List of music festivals in the United States
This is a list of music festivals in the United States organized by state and then by name. It includes current and past notable festivals.
Touring festivals
- Electric Daisy Carnival
- Identity Festival
- Knotfest
- Made in America Festival
- Mayhem Festival
- Ozzfest
- Rock the Bells
- Rolling Loud
- Warped Tour
Alabama
- Bayfest, Mobile
- Big Spring Jam, Huntsville
- Furnace Fest, Birmingham
- Hangout Music Fest, Gulf Shores
Arizona
Arkansas
- Backwoods at Mulberry Mountain, Ozark
- King Biscuit Blues Festival, Helena
- Ozark Mountain Music Festival
California
- Altamont Free Concert, Altamont Speedway, Tracy
- Bear Valley Music Festival, Bear Valley
- BottleRock Napa Valley, Napa
- Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival, Los Angeles
- Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Indio
- Extravaganza, Santa Barbara
- Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, San Francisco
- High Sierra Music Festival, Quincy
- How Weird Street Faire, San Francisco
- JazzReggae Festival @ UCLA, Los Angeles
- Long Beach Blues Festival, Long Beach
- Mendocino Music Festival, Mendocino
- Ohana Music Festival, Doheny State Beach, Dana Point
- Ojai Music Festival, Ojai
- Other Minds Festival, San Francisco
- Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival, San Francisco
- Power Trip, Indio
- Reggae on the River, Humboldt County
- Reggae Rising, Humboldt County
- Rock of Ages Festival, Calistoga
- Same Same But Different Festival, Perris
- Stagecoach Festival, Indio
- Stern Grove Festival, San Francisco
- Treasure Island Music Festival, San Francisco
- Topanga Banjo Fiddle Contest and Folk Festival, Agoura Hills
- Wonderfront Music and Arts Festival, San Diego
Colorado
- Aspen Music Festival and School, Aspen
- Mile High Music Festival, Commerce City
- Snowball music festival, Avon
- Telluride Bluegrass Festival, Telluride
Connecticut
- Gathering of the Vibes, Bridgeport
- Greater Hartford Festival of Jazz, Hartford
- Norfolk Music Festival, Norfolk
Delaware
Florida
- Electric Daisy Carnival, Orlando
- Harvest of Hope Fest, Saint Augustine
- Hulaween, Live Oak
- Langerado Music Festival, Sunrise
- Pepsi Gulf Coast Jam, Panama City Beach
- SandJam Fest, Panama City Beach
- SunFest, West Palm Beach
- Tipper and Friends, Live Oak
- Tortuga Music Festival, Fort Lauderdale
- Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival, Okeechobee
- Ultra Music Festival, Miami
Georgia
- Athfest, Athens
- Imagine Music Festival, Atlanta
- Music Midtown, Atlanta
- Savannah Stop-Over, Savannah
- Savannah Music Festival, Savannah
- Shaky Knees, Atlanta
- Shaky Beats, Atlanta
- The Echo Project, Atlanta
- TomorrowWorld, Chattahoochee Hill
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
- Chicago Blues Festival, Chicago
- Chicago Jazz Festival, Chicago
- Intonation Music Festival, Chicago
- Lollapalooza, Chicago
- North Coast Music Festival, Chicago
- Pitchfork Music Festival, Chicago
- Pygmalion Music Festival, Champaign-Urbana
- Riot Fest, Chicago
- Spring Awakening, Chicago
- Summer Camp Music Festival, Chillicothe
Indiana
- Culture Shock Music Festival, Bloomington
- Masterworks festival, Winona Lake
- Notre Dame Collegiate Jazz Festival, Notre Dame
- Middle Waves Music Festival, Fort Wayne
- ParksFest Music Festival, Evansville
- World Pulse Festival, South Bend
Iowa
- 515 Alive, Des Moines
- 80/35 Music Festival, Des Moines
- Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Festival, Davenport
- Hinterland Music Festival, St. Charles, Iowa
- Knotfest, Indianola
