Kent American Roots Festival 2026

Schedule

Fri, 01 May, 2026 at 04:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Downtown Kent | Kent, OH

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Join us Friday, May 1st for the annual Kent American Roots Festival presented by Wayside Furniture & Mattress! Over 20 venues all over the city of Kent, Ohio will be featuring FREE live Americana, Bluegrass and Country music from 4pm until midnight.
Please visit www.KentAmericanRoots.com (http://www.kentamericanroots.com/) for venues, artist bios, sponsor information and much more!
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Downtown Kent, Kent,OH,United States

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