Join us on the Anacostia River in DC for the 8th Annual Kingman Island Bluegrass & Folk Festival with Headliners Town Mountain, Dom Flemons, and Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen leading an incredible cast of nearly 40 local bluegrass, folk, and Americana artists for nine hours of music spread across five stages on beautiful Kingman Island.

In addition to the incredible local tunes, the Festival will feature fun for all ages, including various outdoor activities, educational programs, a kids’ zone, delicious food, beer, cocktails, and more. The Kingman Island Bluegrass & Folk Festival has become the largest all-local music festival in the District, attracting over 10,000 guests annually since 2014. Bring the kids, bring the dog, but leave the disposable containers at home and consider biking or taking public transit to support the Festival and the DOEE in our “Zero Waste” mission to reduce our carbon footprint on the District.

The Kingman Island Bluegrass and Folk Festival is all about celebration. A celebration of spring in DC, the amazing talent held by our friends and neighbors, and the natural beauty in our Nation’s capital that we can too easily forget in the hustle and bustle of everyday life. As a critical fundraising event for Living Classrooms Foundation, who provides hands-on education for disadvantaged youth across the DC region, it is also an annual celebration of the fundamentally important role that community plays in lifting up those among us who are in greatest need.

Tickets and information at http://www.kingmanislandbluegrass.info or follow the Festival on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram at @KIBluegrassFest. #KIBF17.

With the support of the Department of Public Works (DPW) and the Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE), the 2016 Kingman Island Bluegrass and Folk Festival became the first Zero Waste music festival in the District! We are very proud of this distinction, and in order to maintain status as a Zero Waste festival in 2017, we are asking guests to only bring reusable water bottles and food containers onto the island. Each attendee will be provided with a reusable Zero Waste cup to use at vendors and water stations!

Tickets are available now: missiontix.com/kingmanisland. Kids under 13 are FREE.

2017 Lineup:
Town Mountain
Dom Flemons
Frank Solivan and Dirty Kitchen
The Woodshedders
Walter Martin
Nora Jane Struthers & The Party Line
The War & Treaty
The Honey Dewdrops
Charm City Junction w Ken Kolodner
By & By
The Sligo Creek Stompers
Run Come See
Mountain Ride
After Jack
Justin Trawick and the Common Good
Lisa Said
Adrian & Meredith
Luray
Ladybird
Vim & Vigor
Man About a Horse
Blue Plains
The Coteries
Elena Lacayo
Julie Outrage
Rich Daniels
The Sunrise Review
Snakehead Run
Moose Jaw
King Street Bluegrass
Split String Soup
Two Ton Twig
Ampersand String Band
…and featured artists:
Jonny Grave
AJ Head
Crys Matthews
Gina Sobel
Sarah Quintana