| Salmonfest Alaska | Ninilchik | AK | United States | August | Jam |
| Talladega Bluegrass & Fingerstyle Guitar Festival | Lincoln | AL | United States | August | Bluegrass and Fingerstyle |
| Locomotion Fest | Felton | CA | United States | August | Jam, Bluegrass |
| Reggae on the River | Humboldt County | CA | United States | August | Reggae |
| Lake Tahoe Reggae Festival | Lake Tahoe | CA | United States | August | Reggae |
| Mammoth Bluesapalooza | Mammoth Lakes | CA | United States | August | Variety |
| Rhythms on the Rio | Del Norte | CO | United States | August | Americana, Bluegrass |
| RapidGrass Bluegrass Festival | Idaho Springs | CO | United States | August | Bluegrass |
| Bluegrass and Beer Festival | Keystone | CO | United States | August | Bluegrass |
| Keystone Bluegrass and Beer Festival | Keystone | CO | United States | August | Bluegrass, with potential inclusion of Americana and roots influences. |
| Dillard Bluegrass and Barbeque Festival | Dillard | GA | United States | August | Bluegrass |
| Hinterland Music Festival | St. Charles | IA | United States | August | Indie, Alternative, Folk, Rock, Bluegrass with a diverse lineup across various genres |
| Rock the Rind | Brownstown | IN | United States | August | Country |
| Bluegrass at the Lake | Marion | KS | United States | August | Bluegrass |
| Orange Army Bluegrass Festival | Flemingsburg | KY | United States | August | Bluegrass |
| WE Fest | Detroit Lakes | MN | United States | August | Country, Americana and Roots |
| Lake Itasca Family Music Festival | Lake Itasca | MN | United States | August | Bluegrass Family-friendly music |
| Basilica Block Party | Minneapolis | MN | United States | August | Indie Rock, Folk, Pop, Electronic, and Other Genres |
| Wildlands Festival | Big Sky | MT | United States | August | Country |
| Sweet Pea Festival | Bozeman | MT | United States | August | Bluegrass, Jam, Rock |
| Vernon Fest | Hamilton | OH | United States | August | Bluegrass |
| Everwild Music Festival | Thornville | OH | United States | August | Jam |
| Pickathon | Happy Valley | OR | United States | August | Bluegrass, Indie |
| Oregon Jamboree | Sweet Home | OR | United States | August | Country |
| Musikfest | Bethlehem | PA | United States | August | Country, Rock |
| Appalachian Fiddle & Bluegrass Association Festival | Wind Gap | PA | United States | August | Bluegrass |
| Newport Jazz Festival | Newport | RI | United States | August | Jazz |
| Annual Sioux River Folk Festival | Canton | SD | United States | August | Folk, with potential inclusion of Americana, roots, and singer-songwriter artists. |
| Appaloosa Music Festival | Front Royal | VA | United States | August | Bluegrass |
| Galax Old Fiddler’s Convention | Galax | VA | United States | August | Old-Time, Traditional fiddle music and bluegrass, with strong roots influences and elements of Americana within the featured music. |
| Watershed Country Music Festival | George | WA | United States | August | Country |
| Sugar Maple Traditional Music Festival | Madison | WI | United States | August | Bluegrass |
| County Line Country Fest | Prairie du Chien | WI | United States | August | Country |
| Clifftop Appalachian Music Festival | Clifftop | WV | United States | August | Old-time |
| Pickin in Parsons | Parsons | WV | United States | August | Bluegrass |
| Long Beach Jazz Festival | Long Beach | CA | United States | August | Jazz |
| Outside Lands | San Francisco | CA | United States | August | Alternatic, Electronic, Hip Hop, Inide, Rock |
| San Jose Jazz Festival | San Jose | CA | United States | August | Jazz |
| Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival | Tres Pinos | CA | United States | August | Bluegrass |
| Beanstalk Music Festival | Bond | CO | United States | August | Jam, Rock |
| Rocky Mountain Folks Festival | Lyons | CO | United States | August | Folk music, with elements of Americana, singer-songwriter, and roots music. |
| Telluride Jazz Festival | Telluride | CO | United States | August | Jazz, Folk |
| Podunk Bluegrass Music Festival | Goshen | CT | United States | August | Bluegrass and Roots music |
| Black Bear Americana Music Festival | Kent | CT | United States | August | Americana |
| Braun Brothers Reunion | Challis | ID | United States | August | Bluegrass, Folk, Rock |
| Osceola Music Festival | Osceola | IN | United States | August | Bluegrass |
| Lovegrass Music Festival | Wilson Lake | KS | United States | August | Bluegrass |
| Bluegrass in the Park Folklife Festival | Henderson | KY | United States | August | Bluegrass |
| Hot August Music Festival | Cockeysville | MD | United States | August | Bluegrass, Jam |
| Guster’s On The Ocean | Portland | ME | | August | Indie |
| Bayfront Blues Festival | Duluth | MN | United States | August | Blues |
| Grand Country Nights | Hinckley | MN | | August | Country |
| MN Bluegrass & Old-Time Music Festival | Richmond | MN | United States | August | Bluegrass and Old-Time |
| Rockin’ The Rivers | Three Forks | MT | United States | August | Rock, Country, Blues |
| Outlandia Festival | Bellevue | NE | United States | August | Indie, Rock |
| Voices of America | Cincinnati | OH | United States | August | Country |
| Neon Nights | North Lawrence | OH | United States | August | Country |
| Old Town Music and Arts Festival | Williamsburg | OH | United States | August | Bluegrass |
| The Centralia Campout | Centralia | VA | United States | August | Bluegrass |
