Looking for the best upcoming music festivals in Pennsylvania in 2024? Well, you’ve come to the right place, as I’ve put together this incredible guide to festivals in Pennsylvania that’ll keep you dancing all year long!
Harrisburg. Philadelphia. Scranton. Pittsburgh. That’s just a few of the well-known cities nestled within the state limits of diverse Pennsylvania. And while the North-East of the US has a ton to offer any visitor, the Pennsylvania music festival scene is where it’s at!
Throughout much of the year great tunes can be found across this great state, but it’s summer when things really heat up and the state slogan of “Pursue Your Happiness” becomes all too true.
Top 22 Pennsylvania Music Festivals
The best music festivals in Pennsylvania are only a road trip, train journey, or plane trip away. Do yourself a favor, and be sure to add a couple of these festivals, events, concerts, and parties to your schedule!
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1) Elements Lakewood Music & Arts Festival
Credit: Alive Coverage
When: August 9-11, 2024
Where: Long Pond, Pennsylvania
Genre: Various
A three-day arts, music, and camping festival in a magical forest.
“Prepare to have your mind blown with top-notch electronic music, large-scale art installations, interactive performances, 3D video projection mapping, games, yoga, unique craft vendors, and more! Anticipate hidden forests, beachfront parties, wellness workshops, outdoor activities, interactive performers, and captivating experiences of all kinds. This is Elements Lakewood. We can’t wait to be back in the woods dancing, laughing, and inhibiting our own world together. Your energy and smiling faces inspire us to outdo ourselves each year. We’ve been dreaming all year of creating new forest escapes, treehouses, and nique experiences to surprise you with. 2023 brings more immersive spaces to become a part of, unique art cars to climb on, large sculptures to explore, secret paths to uncover, exhibits to question, and alternate realities to enter.”
2) Camp Bisco
When: TBC, 2024
Where: Montage Mountain, Scranton, Pennsylvania
Genre: Electronic
“Camp Bisco is an outdoor music festival held at the picturesque Montage Mountain, a world-class concert venue & waterpark located in Scranton, PA. Camp Bisco is a 3-day, rain-or-shine event with camping. Camp Bisco will feature 3 days and nights of music on 3 stages. Anyone who has been before can tell you, Camp Bisco is the best event of its kind and we’re so excited to see you all again!”
3) Big Dub Festival
Photo via Big Dub Festival Facebook
When: July, 2024 (TBC)
Where: Artemas, Pennsylvania
Genre: Electronic
https://www.facebook.com/BigDubFestival
Let’s go back HOME! Join us on the mountain!
“We are more than just a music festival; Big Dub is an interactive community that strives towards strengthening not only interpersonal bonds but also giving people the tools to achieve balance and wholeness in their everyday lives. Other available upgrades include car camping and all access/backstage passes. Previous lineups have featured names like GJones, Illenium, Liquid Stranger, Caspa, Doctor P, GTA, Clozee and more!”
4) The Peach Music Festival
The Peach is easily one of the coolest Pennsylvania Music Festivals | Credit: The Peach Music Festival
When: June, 2024 (TBC)
Where: Montage Mountain, Scranton, Pennsylvania
Genre: Rock
http://thepeachmusicfestival.com
“The Peach Music Festival is a music festival started by the Allman Brothers Band and Live Nation Entertainment that has been held annually since 2012 at the Pavilion at Montage Mountain and Montage Mountain Ski Resort in Scranton, Pennsylvania. One exception was in 2020.”
5) Musikfest
When: August 2-11, 2024
Where: Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Genre: Various
Musikfest is a music festival of unparalleled awesomeness! It’s a 10-day celebration of music, food and the arts in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
“Musikfest is an American music festival that has been held annually in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States, since 1984, and it claims to be the nation’s largest non-gated free music festival. The festival begins on the first Friday in August, and ends on Sunday ten days later.”
6) Milford Music Festival
Where: Milford, Pennsylvania
When: June, 2024
Genre: Various
https://www.facebook.com/milfordmusicfest/
“Since 2010, the Milford Music Festival has been a Borough-wide sidewalk event with music, shopping, dining and fun all over town; attracting music lovers and encouraging them to explore Milford. Over 30 businesses participate, giving music lovers a reason to experience Milford from one end of town to the other.”
7) Made in America
Credit: Made in America Festival
When: September, 2024 (Labor Day weekend – TBC)
Where: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Genre: Various
“The Made in America music festival is a massive musical celebration that takes over the Benjamin Franklin Parkway each Labor Day weekend in Philadelphia. With dozens of top performers and multiple stages on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, the two-day music festival curated by Jay-Z is one of the year’s can’t-miss events. Every year, Jay-Z hand-picks a lineup of both established and up-and-coming musicians to perform throughout the weekend — and sometimes, you can even find Jay-Z singing along in the crowd.”
