Festivals

The Alexandria Guitar Festival
Annual series of classical salon guitar concerts and seminars. Held in Alexandria, Virginia. Schedule, artist profiles, and registration information.
http://www.internationalguitarinstitute.com/web/Alexandria_Guitar_Festival.html

Americana International
American music and auto show staged annually in the United Kingdom. Press reviews, current lineup, photographs, MP3 files, and past event information.
http://www.countrymusic.org.uk/americana/

Austin City Limits Music Festival
Annual end of summer event held in Austin, Texas. Program schedule, photographs, rules, travel information, ticket information, and merchandise. [Requires Flash]
http://www.aclfestival.com/

Australian National Eisteddfod
Annual festival held in Canberra. Competitions covering bands and orchestras; choirs; instrumental; piano; speech and drama; and singing. Includes results, history, contacts, and news.
http://www.nationaleisteddfod.org.au

Autumn Groove
An annual eclectic summer event held in Eau Claire, WI. Band lineup, photographs, and travel directions.
http://www.autumngroove.com/

Bear Valley Music Festival
Classical, opera, and rock event held every summer in Bear Valley, California. Schedule, ticket information, and information on the summer music camp.
http://www.bearvalleymusic.org/

Burning Beats Music Festival
Features a variety of Australian bands and artists. Held annually in September in Nanango, Queensland. Schedule, ticket information, and travel information.
http://www.burningbeats.com.au/

Canadian Music Week International
Music festival, conference, and exhibition with thousands of music industry participants from around the world. 350 bands in 35 clubs over three nights. Held in annually Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
http://www.cmw.net

Cork Dulcimer Festival
Annual summer event in Ireland offers performances, seminars and workshops for mountain dulcimer and hammered dulcimer. Highlights from previous events, schedules, registration.
http://www.corkdulcimerfest.org/

Day To Be Gay
An annual event featuring gay and lesbian performers, with food, vendors, activities for children, and sign language interpretation. Musician profiles, history, photographs, and travel directions.
http://daytobegay.org/

Festivall Charleston, West Virginia
Annual week-long arts event featuring jazz and bluegrass with dance, theater and street fair. Includes schedule, ticket information and music competition details.
http://www.festivallcharleston.com/

Finnegan's Wake
Features jazz, bluegrass, folk and fiddle music, and traditional and non-traditional Irish music. Schedule, travel directions, band profiles, photographs, and ticket information
http://www.nymusicfestival.com/

Gretna Heritage Festival
Three day event featuring big name entertainment, carnival rides, and crafts. Held in Gretna, Louisiana. Site provides a schedule, map, and an online volunteer form.
http://www.gretnafest.com/

Lowlands
Official site. A music festival that covers, not only all sorts of alternative music styles ranging from rock to dance, but all kinds of other modern day art forms as well.
http://www.lowlands.nl/

Master Musicians Festival
An annual eclectic three-day music festival held in Somerset, Kentucky. Schedule, band biographies, photographs, review of the previous year, and ticket information.
http://www.mastermusiciansfestival.com/

Music in the Air
A program of the Columbus Recreation and Parks Department, presenting free concerts and festivals all summer long. Site provides a schedule, poster gallery, and an online application form for musicians.
http://www.musicintheair.org/

North By Northwest
Over 300 bands, 20 clubs, 3 nights in Portland, Oregon. Panels and a trade show by day, and music festival by night.
http://www.nxnw.com/

The Pepsi Sziget Music Festival
An annual music and cultural festival held in Central Europe. News, history, lineup, map, photographs, ticket information, and message board.
http://www.diaksziget.com/cgi-local/english/e_szigetindex.cgi

Riverside Festival
An annual one day summer event featuring both dance and rock bands. Held in Stamford, England. History, lineup, vendor information, and photographs.
http://www.stamfordonline.co.uk/riverside/

Seattle Music Fest
Annual festival showcasing emerging Northwest music talent. Held at Alki Beach in West Seattle, U.S.A. Site contains news, line-up, schedule, directions, photos, and application information for performers.
http://www.northwestarts.org/smf/aboutsmf.htm

The Solar Concert Music Series
Music proving ground for renewable, non-polluting and environmentally safe energy sources. Upcoming events and news related to the use of solar energy.
http://www.lapaz.com/dlabs/solar101.htm

The Sunshine Coast Festival of the Performing Arts
Annual event held in Sechelt, British Columbia celebrates dance as well as instrumental and choral music, including classical and folk styles. Site provides participation information, schedule, and selection list.
http://www.coastfestival.com/

The Totally Huge New Music Festival
Held annually in April in Perth, Australia, featuring chamber and electronic music, improvisation, sound installations, and outback projects. Past event information and calendar.
http://www.tura.com.au/

Ultima - Oslo Contemporary Music Festival
An annual festival held in October. Information about the festival and day-by-day festival programme. (Site in English and Norwegian)
http://www.ultima.no/

Skiddle.com Festivals
Festival news, with ticket and information, band and DJ lineups and competitions. [RSS]
http://www.skiddle.com/rss/Festivals.xml