Blue Heron Music Festival

Blue Heron Music Festival 3 days of music & dance. Be here to camp, celebrate, and be happy. July 4-6, 2025 • Sherman, NY. June 30 - July 2. Sherman, NY. Welcome, Heron Friends!
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ANNOUNCING THE 30th ANNIVERSARY GREAT BLUE HERON FESTIVAL LINEUP:

Donna The Buffalo · Keller & The Keels ·
Peter Rowan · Kaleta & Super Yamba Band · Kevin Kinsella OG JBB · Couch · Henhouse Prowlers · The Probables · Root Shock · Smackdab · The Comb Down · Sun King Warriors · Pa Line · Farrow · Dr. Bacon · Buffalo Zydeco · Folkfaces & Friends · New Planets · Tan & Sober Gentlemen · Dirty Gems · S

milo & The Ghost · Julia · Mo’Mojo · Richie Stearns · Miller & The Other Sinners · Mulligan Stew · Orquesta La Muralla · Tiger Maple String Band · St. Vith · Slyboots Circus · Deep Fried & Dipped in Honey · Charity Nuse & Friends · Bill Ward & The Buffalo Bluegrass Allstars

✨3 Days ✨ 3 Stages ✨ & 33 Artists! We are so excited for you to join us for the 30 Year Celebration of the Great Blue Heron Music Festival. We’ve been working hard behind the scenes to bring you a fantastic weekend and an incredible line-up of music. We’ll be in full swing this year with three days, three stages, & 33 artists! The line-up combines returning favorites, including Donna the Buffalo, and ten new, never-been-to-The-Heron artists. Early Bird Tickets are on sale now! Grab Your Early Bird Tix before time runs out! 👇
🎟 TICKETS: bit.ly/gbh-earlybird
✔ RSVP: bit.ly/rsvp-blueheron

We’re excited to welcome our friends at Fire Lights Festival back this weekend! The Heron has always been a place where ...
08/19/2025

We’re excited to welcome our friends at Fire Lights Festival back this weekend!

The Heron has always been a place where music, art, and community come alive, and the Fire Lights Music & Arts Festival brings its own spark to it all. 🔥 From late-night campfires to colorful art installations, there’s music and magic around every corner. 🎶

We love seeing our farm filled with new friends. Here’s to another beautiful weekend ahead at The Heron!

𝐀 𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬… 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐥𝐮𝐞 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥?We think so!  O...
07/29/2025

𝐀 𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬… 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐥𝐮𝐞 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥?

We think so!

Our annual gathering has become rich with tradition, and it's an honor to welcome so many beautiful souls to our family farm each year. These captured moments allow us to relive the joy, connection, and music again and again.

We’re so grateful to Jay Strausser Visuals & Taylor Lewis Photography for bringing the festival to life through their extraordinary lens.

Stay tuned—more memories to come. 💙🪶

2 days left to get tickets for this!!!Do yourself something really special.
07/28/2025

2 days left to get tickets for this!!!
Do yourself something really special.

Ready for a weekend that’s all about you? If you’ve been taking care of everyone else…
Maybe it’s time you gave yourself the same care.

At the Great Rhythm Revival, we create space for you to:
✔ Rest and recharge
✔ Explore drumming, yoga, and sound healing—no experience needed
✔ Meet kind people who get it

No cliques. No pressure.
Just a joyful, beginner-friendly weekend in nature.

📅 July 31-Aug 3, 2025
📍 Sherman, NY | 30 min from Erie
[Secure Your Spot ➡] https://www.jimdonovantrainings.com/2025-great-rhythm-revival

07/27/2025

2 Days left to buy a ticket to our Rhythm Revival with Jim Donovan & Sun King Warriors!!
You need this. And deserve it!!!

🫵 Hey, YOU! Did YOU know tickets are on sale for the 2026 Blue Heron Festival? We know many of you return year after yea...
07/22/2025

🫵 Hey, YOU! Did YOU know tickets are on sale for the 2026 Blue Heron Festival?

We know many of you return year after year - so here's your chance to grab our lowest priced tickets! 🙏

⏰ Sale ends tomorrow at midnight! (Buy before 11:59pm on 7/23).
🎟️ https://bit.ly/gbh26-inner-circle

Are you still reliving all the special moments from Great Blue Heron 2025?We know we are!Thanks for bringing your best s...
07/21/2025

Are you still reliving all the special moments from Great Blue Heron 2025?
We know we are!
Thanks for bringing your best selves,
and leaving us so much love.
WE MISS YOU!!!!
Come back soon!
Julie & Steve

The Great Blue Heron is more than a music festival ... it’s a place where community connects in nature.We built this mag...
07/19/2025

The Great Blue Heron is more than a music festival ... it’s a place where community connects in nature.

We built this magical place not just for those who love great music, but for families, kids, seniors, and everyone in between. It’s a place where generations gather, friendships grow, and memories are rooted in love.

You can dance barefoot in the meadow, jam in the woods, soak in the sunshine... Whatever you enjoy, there’s space for you to enjoy it here.

