Rhythm & Roots Festival

The 25th Rhythm & Roots Music, Dance, and Food Festival will feature headliners Greensky Bluegrass, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, and Dumpstaphunk, who will join more than 20 other bands at Ninigret Park over Labor Day weekend.

For 25 years Rhythm & Roots has become an annual must-do event for hundreds of families, music fans, and dancers, who enjoy the laid-back vibe and endless variety of music in the small, seaside community of Charlestown. As always, the festival delivers music for a broad fan base including blues, bluegrass, Cajun, country, gospel, rock, R&B, soul, and of course zydeco – food that covers the globe and a 4,400-square foot dance floor that draws dancers from around the country.

Rhythm & Roots has earned multiple awards and is often included on “best of” music festival lists. Considered one of the top 100 events in North America, the festival has been described as “an incredible experience, a perfectly organized, flawlessly run major destination event that music fans from all over the country will be drawn to.” Whether you’re a first-time visitor or returning for your 25th time, we’re sure you’ll agree.