Oklahoma's International Bluegrass Festival

Oklahoma's International Bluegrass Festival Join us for a family-friendly festival October 8-10, 2026. Plus, enjoy workshops, camping, jam sessions, food trucks, and local art.
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Experience three stages featuring local, national, and international music, youth competitions, and an open mic stage. The Oklahoma International Bluegrass Festival is the brainchild of Byron Berline, three-time national fiddle champion and resident of Guthrie, Oklahoma. During his travels throughout the world, Berline has been a kind of unofficial bluegrass ambassador to China, Mexico, Australia,

Germany, and most points in-between. While speaking to bluegrass fans worldwide, Berline saw the need for a festival where national and international players could perform and mix freely. This type of event would be new to the bluegrass world and would appeal not only to the musicians themselves, but to bluegrass and other music fans worldwide. In 1984, while still living in Los Angeles, Berline visited Oklahoma and ran into Joe Hutchinson, now a state representative. Since Hutchinson was then involved in organizing the Powder Horn Park Bluegrass Festival, and had worked on other musical events in the past, he was more than interested in Berline’s ideas about an international bluegrass festival in Oklahoma. But it was over ten years later before the wheels were set in motion. A small group became committed to producing such festival, and in 1996, Hutchinson was able to help in earnest by sponsoring the incorporation of the Oklahoma International Bluegrass Festival (OIBF), Inc. Formally incorporated as a charitable organization under Oklahoma statutes, OIBF consists of volunteers and willing professionals who have raised funds, solicited charitable donations, and given time and money to make the festival a success.

“The organization was formed to promote bluegrass music and the State of Oklahoma,” said Doug Hawthorne, chief researcher for the Oklahoma Department of Tourism, and member of the OIBF Advisory Committee. “We gathered specialists from different areas of business and industry, and they all pitched in to make the festival a success.”

Specialists from event-planning, tourism, economic development, fund-raising, public safety, volunteer management, and of course, the bluegrass music business itself, were involved with the project. And although the OIBF looked at several possible sites for the festival, Guthrie was chosen because of its central location, easy accessibility, and historic charm.

“We looked at various sites and it was determined that Guthrie was the best location to hold the festival,” Hawthorne said. “The Guthrie Chamber of Commerce , city manager, and mayor presented profitable reasons why Guthrie is the perfect place.” Hawthorne said that the OIBF anticipates audiences of 15,000 initially, with growth to around 100,000 in the future.

Thank you to for the beautiful artwork!It's going to be a great lineup - be sure to get your tickets at www.OIBF.com!
06/05/2026

Thank you to for the beautiful artwork!

It's going to be a great lineup - be sure to get your tickets at www.OIBF.com!

💥LAST CALL!!Don't miss out- today is the LAST day to get your Early Bird Tickets!!www.OIBF.com
05/31/2026

💥LAST CALL!!

Don't miss out- today is the LAST day to get your Early Bird Tickets!!

www.OIBF.com

Youth Scholarship applications still open through this month—don’t miss it. 🎶✨👉 www.oibf.com/scholarship📸 Sarah Barker H...
04/28/2026

Youth Scholarship applications still open through this month—don’t miss it. 🎶✨

👉 www.oibf.com/scholarship

📸 Sarah Barker Huhn

Always a favorite part of the festival - Random Band Jam!! Get your early bird tickets now at www.OIBF.com📸 Sarah Barke...
04/21/2026

Always a favorite part of the festival - Random Band Jam!!

Get your early bird tickets now at www.OIBF.com
📸 Sarah Barker Huhn

If you know, you know… Cottonwood Creek Stage. 🎟️ Early Bird tickets at www.oibf.com📸 Sarah Barker Huhn
04/14/2026

If you know, you know… Cottonwood Creek Stage.

🎟️ Early Bird tickets at www.oibf.com

📸 Sarah Barker Huhn

We will have a booth at Gypsy Cafe this year - and it will be a perfect time for you to purchase Early Bird Tickets! Sw...
04/10/2026

We will have a booth at Gypsy Cafe this year - and it will be a perfect time for you to purchase Early Bird Tickets! Swing by and say hello!

We are so excited to see you Sunday in Stillwater! Tickets are on sale ONLINE Saturday until 11:59pm or in-person Saturday from 12-5pm at Eskimo Joe’s Gypsy Cafe Preview stage. After that, DAY-OF tickets can be purchased Sunday starting at 12pm at Will Call at Eskimo Joe’s or at 1pm at 416 S. Washington. If you purchased tickets ONLINE, see below where to redeem them for your wristbands!

Brunch and Friend of the Festival: Go to The Wormy Dog (421 S. Washington) starting at 11am. Music starts at noon.

General Admission: Go to Eskimo Joe's Will Call (501 W. Elm) starting at 12pm. See schedule for doors and music start times by venue.

Gypsy Cafe After Dark Afterparty with Lance Roark: Go to The Wormy Dog (421 S. Washington) starting at 8:30pm. Music starts at 9pm.

04/10/2026

Location is included on this flyer!!

A dear friend of the festival, Cindy Parks, wrote a beautiful book and we couldn't be prouder! She is having a book sig...
04/08/2026

A dear friend of the festival, Cindy Parks, wrote a beautiful book and we couldn't be prouder!
She is having a book signing tonight at 6:30pm - so swing by and support your local bookstore and author!

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Gypsy Cafe is coming up THIS weekend in Stillwater - It's a great event that you won't want to miss!
04/06/2026

Gypsy Cafe is coming up THIS weekend in Stillwater - It's a great event that you won't want to miss!

We are ONE WEEK out from the 15th Annual Bob Childers' Gypsy Cafe!

It's going to be a jam packed day of good music and you aren't going to want to miss out.

We still have brunch tickets, GA tickets for the day and tickets to our after party with Lance Roark.

Grab your tickets before it's too late!

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Cottonwood Flats/West Warner
Guthrie, OK
73044

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+14052824446

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