Riverhawk Festival near Tampa

Such a sweet stage and venue!

Bluegrass, folk. and roots music rein at the Riverhawk Festival, which happens at the lovely Sertoma Youth Ranch in Brooksville, Fla., outside Tampa Nov. 8-11 (Unfortunately for many music fans, it's the same weekend as Bear Creek at Spirit of the Suwanee Music park in Live Oak, Fl, but hey, the more the merrier when it comes to fests.)

The lineup looks great:

FRED EAGLESMITH TRAVELING SHOW

THE WAYBACKS

THE WIYO'S 

THE STEEL WHEELS 

RAY BONNEVILLE
TONY FURTADO BAND

THE RAGBIRDS
HARPER & THE MIDWEST KIND
PAUL CEBAR AND TOMORROWS SOUND
EASTMAN STRING BAND 

BEARFOOT
FRANK SOLIVAN & DIRTY KITCHEN
CABINET

CLUMSY LOVERS 

JOHNSON & LESTER
THE WHOLETONES 

APPLE BUTTER EXPRESS 

PASSERINE 

Sertoma Youth Ranch is a super-chill venue that is very family-friendly. There's a neat stream running through the rolling property, nice bathhouses, and everything is close together. There are scheduled activities for kids. And you can bring dogs!

Sertoma Youth Ranch entrance

A 3-day ticket, which includes primitive camping, is $110 at the gate. Click here for more ticketing options, including extra days, etc. Water and electric sites are sold out at this point, and if you want to bring in an RV and camp in a primitive site, its an extra $60.  

If you can't make Riverhawk, consider String Break at this venue April 11-14.