Get your tickets and pack your boots. Here are this year’s top country and Americana music festivals to attend.
Despite country and roots music often being associated with a mostly southern and rural audience, the genre’s influence has long spanned coast to coast and, in many cases, across the globe.
From country cruises and bougie getaways to boutique hometown experiences, these gatherings have become so plentiful that you’re bound to find one nearby that offers the chance to see several of your favorite artists in one spot.
But rather than you having to search for yourself, we at C&I have done that hard work for you. So from the hollers of Appalachia to Key West and beyond, here are 25 country and Americana music festivals to have on your radar in 2025.
Hogs For The Cause
Dates: April 4 – 5
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
Website: HogsFest.org
This Big Easy bash is known for its bold music acts, big assortment of BBQ, and even bigger spirit of giving back — since its inception, the event has raised over $12 million to fight pediatric cancer.
Tortuga Music Festival
Dates: April 4 – 6
Location: Fort Lauderdale Beach, Florida
Website: TortugaMusicFestival.com
Country stars like Jelly Roll, Keith Urban, Megan Moroney, and Shaboozey will party on the beach at this bash that also raises money and awareness for ocean conservation.
Two Step Inn
Dates: April 5 – 6
Location: Georgetown, Texas
Website: TwoStepInn.com
Alan Jackson, Miranda Lambert, Sturgill Simpson, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and Ryan Bingham lead the way on this barnburner coming to Georgetown’s San Gabriel Park in early April.
Merlefest
Dates: April 24 – 27
Location: Wilkesboro, North Carolina
Website: Merlefest.org
Since 1988, this festival has thrived with its “traditional plus” music, a term coined by founder Doc Watson to encompass Appalachian music of the region plus whatever other styles they were in the mood for.
Stagecoach
Dates: April 25 – 27
Location: Indio, California
Website: StagecoachFestival.com
Country music’s biggest stars let loose in the California desert with cameos by Nelly, Goo Goo Dolls, T-Pain, Creed, Diplo, Guy Fieri, Compton Cowboys, and more.
Calf Fry Music Fest
Dates: May 1 – 3
Location: Stillwater, Oklahoma
Website: CalfFry.com/CalfFry
Calf Fry, one of the country’s largest and oldest red dirt festivals, will celebrate 33 years in 2025 at Tumbleweed in Stillwater, Oklahoma, with sets from Wyatt Flores, Ian Munsick, Treaty Oak Revival, and more.
DelFest
Dates: May 22 – 25
Location: Cumberland, Maryland
Website: DelFest.com
Curated by bluegrass legend Del McCoury, this festival nestled along the West Virginia-Maryland state line combines old-time music with cutting edge country, funk, and collaborations galore.
Railbird Festival
Dates: May 31 – June 1
Location: Lexington, Kentucky
Website: RailbirdFest.com
Mainstream and regional country music collide at this fest in the heart of horse country that also champions bourbon and equine culture for a uniquely Kentucky experience.
CMA Fest / AmericanaFest
Dates: June 5 – 8 / Sept. 9 – 13
Location: Nashville, Tennessee
Website: CMAFest.com / AmericanaMusic.org
These two week-long festivals bring a smorgasbord of music to Music City, from Nissan Stadium and Broadway bars to East Nashville clubs and a park containing a replica of Greece’s Parthenon.
Laurel Cove Music Festival
Dates: June 12 – 14
Location: Pineville, Kentucky
Website: LaurelCoveMusicFestival.com
This festival located just north of the Cumberland Gap has been a launch point for future stars like Sierra Ferrell, The Red Clay Strays, Charles Wesley Godwin, and Morgan Wade.
Blue Ox Music Festival
Dates: June 26 – 28
Location: Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Website: BlueOxMusicFestival.com
For a decade bluegrass band Pert Near Sandstone have served as host band for this Wisconsin heater that this year features Orville Peck, Warren Haynes, Margo Price, and others.
Jackalope Jamboree
Dates: June 26 – 28
Location: Pendleton, Oregon
Website: JackalopeJamboree.com
This three-day festival in Oregon will heavily feature red dirt and Appalachian country come June with 49 Winchester, Ken Pomeroy, Cristina Vane, and Vandoliers among the scheduled performers.
Under The Big Sky
Dates: July 18 – 20
Location: Whitefish, Montana
Website: UnderTheBigSkyFest.com
Held at Montana’s Big Mountain Ranch, this festival gives off major Yellowstone vibes, both with its views and music mimicking the series from Shane Smith & The Saints, Dylan Gossett, and Luke Grimes.
Born & Raised
Dates: Sept. 11 – 13
Location: Pryor, Oklahoma
Website: BornAndRaisedFestival.com
From the outlaw and red dirt country we grew up on to the artists carrying that same spirit today, Born & Raised will have it all when it returns to Oklahoma to mark summer’s end.
Bristol Rhythm & Roots
Dates: Sept. 19 – 21
Location: Bristol, Tennessee/Virginia
Website: BristolRhythm.com
This festival at the birthplace of country music celebrating the genre’s past, present, and future since 2001 sees concert goers flood the city streets every September.
Healing Appalachia
Dates: September 19 – 20
Location: Ashland, Kentucky
Website: HealingAppalachia.org
Following five years in West Virginia, this festival headlined by Tyler Childers that also focuses heavily on combating opioid addiction will be moving to Kentucky in 2025.
Country Music Cruise
Dates: Jan. 25 – Feb. 1, 2026
Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Website: CountryMusicCruise.com
It’s already happened this year, but nothing says we can’t start planning for this country cruise in early 2026 featuring Patty Loveless, Shenandoah, Josh Turner, Sister Sadie, and others!
