FreshGrass , The Momentary ’s annual folk, roots and bluegrass festival, is officially a thing of the past. According to a Tuesday post on Facebook from FreshGrass Foundation, the parent organization that runs festivals in both Bentonville and North Adams, Massachusetts, the decision comes after “thoughtful consideration.”

FreshGrass debuted at The Momentary in 2021 and brought artists like Billy Strings, Emmylou Harris, Mavis Staples, Sierra Ferrell, Molly Tuttle, Jason Isbell, Roseanne Cash, Béla Fleck, Sam Bush and Alison Brown to Northwest Arkansas over its five years of existence.

The organizers behind FORMAT Festival, another Bentonville-based fest tied to Walton funding, announced that it would “ take a pause ” in 2024 after a two-year tenure. Since the announcement in Feb.

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