BBU Bluegrass Calendar Week of August 10, 2026

[Chris Reckling]

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

Please send me additions, changes, cancellations.

The BBU is once again sponsoring the Lowell Banjo and Fiddle Contest! Tim Rowell and Natalie Padilla are this year's judges for the 45th Anniversary. All styles of banjo and fiddle are represented. 

Donate here: https://lowellsummermusic.org/pages/banjo-and-fiddle-donations

Upcoming Festivals

Aug 14-16 Ocean State BG Festival https://www.ribluegrass.org/event-info/ocean-state-bluegrass-festival-2026

Aug 13-16 Green Mountain Bluegrass and Roots https://www.greenmountainbluegrass.com/

Aug 27-30 Blistered Fingers https://www.blisteredfingers.com/

Aug 28-30 Moore Dam Bluegrass Festival https://www.mooredamblugrass.com/

Sept 3-6 The Crooked River Gathering https://crookedriverarts.org/

Sept 10-13 Old Tone https://www.oldtone.org/

Sept 12 Lowell Banjo and Fiddle Contest https://lowellsummermusic.org/pages/banjo-and-fiddle

Sept 19-20 Planet Granite https://thegranitechurch.org/event/planet-granite-music-dance-festival/

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!

8/10/2026
7:30 pm – 10:30 pm
Monday Night Hoedown
The Beehive
Boston MA

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

8/11/2026
8:00 am – 5:00 pm
The Flat Earth Rounders
Toad/McCarthy’s
Cambridge MA

8/11/2026
7:00 pm – 10:30 pm
Rhumbline weekly Bluegrass hosted by Joe Wilkins

8/11/2026
8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Eli West Trio and The Lottie Doddies
Club Passim
Cambridge MA

8/12/2026
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Grain Thief Weekly at The Burren
The Burren
Somerville MA

8/12/2026
8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
The Faux Paws at Club Passim
Club Passim
Cambridge MA

8/12/2026
8:30 pm – 11:30 pm
Bluegrass Throedown at Nick-a-Nee’s - JB & Cardineau Sin
Nick-A-Nee’s
Providence RI

8/13/2026
8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Jean-Baptiste Cardineau Album Release Show
Club Passim
Cambridge MA

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

(always check with the venue for cancellations, changes)

8/10/2026
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
South County (RI) Old-Time Jam
South County Museum
Narragansett RI

8/11/2026
6:15 pm – 10:30 pm
Bluegrass Tuesdays Jam at The Smoot Standard
The Smoot Standard
Cambridge MA

8/11/2026
6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Tuftonboro Country, Bluegrass and Gospel Jam session
The Old White Church, Center Tuftonboro, NH

8/12/2026
11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Berlin OT Jam
19 Carter
Berlin MA

8/12/2026
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Remnant Old Time Jam
Remnant Satellite
Cambridge MA

8/12/2026
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Bluegrass Jam hosted by Familiar Strangers
Sanctuary Cultural Arts Center – 82 Main Street Maynard
Maynard MA

8/12/2026
6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Mr. Sippy’s Bluegrass Jam
MrSippy BBQ
Rochester NH

8/12/2026
9:00 pm – 11:30 pm
Bluegrass Jam at The Bebop
The Bebop
Boston MA

8/13/2026
6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Winch and Pulley Brewery Bluegrass Jam
Winch & Pulley Brewery
Framingham MA

8/13/2026
7:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Backbeat Brewing Bluegrass Jam
Backbeat Brewing
Beverly MA

8/15/2026
4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Old Time Jam at Nick-a-Nee’s
Nick-A-Nee’s
Providence RI

8/16/2026
12:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Bluegrass Jam at the Bebop
The Bebop
Boston MA

8/16/2026
1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Princeton Bluegrass Jam
First Congregation Church – Princeton
Princeton MA

8/16/2026
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
JP Bluegrass Jam
The Pond

8/16/2026
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Littleton, NH Bluegrass Jam
Loading Dock
Littleton NH

8/16/2026
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Burren OT Jam with Alan Kaufman
The Burren
Somerville MA

8/16/2026
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Old Time Jam at The Bebop
The Bebop
Boston MA

Be sure to check the Maine calendar, too! 

https://www.mainebluegrass.org/whospickinwhere/