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Rotterdam Bluegrass Festival
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Rotterdam Bluegrass Festival

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Noordplein, Netherlands
33 artists

Key facts

Dates
3 – 5 July 2026
Where
Noordplein, Netherlands
Tickets
edition over
Headliners
Kaia Kater, DELLA MAE, Kin’Gongolo Kiniata

Data updated on 19 February 2026 — source: official site

🎤Lineup

Headliners
Cat Clyde – Rock
Cat Clyde
Rock
Kaia Kater – Folk
Kaia Kater
Folk
DELLA MAE – Americana
DELLA MAE
Americana
Kin’Gongolo Kiniata – Afro House
Kin’Gongolo Kiniata
Afro House
Bridge City Sinners – Folk
Bridge City Sinners
Folk
Cat Lee King & His Cocks – Boogie-Woogie
Cat Lee King & His Cocks
Boogie-Woogie
Cave Spring Howlers
DAMN TALL BUILDINGS – Country
DAMN TALL BUILDINGS
Country
DUGie
Douwe Bob & Blue Grass Boogiemen
Dug – Folk
Folk
Emily Nenni – Americana
Emily Nenni
Americana
Hackensaw Boys – Americana
Hackensaw Boys
Americana
Henhouse Prowlers – Rock
Henhouse Prowlers
Rock
Hillary Klug – Bluegrass
Hillary Klug
Bluegrass
Hogslop String Band – Rock
Hogslop String Band
Rock
Horsebath – Folk
Horsebath
Folk
Johanna Rose & The Dreamboats
Jonny Fritz – Americana
Jonny Fritz
Americana
Lucky Fonz III & Henhouse Prowlers
Postmodern Clarity – Bluegrass
Postmodern Clarity
Bluegrass
Rob Heron & The Tea Pad Orchestra – Blues
Rob Heron & The Tea Pad Orchestra
Blues
SLO County Stumblers – Bluegrass
SLO County Stumblers
Bluegrass
Th' Penny Pinchers
The Hooten Hallers – Blues
The Hooten Hallers
Blues
The Hot Seats – Country
The Hot Seats
Country
The Lonesome Malones – Bluegrass
The Lonesome Malones
Bluegrass
The Porchville Stringband
Truffle Valley Boys
Truffle Valley Boys
VAN TASTIK – Southern Gothic
VAN TASTIK
Southern Gothic
Vandoliers – Americana
Vandoliers
Americana
Way Up North – Bluegrass
Way Up North
Bluegrass
angry zeta – Alternative
angry zeta
Alternative

✈️How to get to Rotterdam Bluegrass Festival

Planning your trip to Rotterdam Bluegrass Festival? Here's how to get there by plane, train or car, and plan your route to the festival site.

  • Nearest airport: Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM), about 4 km from the venue.
  • Allow about 6 min by car from the airport to the site.
  • By train, head for Rotterdam or the nearest major station, then finish by bus, shuttle or taxi to the site.
  • By car, plan for on-site parking and expect heavy traffic around the venue on festival days.
Noordplein, Netherlands
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🌤️Rotterdam Bluegrass Festival 2026 weather

Weather in Noordplein in July 2026?

Actual weather at the 2026 edition

From July 3 to July 5, 2026: up to 23°, low of 15°, 2.9 mm of rain in total.

1 rainy day
  1. Fri, Jul 3Overcast20° / 15° 0 mm
  2. Sat, Jul 4Light drizzle23° / 15° 0.8 mm
  3. Sun, Jul 5Light drizzle21° / 18° 2.1 mm

Day-by-day observed readings at the festival site (Open-Meteo archive).

Typical weather

Drizzle
Typical high20°
Typical low14°

Chance of rain: about 67% of days

2025Heavy rain22° / 15°2 rainy days
2024Light rain17° / 13°3 rainy days
2023Drizzle21° / 15°1 rainy day

Based on the last 3 years over the same period.

Hour by hour

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Same week in 2025: Fri July 4 → Sun July 6 (days aligned on the edition's weekdays).

🎧Official playlist61 tracks

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📋About

Rotterdam Bluegrass Festival transforms Noordplein into a summer celebration of country and Americana in early July 2026. The festival in the Netherlands welcomes Cat Clyde, Canadian singer blending honky tonk, blues, and atmospheric folk, with Emily Nenni and her traditional country sounds tinged with psychedelic rock. Dug completes this bill with their experimentations oscillating between rock and psychedelic pop. This summer gathering celebrates American roots music on Rotterdam's historic square, creating a striking contrast between Dutch port urbanity and American Southern traditions. Rotterdam Bluegrass Festival marries country authenticity and stylistic openness, offering three days of outdoor concerts where banjos, steel guitars, and vocal harmonies resonate in the cosmopolitan atmosphere of Noordplein, the beating heart of Rotterdam's music scene.

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📋Practical info

Dates
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City
Noordplein
Artists
33 artists
Programming
Eclectic
Official website
bluegrassfestival.nl
48%

Lineup focus score

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24%

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Musical footprint

As a % of the 24 identified artists in the lineup (known genre), by genre — not to be confused with the focus score, computed on the whole lineup.

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