Whether you’re a novice or advanced picker, spend the week before the RockyGrass Festival immersed in the world of bluegrass at the
RockyGrass Academy. Spend your days in instrument workshops, jam coaching, and a variety of electives including practice techniques, accompaniment, improvisation, learning tunes, and music history. Evenings feature band scrambles, barbecues, and campground jams along the St. Vrain River for adult pickers of all ages, abilities, and experience levels.
Classes are offered in: guitar, mandolin, banjo, fiddle, dobro, bass, clawhammer banjo & old time fiddle, vocals, songwriting, mandolin building, and the Kids Camp (ages 7-14). A list of instructors can be found
here.
A limited number of bundled Academy & RockyGrass Onsite Vehicle Passes will be available for $360. This pass must be purchased if you wish to sleep in your vehicle (i.e. Van, Trailer, Truck) within the campground. This is sold as a bundle package with the RockyGrass Onsite Vehicle Pass to minimize the movement of vehicles between events. The maximum length for an on-site vehicle is 20 feet. These passes are very limited and only (1) pass per order will be allowed at check out.
If you intend to utilize a payment plan, you must make that selection just below each class name before check-out. The remainder payment will automatically be charged to your card on April 15th. If your card is declined for any reason, you will have until May 1st to complete your tuition payment or your spot will be forfeited. Camping at the Academy is included in the price of tuition, however as of 2024, you must have a Vehicle Pass to keep your vehicle in the campground.
Each Academy purchaser will receive a follow-up email with instructions for purchasing RockyGrass On-Site Camping tickets before the general on-sale.
All Academy payments are non-refundable but registration is transferable.
As usual, prices are "all-in" meaning fees and applicable taxes are included. The price you see is what you pay at checkout.
Questions about your ticket or payment? Submit a request for help with See Tickets
here or call 323-908-0607.
Questions about the venue? Contact your friends at Planet Bluegrass at planet@bluegrass.com or 800-624-2422.
