Bill Monroe Bluegrass Festival in Bean Blossom Indiana

Bill Monroe Bluegrass Festival

Great Music, Camping, Jamming, Hiking, Food, Fishing & Fellowship

In 1965 Bill Monroe founded the Bean Blossom Bluegrass Festival to bring his friends together to play the "high lonesome" sound he pioneered. Today, under new management, the memorial festival keeps his memory alive through four days of the very best bluegrass has to offer. Boasting the top talents in bluegrass, this festival draws pickers, grinners and listeners from near and far. The hillbilly music tradition goes back hundreds of years, but it was Monroe, with his high-mountain tenor and unique mandolin playing, who made bluegrass what it is today. This music is celebrated all weekend with the acoustical instruments and vocal harmonies of small groups of musicians. Since bluegrass attracts pickers as well as listeners, you just might find as much entertainment walking around the campground as on stage. Come visit us and you will more than likely make a few friends in the process.
Now believed to be the site of the oldest continuous annual bluegrass festival in the world, Bean Blossom's natural beauty has been enhanced by the careful grooming of the festival grounds. Colorful flower beds exist where none had been before; roads and campsites are named for performers and faithful bluegrass fans; a walking trail is marked where Bill Monroe always took early morning walks around his property; and soon the lake will be equipped with fountains to combat algae and beautify the scenery. The walls of the office, museum, and gift shop are lined with rare historic photographs. Couple all this with top-flight bluegrass talent, which Dwight Dillman always books, and you have the formula for a wonderful entertainment experience that you will long remember.

What is the Bean Blossom Bluegrass Music Park?

Wooded Amphitheater

Brown County Jamboree Music Park has a wooded amphitheater with a seating capacity of approximately 5,000 people. Many Bluegrass legends play here each summer.

Bill Monroe Museum & Bluegrass Hall Of Fame

The Museum is open from May thru November. A Walkway of Stars paves the entry to the museum where you can learn about the story of bluegrass beginnings and see Bill Monroe memorabilia.

Uncle Pen's Cabin

Visit the cabin where Bill Monroe spent his early teen years, owned by Pendelton Vandiver. The fame of Uncle Pen was created by Bill Monroe in song, and the cabin is his tribute to Pen for his musical influence in his life.

Gift Shop & Campgrounds

The Gift Shop & Campgrounds are open from May thru November

Directions

Take 1-65 exit Columbus, Indiana.
Take 46 West 15 miles to Nashville, Indiana.
Bean Blossom is 5 miles North of Nashville, Indiana on St. Rt. 135.

Nearby Attractions
The nearby town of Nashville, Indiana is a haven of Bed & Breakfasts, Country Inns and quiet cabins. Nashville is an artists' colony and boasts more than 300 galleries and gift shops, as well as The Little Nashville Opry, The Pine Box Theatre and The Brown County Playhouse.
Other Brown County Indiana attractions include: Brown County State Park, Yellowwood State Forest, Lake Monroe, T.C. Steele historic site, art galleries, historical museums, camping, hiking, swimming, horseback riding, nature trails, fishing lakes, and of course, spectacular autumn vistas.

Bean Blossom Indiana Lodging
Bean Blossom Indiana Jam Fest
Bean Blossom Bluegrass website

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