Children and their instructors practice during the August 2023 Blistered Fingers Kids Academy at Blistered Fingers Family Bluegrass Music Festival at the Litchfield Fairgrounds. Daryn Slover / Sun Journal file photo

LITCHFIELD — The Blistered Fingers Bluegrass Festival is celebrating its 61st festival Thursday-Sunday, Aug. 22-25, at the Litchfield Fairgrounds at 30 Plains Road.

The festival grounds have a big stage that was built in 2010, indoor bathroom facilities, four free hot showers and numerous water hookups throughout the grounds, and electrical hookups. There will be several types of vendors located on the grounds.

The festival will include the Blistered Fingers Kids Academy, a free, relaxed, informative three-day music program for children ages 6-18. The focus is how to play, sing and perform bluegrass music. Students can bring their own instruments and will commit to the three-day program. The kids all get a free T-shirt and perform a couple of songs as a group on the main stage.

Performers include: Junior Sisk & Ramblers Choice, Virginia; U.S. Navy Band Country Current, Washington, D.C.; Nothin’ Fancy, Virginia; Dave Adkins Band, Kentucky; Larry Efaw & The Bluegrass Mountaineers, Ohio; Country Gentlemen Tribute Band, Maryland; Beartracks, New York; Katahdin Valley Boys, Maine; Back Woods Road, Maine; Robinson’s Bluegrass Gospel, Massachusetts; and Band Blistered Fingers, Maine.

Tickets cost $25-$40 per day with weekend passes available.

For additional information, visit BlisteredFingers.com or contact Sandy Cormier at blist-f@blisteredfingers.com or 207-873-6539.

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