Bluegrass in La Roche

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Bluegrass in La Roche is an annual bluegrass music festival in La Roche-sur-Foron, France. Organized and hosted by Roch'événements,^[1] this festival was founded by Christopher Howard-Williams in 2004, with its first event in 2006.^[1] Every year, the festival hosts a melting pot of bluegrass bands from all around the world,^[2] including Grammy award-winning artists Molly Tuttle and Tim O'Brien.

This festival is held during the first week and weekend of August in La Roche-sur-Foron, near Geneva, and has been nominated 5 times for Event of the Year at the IBMA Awards. In 2025, the festival celebrates its 20th edition.