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.

19 upcoming festivals matching your filters

May 2026 (2)

May 1 – Oct 31

SummerStage

Dance Gavin Dance, Blues Traveler

Central Park + Parks Citywide, New York, NY

May 14–17

Montauk Music FestivalON SALE

~100 acts across 45 venues

Multiple Venues + Town Green, Montauk, NY

June 2026 (5)

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)DATES ANNOUNCED

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

Northlands Music and Arts FestivalON SALE

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

Northlands Festival Grounds, Swanzey, NHCAMPING

July 2026 (7)

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 18–19

Levitate Music & Arts FestivalON SALE

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

Marshfield, MACAMPING

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

OsheagaON SALE

Twenty One Pilots, Tate McRae, Lorde

Parc Jean-Drapeau, Montreal, QC

Jul 31 – Aug 9

Musikfest

Third Eye Blind, T.I.

SteelStacks & Historic Bethlehem, Bethlehem, PA

August 2026 (1)

Aug 23–24

Afropunk BLKTOPIA

Prospect Park (via Celebrate Brooklyn), Brooklyn, NY

September 2026 (4)

Sep 17–20

CityFolkDATES ANNOUNCED

Ottawa, ON

Sep 18–20

XPoNential Music FestivalDATES ANNOUNCED

Wiggins Waterfront Park, Camden, NJ

Sep 19–20

Sea.Hear.Now

Asbury Park Beach & Boardwalk, Asbury Park, NJ

Sep 23–27

Pop MontrealDATES ANNOUNCED

Multiple venues, Montreal, Montreal, QC

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