The Shady Grove Bluegrass Festival has run annually for nearly 30 years, delivering top notch entertainment, workshops and jamming. The Festival is now held in Sundre, Alberta, in the shadow of Snake Hill at the Sundre Pro Rodeo Grounds. The Festival is run by a committed group of volunteers and is a not for profit event.
Shady Grove is a showcase for Canadian talent such as: The Lonesome Ace Stringband, The Slocan Ramblers and Jake Vaadeland and the Sturgeon River Boys. High profile groups from further afield have included: The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys, Special Consensus, Dry Branch Fire Squad, Chris and Sally Jones and Jeff Scroggins and Colorado. The Foothills Bluegrass Music Society works hard all year to round up top notch talent for the Festival.
The Shady Grove Bluegrass Festival moved from Broadview Farm near Nanton, Alberta to Sundre, Alberta in 2020. The new venue offers comfortable, spacious dry camping. You can expect to set up in walking distance to the stage, and to be jamming with your friends old and new, in the tradition of the best bluegrass festivals.
At Shady Grove Bluegrass Festival we aim to bring you great performances, workshops, facilitated and informal jamming, and an open mic on Sunday. There is a beer garden, food trucks, and vendors located on the Festival grounds. For a little time away from the Festival, the Town of Sundre offers access to hotels and other lodging/camping, restaurants, grocery stores, golfing and other recreation, and the paths and hiking trails of Snake Hill and beyond.
