Mountain Jam will not take place in 2026, festival organizers say

Mountain Jam will not take place in 2026, festival organizers say

HIGHMOUNT, N.Y. — The Mountain Jam music festival, which returned this year after a six-year hiatus, will not take place in 2026, festival organizers said. A message posted on the festival website by founder Gary Chetkof, of Radio Woodstock, said the festival would not return next year. Organizers added, however, that they  hope to stage the event in 2027. “Mountain Jam 2025 was truly special — thank you to everyone who came out and made it unfo…

Mountain Jam Looks Ahead to 2027

After returning in June 2025 after a six-year hiatus, Mountain Jam will look ahead to 2027, skipping 2026 altogether as they plan ahead for the next installment of the Catskills music festival. photo by Josh Timmermans In a statement on the festival website, founder Gary Chetkof shared the following news: “Mountain Jam 2025 was truly special — thank you to everyone who came out and made it unforgettable. After much thought, Mountain Jam will ta…

Mountain Jam bummer: Popular music festival won't return in 2026

After having revived itself in 2025 following a multi-year hiatus, one of the Hudson Valley’s most popular music festivals has announced it will “take 2026 off”, and hope to return in 2027. Mountain Jam began in 2005 as a one-day event at Hunter Mountain, created by Radio Woodstock to mark the station’s 25th anniversary. It quickly grew into a multi-day camping festival and major Northeast jam band gathering, bringing with it a communal, unprete…