Past Events › Music Festivals & Concerts

© MysticSeaport.org Performers come from around the world and across the United States for one of the world’s premier sea music events, featuring four days of workshops, concerts, hands-on demonstrations, and a scholarly symposium – all celebrating the music of the sea. From songs of the golden age of sail to contemporary compositions, the Sea Music Festival features a wide variety of sea music both modern and traditional, a children’s stage with special performances for families, and…

Hosted by Mystic Shipyard in Mystic, CT and showcasing music from rock to reggae, blues to country, this festival supports Sails Up 4 Cancer, a non-profit charity organization dedicated to funding research in the education, prevention, care and cure for all types of cancer through the art and enjoyment of sailing. SU4C will receive all tips from the bar. For information including festival hours, ticket prices and performance times, log onto mysticriverjam.com.

Inspired by Pete Seeger’s desire to clean up the Hudson River more than 40 years ago, the Clearwater Festival features seven sustainably powered stages with diverse music, dance, storytelling & family-oriented programming, working waterfront with small boat exhibits & rides, artisanal foods, crafts, and environmental education exhibits. Performers include Ani DiFranco, Railroad Earth, The Wailers, Tom Paxton and the DonJuans, Tom Chapin, The Mammals, Guy Davis, and many more.

Celebrating its 13th anniversary, this is the longest running and largest 4-day “American Themed” music, art & cultural family event on Long Island. This year’s powerhouse lineup includes Edgar Winter, War, Dweezil Zappa, America, Assembly of Dust, and many more.

The lineup for this year's Newport Folk Festival at Fort Adams State Park in Newport, Rhode Island includes Todd Snider, Lukas Nelson, Lake Street Dive, Parker Millsap, Jeff Tweedy, Phil Lesh & The Terrapin Family Band, and many more.

This seminal event celebrates its 65th anniversary with performances by Herbie Hancock, Kamasi Washington, Common, Dee Dee Bridgewater and the Memphis Soulphony, Sun Ra Arkestra, The Ron Carter Trio, and many more.