The 2026 music festival rolls out Friday through Sunday at Delton’s Circle Pines Center with a who’s who roster of Michigan stars. Get the lowdown and schedule at Local Spins.
Special Place, Special Festival: Great Lakes Brass Band returns to Buttermilk Jamboree this weekend. (Photo/Derek Ketchum)
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Fifteen years in, Buttermilk Jamboree has become a treasured family tradition, a jam-packed showcase of regional music and a picturesque June celebration.
The three-day music festival unfurling this weekend amid the meadows and woods at Circle Pines Center in Delton – midway between Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo – boasts dozens of performances on four stages, workshops, children’s activities and unparalleled camaraderie.
“My family and I have so many friends from within the music community who attend, which makes it really special,” said West Michigam musician Mark Schrock, who’s performed with several different bands at the festival over the years, starting in 2015.
“The site is beautiful, family-friendly, and the lineup is top-notch. The Buttermilk staff and volunteers have become friends as well. If you haven’t been yet, dear reader, I recommend that you go this year.”
Picturesque: The Orchard Stage (Photo/Derek Ketchum)
Schrock, of Fennville, who performed for the first time at the festival with Madcat Midnight Blues Journey, will handle multiple duties this weekend playing sets with The Schrock Bros and Jive at Five, not to mention the possibility of jamming with others.
“As far as Buttermilk goes, as a resident of southwest Michigan, this is closest to a ‘home festival’ that I have,” Schrock noted.
Whether they live nearby or across the state, many musicians view Buttermilk as “home,” with this year’s lineup led by Kalamazoo’s All American Funk Parade, Knee Deep Shag, The Go Rounds, Kait Rose, Grace Theisen, Great Lakes Brass and The Nathan Moore Affair, Cadillac native Luke Winslow-King (now based in Spain), northern Michigan’s Elizabeth Landry Trio and Charlie Millard Band, and Grand Rapids’ Molly, Space Bar, Y-Not, The Bootstrap Boys and more.
Scroll down for details and the daily schedule. And check out Local Spins’ coverage of the 2025 festival online here.
BUTTERMILK JAMBOREE ESSENTIALS
WHEN: Friday-Sunday (June 19-21)
WHERE: Circle Pines Center, 8650 Mullen Road, Delton, Mich., 49046
WEBSITE: https://circlepinescenter.org/summer-camp-retreat-center/get-tickets/
TICKETS: Weekend $170 adults, $50 children
THE DRIVE: 38 miles south of Grand Rapids
24 miles north of Kalamazoo
55 miles west of Lansing
145 miles west of Detroit
178 miles south of Traverse City
BUTTERMILK JAMBOREE 2026: THE SCHEDULE
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