8) Honesdale Roots & Rhythm Festival
When: June 15, 2024
Where: Honesdale, Pennsylvania
Genre: Roots
https://honesdalerootsandrhythm.com
“The Roots and Rhythm Music and Arts Festival is a free festival held each summer in downtown Honesdale, PA. Local, regional, and national acts come to play live music for the day and are followed by upwards of 5,000 visitors each year. A main stage is setup in Central Park and artisans and food vendors compliment the tunes with their offerings. Other bands play under tents on Main Street to compliment other local business and venue offerings. After the main stage, a Late Night Ramble (after party show) is typically held downtown.”
9) Roots Picnic
When: June, 2024
Where: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Genre: Hip-Hop / R&B
http://rootspicnic.com/philly/
“Roots Picnic is a day of incredible hip-hop and R&B music festival in Philadelphia. Its recent lineups have included Lil Uzi Vert, Dirty Projectors, The Diplomats and more. In addition to the Music Stage, Roots Picnic will also feature a Podcast Stage which plays host to live podcasts such as Drink Champs, On One with Angela Rye, Questlove Supreme and more. The Lifestyle Stage offers a MADDEN & NBA2K Tournament as well as a Fashion Panel, an Art Panel, Hustle Panel and an art market featuring local vendors called The mARkeT. The festival also features a wide variety of on-site local food and merchandise vendors for eating, drinking, shopping and more.”
10) Flood City Festival
Photo via Flood City Music Festival Facebook
When: July 26-27, 2024
Where: Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Genre: Various
https://www.floodcitymusic.com
https://www.facebook.com/floodcitymusic/
“The AmeriServ Flood City Music Festival is a celebration of American music attracting thousands of enthusiastic music fans to Johnstown, Pennsylvania every summer.”
11) Pocono Mountains Music Festival
When: July 15-27, 2024
Where: Mountainhome, Pennsylvania
Genre: Various
https://www.facebook.com/PoconoMountainsMusicFestival
“The Pocono Mountains Music Festival is a multi-art-form organization that presents an annual summer festival, as well as educational performances throughout the year. On select dates in June, July and August, step out for refined, family-friendly entertainment in the Pocono Mountains! Founded in 2009 as the Buck Hill Skytop Music Festival, the Pocono Mountains Music Festival showcases seasoned and up-and-coming performers in chamber music, cabaret, opera/choral, jazz, pop, and musical theater. Intimate performance venues allow audiences unparalleled access to world-renowned musicians.”
12) Millvale Music Festival
Image: GTX Media
When: May, 2024
Where: Millvale, Pennsylvania
Genre: Various
https://www.facebook.com/millvalemusic/
“We are ready for year two of the Millvale Music festival! This year we will have over 150 acts to celebrate Millvale’s #150th anniversary. Also, to #celebrate, we are adding new venues, including an arts festival on Sedgwick Street, right outside of Panza Gallery! This free, day-long event will support and showcase #local musical acts of many genres while showcasing the fun and unique Millvale venues. The festival will build on the success of last year’s event which reached approximately 5,000 people. Don’t let yourself miss the fun!”
13) Three Rivers Arts Festival
Photo via Three Rivers Facebook
When: May 31-June 9, 2024
Where: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Genre: Various
https://www.facebook.com/3riversartsfest/
“This may be the largest and most-celebrated free arts festival in the country. Nearly 1,000 artists are represented in hundreds of performances and attractions. No tickets are required. It’s really free. Just show up and experience all kinds of art – from top-notch touring musicians and acclaimed visual artists to creative hands-on activities for children and showcases of the Pittsburgh region’s vibrant creative community. We’ve been connecting the community to the arts since 1960.”
14) XPoNential Music Festival
Photo via Xponential Festival Facebook
When: September 20-22, 2024
Where: Camden, New Jersey (near to Philadelphia)
Genre: Various
“The XPoNential Music Festival presented by Subaru features three stages, 30+ performers, and an eclectic line-up of established and up-and-coming artists heard on WXPN 88.5FM, the award-winning Philadelphia public radio station. This year we’re proud to celebrate 25 years of bringing the XPN community and true music fans together for a 3-day, family-friendly experience along the riverfront.”
15) Electric City Music Conference
When: September, 2024 (TBC)
Where: Scranton, Pennsylvania
Genre: Various
http://www.electriccitymusicconference.com
“The Electric City Music Conference has become a Scranton, PA tradition. Annually, over three Autumn days the city is transformed into a haven for musicians and music industry professionals. The unique event consists of an award ceremony, education panels, seminars, meet and greets and a city wide music festival. The ECMC begins with Scranton’s premier night of music, The Steamtown Music Awards, where the area’s best musicians are honored and recognized for their annual achievements.
