August 6-9, 2026, Westport, MA
Hosts: Melissa and Jonathan Danforth and Dean Robinson
Original Story (In the Works)
Program Booklet
Media
Bones Fest XXX Highlights Trailer
Bones Fest XXX Highlights (In the Works)
How to Make Rhythm Bones Out of Leg Bone Workshop (Steve Brown)
In 2006, we, Jonathan and Melissa Danforth, inspired by other Bones Fests, hosted Bones Fest X in New Bedford, MA. On a hot summer weekend, we traipsed down the cobblestone streets, saw whale skeletons, and raised a joyful racket. As stressful and as exhausting as hosting a Bones Fest was, we were sure we’d do it again someday. Little did we know that it would take another twenty years!
Or Fest have grown to include a number of favorite traditions, like workshop, jamming, performance, reuniting with old friends, and meeting new ones, and we had all of this, and more. Westport’s coastal farm setting laid itself well to the family reunion vibe that has made Bones Fests so special. We are really glad so many made it to this Bones Fest, and we look forward to seeing you again next year.