IBA WinterFest 2026

Start: Saturday, January 31, 2026 3:00PM
End: Saturday, January 31, 2026 9:00PM

Need to chase away the winter blues? Then do it with BLUEGRASS music at Winterfest 2026! Sponsored by the Idaho Bluegrass Association, this year’s event features 10 bands on two stages for 6 hours of music at the Shrine Social Club. Some of the area’s best bluegrass and acoustic bands will be featured, including Tree City Travelers and Chicken Dinner Road. Check the Idaho Bluegrass Association website (https://www.idahobluegrassassociation.org/winterfest.html) for a compete list of bands and the schedule.

Winterfest is IBA's annual fund raiser and helps to fund other events during the year such as Springfest (free to the public and featuring a full day of live music), the Weiser Banjo Contest, the IBA Open Mic and other bluegrass activities.

So, bust out your boots and come for a day of dancing or just sitting back and enjoying quality live bluegrass and acoustic music. Food and drink will be available for purchase onsite.

?Band Schedule:

• 3:00—3:50 CHEATGRASS (Upstairs)
• 3:30—3:55 White Pine Lightning (Downstairs)
• 4:00—4:50 CHICKEN DINNER ROAD (Upstairs)
• 4:30—4:55 Backwood Ramblers (Downstairs)
• 5:00—5:50 BEYOND THE BURREN (Upstairs)
• 5:30—5:55 Mia (Downstairs)
• 6:00—6:50 DRY BUCK (Upstairs)
• 6:00—6:20 B-Team (Downstairs)
• 6:30—6:55 Boulder Hill (Downstairs)
• 7:00—7:50 TATER PATCH (Upstairs)
• 8:00—8:50 TREE CITY TRAVELERS (Upstairs)