- Lazerfest, Des Moines
- Saturday in the Park, Des Moines
Kansas
- Dancefestopia Music Festival, Kansas City
- Electronic Music Midwest, Kansas City
- Heartland Stampede Music Festival, Topeka and Manhattan
- Katy Days Festival, Parsons
- Wakarusa Music and Camping Festival, Lawrence
- Walnut Valley Festival, Winfield
Kentucky
- Forecastle Festival, Louisville
- Hot August Blues Festival, Aurora
- Louder Than Life, Louisville
- ROMP by International Bluegrass Music Museum, Owensboro
Louisiana
- Bayou Country Superfest, Baton Rouge
- BUKU Music + Art Project, New Orleans
- Essence Music Festival, New Orleans
- Festival International de Louisiane, Lafayette
- French Quarter Festival, New Orleans
- New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, New Orleans
- Voodoo Music Experience, New Orleans
Maine
- Bowdoin International Music Festival, Brunswick
- County Bluegrass Festival, Fort Fairfield
- East Benton Fiddler’s Festival, Benton
- KahBang Music and Art Festival, Bangor, Portland
- Kingfield Pops!, Kingfield
- Kneisel Hall Chamber Music Festival, Blue Hill
- Moosehead Music Festival, Greenville
- Nateva Music & Camping Festival, Oxford
- North Atlantic Blues Festival, Rockland
- Ossipee Valley Music Festival, South Hiram
- Portland Chamber Music Festival, Portland
- Salt Bay Chamberfest, Damariscotta
- Sebago-Long Lake Music Festival, Harrison
- SummerKeys, Lubec
- Sweet Chariot Music Festival, Swan's Island
- Thomas Point Beach Bluegrass Festival, Brunswick
- Trails End Festival, Millinocket
- Waking Windows Portland, Portland
Maryland
- All Things Go Fall Classic, Washington, D.C.
- Delfest, Cumberland
- Moonrise Festival, Baltimore
- Takoma Park Folk Festival, Takoma Park
- Virgin Festival, Baltimore
Massachusetts
Michigan
- Electric Forest Festival, Rothbury
- Faster Horses Festival, Brooklyn
- Michigan Womyn's Music Festival, Hart
Minnesota
- 10,000 Lakes Festival, Detroit Lakes
- Rock the Garden, Minneapolis
- Sonshine Festival, Willmar
- Soundset Music Festival, Minneapolis-Saint Paul
Mississippi
- Atwood Music Festival, Monticello
- CPR Fest, Biloxi
- Crawfish Music Festival, Biloxi
Missouri
- LouFest, St. Louis
- Missouri Chamber Music Festival, Webster Groves
- Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, St. Louis
- Ozark Music Festival, Sedalia
- Paint Louis, St. Louis
- Pointfest, Maryland Heights
- Roots N Blues Festival, Columbia
- Schwagstock, Shannon County
- Twilight Festival, Columbia
Montana
- Prairie Palooza, Grant
Nebraska
Nevada
- Day N Vegas, Las Vegas Festival Grounds
- Electric Daisy Carnival, Las Vegas
- Vegoose, Las Vegas
New Hampshire
- New Hampshire Music Festival, Plymouth
New Jersey
- Adjacent Festival, Atlantic City
- The Bamboozle, East Rutherford
New York
- Bard Music Festival, Annandale-on-Hudson
- Belleayre Music Festival, Catskill Mountains
- Camp Bisco, Albany
- Caramoor Summer Music Festival, Katonah
- Electric Zoo, New York City
- Falcon Ridge Folk Festival, Hillsdale
- The Fest for Beatles Fans, New York metropolitan area
- Finger Lakes GrassRoots Festival of Music and Dance, Trumansburg
- Governors Ball Music Festival, Randall's Island
- Great South Bay Music Festival, Patchogue, New York
- Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival, Oak Hill
- HONK!, New York City
- Hydrotechnics Festival, Afton[2]
- Jazz at the Lake: Lake George Jazz Weekend, Lake George
- KlezKamp, Catskill Mountains
- moe.down, Turin
- Mountain Jam, Hunter
- Move Music Festival, Albany
- Music from Salem, Washington County
- New York Summer Music Festival, Oneonta
