BBU Bluegrass Calendar Week of Nov 17 2025

[Chris Reckling]

Your weekly Bluegrass Calendar from the Boston Bluegrass Union. 

The calendar is only as accurate as you want it to be. :) Please contribute.

Next week's calendar mailing will be a day late and a dollar short, but you can always check the bbu.org home page for the latest.

Upcoming Festivals and Workshops

Feb 12-15, 2026 Joe Val Bluegrass Festival https://bbu.org/events/joe-val-festival/

Joe Val Volunteer application: https://forms.gle/RkyiyNWyirXCB2Ya7

Shows this week.

11/19/2025
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Grain Thief Weekly at The Burren
The Burren
Somerville MA

11/19/2025
8:30 pm – 11:30 pm
Bluegrass Throedown at Nick-a-Nee’s The Eugene Tyler Band
Nick-A-Nee’s
Providence RI

11/20/2025
8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
AJ Lee and Blue Summit, East Nash Grass
Narrows Center for the Arts
Fall River MA

11/21/2025
8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
A J Lee plus East Nash Grass
The Sinclair
Cambridge MA

11/23/2025
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Nippo Lake Bluegrass Series - Rockspring
Nippo Lake Restaurant
Barrington NH

11/23/2025
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Lonesome Ace Stringband – Passim
Club Passim
Cambridge MA
Bonus preview of next week, since I'm late this week:

11/24/2025
7:30 pm – 10:30 pm
Monday Night Hoedown
The Beehive
Boston MA

11/24/2025
8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Hello Stranger: The Songs of Hazel & Alice
Club Passim
Cambridge MA

11/24/2025
8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
Bluegrass Night at Remnant
Remnant Satellite
Cambridge MA

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

11/18/2025
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Concord, MA Old Time Jam
Harvey Wheeler Community Center
Concord MA

11/18/2025
6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Old Time Jam at The Word Barn
The Word Barn
Exeter New Hampshire

11/18/2025
6:15 pm – 10:30 pm
Bluegrass Tuesdays Jam at The Smoot Standard
The Smoot Standard
Cambridge MA

11/18/2025
6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Tuftonboro Country, Bluegrass and Gospel Jam session
The Old White Church, Center Tuftonboro, NH

11/19/2025
6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Mr. Sippy’s Bluegrass Jam
MrSippy BBQ
Rochester NH

11/19/2025
9:00 pm – 11:30 pm
Bluegrass Jam at The Bebop
The Bebop
Boston MA

11/20/2025
6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Concord Bluegrass Band
Concord Conservatory of Music
Concord MA

11/21/2025
7:00 pm – 10:30 pm
3rd Friday Jam at PCA
Parish Center for the Arts
Westford MA

11/22/2025
2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Bluegrass Jam at The Burren
The Burren
Somerville MA

11/23/2025
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Brookline OT Jam
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Brookline Massachusetts

11/23/2025
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Old Time Jam at The Burren
The Burren
Somerville MA

11/23/2025
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Old Time Jam at The Bebop
The Bebop
Boston MA