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.

45 upcoming festivals matching your filters

May 2026 (5)

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

May 28–31

NEPA Bluegrass FestivalLINEUP ANNOUNCED

Joe Mullins, Ralph Stanley II

Tunkhannock, PACAMPING

May 29–31

Crawfish FestDATES ANNOUNCED

Sussex County Fairgrounds, Augusta, NJCAMPING

May 30–31

Roots PicnicON SALE

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

Belmont Plateau, Philadelphia, PA

June 2026 (12)

Jun 1 – Jul 1

Blue Note Jazz Festival NYC

Arrested Development, Brian Blade, Big Freedia

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

Multiple venues, Toronto, Toronto, ON

Jun 11–14

Wind Gap Bluegrass FestivalDATES ANNOUNCED

Wind Gap, PACAMPING

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 19–21

Northlands Music and Arts FestivalON SALE

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

Northlands Festival Grounds, Swanzey, NHCAMPING

Jun 19–28

Toronto Jazz FestivalDATES ANNOUNCED

Multiple venues, Toronto, Toronto, ON

Jun 24–28

Jenny Brook Bluegrass FestivalDATES ANNOUNCED

Tunbridge, VTCAMPING

Jun 25 – Jul 4

Montreal Jazz Festival

Quartier des Spectacles, Montreal, QC

Jun 26–28

Escapade Music FestivalDATES ANNOUNCED

Ottawa, ON

July 2026 (15)

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 17–19

Hillside FestivalDATES ANNOUNCED

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 FestivalDATES ANNOUNCED

Marlboro College, Marlboro, VT

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 Festival

Fort Adams State Park, Newport, RI

Jul 24–26

Litchfield Jazz FestivalDATES ANNOUNCED

Washington, CT

Jul 31 – Aug 2

OsheagaON SALE

Twenty One Pilots, Tate McRae, Lorde

Parc Jean-Drapeau, Montreal, QC

Jul 31 – Aug 2

Newport Jazz FestivalON SALE

The Roots, Janelle Monae, Jacob Collier

Fort Adams State Park, Newport, RI

Jul 31 – Aug 9

Musikfest

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 (8)

Aug 2–8

NoMad Jazz FestivalDATES ANNOUNCED

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 HeartsDATES ANNOUNCED

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

Aug 8–9

IleSoniqDATES ANNOUNCED

Parc Jean-Drapeau, Montreal, QC

Aug 14–16

Philadelphia Folk Festival

Old Pool Farm, Schwenksville, PACAMPING

Aug 15–16

Lasso MontrealDATES ANNOUNCED

Parc Jean-Drapeau, Montreal, QC

Aug 23–24

Afropunk BLKTOPIA

Prospect Park (via Celebrate Brooklyn), Brooklyn, NY

September 2026 (5)

Sep 5–7

Rhythm & RootsLINEUP ANNOUNCED

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

Ninigret Park, Charlestown, RICAMPING

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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