The Prescott Bluegrass Festival
The festival started as a fiddle contest dedicated to a local fiddler. In the mid-80's it took on the character of a typical bluegrass festival. Until the mid-90’s, the event was held at Watson Lake Park, and then moved to its current downtown location on the Yavapai County Courthouse Plaza in 1996. At that time the event changed character again to one with FREE admission. It remains the only FREE bluegrass festival of its caliber in the western United States. Financial support comes from local businesses, Lamb Chevrolet, the City of Prescott, Arizona Commission on the Arts and many additional Friends of Bluegrass, as well as raffle sales, festival tee shirts and the festival program.
The Prescott Chamber of Commerce coordinates this FREE festival and strives to bring audiences a variety of bluegrass shows: traditional and contemporary; national, regional, and local groups; family and non-family bands – while maintaining the highest standards for the music.
The Prescott Chamber of Commerce coordinates this FREE festival and strives to bring audiences a variety of bluegrass shows: traditional and contemporary; national, regional, and local groups; family and non-family bands – while maintaining the highest standards for the music.
CAMPING FOR THE PRESCOTT BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL
CAMPING IS SOLD OUT!
Thank you 2024 Bluegrass Festival Bands!
Special Thanks To Our 2024 Sponsors
Presenting Sponsor
Stage Sponsor
43rd Annual Prescott Bluegrass Festival Partners
43rd Annual Prescott Bluegrass Festival Band Sponsors
2024 Friends of the Bluegrass Festival
Interested in Sponsorship? Follow up with the following documents to see how you can get involved!
Please consider giving to the
Prescott Bluegrass Festival Raffle
To help keep admission FREE to this annual festival, the Prescott Chamber requests donated items to the raffle drawing. The money earned by selling raffle tickets, helps offset the expenses of hosting this popular annual community event.
Past Bluegrass Festival Photos!
Photo Credits Courtesy of the Prescott Chamber Volunteer Photographer: Colonel Robert D. Shanks