Festival Fever: SAWFest Music Festival, 8/18/12

The sixth annual SAWFest Music Festival will take place on the 119-acre grounds of the Salem Art Works in Salem on Saturday, August 18. The outdoor, rain-or-shine fest is scheduled to begin at 5pm. Food and beverages will be available throughout the fest, and free overnight camping is also available on site.

The musical line-up for this year’s SAWFest runs the gamut from rock to electronic to indie, and features the following bands:

My Pet Dragon
Railbird
The Red Lions
The Black Ships

Tix are currently on sale for $20.

ADDITIONAL UPCOMING FESTIVALS FOR 2012:

Downtown Albany Blues Music Competition @ various locations, Albany, 5/4/12 FREE
Behemoth Music Festival II @ Putnam Den, Saratoga Springs, 5/4/12
J.B. Scott’s Reunion @ Michael’s Banquet House, Cohoes, 5/5/12
Albany Tulip Festival @ Washington Park, Albany, 5/12-13/12, FREE
Mountain Jam @ Hunter Mountain, Hunter, 5/31-6/1/12
The Old Songs Festival @ Altamont Fairgrounds, Altamont, 6/22-24/12
Friehofer’s Saratoga Jazz Festival @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, 6/30-7/1/12
CountryFest @ the Times Union Center, Albany, 7/7/12
Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, 7/31/12
FreshGrass Bluegrass Festival @ MASS MoCA, North Adams, 9/21-23/12