nye, Dig Deep, Little Roy & Lizzie Show, The High 48’s, The Tillers, Sugar Bush and Becky Schlegel. For more info visit http://www.highwatermusic.com/BluegrassInThePines.html

Bluegrass Jam at Route 20 with KR Bluegrass Aug 21
2025-08-21 08:00 - 17:00 | ROUTE 20 MUSIC BAR AND GRILL, 14001 WASHINGTON AVE, STURTEVANT, WI, 53117, United States

KR BLUEGRASS 1st Congregational Church Ice Cream Social. Rochester
2025-08-23 13:00
The KR Bluegrass Band will be playing at the 1st Congregational Church Ice Cream Social located at 103 S. State Street in Rochester Wisconsin. The event is form 11am-3pm. KR Bluegrass is playing at 1pm.

BOURBON ARISTOCRACY - CUDAHY
2025-08-26 18:30 | Cudahy Library, 3500 Library Drive, Cudahy, WI, 53110, United States
Come enjoy 100-proof bottled-in-bond Kentucky bluegrass, authentic traditional music from a simpler time, from this Chicago band.
Food sold by and benefitting Cudahy Historical Society. Don’t forget your lawn chairs!
Rain date: Thursday, August 28, 2025 @ 6:30 pm
Sponsored by the Family of Kathleen Bowe Hammond, the Suzann E. Collins Memorial Fund, and the Friends of Cudahy Library.https://

JACKPINE JAMBOREE Birnamwood, WI
2025-08-28 - 2025-08-31 | JACKPINE JAMBOREE, 183327 SCHWEDE LANE, Birnamwood, WI, 54414, United States
See Jackpine Jamboree website for band listings and ticket and camping costs. https://www.jackpinejamboree.com/

TIM O'BRIEN BAND. ATWOOD MUSIC HALL, MADISON
2025-08-28 20:00 | Atwood Music Hall, 1925 Winnebago Street, Madison, WI, 53704, United States
WVMO Anniversary show
Doors 7PM Show 8PM
Seated Show
Front Row Seats: $50ADV / $55DOS
General Admission Seats: $30ADV / $35DOS
Born in Wheeling, West Virginia in 1954, Grammy winning singer songwriter and multi- instrumentalist Tim O’Brien grew up singing in church and in school. After seeing Doc Watson on TV, he became a lifelong devotee of old time and bluegrass music. Tim started touring nationally in 1978 with Colorado bluegrass band Hot Rize. His songs “Walk the Way the Wind Blows” and “Untold Stories” were bluegrass hits for Hot Rize, and country hits for Kathy Mattea. Soon more artists like Nickel Creek, Garth Brooks, and The Dixie Chicks covered his songs. Over the years, Tim has collaborated with his sister Mollie O’Brien, songwriter Darrell Scott, and noted old-time musician Dirk Powell, as well as with Steve Earle, Mark Knopfler, Dan Auerbach, Sturgill Simpson, and Steve Martin.
Living in Nashville since 1996, O’Brien’s skills on guitar, mandolin, fiddle, and banjo make him an in-demand session player. He tours in a duet setting with his wife Jan Fabricius on mandolin and vocals, and in a band the includes bassist Mike Bub, fiddler Shad Cobb, and Fabricius. A voracious reader who loves to cook, he has two sons, Jackson (born 1982) and Joel (born 1990). The International Bluegrass Music Association awarded him song of the year in 2006 and named him best male vocalist in 1993 and 2006. He was inducted into the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame in 2013 and into the Colorado Music Hall of Fame in 2022.
Recent releases He Walked On and Cup of Sugar wove stories of everyday life into socially conscious themes. Other notable O’Brien recordings include the bluegrass Dylan covers of Red on Blonde, the Celtic-Appalachian fusion of The Crossing, and the Grammy winning folk of Fiddler’s Green. His duet with Darrell Scott, Real Time, is a cult favorite, and he won a bluegrass Grammy as part of The Earls of Leicester. Tim O’Brien and Jan Fabricius released their first full collaboration Paper Flowers, in June of 2025. Its fifteen original songs serve as a narrative of the married couple’s life together.

HEARTLAND HOWLERS - TWELVE ELEVEN WINE BAR SISTER BAY
2025-08-30 17:00 - 19:00 | Twelve Eleven Wine Bar – Sister Bay, 10339 RT 57, Sister Bay, WI, 54234, United States
