Upstate NY Music Festivals

Your guide to music festivals across Upstate New York — from intimate bluegrass gatherings to massive multi-day destination events. Filter by region, genre, or status to find your next festival.

107 upcoming festivals

May 2026 (15)

May 14–17

Montauk Music FestivalON SALE

~100 acts across 45 venues

Multiple Venues + Town Green, Montauk, NY

May 14–17

Froggy DazeDATES ANNOUNCED

Narrowsburg, NYCAMPING

May 17

Caffè Lena’s Sing in the Streets 2026 | May 17, Saratoga SpringsLINEUP ANNOUNCED

Alexis P. Suter Band, Honeysuckle, Kevin McKrell

Caffè Lena, Saratoga Springs

May 19 – Jun 14

Geneva Music FestivalLINEUP ANNOUNCED

Multiple venues, Geneva

May 21–24

Sterling Stage FolkfestDATES ANNOUNCED

Sterling Stage Kampitheater, SterlingCAMPING

May 21–25

TommypaloozaLINEUP ANNOUNCED

Ryan Montbleau, Sophistafunk, Hayley Jane Band

Sterling Stage Kamphitheater, Sterling, NYCAMPING

May 22–24

FÊTE ADKON SALE

Jes, Wave Wave, Osheen, Holly T

Fort William Henry Conference Center, Lake George

May 22–25

StrangeCreek CampoutON SALE

Max Creek, Dirtwire, The Machine, Pink Talking Fish, Neighbor, Badfish

Camp Keewanee, Greenfield, MACAMPING

May 23 – Sep 2

The SembrichON SALE

Brava! Celebrating Women in Music (season theme)

The Sembrich Museum, Bolton Landing, NY

May 28–31

Ithaca FestivalDATES ANNOUNCED

Downtown Ithaca & The Commons, Ithaca, NY

May 28–31

NEPA Bluegrass FestivalON SALE

Joe Mullins, Ralph Stanley II

Tunkhannock, PACAMPING

May 29–31

Crawfish FestON SALE

Sussex County Fairgrounds, Augusta, NJCAMPING

May 30

Finger Lakes Country Music FestivalON SALE

Lee Brice, Avery Anna

Wayne County Fairgrounds, PalmyraCAMPING

May 30–31

Roots PicnicON SALE

Jay-Z, Erykah Badu, Brandy, De La Soul

Belmont Plateau, Philadelphia, PA

May 31 – Jun 11

Lake George Music FestivalON SALE

Carriage House and venues, Lake George

June 2026 (30)

Jun 1 – Jul 1

Blue Note Jazz Festival NYCON SALE

Arrested Development, Brian Blade, Big Freedia

Multiple Venues (Blue Note, Sony Hall, Central Park), New York, NY

Jun 3–7

Burlington Discover Jazz FestivalON SALE

Savion Glover, Jason Moran, Chris "Daddy" Dave

Downtown Burlington + Flynn Center, Burlington, VT

Jun 4–20

Mostly Modern FestivalON SALE

Arthur Zankel Music Center, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY

Jun 4 – Jul 16

Alive at FiveDATES ANNOUNCED

Downtown Albany (Broadway), Albany, NY

Jun 5–7

Governors BallON SALE

Stray Kids, Lorde, A$AP Rocky, JENNIE, Kali Uchis

Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens, NY

Jun 5–7

The Family HoedownON SALE

Cortland Country Music Park, Cortland, NYCAMPING

Jun 10–14

NXNE (North by Northeast)ON SALE

Multiple venues, Toronto, Toronto, ON

Jun 11–13

New York State Blues FestivalON SALE

Gary Clark Jr.

Chevy Court, NYS Fairgrounds, Syracuse

Jun 11–14

Wind Gap Bluegrass FestivalON SALE

Wind Gap, PACAMPING

Jun 12–13

Thousand Islands Bluegrass FestivalON SALE

Coyote Moon Vineyards, Clayton

Jun 12–20

Francos de MontréalDATES ANNOUNCED

Quartier des Spectacles, Montreal, QC

Jun 13–28

North to Shore FestivalON SALE

Janelle Monae, Primus, The Black Crowes, Alison Krauss, Sublime

Multiple cities (Newark, Asbury Park, Freehold), New Jersey

Jun 18–21

Barefoot Country Music FestON SALE

Miranda Lambert, Post Malone, Eric Church, Kelsea Ballerini

Wildwood Beach, Wildwood, NJ

Jun 19–27

June in BuffaloDATES ANNOUNCED

University at Buffalo, Buffalo

Jun 19–21

Estival FestivalON SALE

Honey Hounds

Sugar Mountain, CaneadeaCAMPING

Jun 19–27

Rochester International Jazz FestivalON SALE

Trombone Shorty, Count Basie Orchestra, Gladys Knight, Chris Botti, Robert Cray, Galactic

