> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://pamphleteer.co/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # 2022 Driving Distance Festivals - URL: https://pamphleteer.co/calendar/2022-driving-distance-festivals/ - Published: 2022-04-11T01:05:29.000Z - Updated: 2026-05-17T11:58:22.000Z - Author: Edward Landstreet - Tags: Events, #Import 2026-08-01 20:40 Here are the Summer's most exciting festivals within driving distance of Nashville. Catch us at the Redneck Rumble, Tomato Fest, and Louder Than Life, among others. ### April #### 4/21-24 **French Quarter Festival** \- New Orleans, LA I know it’s far but it has the best lineup on the list and it’s FREE. [Info](https://frenchquarterfest.org/?ref=pamphleteer.co) #### 4/23 **Rarity Festival** \- Memphis, TN Beer festival held by Wiseacre. Breweries from all over the country showcase their beers. A ticket gets you a taster glass and 4 hours of unlimited drinking. [Info](https://tastetherarity.com/?ref=pamphleteer.co) #### 4/28 - 5/1 **Merlefest** \- Wilkesboro, NC One of the largest bluegrass festivals in the country. Large lineup, a variety of stages, camping, and, unfortunately, NO ALCOHOL. [Info](https://merlefest.org/lineup/?ref=pamphleteer.co) #### 4/29 - 5/1 **Shaky Knees** \- Atlanta, GA Notable bands: My Morning Jacket, Nine Inch Nails, Amyl and the Sniffers, and King Gizzard. [Info](https://www.shakykneesfestival.com/?ref=pamphleteer.co) #### 4/29 - 5/1 **Beale Street Music Festival** \- Memphis, TN Southern Rap + Rock. This is the most ratchet festival on the list. [Info](https://www.memphisinmay.org/events/beale-street-music-festival/line-up/?ref=pamphleteer.co) #### 4/29 - 5/1 **SweetWater 420 Fes**t - Atlanta, GA Jam band heavy lineup. [Info](https://sweetwater420fest.com/?ref=pamphleteer.co) ### May #### 5/5-7 **Boxcar Pinion Bluegrass Festival** \- Chickamauga, GA Another good ole bluegrass fest tucked away just south of Chattanooga. [Info](http://foreverbluegrass.com/?ref=pamphleteer.co) #### 5/7 **Spring BierFest** \- Helen, GA Helen is a Bavarian style village in North Georgia famous for it’s Oktoberfest. [Info](https://www.helenchamber.com/events/bierfest.html?ref=pamphleteer.co) #### 5/11-14 **World Championship BBQ Cooking Competition** \- Memphis, TN [Info](https://memphisinmay.org/events/world-championship-barbecue-cooking-contest/?ref=pamphleteer.co) #### 5/20-21 **Kilgore Station Bluegrass Festival** \- Crossplains, TN You’ll likely see someone playing the jug here. [Info](https://kilgorestation.com/appearing-in-2022/?ref=pamphleteer.co) #### 5/21-22 **Smoky Mountain Scottish Festival & Games** \- Townsend, TN [Info](https://smokymountaingames.org/about/?ref=pamphleteer.co) #### 5/21-22 **GA Mushroom Fest** \- Cave Spring, GA Music and mycology. [Info](https://georgiamushroomfestival.com/?ref=pamphleteer.co) #### 5/20-22 **Poorcastle** \- Louisville, KY The poor man’s Forecastle. [Info](https://www.poorcastle.com/?ref=pamphleteer.co) #### 5/27-29 **Forecastle Fest** \- Louisville, KY The Coachella of KY. [Info](https://www.forecastlefest.com/?ref=pamphleteer.co) #### 5/28-30 **Atlanta Jazz Fest** \- Atlanta, GA Free! [Info](https://atljazzfest.com/line-up/?ref=pamphleteer.co) ### June #### 6/3-4 **Black Mountain Jamboree** \- Monticello, KY Intimate bluegrass fest on a beautiful stretch of the Cumberland River. [Info](https://www.blackmountainjamboree.com/location?ref=pamphleteer.co) #### 6/4 **Folk Medicine Festival** \- Red Boiling Springs, TN [Info](https://www.facebook.com/folkmedicinefestival) #### 6/5 **Dunlap Coke Ovens Bluegrass Festival** \- Dunlap, TN Bluegrass festival held on a historic coal mining site containing the ruins of 268 Beehive Coke Ovens built in 1902. [Info](http://cokeovens.com/festival/?ref=pamphleteer.co) #### 6/9-11 **Cherokee Bluegrass Festival** \- Cherokee, NC Bluegrass in the smokies. [Info](http://www.evansmediasource.com/index%5Ffiles/cherokeebluegrassfestival.htm?ref=pamphleteer.co) #### 6/10-11 **Redneck Rumble** \- Lebanon, TN Great gathering of gearheads, possibly the rowdiest party on the list. [Info](https://bothbarrelspromotions.com/events?ref=pamphleteer.co) #### 6/16-19 **Bonnaroo** \- Manchester, TN The Coachella of the TN. [Info](https://www.bonnaroo.com/?ref=pamphleteer.co) #### 6/22-25 **Rompfest** \- Owensboro, KY Large bluegrass music festival with camping. [Info](https://rompfest.com/?ref=pamphleteer.co) ### July #### 7/27-32 **Floydfest** \- Patrick County, VA Big lineup of bluegrass, blues, country, folk, and rock. [Info](https://floydfest.com/?ref=pamphleteer.co) #### 7/7-10 **Byrd’s Creek Music Fest** \- Crossville, TN Country and Bluegrass heavy lineup, notable names include Del Mcoury, Hannah Juanita, The Tillers, and Chelsea Lovitt. [Info](https://www.byrdscreekmusicfestival.com/?ref=pamphleteer.co) #### 7/9 **Cave Spring Motorcycle Rally & Music Fest** \- Cave Spring, GA [Info](https://www.cavespringga.com/calendar-of-events.html?ref=pamphleteer.co) ### August #### 8/12-13 **Tomato Fest** \- Nashville, TN Only fools don’t dress up like a tomato for this. [Info](https://www.tomatoartfest.com/?ref=pamphleteer.co) #### 8/20 **German Bierfest** \- Atlanta, GA One day of biers, brats, döners, pretzels, kraut, and schnitzel. [Info](https://www.facebook.com/events/537905400719932) ### September #### 9/9-11 **Bristol Rhythm and Roots Reunion** \- Bristol, TN [Info](https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/festival/?ref=pamphleteer.co) #### 9/22-25 **Louder Than Life** \- Louisville, KY Most aggressive lineup on the list. Slipknot, Helmet, Incubus, Tenacious D, and the like. [Info](https://louderthanlifefestival.com/?ref=pamphleteer.co) #### 9/23-25 **Furnace Fest** \- Birmingham, AL Most sacrilegious lineup on the list. The descendants of Black Sabbath really love symbols of Catholicism, but hey, don’t we all? [Info](https://www.furnacefest.us/?ref=pamphleteer.co)