Bluegrass and Butterflies Festival 

September 13th - 14th, 2024

Friday, 3:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Saturday, 12:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Benefactor: Elkton Community Education Center

This is a two-day outdoor music festival held down at Fort Umpqua with dry camping available in the upper recreation field. The event features multiple bands, food trucks, products from local wineries & breweries, and vendors with eco-friendly, handmade, and wellness items.  

The event theme is “Music is Medicine,” and a portion of the proceeds benefit ECEC’s new Wellness Initiative to reduce high levels of chronic illness in this Medically Underserved Area through nutrition and lifestyle classes, support groups, public benefit application assistance, telehealth access, and preventative health services.

Hours:

12:00 pm - 10:00 pm
- Workshops and jam sessions down at The Fort

1:00 pm - 8:00 pm
- Booths are open each day; Music until 10 pm.

9:00 am - 5:00 pm
- Elkton Community Education Center open

Highlights:

- 7 regionally & nationally known bluegrass performers
- Food Vendors
- Local Craft Vendors
- Banjo Workshops
- Beer & Custom Wine
- Main Stage Music 
- Oregon Bluegrass Association Bluegrass Jam session   

Artist Lineup: 

Friday

3:00 pm - Coos River Ruckus
4:30 pm - Under the Rocks
6:00 pm - Buffalo Galaxy
7:30 pm - Fog Holler
9:00 pm - Slocan Ramblers

Saturday

12:00 pm - Coos River Ruckus
1:30 pm - Lost Creek
3:00 pm - Muddy Souls
4:30 pm - Slocan Ramblers
6:00 pm - Under The Rocks
7:30 pm - Buffalo Galaxy
9:00 pm - Stillhouse Junkies

Other Activities:
 
Friday and Saturday:

9:00 am - 5:00 pm
- Butterfly Pavillion & Adoptions, Art Exhibit
- ECEC Gift Shop, Native Plant Self-Guided Tour

Saturday

7:00 am - 11:00 am
- Elkton Lions Club Pancake Breakfast at ECEC's Garden Patio

9:00 am - 11:30 am
- YOGA with Jen Champion at ECEC's Blueberry Bush Lawn

9:30 am
- TBMHP 5/10k run for Wellness (day of registration available)
- This is a separately ticketed event.
- You can get tickets here: Run For Wellness

1:00 pm -8:00 pm
- Artists In Action: Scharf T-shirt Screen Prints & Lewis Watercolors

Sunday

7:00 am - 11:00 am
- Elkton Lions Club Pancake Breakfast at ECEC's Garden Patio

Tickets: 

• $55 - Friday Admission
• $65 - Saturday Admission
• $110 - Weekend Admission

Free admission for children 12 years and younger. 

Camping: 

$70 - Weekend Camping (Friday - Sunday)

• 9 am check-in on Friday 
• 4 pm check-out on Sunday
• RV & tent camping available at checkout

Call (541) 584-2692 for camping questions!

Parking: 

$5 - Daily Parking Pass 

• Parking funds go directly towards the ECEC youth employment program

Camping Details: 

• RV camping includes any 5th wheel type vehicles
• Dry camping ECEC upper lot recreation field 
• Bathroom accessible
• Showers for $5.00 fee on-site 
• No shade available 
• NO FIRE or OPEN FLAMES 
• NO RV hook-ups
• STRICT pack-in-pack-out policy! 

All ages. 
Tickets non-refundable.