Multiple venues, downtown Rochester, Rochester

Jun 19–21

Green River FestivalON SALE

Charley Crockett, Spoon, Geese, The War and Treaty

Franklin County Fairgrounds, Greenfield, MACAMPING

Jun 19–21

Northlands Music and Arts FestivalON SALE

JRAD, Dirty Heads, Disco Biscuits, Lotus, Yonder Mountain

Northlands Festival Grounds, Swanzey, NHCAMPING

Jun 19–28

Toronto Jazz FestivalON SALE

Multiple venues, Toronto, Toronto, ON

Jun 20 – Aug 2

Caramoor Summer Music FestivalON SALE

Kelli O'Hara, Yuja Wang, Bruce Hornsby, Punch Brothers, Patty Griffin, Gil Shaham

Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts, Katonah, NY

Jun 21

Hudson River Music FestivalON SALE

Warren Haynes, Grahame Lesh, Daniel Donato, Margo Price, Cimafunk, Jesse Welles

Croton Point Park, Croton-on-Hudson

Jun 24–28

Jenny Brook Bluegrass FestivalON SALE

Tunbridge, VTCAMPING

Jun 25 – Aug 16

Bard SummerScapeON SALE

Suddenly Last Summer (world premiere), Die ägyptische Helena, Lucinda Childs, Mozart and His World, Justin Vivian Bond

Fisher Center for the Performing Arts at Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY

Jun 25 – Jul 4

Montreal Jazz FestivalDATES ANNOUNCED

Quartier des Spectacles, Montreal, QC

Jun 26–28

Ithaca Reggae FestON SALE

Stewart Park, Ithaca

Jun 26–28

Old Songs FestivalON SALE

Holly Near, Garnet Rogers, Guy Davis

Altamont Fairgrounds, Altamont

Jun 26–28

Solid Sound FestivalSOLD OUT

Wilco, Jeff Tweedy, Billy Bragg, Gang of Four

MASS MoCA, North Adams, MA

Jun 26–28

Escapade Music FestivalON SALE

Ottawa, ON

Jun 27 – Aug 22

Seagle FestivalON SALE

Seagle Festival Campus, Schroon Lake

Jun 27–28

Saratoga Jazz FestivalON SALE

Patti LaBelle, The Revivalists, Christone Kingfish Ingram, Cimafunk, The Dip

Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC), Saratoga Springs

July 2026 (30)

