2025 SPRING Mountain Music Festival

Join us for the Arcadia Valley Mountain Music Festival held every May and October! We are conveniently located only 80 miles from St. Louis in the outdoor recreation capital of Missouri’s beautiful Arcadia Valley.

Admission is FREE for these wonderful family events! Activities center around the historic Iron County Courthouse Square on Main Street in Ironton.

You’ll find a variety of Music, Music, Music everywhere you turn! Be sure to make your lodging reservations early! Check out camping opportunities as well.

If you’re looking for Missouri bluegrass festivals and old-time mountain and Americana music, make your plans now to attend our Arcadia Valley Mountain Music Festivals.

Both in Spring and Fall you’ll enjoy Vendors, Crafters Artisans, as well as activities for the kids! There’ll be an area set up for pickers, so be sure to bring your instruments!

SCHEDULE AND INFORMATION FOR FESTIVAL MUSICIANS COMING SOON!

“Pickin’ on the Square” – Every Friday night, May – October

Friday night kicks off the Arcadia Valley Mountain Music Festival with Pickin’ on the Square. Amateur musicians join professionals to perform everything from bluegrass to gospel to Cajun. Bring your guitar, fiddle or banjo and join in.

Clapping, dancing, singing along – crowds gather to enjoy the tunes of musicians at Pickin’ on the Square on the courthouse lawn every Friday night through the summer. It starts with the Spring Mountain Music Festival, May 16-17 and ends with the Fall Mountain Music Festival, October 17-18. On banjo, harmonica, dobro, bass, fiddle and guitar, musicians from as far as 60 miles away gather to perform rockabilly, country ballads, gospel and original compositions.

Anyone is welcome to come up to the microphone and sing. Some Fridays have guest appearances by experienced vocalists or by a very young one who wants to make their professional debut.

Throughout the season every Friday evening “Pickin’ on the Square” begins at 6:00 pm. For more information, contact Tony Harbison by phone at 573-546-3877 or Carol Kelsheimer by email at [email protected]

FESTIVAL LOCATION

IRON COUNTY COURTHOUSE 250 S. MAIN, IRONTON MO

PICKIN’ ON THE SQUARE
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MOUNTAIN MUSIC FESTIVAL SPONSORS

We thank everyone for their sponsorship of the Mountain Music Festivals & Pickin’ on the Square. Our Platinum, Gold and Business Boosters help to provide the music for our festivals. If you would like to be a sponsor, attached you will find an information form. Logos will be added for Platinum and Gold sponsors and the names of Business Boosters, as they come in. Click logos to visit the sponsors who are supporting our festivals!