Atlanta Metro Festivals
Atlanta Jazz Festival at Woodruff Park. May. www.atlantafestivals.com
Montreux Jazz Festival at Underground Atlanta. Labor Day weekend in September. www.atlantafestivals.com
Billboard R&B Hip Hop Conference and Awards in Atlanta. www.billboardevents.com/billboardevents/rb/2005/index.jsp
Atlanta Fest Christian Music Festival at Stone Mountain. June. www.atlantafest.com
Holy Hip Hop Festival at Center Stage Arena. January. www.holyhiphopweek.com
Atlantis Music Festival in Atlanta. September. www.atlantismusic.com
Fayetteville Bluegrass Blast at F.A. Sams Auditorium in Fayetteville. January. www.jackgrass.com
A3C Independent Hip Hop Festival at the CW Midtown Complex in Atlanta. March. www.a3cfestival.com
WRFG PeachBlossom Bluegrass Festival the Georgia State Farmers Market in Forest Park. April. www.wrfg.org
Marietta Bluegrass Festival at Jim Miller Park in Marietta. May and November. www.jackgrass.com
Coast Festivals
Savannah Music Festival in Savannah. March. www.savannahmusicfestival.org
Georgia-Sea island Festival at St. Simons Island. June www.ssafricanamerheritage.org
Savannah Jazz Festival in Savannah. September. www.coastal-jazz.org
Gram Parsons Guitar Pull in Waycross. September www.gramparsonsguitarpull.com
New Year’s Bluegrass Festival at the Jekyll Island Convention Center on Jekyll Island. www.aandabluegrass.com
Mossy Oak Music Park in Guyton. April, May and October. www.mossyoakmusicpark.com
Twin Oaks Annual Bluegrass Convention in Hoboken. May. www.twinoakspark.com
Classic South Festivals
Blind Willie McTell Blues Festival in Thomson. May. www.blindwillie.com
Lewis Family Homecoming & Bluegrass Festival in Lincolnton. May. www.aandabluegrass.com
Elijah Clark Bluegrass Festival at Elijah Clark State Park in Lincolnton. September.
Westobou Festival at Augusta Common in Augusta. September. www.westoboughfestival.com
Historic Heartland Festivals
AthFest in Athens. June. Visit www.athfest.com
Athens Human Rights Festival in Athens. May. Visit www.athenshumanrightsfest.org
The Day Celebration Bluegrass Festival at Triple B Farm in Buckhead. May. www.thedaycelebration.com
North Georgia Folk Festival in Athens. September. http://athensfolk.org/html/index.php?cat=3
Georgia’s Lake Oconee Music Festival on Lake Oconee. October. www.lakeoconeefestivals.com
Magnolia Midlands Festivals
Celebration South in Statesboro. April. Visit www.celebrationsouth.org
Piney Woods Lake Bluegrass Festival near Glenwood. April and October. www.pineywoodslake.com
Riverbend Bluegrass Festival in Ocilla. April. www.riverbendbluegrass.com
Hillside Bluegrass Festival in Cochran. May. Visit www.hillsidebluegrass.com
Historic High Country Festivals
Austell Chapter No. 87 Bluegrass & Gospel Music Show in Dallas. March. Email sgrounds@bellsouth.net or call 770-943-7617
J. J. Merrell Memorial Benefit Festival in Tallapoosa. April. Email jdonaldallen@charter.net or call 770-834-9729
Raccoon Creek Bluegrass Festival in Dallas. July. www.raccooncreekmusic.com
Northeast Mountains Festivals
Bear on the Square Mountain Festival in Dahlonega. April. www.bearonthesquare.org
Georgia Mountain Roots & Music Festival in Hiawassee. June. www.georgiamountainfairgrounds.com
Georgia Mountain Fair Bluegrass Day in Hiawassee. July. www.georgia-mountain-fair.com
Official Georgia State Bluegrass Competition in Hiawassee. October. www.georgia-mountain-fair.com
Smithgall Summer Arts MusicFest in Gainesville. June, July, and August. www.theartscouncil.net
Plantation Trace Festivals
Picker's Paradise Park Bluegrass Festival in Ochlocknee. May. www.pickersparadisepark.com
Presidential Pathways Festivals
Angel City Bluegrass Festival in Unadilla. August. www.angelcityrally.com