From late-night jams to early morning nature walks, the Heron offers something for every age, every pace, and every spirit. It’s a place to reconnect, slow down, and experience joy together.

If you felt that magic this year, help us keep it growing—presale tickets for 2026 are on sale now at the lowest price you’ll see.

🎟️ https://bit.ly/gbh26-inner-circle

Come home to The Heron. Bring your family. Bring your heart. 💚

The creative energy our vendors bring to the Great Blue Heron Music Festival is truly magical. From handmade treasures t...
07/18/2025

The creative energy our vendors bring to the Great Blue Heron Music Festival is truly magical. From handmade treasures to delicious eats, each booth adds so much flavor and heart to The Heron experience.

This year, we added a brand-new section of vending down on Dragon Run—lit up under glowing lights and full of fresh finds. Did you catch it? 🌙💡

If you’re still feeling the Heron glow, grab your presale tickets for 2026 and be part of the magic all over again. It’s the lowest price you’ll see, and your early support will help us keep flying this Heron with Great love.

🎟️ https://bit.ly/gbh26-inner-circle

Hi Friends,We’re still glowing from the most magical weekend! The love, the music, the laughter, the dancing, it’s all s...
07/17/2025

Hi Friends,

We’re still glowing from the most magical weekend! The love, the music, the laughter, the dancing, it’s all still lingering in the trees! So many of you told us this was the best Heron ever. We felt that too. 💙

Now… imagine all that Heron magic with a REAL BATHHOUSE.
Hot showers. Flush toilets. Radiant floors. A beautiful, welcoming space built with love, for YOU, for your kids, for the next chapter of Heron history.

We’ve already raised $215,000 thanks to this amazing community:
🧱 $25K in brick donations
🎁 $40K from the Erickson family
💸 $150K from us, the Rockcastles

The foundation is poured. The walls are up. The roof is on. Radiant heat is in.
We’re almost there, but we need your help to finish it.

We’re raising funds now for:
🚿 plumbing
🪟 windows & doors
🧽 tile, fixtures & all the final touches

If this place has touched your life, if you’ve danced here, grown here, found peace here, now is the time to give back.
🧱 Buy a brick: https://www.bricksrus.com/donorsite/heronforever
🎁 Sponsor a bathhouse feature: https://bit.ly/Heron-bathhouse-fundraiser
💸 Or simply make a donation from the heart! Every dollar helps us cross the finish line... Venmo: -Rockcastle (last 4 digits of ph:0371)

Next year will be here before we know it and with your help, we’ll welcome you back with the bathhouse this place has always deserved!

Let’s finish this. Together!

With deep gratitude,
Julie & Steve Rockcastle

📞 Got a big idea or a question? Call us: 716-761-7190

🚨 🎟️ ONE WEEK ONLY: GBH26 PRESALE! 🎟️This is your first and best chance to grab the lowest-priced tickets for next year’...
07/17/2025

🚨 🎟️ ONE WEEK ONLY: GBH26 PRESALE! 🎟️

This is your first and best chance to grab the lowest-priced tickets for next year’s Great Blue Heron Music Festival.

Tickets are available ✨ NOW ✨ through Wednesday, July 23 at midnight!

If you know you’re coming back, 🔥 and we hope you are, 🔥 don’t wait. Lock in your spot, save big, and show your love for this magical community.

Buying early helps us plan ahead and lets us know that you believe in us!

This year’s festival was overflowing with love, talent, and hard work from volunteers, artists, and all of YOU. We’re still glowing from it all, and we’re already dreaming up what’s next.

Let’s keep it going. Happy Heron!

🎟️ https://bit.ly/gbh26-inner-circle

Thankful is an understatement. A week after the festival, we’re still feeling the love. Our little festival is a cosmic ...
07/13/2025

Thankful is an understatement. A week after the festival, we’re still feeling the love. Our little festival is a cosmic convergence of immense talent, energy, and many human hands.

We’re deeply grateful for our volunteer teams — at Headquarters, First Aid, Volunteer Coordination, Safety, Production, Performer Liaison, Recycling, Site Crew, Farm Team, Media, Tickets, Task Teams — and so many more it’s hard to list them all! They pour in tremendous effort so that everyone can have the best weekend possible. It’s a labor of love.

We’re grateful to our artists and performers, many of whom traveled thousands of miles to share their creativity with us. We believe music is a little better in nature, and nature is a little better with music. We hope you loved your time here and will come back soon.

We’re grateful to the earth for gifting us perfect weather, stunning scenery, and for providing a regenerative platform that supports our mission of creating joy in a sustainable, community-oriented way.

But most of all, we’re grateful for YOU! Our community is now in its fourth decade, with newcomers and long-timers creating such beautiful harmony together. We’re proud to be a place where all are welcome, where all the misfits fit, and where working and playing together helps make the world a little better. We think it’s magic — worthy of celebration and preservation.

Next year will be here before we know it, and we can’t wait to welcome you back. HAPPY HERON!

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2361 Waits Corners Road
Sherman, NY
14781

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