The Cape Cod Roots and Blues Music Festival is a celebration of family, live music, community and the natural environment of the Outer Cape. We will bring extraordinary live performers of homegrown, raw and rootsy music to the Outer Cape, at the coolest site ever: the beautiful Nauset Beach, Massachusetts.
As a big family man, G. Love wanted a festival that brings his musical family together with his Outer Cape Cod family. The backdrop is the beautiful Nauset Beach in Orleans, Massachusetts — a ten-mile stretch of sandy shoreline on the Atlantic, known for swimming, fishing and, in the non-protected areas, surfing.
The people of the Outer Cape community and the local landscape are an essential part of the festival. The surrounding beaches and local favorite Hog Island Beer Co. share the day with the homegrown, raw and rootsy music of extraordinary live performers, all blended into one unique event right on the ocean: a day of great sounds, fresh salt air and good company.
Families are welcome: children up to age 12 get their own reduced-price ticket, and the festival grounds include food vendors, water stations and plenty of room on the sand for blankets and beach chairs. The event goes on rain, fog or shine, so pack a layer and settle in for a full afternoon of music.
In the spirit of music and nature together, a portion of the proceeds goes to Friends of Nauset Beach, a local non-profit working to preserve the shoreline, its wildlife and its habitat, and to keep the beach open and accessible for the generations to come.
— the festival grounds sit right on the dunes of the Outer Cape. Parking, shuttles and transit options are listed on the directions page.
directions & parking