NorthWest String Summit

Participate in the Leave No Trace Campsite Challenge! How Do I Participate? First, arriving to the festival in as green a fashion as possible is part of the equation (hike, bike, public transit, carpool). Other than that, it’s all about … Continued

We are very excited to announce an extremely special late night set of music from our great friends Greensky Bluegrass! On Friday night July 18th, Greensky Bluegrass will provide an intimate set on the Ninkasi Stage @ Cascadia featuring perennial NWSS favorites … Continued

Tyler Fuqua Creations is coming back this year with his wild and  amazing artistic creations. He is sure to wow all of us with his COSMIC antics and installments. Big surprises in store for us visually throughout the weekend!

The Northwest String Summit documentary Turn Left at the Peacock has been selected for both an MCA-I Media Silver award and a Telly Bronze! We will be showing it in the vending area movie tent. Get your copy NOW at … Continued

BAND COMPETITION FINALISTS ANNOUNCED! Thanks again to all of our Band Competition Entrants! We had a very large pool of talent to choose from and we greatly appreciated listening to all of them! What a challenge it was to narrow … Continued

MORE LINEUP ADDITIONS A very special set of banjo-centric tunes Dave Johnston’s Banjo Strummit feat. Andy Thorn (of Leftover Salmon), and Darol Anger, and other very special guests TBA. We are super excited that Vince Herman of Leftover Salmon will … Continued

Again this year, we are hosting another St. Baldrick’s Foundation event and “Frilli for Lilli” Sunday during Yonder Mountain String Band Sunday Show! Kinfolk member and aunt of Lilli Trippe, Peggy Skinner Davis, will be donating her hair and raising … Continued

We are thrilled to welcome back Ninkasi Brewing to the Northwest String Summit for their 4th year! It is obvious that our patrons love this brand and their amazing specialty brew ‪#‎ClusterpluckSessionAle‬ so much that we think we’ll do it … Continued

String Summit enters its 13th year as a festival built around the extended family of Yonder Mountain String Band.  Obviously Jeff Austin has been a large part of our extended family but as is said, change in life is a good … Continued