Jul 2–5

Great Blue Heron Music FestivalON SALE

Ripe, The Dip, Donna the Buffalo, Moontricks, Big Something

Heron Farm & Event Center, ShermanCAMPING

Jul 2–6

Into The PinesDATES ANNOUNCED

Sterling Stage Kamphitheater, Sterling, NYCAMPING

Jul 3–5

Ellicottville Summer Music FestivalON SALE

Holiday Valley Resort / Village, Ellicottville, NY

Jul 3–5

Mariposa Folk FestivalON SALE

Father John Misty, Sharon Van Etten, Steve Earle

Tudhope Park, Orillia, ON

Jul 7–19

Festival International Nuits d’AfriqueDATES ANNOUNCED

Quartier des Spectacles, Montreal, QC

Jul 9–19

Festival d’été de Québec (FEQ)ON SALE

Muse, The Lumineers, Michael Buble, Martin Garrix

Plains of Abraham, Quebec City, QC

Jul 9–19

Ottawa BluesfestON SALE

The Lumineers, The Guess Who

LeBreton Flats, Ottawa, ON

Jul 9–12

Dead of Summer Music FestivalON SALE

God Street Wine, Leftover Salmon, Pink Talking Fish Are Dead Ensemble

Manchester, VTCAMPING

Jul 10 – Aug 17

Glimmerglass FestivalON SALE

Oklahoma!, Madame Butterfly, Cosi fan tutte, Fellow Travelers

Alice Busch Opera Theater, Cooperstown, NY

Jul 10–11

Jeezum Crow FestivalON SALE

Yonder Mountain String Band, The Disco Biscuits, Lee Ross

Stateside Amphitheater, Jay Peak Resort, Jay, VT

Jul 11

Rock the Dock Music FestivalON SALE

Dark Star Orchestra, Spafford, Strange Machines

Lake George Steamboat Company Pier, Lake George

Jul 11

Pleasantville Music FestivalON SALE

Parkway Field, Pleasantville, NY

Jul 12–18

Middlebury Festival on the GreenLINEUP ANNOUNCED

Damn Tall Buildings, Mammals, Vermont Jazz Ensemble

Village Green, Middlebury, VT

Jul 13–18

Catskills Irish Arts WeekDATES ANNOUNCED

Various venues, East Durham

Jul 15–19

Grey Fox Bluegrass FestivalON SALE

Del McCoury Band, Rhiannon Giddens, Infamous Stringdusters, The SteelDrivers

Walsh Farm, Oak HillCAMPING

Jul 16–19

Finger Lakes GrassRoots FestivalON SALE

Rhiannon Giddens, Taj Mahal, Del McCoury Band, Donna the Buffalo, C4 Trio, El Khat, Aba Diop Trio, Dakhabrakha, John Brown's Body, The Byrne Brothers, Keith Frank & the Soileau Zydeco Band, Preston Frank

Trumansburg Fairgrounds, TrumansburgCAMPING

Jul 17–19

Hillside FestivalON SALE

Guelph Lake Conservation Area, Guelph, ONCAMPING

Jul 17–19

Stewart Park FestivalDATES ANNOUNCED

Stewart Park, Perth, ON

Jul 18–19

Levitate Music & Arts FestivalON SALE

Alanis Morissette, Caamp, Trombone Shorty, Ziggy Marley, Sammy Rae

Marshfield, MACAMPING

Jul 18 – Aug 16

Marlboro Music FestivalON SALE

Marlboro College, Marlboro, VT

Jul 23–26

Oswego HarborfestLINEUP ANNOUNCED

Oswego Harbor Waterfront, Oswego, NY

Jul 23–26

Great South Bay Music FestivalON SALE

Gov't Mule, My Morning Jacket, Sublime, The Used, Little Feat

Shorefront Park, Patchogue, NY

Jul 24–25

Newport Folk FestivalDATES ANNOUNCED

Fort Adams State Park, Newport, RI

Jul 24–26

Litchfield Jazz FestivalON SALE

Washington, CT

Jul 30 – Aug 22

Skaneateles FestivalON SALE

Cecile McLorin Salvant, Silkroad Ensemble with Rhiannon Giddens, Michael Cleveland, Garrick Ohlsson

Various locations, Skaneateles, Skaneateles, NY

Jul 31 – Aug 2

Spiedie Fest & Balloon RallyON SALE

Jefferson Starship, Hunter Hayes, Kansas

Otsiningo Park, Binghamton

Jul 31 – Aug 2

OsheagaON SALE

Twenty One Pilots, Tate McRae, Lorde

Parc Jean-Drapeau, Montreal, QC

Jul 31 – Aug 2

Newport Jazz FestivalSOLD OUT

The Roots, Janelle Monae, Jacob Collier

Fort Adams State Park, Newport, RI

Jul 31 – Aug 9

MusikfestON SALE

Third Eye Blind, T.I.

SteelStacks & Historic Bethlehem, Bethlehem, PA

Jul 31 – Aug 2

VELD Music FestivalON SALE

Illenium, Fisher, Charlotte de Witte, Armin van Buuren, Above & Beyond, Kx5, Subtronics

Downsview Park, Toronto, ON

August 2026 (16)

