After more than two years of limited opportunities to gather and hear live music, the 19^th annual Sugar Maple Music Festival presents more than 10 mainstage performances August 5-6 at the beautiful W.G. Lunney Lake Farm County Park in Madison.

Audience engagement is what sets the Sugar Maple Music Festival apart, and this year, in addition to the mainstage performances and Roots & Reasons stage workshops, professional-musician-led jams and a variety of children’s activities are back.

From bluegrass to blues to rockabilly to swing to Latinx music, here’s a look at the talented performers coming to the August 5-6 festival:

FRIDAY 05 AUG

MAIN STAGE5:00-5:50 The Fly Birds
6:15-7:05 Bailey Dee with Joel Paterson
7:30-8:35 Tish Hinojosa
9:00-10:30 Henhouse Prowlers

Root & Reasons Stage6:00-6:25 Dave Landau sings songs for the kids
6:45-7:30 The Henhouse Prowlers on being Bluegrass Ambassadors
8:15-9:00 The Fly Birds encore set

SATURDAY 06 AUG

MAIN STAGE12:00-1:00 MadFiddle
1:15-2:15 Joel Paterson
2:40-3:40 Steam Machine
4:05-5:05 AJ Lee and Blue Summit
5:30-6:30 Old Fashioned Aces
6:55-8:15 Miss Tammy Savoy and the Rhythmaestros
8:40-10:00 The Best Westerns

Root & Reasons Stage10:00-11:30 Bloody Mary Jam: Down from the Hills
12:15-1:00 AJ Srubas and Blake Miller: The Old Time-Country-Cajun connection and What to Listen for in the Jams
1:30-2:15 Beginner Fiddlers w/Rin & Tina
2:15-2:50 Dave Landau sings songs for kids
3:00-3:45 The guitar stylings of Joel Paterson
4:00-4:45 A conversation with Tish Hinojosa (moderated by Sile Shigley of Simply Folk)
5:00-5:45 Mark Hembree “On the bus with Bill Monroe” (moderated by Chris Powers)
6:30-7:15 AJ Lee (Meet & Greet)

Schedules may change due to unforeseen events

Tickets available on-line or at the following ticket outlets:

• Willy Street East, West and North
• Orange Tree Imports
• Spruce Tree Music
• Zip Dang

Admission free for children 17 and under with a ticketed adult and this year our youth activities are back!

• Kids’ entertainer Dave Landau
• The Rumpus Room with costumes, crafts, tumbling and more
• Boulders Climbing Gym climbing wall
• Fiddler’s workshop at the Roots & Reasons stage

Have questions? Check out our FAQ page

Festival organizers strongly encourage attendees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and will closely monitor and comply with CDC recommendations and best practices.

Buy discounted tickets for our 21st festival during this incredible one-day sale!

Deeply discounted two-day passes the 2024 Sugar Maple Music Festival will be on sale this year for one day only – Cyber Monday, November 27, 2023. Our 21st annual festival promises to be extra special, and you won’t want to miss it. For just $40, you’ll be able to pick up a weekend pass for the August 2 and 3, 2024 event. This same pass will cost $70 at the door in August, so mark your calendar and don’t miss this chance to save $30 per ticket. Sugar Maple tickets make great holiday gifts! 

Order your cyber tickets on our ticket page (starting at 12:01 am November 27.)

The 18th Annual Sugar Maple Music Festival is almost here!  Have questions?  We just might have the answers…

