Welcome to our list Festivals, Concerts, Jams, and Classes and other events of interest to Bluegrass fans and players in the greater Washington DC Area. You can now view events by category or select a calendar view of recurring or non-recurring events from the menu above.

Upcoming events for this month and next month

Sunday, December 29, 2024
Sunday 12/29/2024
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
SAM Jam - Sykesville Bluegrass and Americana Music Jam
Sykesville Gatehouse Museum, Sykesville MD

Every Sunday, 2-4 pm

Sykesville Gatehouse Museum
7282 Cooper Dr
Sykesville, MD 21784

 
Tuesday, December 31, 2024
Tuesday 12/31/2024
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Slow Jam starts at 7pm and the Fast Jam goes from 8:15-10:30pm or so. Visit the Baltimore Old Time Jam Facebook Group for more information and to verify dates, times, and location. Info:  bradkolodner@gmail.com 410-404-9270

 

 
Tuesday 12/31/2024
7:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Tuesday Night Bluegrass Jam
Pine Hall Lutheran Church, State College PA

A great place for beginners to get started. Music stands OK. Admission free. Donations encouraged to defray costs of utilities and coffee. Participants are encouraged to bring potluck goodies (cakes, pies, cookies, cupcakes, etc) for the 10-15 minute break at 8:30 pm.

Contact: 814-883-0287 or askrug@comcast.net

 
Wednesday, January 1, 2025
Wednesday 01/01/2025
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Happy Harbor Acoustic Open Mic
Happy Harbor Waterfront Restaurant and Bar, Deale MD

Acoustic open mic at
Happy Harbor Waterfront Bar and Restaurant
533 Deale Road, Deale, MD 20751
Every Wednesday from 7 to 9 pm.
No cover, great food available.
Contact: Mike Siegert at mjsiegert@gmail.com for more info.

 
Thursday, January 2, 2025
Thursday 01/02/2025
7:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Mullin's 1847 Restaurant (Bluegrass Jam) Every Thursday
Mullin’s 1847 Restaurant, Moorefield West Virginia
 
Sunday, January 5, 2025
Sunday 01/05/2025
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Close to Dupont Circle on Metro’s red line.

Contact: Malcolm Versel at maversel@gmail.com or Ben Schifman at ben.schifman@gmail.com. Information is also available in the Facebook Group

http://omansion.com

 
Sunday 01/05/2025
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
SAM Jam - Sykesville Bluegrass and Americana Music Jam
Sykesville Gatehouse Museum, Sykesville MD

Every Sunday, 2-4 pm

Sykesville Gatehouse Museum
7282 Cooper Dr
Sykesville, MD 21784

 
Tuesday, January 7, 2025
Tuesday 01/07/2025
7:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Tuesday Night Bluegrass Jam
Pine Hall Lutheran Church, State College PA

A great place for beginners to get started. Music stands OK. Admission free. Donations encouraged to defray costs of utilities and coffee. Participants are encouraged to bring potluck goodies (cakes, pies, cookies, cupcakes, etc) for the 10-15 minute break at 8:30 pm.

Contact: 814-883-0287 or askrug@comcast.net

 
Wednesday, January 8, 2025
Wednesday 01/08/2025
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Happy Harbor Acoustic Open Mic
Happy Harbor Waterfront Restaurant and Bar, Deale MD

Acoustic open mic at
Happy Harbor Waterfront Bar and Restaurant
533 Deale Road, Deale, MD 20751
Every Wednesday from 7 to 9 pm.
No cover, great food available.
Contact: Mike Siegert at mjsiegert@gmail.com for more info.

 
Thursday, January 9, 2025
Thursday 01/09/2025 - Friday 01/10/2025
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Jam At Farm Brewery
The Farm Brewery at Broad Run, Broad Run (Haymarket) Virginia

Open Bluegrass jam. All levels (multiple circles). The Farm Brewery at Broad Run is on a spacious, well laid out, farm with food and beverages available. The jam is held on the SECOND and FOURTH Thursdays. There is ample parking and a friendly staff. The Farm Brewery closes at 9:00 PM, hence, jam hours are 6:30 to 8:30 PM.

 
Thursday 01/09/2025
7:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Mullin's 1847 Restaurant (Bluegrass Jam) Every Thursday
Mullin’s 1847 Restaurant, Moorefield West Virginia
 
Thursday 01/09/2025
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Takoma Park Bluegrass Jam at School of Musical Traditions
School of Musical Traditions, Takoma Park md

SMT holds a beginner friendly bluegrass jam every 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month. The jams are lead by SMT teachers and members of the band Cherry Blossom Special Nick Cameron, Mari Carlson, and Justin Heath. Bring your instrument and a song and don’t be afraid to take a solo. This is a free event but donations are welcome!

 
Friday, January 10, 2025
Friday 01/10/2025
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Vienna Maple Avenue Market Bluegrass Jam
Oakton Church of the Brethren, Vienna VA

Please note that the jam has a new location as of October 2016!

