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.

42 upcoming festivals matching your filters

May 2026 (5)

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 21–25

TommypaloozaLINEUP ANNOUNCED

Ryan Montbleau, Sophistafunk, Hayley Jane Band

Sterling Stage Kamphitheater, Sterling, NYCAMPING

May 22–25

StrangeCreek CampoutON SALE

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

Camp Keewanee, Greenfield, MACAMPING

May 28–31

Ithaca FestivalDATES ANNOUNCED

Downtown Ithaca & The Commons, Ithaca, NY

June 2026 (8)

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 10–14

NXNE (North by Northeast)ON SALE

Multiple venues, Toronto, Toronto, ON

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 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 26–28

Solid Sound FestivalSOLD OUT

Wilco, Jeff Tweedy, Billy Bragg, Gang of Four

MASS MoCA, North Adams, MA

July 2026 (15)

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 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 10–11

Jeezum Crow FestivalON SALE

Yonder Mountain String Band, The Disco Biscuits, Lee Ross

Stateside Amphitheater, Jay Peak Resort, Jay, VT

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 18–19

Levitate Music & Arts FestivalON SALE

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

Marshfield, MACAMPING

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 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 9

MusikfestON SALE

Third Eye Blind, T.I.

SteelStacks & Historic Bethlehem, Bethlehem, PA

August 2026 (4)

Aug 14–16

Hoochenanny FestivalON SALE

Center Park West, Town of Perinton, Fairport

Aug 14–16

Black Bear Music FestON SALE

Harwinton Fairgrounds, Harwinton, CTCAMPING

Aug 23–24

Afropunk BLKTOPIARUMORED

Prospect Park (via Celebrate Brooklyn), Brooklyn, NY

Aug 28–29

WhirlyBird Music & Arts FestivalON SALE

Downtown Jamestown (multi-venue), Jamestown, NY

September 2026 (9)

Sep 4–6

Adirondack Independence Music FestivalDATES ANNOUNCED

Festival Commons at Charles R. Wood Park, Lake George

Sep 6

Northern Current Music FestivalRUMORED

Riverside Park, Saranac Lake, NY

Sep 11–12

LUMA FestivalDATES ANNOUNCED

Downtown Binghamton, Binghamton, NY

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 (1)

Oct 8–12

Into The Pines: The High HarvestDATES ANNOUNCED

Sterling Stage Kamphitheater, Sterling, NYCAMPING

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