BBU Bluegrass Calendar Week of April 6, 2026

[Chris Reckling]

Boston Bluegrass Union Weekly Calendar! https://bbu.org/calendar

Upcoming Festivals

April 9-12 Fiddle Hell Online https://www.fiddlehell.org/

April 18, 19 Down Home Up Here Festival at Club Passim

April 24-26 New England Folk Festival https://www.neffa.org/

June 18-21 Blistered Fingers https://www.blisteredfingers.com/

June 25-28 Jenny Brook Bluegrass Festival  https://jennybrookbluegrass.com/

Camps

April 24-26, 2026: Mandolin Camp North in Charlton, MA 

https://musiccampsnorth.com/mandolin-camp-overview/
May 15-17, 2026: Banjo Camp North in Charlton, MA

 https://musiccampsnorth.com/banjo-camp-overview/

June 14-18 Bruce and Darol's Great Big Fiddle Hang North Adams, MA https://www.freshgrassinstitute.org/bruce-darols-great-big-fiddle-hang

Add your own event - https://bbu.org/calendar

(When things go wrong with entering a calendar event, try it without entering a New Venue but put all the details in the main body.)

Shows this week. Support your local music!

4/6/2026
7:30 pm – 10:30 pm
Monday Night Hoedown - Caleb Swan Band
The Beehive
Boston MA

4/6/2026
8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
Bluegrass Night at Remnant 
Remnant Satellite
Cambridge MA

4/8/2026
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Grain Thief Weekly at The Burren
The Burren
Somerville MA

4/8/2026
8:30 pm – 11:30 pm
Bluegrass Throedown at Nick-a-Nee’s Four Bridges
Nick-A-Nee’s
Providence RI

4/11/2026
3:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Bluegrass Music Association Of Maine‘s Birthday Bash!
317 Main Community Music Center
Yarmouth ME

4/11/2026
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Homegrown Coffeehouse presents Southern Rail
HOMEGROWN COFFEEHOUSE
NEEDHAM MA

4/12/2026
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Nippo Lake Bluegrass Series - Cedar Mountain
Nippo Lake Restaurant
Barrington NH

Jams this week- for details see:  https://bbu.org/resources/jams/

(always check with the venue for cancellations, changes)

4/7/2026
6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Old Time Jam at The Word Barn
The Word Barn
Exeter New Hampshire

4/7/2026
6:15 pm – 10:30 pm
Bluegrass Tuesdays Jam at The Smoot Standard
The Smoot Standard
Cambridge MA

4/7/2026
6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Tuftonboro Country, Bluegrass and Gospel Jam session
The Old White Church, Center Tuftonboro, NH

4/7/2026
7:30 pm – 10:30 pm
Rhumbline weekly bluegrass jam hosted by Joe Wilkins

4/8/2026
11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Berlin OT Jam
19 Carter
Berlin MA

4/8/2026
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Remnant Old Time Jam
Remnant Satellite
Cambridge MA

4/8/2026
6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Mr. Sippy’s Bluegrass Jam
MrSippy BBQ
Rochester NH

4/8/2026
9:00 pm – 11:30 pm
Bluegrass Jam at The Bebop
The Bebop
Boston MA

4/9/2026
7:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Backbeat Brewing Bluegrass Jam
Backbeat Brewing
Beverly MA

4/11/2026
2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Burren Bluegrass Jam
The Burren
Somerville MA

4/11/2026
3:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Bluegrass Music Association Of Maine‘s Birthday Bash!
317 Main Community Music Center
Yarmouth ME

4/12/2026
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Brookline Old Time Jam
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church – Brookline
Brookline MA

4/12/2026
1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Princeton Bluegrass Jam
First Congregation Church – Princeton
Princeton MA

4/12/2026
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
JP Bluegrass Jam

The Hamilton

Brookline, MA

4/12/2026
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Littleton, NH Bluegrass Jam
Loading Dock
Littleton NH
4/12/2026

6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Burren Old Time Jam
The Burren
Somerville MA

4/12/2026
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Old Time Jam at The Bebop
The Bebop
Boston MA