Music Festivals in Massachusetts 2027: Charles River Stages, Greenfield Campouts and Bluegrass at MASS MoCA

Greenfield, a Franklin County town in the Pioneer Valley, hosts three of the festivals on this page. Two of them pitch tents in the woods of Camp Kee-Wanee, a summer day camp built around the arts. The third fills the Franklin County Fairgrounds, established in 1865.

The rest of the calendar runs from the Charles River in Boston to a surf shop's festival on the South Shore, the free stages of downtown Lowell and a museum in North Adams.

As of October 30, 2026, five organizers have posted 2027 dates, and three still show last season's.

Massachusetts music festivals in 2027, by month

Boston Calling (June 4–6), Green River Festival (June 18–20), Levitate (July 17–18), the Lowell Folk Festival (July 23–25) and FreshGrass in North Adams (September 24–26) have all posted 2027 dates. Strangecreek Campout, Wormtown and Breakaway Mass haven't announced theirs, and their sites still describe 2026.

Unifier, whose latest edition was in 2023 at a Tolland summer camp, is covered with Vermont's Firefly burn in the Northeast regional guide. The 2027 calendar sets every month side by side, nationwide.

Camp Kee-Wanee: Strangecreek and Wormtown

Strangecreek Campout: Memorial Day weekend in the Greenfield woods (2027 dates TBA)

Strangecreek Campout last ran May 22–25, 2026, over Memorial Day weekend at Camp Kee-Wanee. Its 2026 FAQ put wooded tent camping in the ticket: park, carry your gear in and claim a spot. Once the gates opened they stayed open, and a Family Camp offered crafts, hikes and movie nights.

Outfit note: the festival's own packing list warns that it gets chilly at night, and Worcester averages 46.8°F on May nights. Open fires aren't allowed, so the warm layer has to be on you.

Wormtown Music Festival: September at the same camp (2027 dates TBA)

Wormtown returned to Camp Kee-Wanee on September 18–20, 2026, with an early-entry Thursday on September 17. Its FAQ asks campers to bring canned goods or hygiene products for a food drive that supports the Franklin County Meals Program.

Outfit note: September nights in Worcester average 53.2°F, seven degrees colder than August's. Zip the cloak at camp.

Fairgrounds weekends in Greenfield and Marshfield

Green River Festival: fairground camping and a Kidway (June 18–20)

The Green River Festival fills the Franklin County Fairgrounds on June 18–20, 2027, and three-day passes, teen tickets and camping add-ons are already on sale. Its where-to-stay page says every 2027 RV site has hookups, and campers need a three-day pass.

Kids 12 and under get in free, and the Kidway is the family area. Its 2026 page described thousands of cardboard creatures, readied by Art Garden volunteers, to paint and parade on Saturday beside Anne Cubberly's giant puppets.

Outfit note: the snapback and leggings for a June afternoon on the fairgrounds, then a hoodie when Worcester's 55.9°F normal low comes around.

Levitate Music & Arts Festival: a surf shop's weekend south of Boston (July 17–18)

Levitate began in 2003 as a surf and skate shop, its about page says, and its music and art festival returns to the Marshfield Fairgrounds, 30 minutes south of Boston, on July 17–18, 2027. More than 15 visiting artists create murals and large-scale pieces on the grounds, and a Kid's Zone runs both days.

Outfit note: a coastal July night at Logan averages 66.0°F, so leggings and a tee carry the day. Bring a hoodie for after dark.

In town: Boston Calling, Lowell Folk and Breakaway

Boston Calling: three days beside the Charles River (June 4–6)

Boston Calling posts June 4–6, 2027 at the Harvard Athletic Complex, along the Charles River, with a footnote that the event is pending City of Boston license approvals. The site describes three days of outdoor stages, visual arts, a 100-foot Ferris wheel and more than 30 local food vendors.

Outfit note: Logan's June normals run from 76.2°F by day to 59.7°F at night. Tie a cotton hoodie at your waist for later.

Lowell Folk Festival: the 40th edition, free to attend (July 23–25)

The Lowell Folk Festival turns 40 on July 23–25, 2027, the last full weekend of July as always. Its FAQ, still written for 2026, lists four downtown stages, including Boarding House Park and St. Anne's Churchyard. Admission is free, though the festival costs over $1 million a year to produce, and Bucket Brigade volunteers collect donations.

Outfit note: you'll walk between four stages on city streets, so pick light layers and a cap for the July sun.

Breakaway Mass: an 18+ dance weekend in Worcester (2027 dates TBA)

Breakaway's Massachusetts stop played Palladium Outdoors in Worcester on August 21–22, 2026, with general admission for ages 18 and up. Worcester isn't among the four stops in Breakaway's 2027 phase one, and the tour says phase two markets are coming.

Outfit note: Worcester's August normal low is 60.5°F. The cyberpunk leggings and a black tee suit the dance floor; zip a cloak for the parking lot afterward.

The Berkshires: FreshGrass returns to MASS MoCA

FreshGrass North Adams: back after a year off (September 24–26)

FreshGrass paused its North Adams festival in 2026 and returns to MASS MoCA on September 24–26, 2027, filling indoor and outdoor stages and the museum's galleries with roots music. The campus also hosted Solid Sound in June 2026; no next edition is posted. North Adams sits closer to Albany than to Boston, and New York's 2027 festival hub covers the farms across the line.

Outfit note: late September in the hills means nights in the low 50s°F or colder. Wear the cloak open between galleries and zip it up for the courtyard.