Our new location is upstairs in the Oakton Church of the Brethren Sunday school building.
The dates are the 2nd and 4th Friday of each month, i.e. Oct. 27, Nov. 11, and Nov. 26.

Contact Jim Hewitt at mapleavenuejam@fastmail.fm for info and reminders.

 
Sunday, January 12, 2025
Sunday 01/12/2025
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Brunswick Bluegrass Jam (second and fourth Sundays)
Beans in the Belfry, Brunwick MD

The Brunswick Bluegrass Jam at Beans in the Belfry is held on the first Thursday and second and fourth Sundays of every month.

Contact: 301-834-7178, or visit http://www.beansinthebelfry.com/events/ or Facebook.

 
Sunday 01/12/2025
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
CABOMA Jam
Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington, VA, Arlington VA

The Capital Area Bluegrass & Old-Time Music Association (CABOMA) sponsors a jam each second and fourth Sunday of the month, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington, 4444 Arlington Blvd., Arlington, VA 22204.
Musicians of all levels are encouraged to take part, and the first hour includes a slow jam in one of our three available rooms. Nonmembers are welcome to try us for a few sessions before being asked to join.
Enter the church at the top level. The jam is downstairs in the chapel and rooms 13/15 (library) and 14.
Contact: Robert Greene, robertgreene1914@gmail.com, or 703-489-2441.

 
Sunday 01/12/2025
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
SAM Jam - Sykesville Bluegrass and Americana Music Jam
Sykesville Gatehouse Museum, Sykesville MD

Every Sunday, 2-4 pm

Sykesville Gatehouse Museum
7282 Cooper Dr
Sykesville, MD 21784

 
Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Tuesday 01/14/2025
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Slow Jam starts at 7pm and the Fast Jam goes from 8:15-10:30pm or so. Visit the Baltimore Old Time Jam Facebook Group for more information and to verify dates, times, and location. Info:  bradkolodner@gmail.com 410-404-9270

 

 
Tuesday 01/14/2025
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Touched by Songs Gospel Jam
Floris United Methodist Church, Herndon VA
 
Tuesday 01/14/2025
7:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Tuesday Night Bluegrass Jam
Pine Hall Lutheran Church, State College PA

A great place for beginners to get started. Music stands OK. Admission free. Donations encouraged to defray costs of utilities and coffee. Participants are encouraged to bring potluck goodies (cakes, pies, cookies, cupcakes, etc) for the 10-15 minute break at 8:30 pm.

Contact: 814-883-0287 or askrug@comcast.net

 
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Wednesday 01/15/2025
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Happy Harbor Acoustic Open Mic
Happy Harbor Waterfront Restaurant and Bar, Deale MD

Acoustic open mic at
Happy Harbor Waterfront Bar and Restaurant
533 Deale Road, Deale, MD 20751
Every Wednesday from 7 to 9 pm.
No cover, great food available.
Contact: Mike Siegert at mjsiegert@gmail.com for more info.

 
Thursday, January 16, 2025
Thursday 01/16/2025
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Bluegrass Jam at Pickett Brewing
Pickett Brewing, Baltimore

Bring an instrument or a song! Enjoy some local brews and live music at Pickett Brewing. Conveniently located near Ravens Stadium in south Baltimore. Easy street parking. No stairs to climb. Hot dog food truck! Typically happening every third Thursday of the month.

 
Thursday 01/16/2025
7:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Mullin's 1847 Restaurant (Bluegrass Jam) Every Thursday
Mullin’s 1847 Restaurant, Moorefield West Virginia
 
Sunday, January 19, 2025
Sunday 01/19/2025
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Close to Dupont Circle on Metro’s red line.

Contact: Malcolm Versel at maversel@gmail.com or Ben Schifman at ben.schifman@gmail.com. Information is also available in the Facebook Group

http://omansion.com

 
Sunday 01/19/2025
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
SAM Jam - Sykesville Bluegrass and Americana Music Jam
Sykesville Gatehouse Museum, Sykesville MD

Every Sunday, 2-4 pm

Sykesville Gatehouse Museum
7282 Cooper Dr
Sykesville, MD 21784

 
Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Tuesday 01/21/2025
7:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Tuesday Night Bluegrass Jam
Pine Hall Lutheran Church, State College PA

A great place for beginners to get started. Music stands OK. Admission free. Donations encouraged to defray costs of utilities and coffee. Participants are encouraged to bring potluck goodies (cakes, pies, cookies, cupcakes, etc) for the 10-15 minute break at 8:30 pm.

Contact: 814-883-0287 or askrug@comcast.net

 
Tuesday 01/21/2025 - Wednesday 01/22/2025
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Greetings fellow pickers! I’ve been working to get another jam set up for folks who live a little further west of DC and I’m proud to announce our first jam will take place on Tuesday May 21st from 8PM – 10PM at PJ SKidoos in Fairfax. Currently this jam will be held EVERY THIRD TUESDAY to offset the Port City Brewery jam and the other jams around the area.

