Archive, Festival, Live Music
Already have your FreshGrass ticket? Find out everything you need to know for a smooth festival experience on FreshGrass’ Need to Know page linked here.
Learn more about Climbing the Holy Hill, on Thursday, September 23, at Hancock Shaker Village here.
2021 FAQ
All tickets purchased for the 2020 festival will be honored for the 2021 event. If you have your physical tickets already, please keep them; they are your tickets to this year’s festival.
If you prefer to receive a refund, please email boxoffice@massmoca.org.
More about FreshGrass North Adams
Music starts early in the museum courtyards, moves to our spacious (and grassy!) urban concert meadow, and then continues until past your bedtime with wild and woolly late-night barn dances in the Hunter Center on Friday and Saturday nights. Concerts held rain or shine. The lineup is jam-packed with guitar gods and banjo gurus, traditionalists, and trailblazers — artists you already know and love interspersed with FreshGrass discoveries. Taken together, it’s an expansive group of performers who both draw on the past and look to the future. We like to think of it as “great music uprooted.”
The FreshGrass Award celebrates new talent, with cash prizes to the contest winners. Finalists in the band, banjo, fiddle, and the No Depression singer-songwriter categories perform for a panel of industry professionals on Saturday and Sunday of the festival, with winners announced on Sunday afternoon. Open to all festival-goers, the contest showcases the future of bluegrass and roots music when the bands play original and traditional tunes. With prizes totaling $25,000, grand prize winners receive a performance spot at next year’s festival, recording sessions at Compass Records, and handcrafted instruments from festival sponsors.
FreshGround is a tent-camping field within easy walking distance (.7 miles; 12 minutes) of the festival, convenient to downtown merchants, bars, and restaurants. A shuttle bus runs continuously to the festival from the campsite. Camping is on sale now.
Stay tuned to freshgrass.com for the latest news—the music never stops at FreshGrass!
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