European Bluegrass Summit 2025
EBMA European Bluegrass, in partnership with IBMA
Prague (CZ) February 28 - March 2, 2025
supported by Capek Instruments and Czech Bluegrass Music Association
Join us at the European Bluegrass Summit in Prague!
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As the European Bluegrass Music Association (EBMA) celebrates its 25th anniversary and the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) marks 40 years, we’re bringing together the bluegrass community for the first European Bluegrass Summit in nearly a decade! This is your chance to connect with fellow musicians, promoters, and bluegrass lovers in a unique event designed to celebrate and grow bluegrass across Europe.
When: February 28th—March 2nd, 2025
Where: Orea Hotel Pyramida, Prague
Whether you play, promote, or just love bluegrass, we can’t wait to see you there! Expect exciting opportunities to jam, network and participate in insightful forums designed to take the European bluegrass community to the next level.
Programme
Check out the programme of the 2025 European Bluegrass Summit:
Prices
The price for one summit general admission is EUR 75 only. The fee will just cover the catering during the weekend (refreshment breaks and one lunch), conveniently served at the hotel.
There will be an unforgettable concert featuring both Southern Legacy and John Reischman & The Jaybirds, hosted by Capek Instruments on Saturday, March 1st and Sunday, March 2nd! Concert tickets for summit participants are reserved for the Saturday evening show at a category that would normally cost EUR 58 each. These tickets are offered by Čapek Instruments at a special price and are only EUR 50 for summit participants (and their respective accompanying person).
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There are a lot of exciting events on the agenda for the 2025 European Bluegrass Summit! Below are some of the highlights:
Constituency Gatherings
We will be hosting special meet-ups for the bluegrass community to connect with other similarly-interested folks at The Summit. Whether you’re an artist, band manager, teacher, event organiser, booking agent, or bluegrass enthusiast at large – there is a constituency meet up for you!
Each of these meet-ups will be facilitated by the EBMA Board member(s) assigned to support this specialised area. We’ll talk about challenges, successes, ideas and other topics relevant to each area. We recognize that many folks wear multiple hats in our community and all Summit participants are encouraged to attend as many constituency gatherings as they’d like.
Panel Discussions and Q&As
Discussing European Approaches To Bluegrass
This keynote panel will highlight European artists and their approach to bluegrass. They’ll discuss artistic backgrounds, personal inspiration, techniques, creative practice, musical inspiration, and take questions from the audience.
Navigating the Scene: Perspectives on Playing Bluegrass in Europe
Our panelists will take questions and discuss their perspectives on getting gigs, organising travel, communicating about your work, and more!
Open Mic Night
The 2025 European Bluegrass Summit Open Mic is a performance opportunity for European artists joining the conference that will be held on Friday evening of the Summit weekend. This event is curated by the EBMA and CzBMA. If you have questions, please reach out to OS@ebma.org.
Deadline was 15th December 2024, please check in with us in future for further opportunities!
Concerts
Capek Instruments will be hosting a concert featuring Southern Legacy and John Reischman & The Jaybirds, three times over the weekend.
Tickets for these concerts are managed by Capek Instruments. However, registered Summit attendees will have access to discounted tickets for the Saturday evening show!