The Great Northeast Jug Band Festival

The Great Northeast Jug Band Festival
Saturday, Sep 28, 2024 at 2:00pm

New England’s ONLY Jug Band Festival will highlight traditions from the 1920’s and 30’s, and the modern evolution of this good-time music. This event is free and open to the public at the Arlington Craft Beer Garden at the Jason Russell House (7 Jason St, Arlington, MA 02476). Bring your lawn chairs and blankets and enjoy performances by three of the region's best Jug Bands.

Schedule:
2-3PM - Jug Band Jam + DIY Instrument Making
Jug Band Jam: Calling all guitar players, uke strummers, banjo pickers, kazoo hummers, washboard beaters, and tub thumpers! Kick off the festival by participating in a jug band jam lead by The Jug Nuts!
Make your own musical instrument! We’ll provide materials and instructions to make simple shakers, hummable kazoos, and decorate-able jugs out of recycled or easily found materials.
3-6PM - Performances + Lecture
3PM - Outrageous Fortune
4PM - Jim Kweskin + Friends
5PM - Busted Jug Band