Green River Festival History:

The Green River Festival originated as two separate events that were held just a week apart in 1986 at Greenfield Community College. The Franklin County Chamber Of Commerce sponsored their first Upcountry Balloon Fair on one weekend and then local radio station WRSI held their 5th anniversary party the following weekend and featured the bands NRBQ and 10,000 Maniacs. In the following years, the two events merged and eventually became the Green River Festival.

In the early years of the festival, the focus was on ballooning but that began to change in 1990 when the festival featured New Orleans music legend Dr. John and a full slate of nationally renown talent. In the 1990’s the festival presented many legends in the making in the roots music world, including Alison Krauss and Union Station, Taj Mahal, Gillian Welch and David Rawlings and many others.

Schedule of Events:

June 20, 2025

MAIN STAGE:

3:00pm Gates Open
4:40pm - 5:30PM: TORRES
6:30pm - 7:45PM: MO LOWDA and THE HUMBLE
8:45pm - 10:30PM: MT. JOY

DEAN'S BEANS STAGE:

4pm - 4:40PM DOGPARK
5:30pm-6:30PM: TEKE:TEKE
7:45pm - 8:45PM: KABAKA PYRAMID

BACK PORCH STAGE:

4pm - 4:40PM CORAL MOONS
5:30pm - 6:30PM AJ LEE and BLUE SUMMIT
7:45pm - 8:45PM OCIE ELLIOTT

ROUND HOUSE STAGE:

3pm - 4PM NEPM'S THE FABULOUS 413
MARK MULCAHY 4:40-5:30PM
LOST FILM 6:30-7:30PM
ALI MCGUIRK 8:45-9:45PM

June 21, 2025

MAIN STAGE:

11:00am Gates Open
12:45pm - 1:30?? THEE SINSEERS
2:30pm - 3:30PM ILLUMINATI HOTTIES
4:30pm - 5:30PM DANIELLE PONDER
6:30pm - 7:45PM KEVIN MORBY
9pm - 10:30PM COURTNEY BARNETT

DEAN'S BEANS STAGE:

12pm - 12:45PM FUNKY DAWGZ DRASS DAND
1:30pm - 2:30PM THUS LOVE
3:30pm - 4:30PM THE ALTONS
5:30pm - 6:30PM REYNA TROPICAL
7:45pm - 9PM LA LOM

BACK PORCH STAGE:

12pm - 12:45PM OLIVE KLUG
1:30pm - 2:30PM STEPHEN KELLOGG
3:30pm - 4:30PM LEYLA MCCALLA
5:30pm - 6:30PM JEREMIE ALDINO
7:45pm - 9PM KATHLEEN EDWARDS

ROUND HOUSE STAGE:

11:15AM - 12PM CACTUSHEAD PUPPETS
12:45pm - 1:30PM MISTER G
2:30pm - 3:30PM THE GROWNUP NOISE
4:30pm - 5:30PM DOBBIE
6:30pm - 7:30PM WINTERPILLS
9pm - 10PM SILVIE'S OKAY

June 22, 2025

MAIN STAGE:

11:00am Gates Open
12:45-1:30?? CHAPARELLE
2:30-3:30PM GRACE BOWERS and THE HODGE PODGE
4:30-5:45PM MJ LENDERMAN and THE WIND
7-8:30PM WAXAHATCHEE

DEAN'S BEANS STAGE:

1200pm: - 12:45PM MAISON ÉLECTRONIQUE
1:30pm - 2:30PM CHICHA LIBRE
3:30pm - 4:30PM ORCHESTRE TOUT PUISSANT MARCEL DUCHAMP
5:45pm - 7PM ORCHESTRE TOUT PUISSANT MARCEL DUCHAMP

BACK PORCH STAGE:

12:00pm - 12:45PM TRUMAN SINCLAIR
1:30pm - 2:30PM MERCE LEMON
3:30pm - 4:30PM CHAPARELLE
5:45pm - 7PM FUTUREBIRDS

ROUND HOUSE STAGE:

11:15AM - 12PM TANGLEWOOD MARIONETTES
12:45pm - 1:30PM LITTLE ROOTS
2:30pm - 3:30PM MATT HEDERT and THE LONESOME DROTHERS
4:30pm - 5:30PM ALL FEELS
7pm- 8PM KIMAYA DIGGS

Date: June 20-22, 2025

Location: Franklin County Fairgrounds, 89 Wisdom Way, Greenfield, MA 01301

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