Boats and Bluegrass Festival

Boats and Bluegrass is a family friendly festival held on the Mississippi River in Winona, Minnesota.  We pride ourselves in providing a fun, safe, and friendly festival environment.  If you are looking for a laid-back festival with none of the large-fest hassles, this is your place.

80 Acres of Camping. Non-stop music. 3 Awesome Days.

The Friday and Saturday of the fest we will be taking canoe trips out into the backwaters of the Mississippi River. This area was a gathering place for many of the first people to live in this area and is now home to many creatures large and small.  We take many trips during the two days and the paddle is included with a weekend pass. We provide the boats and the life jackets, which are required.  We have lots of child life jackets but if you have your own please bring it.

Bluegrass, Folk, Americana, Country, Old-time, and everything in between! We celebrate roots music with over 40 bands all weekend long. Kids 16 and under are free with a paying adult.

Stage Schedule:

Riverside Stage
12:00-1:00pm: Wild Goose Chase Cloggers
2:00-3:00pm: Arlen
4:00-5:00pm: Humbird
6:00-7:15pm: Chicken Wire Empire
8:15-9:30pm: Big Richard
10:45pm-12:00am: The Last Revel

Sanborn Stage
10:00-10:45am: Banjo Workshop
11:00am-12:00pm: Guitar Workshop
1:00-2:00pm: Slapdash Bluegrass
3:00-4:00pm: Long Mama
5:00-6:00pm: Buffalo Galaxy  
7:15-8:15pm: High and Rising
9:30-10:45pm: Texas Toast
12:00-1:00am: Horseshoes and Hand Grenades

2024 Line Up:
Humbird
Twisted pine
Them coulee boys
Damn tall buildings
People brothers band
Chicken wire empire
Arlen
Feed the dog
Texas toast
High and rising
Two runner
Clare doyle
Long mama
The milbillies
Luke callen
Buffalo galaxy
The high 48s
Maygen & the birdwatcher
The roe family singers
Jon sullivan band
Feeding leroy
Danny frank and the smoky gold
Ironstill
Potluck string band slapdash bluegrass
Wild goose chase cloggers
Ignite

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