Downtown New Haven never feels quite as alive as it does in June, and this year the pulse is louder than ever. The International Festival of Arts & Ideas has returned to the Green for its thirtieth season, unfurling two full weeks of music, theater, dance, food and fierce conversation that together reveal a city in constant, creative motion.

This Saturday, the Hudson River Music Festival took over Croton Point Park for a full day of live music, family activities, celebration and outdoor fun. Presented by Riverfest FPS (For Pete’s Sake), Dayglo Presents, and Harper House Music Foundation and rooted in the spirit of Toshi and Pete Seeger’s folk picnics, the new festival brought together music lovers, environmental advocates, and families for a vibrant celebration.

Telluride Bluegrass is proud to announce their partnership with nugs, which ensures Festivarians near and far can experience the magic of this year’s festival via livestream, from the comfort of their home. Physically taking place this weekend, June 19-22, in beautiful Telluride, Colorado, the festival is ground zero for the ever-expansive roots music scene, and this year’s lineup is a continuation of this truth. 

The fourth annual Ramble Festival, taking place just outside Darlington, MD will kick off on October 10th and is excited to unveil the full 2025 artist lineup including the newly announced regional fan favorites Piegeons Playing Ping Pong.

For its third year, Annapolis Baygrass Music Festival returns to its beachfront location at Sandy Point State Park along the Chesapeake Bay in Annapolis, Maryland, on Saturday and Sunday, September 20-21, 2025. People from all over the region and across North America celebrate in this picturesque destination while listening to the finest progressive bluegrass, improvisational jam, and American roots music. Annapolis Baygrass will welcome 14 bands and three artists-at-large over two days on two alternating beachside stages.

Lou Gramm, the original voice of Foreigner, 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee, and Rochester native, will make a special guest appearance at this summer’s Hoochenanny Whiskey & Music Festival on Saturday, August 9.

Relentless Beats and R Entertainment North today revealed the full artist roster for Escape to Coconino, a two-day celebration of music, nature, and community set for July 18–19, 2025 at the Pepsi Amphitheater in Fort Tuthill County Park. Surrounded by the towering ponderosa pines of the Coconino National Forest, fans can expect bass-heavy sets from headliners Of the Trees, Ganja White Night, Boogie T, and Jade Cicada, alongside an eclectic supporting cast of genre-defying talent.

2025 LINEUP

As thousands arrived at the Monterey Fairgrounds for the final day of the 14th annual Cali Roots Festival, the sun shone through the skies that had been so overcast the past several days, in a positive omen of the memories to be made that day. A bittersweet goodbye to the events of the weekend, day three of the festival demonstrated the depth of the artists on the lineup and the connection between the fans and performers throughout generations.

While the sun never fully emerged for day two of this year’s Cali Roots festival, low overcast skies and light rain could not dampen the spirits of the 13,000 fans in attendance. Lines still stretched down the block in the hours leading up to the gates’ opening, and thousands rushed into the fairgrounds as soon as they could to take in the second day of the festival’s 14th iteration.

Bourbon & Beyond, the World’s Largest Bourbon & Music Festival, is returning to Louisville, Kentucky, for its 7th year, and producers Danny Wimmer Presents have announced an exciting roster of culinary and spirits talent who will curate elevated food-and-beverage pairings on-site alongside the stacked music lineup slated for 2025.