On Friday and Saturday, a two-day, multi-venue music festival sees local musicians and acts from from across the United States descend upon the city’s various bars and music venues. Saturday’s educational conference connects musicians with veteran music industry professionals through intimate panels, seminars and networking sessions.”
16) Outlaw Music Festival
Photo via Keybank Pavillion
When: July, 2024
Where: Montage Mountain, Scranton, Pennsylvania
Genre: Country
https://blackbirdpresents.com/
“The inaugural Outlaw Music Festival made its debut in 2016 in Scranton, PA featuring Willie Nelson & Family, Neil Young + Promise of the Real, Sheryl Crow, Chris Robinson Brotherhood, Lee Ann Womack, and Cabinet. The sold-out show was so well received that Blackbird and Nelson decided to take their band of outlaws on the road as a touring festival in 2017.
Last year, the Outlaw Music Festival Tour hosted more than 100,000 fans in amphitheaters and arenas all over the country. From Willie Nelson to Bob Dylan to Eric Church to The Avett Brothers, fans shared unforgettable music memories and enjoyed unique vendor villages with local food, drinks, and shopping.”
17) HiJinx Festival
When: December, 2024
Where: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Genre: EDM
https://www.facebook.com/hijinxfest/
“Offering a broad range of artists representing electronic dance music, hip-hop, rock n roll and more, the HiJinx Festival lineup serves as a lively rendezvous point for a diverse array of music fans. Headliners for the 2018 festival were Bassnectar, an American DJ who has played countless sold-out festivals and is often regarded as one of the most influential in his field, and Odesza, a Grammy-nominated EDM duo whose third studio album, A Moment Apart, debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 and No. 1 on the Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart.”
18) Philadelphia Folk Festival
When: August 16-18, 2024
Where: Upper Salford, Pennsylvania
Genre: Folk
https://pfs.org/philadelphia-folk-festival/
https://www.facebook.com/PhiladelphiaFolkFestival/
“If you are like thousands of music lovers on the East Coast you head for Upper Salford Township near the bucolic burg of Schwenksville, Pennsylvania, a little more than 35 miles outside of Philadelphia where the legendary Philadelphia Folk Festival transforms a working farm into a magical, musical sound park. This cherished event is the longest continuously running outdoor musical festival of its kind in North America and will celebrate its 60th Anniversary at the Old Pool Farm. Known to present superstars and rising stars alike, plans for this year’s summertime extravaganza are well underway!”
19) Philly Music Fest
When: October, 2024
Where: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Genre: Various
https://www.phillymusicfest.com
“Philly Music Fest is a non-profit organization. Our mission is to support local musicians, local music education programs and local independent music venues. The Philadelphia Music & Arts Festival is a non-profit endeavor – founded, produced and curated by Greg Seltzer. Our mission is to encourage the citizens of Philadelphia to SUPPORT YOUR SCENE.
The Festival is both a testament and celebration of the exploding music scene in Philadelphia and a showcase of up and coming artists. In addition to music, the Festival will highlight the food, beer and arts of Philadelphia. Local chefs will provide edibles, while all beer taps will be pouring only local craft beer. Local distilleries will handle cocktails. Local artists will display visual arts. The experience is an immersion in Philadelphia culture.”
20) WonderWorks Music Festival
When: May 25-26, 2024
Where: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
“After a successful debut, WonderWorks Music Festival will be back in 2024!”
21) Briggs Farm Blues Festival
When: July 11-13, 2024
Where: Briggsville, Pennsylvania
“The Briggs Family has been bringing the Blues to their family farm since 1998. Over the years they’ve transformed a humble little gathering into one of the Nation’s most revered Blues Festivals! Though the size has grown, “Briggs Fest” has managed to maintain a small festival mentality in a family friendly setting here in the rolling hills of Nescopeck, Pennsylvania. Over the past 25 years we’ve had 150+ national and regional bands play at our festival that has grown from one stage into two, from one day into three. Time and again, Briggs Farm Blues Festival remains “The Best Weekend of the Year!””
22) NEPA Bluegrass Festival
When: May 30-June 2, 2024
Where: Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania
https://nepabluegrass.com/index.html
“Every June, dozens of traditional and progressive bluegrass bands take the stage at the NEPA Bluegrass Festival at Lazybrook Park in Tunkhannock.”
Am I missing any epic music festivals in Pennsylvania (PA)…?
There really are so many awesome Pennsylvania festivals to choose from, but I think I put together a pretty great list featuring the best ones! If you think I’m missing any that should be added to this article, feel free to reach out to me and let me know!
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I would love to attend a music festival in Pennsylvania in the future!
I’m definitely going to have to add this one to my list!
Pine Ridge Music Festival in Albrightsville, PA, Memorial Day Weekend, Thursday-Sunday ! Great music fest in the Poconos. Camping, workshops, vendors and more. See ya there!
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