Surrounded by the beautiful backdrop of the Berkshire mountains in northwestern Massachusetts, the two day festival takes place at Mass MoCA, promoting innovative grassroots music.

FreshGrass is a wonderland of traditional and cutting edge bluegrass and roots music, tucked appropriately into a 19th-century factory turned 21st-century museum in the Berkshire mountains of northwestern Massachusetts. An opportunity for enthusiasts to both appreciate and participate, FreshGrass is family-friendly and brimming with the brightest talent not just on our four stages, but also in our galleries, brick-lined courtyards, and grassy fields

FreshGrass always features a diverse lineup encompassing the best in acoustic music — from traditional masters and iconic trailblazers to musical discoveries. Past performers include Brandi Carlile, Alison Brown, Bela Fleck and Del McCoury. Living legends like Mavis Staples, the Indigo Girls, and Dwight Yoakam have performed on FreshGrass stages where Rhiannon Giddens, Jade Bird, and Ruthie Foster all met new audiences and left them captivated.

MASS MoCA is one of the world’s premier centers for making and showing the best art of our time. The museum’s vast galleries and multiplicity of stages — both inside and out — offer artists unprecedented opportunities to make and present large-scale sculpture, inventive theater, roots music writers, ‌and big new musical ideas that will confound expectations…and delight you.

The festival is rich with original compositions, spirited contests, and spontaneous collaborations. FreshGrass is a family-friendly experience that brings its venues to joyful life with music on indoor and outdoor stages, in museum galleries, and throughout its host cities.