Aug 2–8

NoMad Jazz FestivalON SALE

Madison Square Park + NoMad venues, New York, NY

Aug 5–9

Podunk Bluegrass Music FestivalON SALE

Gibson Brothers, JigJam, Becky Buller

Goshen Fairgrounds, Goshen, CTCAMPING

Aug 7–9

Elements Music and Arts FestivalON SALE

Excision, Chris Lake, Charlotte de Witte

Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, PACAMPING

Aug 7–9

Boots and HeartsON SALE

Burl's Creek Event Grounds, Oro-Medonte, ONCAMPING

Aug 8–9

IleSoniqON SALE

Parc Jean-Drapeau, Montreal, QC

Aug 13–16

Green Mountain Bluegrass & Roots FestivalON SALE

Watchhouse, I'm With Her, Railroad Earth, Noam Pikelny, Dan Tyminski

Riley Rink at Hunter Park, Manchester, VTCAMPING

Aug 14–16

Hoochenanny FestivalON SALE

Center Park West, Town of Perinton, Fairport

Aug 14–16

Philadelphia Folk FestivalON SALE

Old Pool Farm, Schwenksville, PACAMPING

Aug 14–16

Black Bear Music FestON SALE

Harwinton Fairgrounds, Harwinton, CTCAMPING

Aug 15–16

Lasso MontrealDATES ANNOUNCED

Parc Jean-Drapeau, Montreal, QC

Aug 16–17

Jazz in the ValleyDATES ANNOUNCED

Victor C. Waryas Park, Poughkeepsie waterfront, Poughkeepsie

Aug 20–23

Pickin’ in the PastureON SALE

Alexander Farm, 2515 Covert Rd, LodiCAMPING

Aug 20–22

Chenango Blues FestivalON SALE

Booker T. Jones, Charlie Musselwhite with GA-20, The Record Company, John Primer, Carolyn Wonderland

Chenango County Fairgrounds, Norwich, NY

Aug 23–24

Afropunk BLKTOPIARUMORED

Prospect Park (via Celebrate Brooklyn), Brooklyn, NY

Aug 28–29

Lewiston Jazz FestivalON SALE

Bria Skonberg Quintet, Paul Marinaro Quartet

Center Street, Lewiston, Lewiston, NY

Aug 28–29

WhirlyBird Music & Arts FestivalON SALE

Downtown Jamestown (multi-venue), Jamestown, NY

September 2026 (14)

Sep 1

BareRoots Music FestivalDATES ANNOUNCED

Thornden Park Amphitheater, Syracuse

Sep 4–6

Adirondack Independence Music FestivalDATES ANNOUNCED

Festival Commons at Charles R. Wood Park, Lake George

Sep 5

Albany Riverfront Jazz FestivalDATES ANNOUNCED

Jennings Landing, Corning Preserve, Albany, NY

Sep 5–7

Rhythm & RootsON SALE

Devil Makes Three, St. Paul & The Broken Bones, Margo Price, Marty Stuart

Ninigret Park, Charlestown, RICAMPING

Sep 6

Northern Current Music FestivalRUMORED

Riverside Park, Saranac Lake, NY

Sep 11–13

Silver Bay Mountain Music FestivalDATES ANNOUNCED

Silver Bay YMCA, Silver BayCAMPING

Sep 11–12

LUMA FestivalDATES ANNOUNCED

Downtown Binghamton, Binghamton, NY

Sep 11–12

Rock The Country — HamburgON SALE

Kid Rock, Hank Williams Jr., Nelly, Chris Janson, Gavin Adcock

Erie County Fairgrounds, Hamburg, NYCAMPING

Sep 12–13

Colorscape Chenango Arts FestivalDATES ANNOUNCED

East and West Parks, Norwich, NY

Sep 17–20

CityFolkDATES ANNOUNCED

Ottawa, ON

Sep 18–20

Borderland Music + Arts FestivalON SALE

Jack White, Alabama Shakes, Lord Huron, Pixies, The Head and the Heart

Knox Farm State Park, East Aurora

Sep 18–20

XPoNential Music FestivalDATES ANNOUNCED

Wiggins Waterfront Park, Camden, NJ

Sep 19–20

Sea.Hear.NowON SALE

Asbury Park Beach & Boardwalk, Asbury Park, NJ

Sep 23–27

Pop MontrealON SALE

Multiple venues, Montreal, Montreal, QC

October 2026 (2)

Oct 2–4

Hudson Jazz FestivalDATES ANNOUNCED

Hudson Hall, Hudson

Oct 8–12

Into The Pines: The High HarvestDATES ANNOUNCED

Sterling Stage Kamphitheater, Sterling, NYCAMPING

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