| Old Fiddler’s Convention | Galax | VA | United States | August | Bluegrass |
| Oak Grove Folk Music Festival | Staunton | VA | United States | August | Bluegrass |
| Thing Festival | Carnation | WA | United States | August | Indie, Pop, Rock |
| Re/Evolution Festival | Darrington | WA | United States | August | Bluegrass, Jam |
| Blue Waters Bluegrass Festival | Medical Lake | WA | United States | August | Bluegrass |
| Mount St. Helens Bluegrass Festival | Toledo | WA | United States | August | Bluegrass |
| Ashley For The Arts | Arcadia | WI | United States | August | Country, Pop, Rock |
| XRoads41 | Oshkosh | WI | United States | August | Country |
| Camp Redwoods | Navarro | CA | United States | August | Jam |
| Reggae on the Mountain | Topanga | CA | United States | August | Reggae |
| Mondegreen | Dover | DE | United States | August | Jam |
| Bannock County Bluegrass Festival | Inkom | ID | United States | August | Bluegrass |
| Winding Creek Bluegrass Festival | Russiaville | IN | United States | August | Bluegrass |
| Lake Cumberland Bluegrass Festival | Russell Springs | KY | United States | August | Bluegrass |
| Boston Folk Festival | Boston | MA | United States | August | Folk music with a focus on traditional New England styles and diverse representations of folk music from around the world |
| County Bluegrass Festival | Fort Fairfield | ME | United States | August | Bluegrass |
| Breakaway Festival Michigan | Grand Rapids | MI | United States | August | Pop, Rock, Electronic |
| SEMBA Summer Bluegrass Festival | Houston | MN | United States | August | Bluegrass |
| North Carolina State Bluegrass Festival | Marion | NC | United States | August | Bluegrass |
| The Long Island Bluegrass & Roots Music Festival | Copiague | NY | United States | August | Bluegrass |
| Mayville Bluegrass Festival | Mayville | NY | United States | August | Bluegrass |
| Bash on the Bay | Put-In-Bay | OH | United States | August | Country |
| Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival | Gettysburg | PA | United States | August | Bluegrass |
| Laurel Hill Bluegrass Festival | Somerset | PA | United States | August | Bluegrass |
| Philadelphia Folk Festival | Upper Salford | PA | United States | August | Folk |
| Big Mouth Bluegrass Festival | Grundy County | TN | United States | August | Bluegrass |
| Bluegrass Heritage Festival | Farmers Branch | TX | United States | August | Bluegrass |
| Park City Folk Festival | Park City | UT | United States | August | Folk, with strong representation of Americana, singer-songwriter, and roots music. This festival offers a diverse lineup within the folk genre, including Americana influences. |
| Green Mountain Bluegrass & Roots | Manchester | VT | United States | August | American and Roots music, with strong representation of Americana, folk, bluegrass, and singer-songwriter artists. |
| Bass Canyon | George | WA | United States | August | Bass, Electronic |
| South Sound Block Party | Olympia | WA | United States | August | Indie |
| Larryfest | LaFarge | WI | United States | August | Bluegrass |
| Gandy Dancer Festival | Mazomanie | WI | United States | August | Bluegrass |
| Lewis County Bluegrass Festival | Crawford | WV | United States | August | Bluegrass |
| Wyoming State BBQ Championship & Bluegrass Festival | Worland | WY | United States | August | Bluegrass |
| Dry Diggings | Auburn | CA | United States | August | Pop, Reggae, Rock |
| CBA Golden Old-time Campout | Guerneville | CA | United States | August | Bluegrass |
| Chicago Jazz Festival | Chicago | IL | United States | August | Jazz |
| Blistered Fingers Bluegrass Festival | Litchfield | ME | United States | August | Bluegrass |
| The Lakes Bluegrass Festival | Pine River | MN | United States | August | Bluegrass |
| The Big What? | Pittsboro | NC | United States | August | Jam |
| Hippiefest | Omaha | NE | United States | August | Variety |
| Santa Fe TradFest | Santa Fe | NM | United States | August | Bluegrass |
| Bowers Mansion Bluegrass Festival | Washoe Valley | NV | United States | August | Bluegrass |
| Pickin’ in the Pasture | Lodi | NY | United States | August | Bluegrass |
| Brown County Bluegrass Festival | Georgetown | OH | United States | August | Bluegrass |
| Crook Farm Old-Time Music Festival | Bradford | PA | United States | August | Bluegrass |
| Mountain USA Festival | Gatlinburg | TN | United States | August | Country, Bluegrass, Folk, Americana |
| Summertown Bluegrass Reunion | Summertown | TN | United States | August | Bluegrass |
| Rainier Pickin’ Party | Rainier | WA | United States | August | Bluegrass |
| Bluegrass in the Pines | Rosholt | WI | United States | August | Bluegrass |
| Caveman Music Festival | Weston | CO | United States | August | Bluegrass, Country, Folk, Rock |
| Adirondack Independence Music Festival | Lake George | NY | United States | August | Jam |
| Front Porch Festival | Staurt | VA | United States | August | Jam |
| Rhode Island Folk Festival | East Providence | RI | United States | August | Folk, with strong representation of Americana, singer-songwriter, and roots music. This free festival focuses on showcasing local and regional talent. |
| Santa Cruz Mountain Sol Festival | Felton | CA | United States | August | Americana, Roots, Rock, Reggae, and more. |
| Carolina Hills Fiddle Fest | Wilkesboro | NC | United States | August | Bluegrass |
| Mississippi Delta Blues Festival | Greenville | MS | United States | August | Blues, with influences of Americana, Roots, and Gospel. |