 
Tuesday 01/21/2025
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Fairfax Monthly Jam
PJ Skidoos, Fairfax VA

A new monthly Jam has been established in the Northern VA at PJ Skidoos in Fairfax. We’ll be setting up in the dance floor/stage area. For information, contact Brooks at 571.344.4944 or brooks1277@gmail.com

 
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Wednesday 01/22/2025
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Happy Harbor Acoustic Open Mic
Happy Harbor Waterfront Restaurant and Bar, Deale MD

Acoustic open mic at
Happy Harbor Waterfront Bar and Restaurant
533 Deale Road, Deale, MD 20751
Every Wednesday from 7 to 9 pm.
No cover, great food available.
Contact: Mike Siegert at mjsiegert@gmail.com for more info.

 
Thursday, January 23, 2025
Thursday 01/23/2025 - Friday 01/24/2025
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Jam at The Farm Brewery
The Farm Brewery at Broad Run, Broad Run (Haymarket) Virginia/Prince William County

Open Bluegrass jam. All levels (multiple circles). The Farm Brewery at Broad Run is on a spacious, well laid out, farm with food and beverages available. The jam is held on the SECOND and FOURTH Thursdays. There is ample parking and a friendly staff. The Farm Brewery closes at 9:00 PM, hence, jam hours are 6:30 to 8:30 PM.

 
Thursday 01/23/2025
7:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Mullin's 1847 Restaurant (Bluegrass Jam) Every Thursday
Mullin’s 1847 Restaurant, Moorefield West Virginia
 
Thursday 01/23/2025
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Takoma Park Bluegrass Jam with Cherry Blossom Special
School of Musical Traditions, Takoma Park md

SMT holds a beginner friendly bluegrass jam every 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month. The jams are lead by SMT teachers and members of the band Cherry Blossom Special Nick Cameron, Mari Carlson, and Justin Heath. Bring your instrument and a song and don’t be afraid to take a solo. This is a free event but donations are welcome!

 
Friday, January 24, 2025
Friday 01/24/2025
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Vienna Maple Avenue Market Bluegrass Jam
Oakton Church of the Brethren, Vienna VA

Please note that the jam has a new location as of October 2016!

Our new location is upstairs in the Oakton Church of the Brethren Sunday school building.
The dates are the 2nd and 4th Friday of each month, i.e. Oct. 27, Nov. 11, and Nov. 26.

Contact Jim Hewitt at mapleavenuejam@fastmail.fm for info and reminders.

 
Sunday, January 26, 2025
Sunday 01/26/2025
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Brunswick Bluegrass Jam (second and fourth Sundays)
Beans in the Belfry, Brunswick MD

The Brunswick Bluegrass Jam at Beans in the Belfry is held on the first Thursday and second and fourth Sundays of every month.

Contact: 301-834-7178, or visit http://www.beansinthebelfry.com/events/ or Facebook.

 
Sunday 01/26/2025
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
CABOMA Jam
Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington, VA, Arlington VA

The Capital Area Bluegrass & Old-Time Music Association (CABOMA) sponsors a jam each second and fourth Sunday of the month, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington, 4444 Arlington Blvd., Arlington, VA 22204.
Musicians of all levels are encouraged to take part, and the first hour includes a slow jam in one of our three available rooms. Nonmembers are welcome to try us for a few sessions before being asked to join.
Enter the church at the top level. The jam is downstairs in the chapel and rooms 13/15 (library) and 14.
Contact: Robert Greene, robertgreene1914@gmail.com, or 703-489-2441.

 
Sunday 01/26/2025
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
SAM Jam - Sykesville Bluegrass and Americana Music Jam
Sykesville Gatehouse Museum, Sykesville MD

Every Sunday, 2-4 pm

Sykesville Gatehouse Museum
7282 Cooper Dr
Sykesville, MD 21784

 
Tuesday, January 28, 2025
Tuesday 01/28/2025
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Slow Jam starts at 7pm and the Fast Jam goes from 8:15-10:30pm or so. Visit the Baltimore Old Time Jam Facebook Group for more information and to verify dates, times, and location. Info:  bradkolodner@gmail.com 410-404-9270

 

 
Tuesday 01/28/2025
7:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Tuesday Night Bluegrass Jam
Pine Hall Lutheran Church, State College PA

A great place for beginners to get started. Music stands OK. Admission free. Donations encouraged to defray costs of utilities and coffee. Participants are encouraged to bring potluck goodies (cakes, pies, cookies, cupcakes, etc) for the 10-15 minute break at 8:30 pm.

Contact: 814-883-0287 or askrug@comcast.net

 
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
Wednesday 01/29/2025
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Happy Harbor Acoustic Open Mic
Happy Harbor Waterfront Restaurant and Bar, Deale MD

Acoustic open mic at
Happy Harbor Waterfront Bar and Restaurant
533 Deale Road, Deale, MD 20751
Every Wednesday from 7 to 9 pm.
No cover, great food available.
Contact: Mike Siegert at mjsiegert@gmail.com for more info.

 
Thursday, January 30, 2025
Thursday 01/30/2025
7:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Mullin's 1847 Restaurant (Bluegrass Jam) Every Thursday
Mullin’s 1847 Restaurant, Moorefield West Virginia