The Great Northeast Jug Band Festival 2023

Arlington Center for the Arts is pleased to be presenting for its third year, the Great Northeast Jug Band Festival on Saturday, September 30, 2-6pm! New England’s ONLY Jug Band Festival will highlight traditions from the 1920’s and 30’s, and the modern evolution of this good-time music. This event is free and open to the public at the Arlington Craft Beer Garden at the Jason Russell House (7 Jason St Arlington, MA 02476). Bring your lawn chairs and blankets and enjoy performances by three of the region’s best Jug Bands!

Event highlights include an hour-long Jug Band Jam lead by Arlington’s own SqueakEasy Jug Band and an Instrument Making activity, followed by the musical stylings of three of New England’s finest jug bands, Amy Kucharik and Friends with Benefits, The Busted Jug Band, and Washboard Slim and the Blue Lights

Arlington Craft Beer Garden is presented by the Jason Russell House and Arlington Historical Society. Craft Beer & Wine By American Beverage and Food By Menotomy Grill & Tavern.

RAIN LOCATION (PERFORMANCE + JAM ONLY): Arlington Community Center in the Main Hall, 27 Maple St Arlington, MA.