• We are a rain or shine event; all performances are under the big tent or park shelter.
• Bring a chair or a blanket to sit on.  We have a limited number of chairs and yours are more comfortable anyway.
• We are a family-friendly festival; ages 17 and under are free with adult. Parents and/or guardians are responsible for the safety and whereabouts of their children at all times. Festival organizers/volunteers do not monitor the public play areas.
• Carry-ins are allowed but please support our fabulous 2021 food and drink vendors! 
• There will be a raffle with amazing prize bundles; check out the raffle table at the back of the big tent to see the wide range of prizes.
• Bring your instruments for jamming!  This is an interactive festival and your participation is what sets the Sugar Maple fest apart from other music fests. Watch our schedule for jam details.
• Boulders Climbing Gym will be on-site with their climbing wall for all ages
• We know you’re social (we’ve seen you on the dance floor!) so spread the word.  Like us on Facebook, follow us on Instagram and hashtag #sugarmaplefest like crazy! 
• We are a 501(c)3 non-profit and all our money goes toward bringing this great music to Madison.  Please consider donating on-line or by adding to the donation jar at the merchandise table.  The Sugar Maple Music Festival relies on your support!
• To assure all attendees have a fun and safe experience, please follow these simple and courteous safety guidelines.

Don’t have tickets yet? What are you waiting for?! Festival, camping and RV passes available here

We hope you are looking forward to enjoying all the 18^th annual Sugar Maple Music  Festival has to offer; dancing, jamming, learning, and most of all, listening to and appreciating the outstanding music!

While festival organizers will ensure high-traffic areas are cleaned frequently and will provide extra hand sanitizer and handwashing stations, you attend this event at your own risk. 

To assure all attendees have a fun and safe experience, please follow these simple and courteous guidelines:

1. If you are not vaccinated, we strongly encourage you to wear a mask under tents and when waiting in line. Disposable masks will be available at the ticket booth and merchandise/information table.
2. Absolutely no pets allowed. Service animals are allowed only when in service.
3. Parents and/or guardians are responsible for the safety and whereabouts of your children at all times. Festival organizers/volunteers do not monitor the public play areas.
4. Take care of the park: pack in and out all belongings, throw away/ recycle trash, and be courteous to your fellow park guests and festival attendees.
5. All festival attendees must wear wristbands at all times. Always.
6. Unless you are camping overnight in the rustic camp area or in the designated RV area, you must leave Lake Farm Park by the 10:30 p.m. park curfew.
7. Only campers with a paid camping permit are allowed in the rustic camp area at any time.
8. Only vehicles with a paid vehicle permit and a paid camping permit are allowed in the rustic camp area. No canned music, running engines or generators, nor vehicles longer than 20 feet are allowed in the rustic camp area.
9. Parking in the paved area is reserved exclusively for emergency vehicles, festival performers, festival staff, and vehicles displaying a valid disabled parking identification card, disabled license plates, or disabled veteran license plates.
10. Any person engaged in illegal activities can, and probably will be, arrested by Madison police.
11. No fireworks or unauthorized weapons of any sort are permitted. No exceptions.
12. Those engaging in violent, abusive, or unruly behavior will be removed from the festival grounds. No exceptions.
13. Smoking is strictly prohibited within 20 feet of any performance space. Out of respect for your fellow festival attendees, please refrain from smoking within 20 feet of any tent or structure. Please extinguish smoking material properly and discard responsibly. Please do not extinguish any smoking material in the sand, on the volleyball courts or any playground area.

Although the 2020 Sugar Maple Music Festival is postponed to 2021, we’ve created a T-shirt to commemorate this historic year and the festival that wasn’t. Like our annual festival T-shirt, it features the stellar lineup we had booked for the 2020 festival, puts a mask on our fiddler graphic and reads “cancelled by COVID-19.” It comes in two styles, one color and multiple sizes.  

We’ve created this shirt as part of a limited-time fundraiser for our nonprofit, which supports American roots music, dance and education and the musicians who keep it alive. Your donation of $50 or more will get you the shirt and help us continue supporting artists and music education during this challenging time.  Our support now is based on virtual (on-line) Roots & Reasons and performance events.  Please check out the Virtual Concert Calendar at the Sugar Maple Website.

We look forward to hosting live music events again when it’s safe for our musicians and roots music community and we are happy to report that the majority of those booked for the 2020 festival have agreed to be part of our 2021 lineup.

Reserve your shirt before August 30 by donating $50 or more, which you can make here. We also need you to send your order details (size, style, number, address) to us at fourlakesmusic@gmail.com so we can create the shirts and ship them to you.  

Thank you for your support.