- Old Songs Festival, Altamont
- Omnipresent Music Festival, New York City
- Open Fest, Rochester
- Outrageous Universe Revival Festival (OUR Fest), Panama
- Phoenicia International Festival of the Voice, Phoenicia
- Pleasantville Music Festival, Pleasantville
- Rochester International Jazz Festival, Rochester
- Syracuse Jazz Festival, Syracuse
- The Great Blue Heron Music Festival, Sherman
- Woodstock Festival, Bethel
- Woodstock Jazz Festival, Woodstock
- World's Largest Disco, Buffalo
North Carolina
- Carolina Rebellion, Concord
- Hopscotch Music Festival, Raleigh
- Merlefest, Wilkesboro
- Moogfest, Asheville
- Signal - The Southeast Electronic Music Festival, Chapel Hill/Carrboro
Ohio
- Bunbury Music Festival, Cincinnati
- EST fEST Butler
- MidPoint Music Festival, Cincinnati
- MusicNOW Festival, Cincinnati
- Nelsonville Music Festival, Nelsonville
- Rock N Resort Music Festival, North Lawrence
- Sonic Temple art & music festival, Columbus
- Lost Lands Music Festival, Legend Valley, Thornville
Oklahoma
- Backwoods Music Festival, Stroud
- Canna-Cause, Caddo Creek Retreat, Ardmore
- Norman Music Festival, Norman
- Rocklahoma, Pryor
- Woody Guthrie Folk Festival, Okemah
Oregon
Pennsylvania
- Big Dubbs Festival, Artemas
- Blast Furnace Blues Festival, Bethlehem
- Briggs Farm Blues Festival, Briggsville, Luzerne County
- Budweiser Made in America Festival, Philadelphia
- Creation Festival, Mount Union
- Elements Music Festival, Long Pond
- Flood City Music Festival, Johnstown
- Karnival of the Arts, Kempton
- Metal and Beer Fest, Philadelphia
- Musikfest, Bethlehem
- NEPA Bluegrass Festival, Tunkhannock
- Philadelphia Folk Festival, Harleysville
- Roots Picnic, Philadelphia
- Sing Us Home, Philadelphia
- The Peach Music Festival, Scranton
- WonderWorks, Pittsburgh
Rhode Island
- Newport Folk Festival, Newport
- Newport Jazz Festival, Newport
- Newport Music Festival, Newport
South Carolina
Tennessee
- Beale Street Music Festival, Memphis
- Bonnaroo, Manchester
- Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion, Bristol, Tennessee/Virginia
- CMA Music Festival, Nashville
- Moon River Music Festival, Overton Park[3]
Texas
- Austin City Limits Music Festival, Austin
- Astroworld Festival, Houston
- Free Press Summer Fest, Houston
- Fun Fun Fun Fest, Austin
- Kerrville Folk Festival, Kerrville
- Never Say Never Festival, Mission
- Old Settler's Music Festival, Driftwood
- South by Southwest, Austin
- Ubbi Dubbi, Ennis
Utah
- Das Energi, Salt Lake City
- Deer Valley Music Festival, Park City
- Groovefest American Music Festival, Cedar City
- Kilby Block Party, Salt Lake City
- X96 Toyota Big Ass Show, Salt Lake City
Virginia
- Blue Ridge Rock Festival, Danville
- Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion, Bristol, Tennessee/Bristol, Virginia
- FloydFest, Floyd County
- Lockn' Festival, Arrington
- Patriotic Festival, Virginia Beach
- Rooster Walk, Henry County
- Something in the Water Festival, Virginia Beach
Washington
- Bumbershoot, Seattle
- Creation Festival, Enumclaw
- Decibel Festival, Seattle
- Endfest, Bremerton/George/Auburn/Seattle
- Sasquatch! Music Festival, George
- Summer Meltdown, Darrington
- Summer Solstice Parade and Pageant, Fremont, Seattle
- Watershed Music Festival, George
Wisconsin
- Country Fest, Cadott
- County Line Country Fest
- Electric City Music Festival, Kaukauna
- Great River Folk Festival
- Hodag Country Fest, Rhinelander
- Lifest, Oshkosh
- Mile of Music, Appleton
- Milwaukee Metal Fest
- Rock Fest, Cadott
- Steel Bridge Songfest, Sturgeon Bay Bridge
- Summerfest, Milwaukee