Harbor-level Logan, hilltop Worcester

Logan Airport sits 12 feet above Boston Harbor; Worcester's airport sits 1,000 feet up in the middle of the state. From May through September, Worcester's average low runs 3.5 to 5.0 degrees under Logan's, with the widest gap in September. May afternoons are nearly identical at the two airports (66.5°F and 66.6°F), yet Worcester still drops to 46.8°F by night.

Data: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 monthly normals for Boston Logan International Airport (USW00014739) and Worcester Regional Airport (USW00094746), read October 30, 2026. Greenfield and North Adams have no station on this table, so use Worcester as a rough guide for both.

Egyptian gold and Angel Catcher cranberry for Massachusetts nights

Gold on harbor navy. The Egyptian Atlantis men's festival cloak ($250) tiles gold and bronze panels over a navy so deep it looks almost black. On the back, a tree with spreading roots glows inside a gold circle, ringed by medallions holding eyes and pharaoh faces, with gold birds near the shoulders and jackals and sphinxes guarding the hem. Open, hood raised, as in our featured photo, it suits a Wormtown night.

Cranberry on charcoal. The Red Angel Catcher men's festival cloak ($250) spreads cranberry and crimson feathers from a hexagon holding a rose-and-cream Flower of Life grid, ringed by six pink petals. White six-pointed stars mark the chest and the waist, and charcoal knotwork fills the lower half. Zip it to the chin for a 46.8°F May night at Strangecreek.

Spec sheet for either cloak: 200 g/m² micro-mink · faux-fur fleece lining, black or white · drawstring hood · two-way front zipper · four pockets, including a zipped inner one · unisex, XS–5XL.

A wolf for the camp woods. The Crimson Fenrir Wolf cotton pullover hoodie ($100) sets a grey wolf with glowing orange-red eyes over the kangaroo pocket, crimson swirls curling across the sleeves. All cotton, 310 g/m², with the print dyed into the fibers: drawcord hood, relaxed fit, XS–6XL. Line-dry it after a cold wash, and count on 3–5% shrinkage the first time.

Navy-night leggings. The Alien Cyberpunk Mech men's festival leggings ($65) swirl violet, cobalt and turquoise down the leg, with a white geometric star on the thigh and a flare of crimson and pink at the calf. Skinny fit, 90/10 polyester-spandex, XS to 3XL, for Breakaway or Levitate. The same design lights up a crane-lined harbor in our love story Fixed or Floating.

Old gold over the brim. The Golden Phoenix snapback ($40) spreads a bronze-gold phoenix across the crown, its feathers shading into violet, blue and teal, and a grey Flower of Life lattice lines the underbrim. The polyester crown (150 g/m²) closes with a snap band in one size; wear it for shade at Boston Calling or Lowell.

Tent-side fleece for the Greenfield woods

Strangecreek ran four days in 2026 and Wormtown three, and both FAQs say the nights get chilly. Keep our hooded blanket ($150) beside your sleeping bag: a pullover in one 4XL size that drapes on anyone, 300 g/m² polyester fleece, a cat-ear hood, a collar that zips partway and one big front pocket.

Timing an order for Boston Calling, Green River and Levitate

Every piece starts life at checkout and can take 25 business days to reach you: 11 to make at the slow end, 14 to travel. For Boston Calling, the parcel must land by Thursday, June 3; count back 25 business days from there, not counting weekends or federal holidays, for your deadline, and 30 to have it home a week early.

• Boston Calling (Friday, June 4): slack by Wednesday, April 21, 2027; latest Wednesday, April 28, with Memorial Day left out.
• Green River Festival (Friday, June 18): slack by Wednesday, May 5; latest Wednesday, May 12.
• Levitate (Saturday, July 17): slack by Wednesday, June 2; latest Wednesday, June 9, with Juneteenth and the observed Fourth of July left out.

Our made-to-order guide covers 42 festivals nationwide. Our shop FAQ suggests one size up for a cloak worn over a hoodie like the Fenrir, and sometimes two. Every sale is final, so email art@magusfawn.com your measurements and we'll name a size. A $70 cart ships free to US addresses.

A September courtyard in North Adams

One imagined scene to end on: late September in North Adams, a banjo line carrying out of a MASS MoCA gallery into the courtyard, and Berkshire air cool enough to pull the gold-and-navy cloak from the bag. If one state's calendar isn't enough, our 2027 must-attend list covers the rest of the country.

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Frequently asked questions

What do Strangecreek and Wormtown ask campers to bring?

Their FAQs list a tent, sleeping bag, camp chairs, bug repellent, sunscreen, rain gear, a good flashlight, earplugs and extra layers, because nights get chilly. Cars stay out of the wooded campsites, so pack light enough to carry. Open fires aren't allowed, small propane grills are, and the Wormtown Food Drive collects canned goods.

What's free for kids at the Green River Festival?

Entry, for anyone 12 and under, and the Kidway's Art Garden activities. In 2026 the Art Garden filled a tent and a barn with cardboard creatures to paint, the Round House Stage hosted late-morning and early-afternoon shows, and a Saturday parade with giant puppets gathered at 5:30 p.m. The 2027 festival runs June 18–20 in Greenfield.

Why did FreshGrass skip North Adams in 2026?

The festival announced a one-year pause. Its North Adams page says the team is using 2026 to shape the next edition while presenting shows at Studio 9 and a new series called FreshGrass Presents. FreshGrass returns to MASS MoCA on September 24–26, 2027, and the page said 2027 tickets would go on sale in September 2026.

Who pays for the free Lowell Folk Festival?

Partners, sponsors and donors. Its FAQ says the festival costs over $1 million a year to produce, so Bucket Brigade volunteers carry buckets for donations, and supporters wear beads to show it. Six producing partners, including the City of Lowell and Lowell National Historical Park, organize it. The 40th edition runs July 23–25, 2027.

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