July 11-14 2019
  • Home
  • Schedule
  • Lineup
  • Directions
  • Tickets

Biggest Little Festival in the Northeast!

The Busy Bird Bluegrass Festival was founded in 2004 by the Kithcart family of Berkshire, NY. Beverly Kithcart (whose maiden name was Bird), a loving mother of 9 children, enjoyed attending festivals throughout her years. She had a warm personality that was liked by many, and she always had something to do to keep her busy. Her niece and nephews called her "Aunt Busy", which later led to "Busy Bird". Beverly truly desired to have a festival of her own someday that she could share with her family. With the help of her children, her dream came true in the summer of 2004 with the then named "Busy Bird Family Bluegrass Festival."
Sadly, the 2004 festival would be the only one 'Busy Bird' would attend. She passed away in January 2005. The loss of their mother hit the Kithcart family hard, but they decided to continue holding the festival annually in memory of their mother. In August 2011, the Busy Bird Bluegrass Festival was taken over by the Gwardyak family. They have promised to continue the Annual tradition of providing the community the same great, festive environment that the Kithcart family started.

Code of Conduct



Plenty of Camping

We keep expanding our grounds to accommodate our growing crowd. We can accommodate nearly 350 rough camping sites for RVs and tents. The sites are level and dry.

Some of the amenities we offer to our guests include a free dumping station, shower houses, "Mom's General Store", ice and firewood deliver to your campsite and much much more.

Our Busy Bird Cafe serves up breakfast lunch and dinner for a very reasonable price. *Tip- Pack light. Our menu is full of delicious item that won't break the bank.

Don't forget to stop by the Busy Bird Sundae shop for desert and for "Mom's famous" strawberry shortcake or other ice cream treats.

Our multiple vendors offer all sorts of crafts, goods and services. Be sure to stop and check them out.



Along with top stage performances:

Busy Bird offers many musical workshops, hosted by some of the most talented instructors and performers. Some of the workshops we offer include but are not limited to guitar, mandolin, banjo, dobro and fiddle.


Let's Connect!

Find us on these popular social media.

    


Copyright © busybirdbluegrass.com 2019