VISION

Multi-generational community gathers to celebrate diverse music and culture, radiating the feeling of Bliss year round

MISSION

Preserve traditions and promote innovators of American and world music, arts and sustainable living through performance, education and community participation

VALUES

Tradition, Innovation, Mindfulness, Collaboration, Stewardship and Bliss

self-love | respect | peace of mind

EVENTS & NEWS

  • DECEMBER 20

    Annual celebration at Crooked Tree Art Center. Featuring cocktail hour with Mr. Jake, a raffle & auction, and headliner, Dead at Winery. Evening hosted by Seth Bernard. 

    Details 

  • JANUARY 2

    Member Presale

    JANUARY 8

    Ticket Launch
    Member Volunteer Registration
    Vendor Applications

  • 2026 Memberships are open. Lifetime and Annual options available.

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The Organization

Blissfest Music Organization is a 501c3 non-profit educational and performing arts organization based in Northwest Lower Michigan. Blissfest has presented folk arts programming in Emmet County since 1981.

Membership

Annual Festival

Blissfest achieves its mission through year round community programming and an annual folk and roots music festival.

We present 125+ unique acts across 11 programming areas at our beloved 200 acre Festival Farm located just outside Cross Village, MI. This three day celebration draws 5,000 patrons, ~1,000 volunteers, and 75+ food, craft and healing arts vendors from all over the U.S. and Canada.

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BlisStory

The concept of Blissfest was developed at an arts club called the Spectrum Center located above the Grain Train in Petoskey. It was a place for local artists, musicians, dancers, and movie buffs to gather. The music festival started as a joint fundraising effort between the Spectrum Center and the Bliss alternative school. The first Blissfest was held for one day under a big maple tree in a potato farmer’s fallow field over 40 years ago.

Chronicles of Bliss - Coming Soon