Kaw River Roots Festival

Kaw River Roots Festival A celebration of Roots music and culture June 11th-14th in downtown Lawrence. Multiple stages, craft beer, spirits and food!

Plus, a Bluegrass Brunch at Lucia on Sunday!

Thank YOU for attending this year 💗Special thanks to all the artists and our wonderful sponsors. Please support them wh...
06/15/2026

Thank YOU for attending this year 💗
Special thanks to all the artists and our wonderful sponsors.
Please support them whenever you can.

We’ve got some amazing “Kaw River Roots Presents” shows coming up soon...
We’ll see ya at the festival next year!

How many biscuits can you eat? Let’s brunch!Special thanks to our presenting sponsors
06/14/2026

How many biscuits can you eat? Let’s brunch!
Special thanks to our presenting sponsors

📢 Listen up, gang! ⚡️Due to potential thunderstorms and high winds, the Kaw River Roots Festival will be moved inside Th...
06/13/2026

📢 Listen up, gang!

⚡️Due to potential thunderstorms and high winds, the Kaw River Roots Festival will be moved inside The Granada Theater today.

🎟️ The event will remain free, all ages, and be open to capacity. Doors will open at 5pm.

📌 Additionally, Lucia will host an audio & video simulcast of the show. Doors at Lucia will open at 4pm with local vendors from The Peoples Market . Lucia will also be free, all ages, and open to capacity.

🚙 This also means the 1000 block of Mass Street will reopen for traffic again today at 12pm

*times subject to change
**one in, one out after we reach capacity

Thanks to everyone who came out to party with us on Thursday and Friday, let's run it back!! 🎉

Downtown Lawrence Explore Lawrence The Free State Brewing Co. I Heart Local Music The Bottleneck Split Lip Rayfield Unfit Wives 80 Proof Alice DeeJay Proof

Gooooaaaaaalllll!!! 🎻⚽️🪕💗
06/12/2026

Gooooaaaaaalllll!!! 🎻⚽️🪕💗

👀🪕☀️🍻🐝⏰
06/12/2026

👀🪕☀️🍻🐝⏰

Starting this off right tonight with two incredible acts! all the way from Taos! Plus one of our local favorites, Sig...
06/11/2026

Starting this off right tonight with two incredible acts! all the way from Taos! Plus one of our local favorites, Signal Ridge! 🎻
Only $12 at the door 🎟️
It’s gonna be a picker’s paradise!

Special thanks to

Downtown Lawrence is the place to be this weekend!
06/10/2026

Downtown Lawrence is the place to be this weekend!

06/09/2026

4 days of fun vibes and incredible music (plus some “football”) in kick off this Thursday! Make some memories with friends and family this week celebrating our community spirit. It’s going to be a summer to remember in Larrytown.
Special Thanks to presenting sponsors
See y’all soon!

“It’s always tea-time, and we’ve no time to wash the things between whiles.”Thursday 6/11: Pre-party (ticketed)* Locatio...
06/05/2026

“It’s always tea-time, and we’ve no time to wash the things between whiles.”

Thursday 6/11: Pre-party (ticketed)
* Location: Lucia
* 6pm: Doors
* 7-8:15pm: Signal Ridge
* 8:30-10pm: Foggy Memory Boys

Friday 06/12: Night One (free)
* Location: Lucia
* 5pm: Doors
* 5:30-6:15pm: Old Fangled
* 6:30-8pm: High Country Hustle
* 8-10pm: USA vs Paraguay World Cup Watch Party
* 10pm - late: 3rd Kansas Cavalry Unit

Saturday 06/13: Night Two (free)
* Location: Live on Mass
5:30: Gates
* 6:30-7:30pm: 80 Proof Alice
* 8:00-9pm: Unfit Wives
* 9:30-11pm: Split Lip Rayfield
* Location: Granada
* 11:15pm-12:45am: Front Porch
* Location: Lucia
* 10pm - close: DJ Proof

Sunday 06/14: Bluegrass Brunch (free)
* Location: Lucia
* 10am: Doors
* 11-12:15pm: Cameron Keeling & The Runaway Train
* 12:30-1:45: Betsy O & the Hollaback Boys
* 2-3:15pm: The Lost Keys

1 week from Festivaaaaal! 🎉🪕🎻Day schedules on here! Tag a friend who can’t miss this. It’s all FREE (except Thursday p...
06/04/2026

1 week from Festivaaaaal! 🎉🪕🎻
Day schedules on here! Tag a friend who can’t miss this. It’s all FREE (except Thursday pre-party). Still hotels available.
We’ll see ya soon 😍

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8 E 6th Street
Lawrence, KS
66044

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