Podunk Bluegrass Music Festival will celebrate its 26th year with one of its most outstanding lineups to date. The festival is always held the 2nd full weekend in August.

Each summer outstanding local, regional and national bluegrass acts converge on the Podunk Stages and deliver an awesome festival experience. Our Housatonic Stage features Bluegrass and Bluegrass friendly acts from around Connecticut and the region playing. There will be plenty to do for the whole family. Learn about our Camping, Family Fun Activities, and Vendors.

Schedule

August 10, 2023

Main Stage

1:00pm: Full Cord
1:50pm: Announcements/Rules
2:00pm: Hosmer Mountain Boys
2:30pm: Wood Flower
3:00pm: Mama Corn
3:30pm: Cole Quest and the City Pickers
4:10pm: Greystone Rail
4:55pm: Dinner Break
5:35pm: Full Cord
6:30pm: Hosmer Mountain Boys
7:25pm: Wood Flower
8:20pm: Mama Corn
9:15pm: Cole Quest and the City Pickers
10:00pm: Winners Announced
10:15pm: Greystone Rail

Housatonic Stage

4:30pm: Funkygrass
5:30pm: Bend in the River
6:30pm: Restless Mountain Bluegrass Band
7:30pm: Open Mic w/ Nelson Hiller

Litchfield Stage

9am: Yoga
4:30pm: Fiddle Flyover workshop
5:30pm: Writing the Songs of our Ancestors with Vincent Cross
6:30pm: Memories of Jim Sharpley
7:30pm: Making the Most of Your Voice Jeff Horton

Kids' Activities

11:00am: Podunk Games
4:00pm: Bingo
8:30pm: Movie

August 11, 2023

Litchfield Stage

9:00am: Yoga
11:00am: Serene Green
12:00pm: Ken ErwinRounder Records
1:00pm: RIBA Slow Jam Beginner
2:00pm: RIBA Jam
3:00pm: Todd Kirchner, Jeff Horton, Bass
4:00pm: Darin & Brooke Aldridge Workshop
4:45pm: Break Jerry Salley & Kristy Cox
5:30pm: Songwriting Workshop
7:00pm: Beginner/Low Intermediate Guitar
8:00pm: Intermediate/Advanced Guitar

Main Stage

10:50am: President's Address
11:00am: Breakin' Strings
12:00pm: Full Cord
1:00pm: Serene Green
2:00pm: Kristy Cox & Grasstime with Jerry Salley
3:00pm: Darin & Brooke Aldridge
4:00pm: Songwriter Finalists
4:30pm: Dinner Break
5:30pm: Serene Green
6:30pm: Full Cord
7:30pm: Kristy Cox & Grasstime with Jerry Salley
8:30pm: Darin & Brooke Aldridge
9:15pm: Raffle
9:30pm: East Nash Grass

Housatonic Stage

11:00am: Dale and Darcy Band
12:00pm: Mama Corn
1:00pm: The Leftovers
4:00pm: Wood Flower
3:00pm: Poor Monroe
2:00pm: Mike Burns and Highway 53
4:45pm: Dinner Break
5:30pm: Grillbillie Project
6:45pm: Zydeco Dance Lessons
7:00pm: DANCE! River City Slim & The Zydeco Hogs

Kids' Activities

11:00am: Make a Hobby Horse
4:00pm: Make a Dragon Puppet
8:30pm: Movie

August 12, 2023

Litchfield Stage

9:00am: Yoga
11:00am: Practice Techniquesw/Tony Watt
12:00pm: Mike Burns and Highway 53
1:00pm: RIBA Jam
3:00pm: Mandolin Workshop with Ryan Paisley
3:45pm: How Are We Doing?
5:00pm: Henhouse ProwlersBluegrass Ambassadors
6:00pm: Authentic UnlimitedSinging Harmony
7:00pm: Banjo w/ Graham S.from SCR
8:00pm: Fiddle w/Mike Mitchell

Main Stage

11:00am: Mike Mitchell Band
12:00pm: Lindley Creek
1:00pm: Danny Paisley & Southern Grass
2:00pm: Henhouse Prowlers
3:00pm: Authentic Unlimited
4:00pm: Mike Mitchell Band
5:00pm: Lindley Creek
5:45pm: Dinner Break
6:40pm: Danny Paisley & Southern Grass
7:35pm: Henhouse Prowlers
8:30pm: Authentic Unlimited
9:15pm: Raffle
9:30pm: Steep Canyon Rangers

Housatonic Stage

11:00am: Hosmer Mountain Boys
12:00pm: Hope Valley Volunteers
1:00pm: Too Blue
2:00pm: Poor Monroe
3:00pm: Breakin' Strings
4:15pm: Dinner Break
4:45pm: Cajun Dance Lessons
5:00pm: Magnolia Cajun Band
7:00pm: Contra Dance with the Dale & Darcy Band with Rich Sbardella (Caller)

Kids' Activities

11:00am: Decorate for the March
6:00pm: Podunk March
8:30pm: Movie

August 13, 2023

Litchfield Stage

9:00am: Yoga

Main Stage

10:30am: Mike Mitchell Band
11:20am: Lindley Creek
12:00pm: Kids Academy
12:30pm: Mike Mitchell Band
10:30pm: Lindley Creek1:20Mike Mitchell Band

Kids' Activities

11:00am: Pulled String Art

Date: August 10 - 13, 2023

Location: Goshen Fair Grounds, 116 Old Middle Street
Goshen, CT 06756.

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