Into The Pines
Five days of jam and folk deep in the Central New York countryside. Into The Pines brings camping festival culture to Sterling Stage Kamphitheater with an intimate, woods-wrapped vibe.
Mountain Jam
Mountain Jam scaled to 40,000 fans, then deliberately downsized to 7,500 at Belleayre Mountain in the Catskills. The Radio Woodstock-founded camping festival is sitting out 2026 with eyes on a 2027 return.
Rock the Dock Music Festival
A steel pier, vintage steamboats, and the best jam bands in the Northeast — Rock the Dock turns the Lake George Steamboat Company into the Adirondacks’ most unforgettable single-day music event. Saturday, July 11, 2026.
Great Blue Heron Music Festival
For over 30 years, the Great Blue Heron Music Festival has gathered roots music lovers on a 200-acre family farm in Sherman, NY for a Fourth of July weekend of Americana, jam bands, camping, and community unlike any other festival in the state.
Estival Festival
Tucked into the rolling hills of Allegany County, about an hour south of Rochester and a world away from everything else, Sugar Mountain is the kind of place that feels like it was built specifically for a music festival.
Gratefully Yours at Waterhole Music Lounge | April 24, 2026
For a band like Gratefully Yours, that intimacy isn’t a limitation; it’s the whole point. Gratefully Yours heads to Waterhole Music Lounge on April 24, 2026. You won’t want to miss this.
Neighbor at Putnam Place | March 28, 2026
The room is small enough that there’s not a bad spot in the house — which matters for a band like Neighbor, where the conversation between players is half the show. Catch them at Putnam Place on March 28, 2026. Don’t miss it.
Grateful Dub at Putnam Place | April 24, 2026
Performed by the band Roots of Creation — veterans of the reggae-jam crossover world — the project pulls in rotating guest musicians from the broader jam scene to keep things loose and alive. Grateful Dub is live at Putnam Place on April 24, 2026. Tickets are moving.
The Dave Matthews Tribute Band at Putnam Place | April 25, 2026
On April 25, 2026, The Dave Matthews Tribute Band hits the stage at Putnam Place. Coming to Putnam Place in Saratoga Springs on Saturday, April 25 — doors at 7:00 PM, show at 8:00 PM. Don’t miss it.
Weird Phishes at Putnam Place | May 15, 2026
Weird Phishes — the Cambridge band that plays Radiohead songs in the style of Phish and Phish songs in the style of Radiohead — brings their mind-bending mashup to Putnam Place in Saratoga Springs on Friday, May 15. Support from Strange Machines. Doors 7 PM, show 8 PM. 18+. Advance tickets $18.