Schedule
Tickets are available for the full weekend or for parts of the weekend.
See ticket options here!
Thursday, April 16th
7 - 9:30 PM at Showtime Studio in Roseville
Join us for a very special kickoff party with the one and only Lone Piñon!
7 PM doors
Music starts sometime between 7:15-7:30
8:30 - 9:30ish - jam for all who wish to join (listeners welcome!)
More info here!
Friday, April 17th
6 - 11 PM at the Celtic Junction Arts Center in St. Paul
6 - 7 PM Pre-concert social hour with Eric Mohring & Friends - Cajun music and dance
7:30 - 10 PM FRIDAY NIGHT CONCERT with
The Velvet Twins (Lindsay McCaw and Grace van’t Hof) with Joel Jackson - old time, early country music, and 100 year old songs with sweet vocal harmonies
Danny Diamond and Dáithí Sproule - traditional and contemporary Irish music from some of the very best
Ruby John and Emily Doebler - Old-Time, Metís, French Canadian fiddle and dance
Scrivner and the Bold Characters - toe tapping old time music from Missouri Ozarks torchbearers
Steam Machine and friends - old time bluegrass music with surprise special guests!
10 PM - 11 PM Hosted Old Time Jam with Caleb James Hall and Spencer Anderson
Jam rooms open throughout the night for those who want to get together and pick
Saturday, April 18th
DAY: 10 AM - 6 PM at the Celtic Junction Arts Center in St. Paul
9 AM - doors open/registration
10 AM - 3:30 PM - Hands-on workshops! Fiddle, banjo, guitar, singing, dance, and many more! All levels welcome. See the full list of workshops HERE
Performances by La Plant Road, Joe Zavaan Johnson, Ruby John & Emily Doebler
Panel discussion on tradition and innovation with Danny Diamond, David Scrivner, Kevin Gamble, and Shawn Glidden
11:30 - 4 PM - Craft activities with the Center for People and Craft and crankie-making with Olli Johnson
10 AM - 5 PM - Family activities all day
10 - 6 PM Hosted and open jams all day for those who want to jam (listeners welcome!)
4 - 6 PM - Happy Hour Jam: A Celebration of the music of Iowa fiddler Alan Murphy, hosted by Marc and Brandi Janssen, Steam Machine, Bill & Sarah Cagley, and Aleta Porcella.
NIGHT: 7 PM - MIDNIGHT at the Celtic Junction Arts Center in St. Paul
7 PM - Doors open
7 - 8 PM - Balfolk dancing with Bob Walser
7:25pm - Cowboy Hat Crankie performance by Pop Wagner and Olli Johnson
7:30 PM - Performance by the Wild Goose Chase Cloggers
8 - 10 PM - Square Dance with Scrivner and the Bold Characters! Dances taught and called by visiting caller Bob Zuellig and a rotating line up of Twin Cities callers! No experience necessary, all are welcome!
Irish music jam with Danny Diamond and Dáithí Sproule!
9:30 - 10:30 PM Honky Tonk Dance Party with the Velvet Twins and friends!
lots of room for jamming all evening
Saturday schedule at a glance*
*schedule subject to change ~ additional jam spaces will also be available
Sunday, April 19th
12 - 3 PM at Merlin’s Rest Pub in Minneapolis
Calling festival participants of all ages, from kids to grown ups - come join us for the Twin Town Talent Contest! Sign up to share a talent, or just come grab some brunch and cheer on the contestants! All types of talents welcome - fiddle, banjo, and other instruments, bands of any kind, singing, dancing, stunts, crankies, magic tricks, etc. Sign up here! Merlin’s Rest is a kid friendly restaurant, youth are encouraged to enter the contest!
4 - 6 PM at the Midway Saloon in St. Paul
The Grand Finale of Bluegrass Sunday at the Midway Saloon - kick back with a drink and some chicken wings and see your festival staff put on their bluegrass hats! Hosted by Half Baked, but you can expect many guest appearances! (Note: the Midway is not the most suited for kids, but up to you!)
Monday, April 20th
7 - 10 PM at Eagles Club 34 in Minneapolis
Close out the festival with us with a special festival edition of the one and only Monday Night Square Dance!
All are welcome, no dance experience necessary, all dances will be taught and called. Kids welcome until 9pm.
Dances taught and called by visiting guest callers Lindsay McCaw and Dot Kent!
Live music by Twin Town artists!