The Out Among the Stars Bluegrass Festival will be entertaining bluegrass music fans starting on Thursday, June 28th and running through Sunday, July 1st, 2012.  The Festival is centrally located at the Benton Rodeo grounds in beautiful Benton, Pennsylvania.  With the purchase of a full weekend ticket you are welcome to rough camp and enjoy the Independence Day weekend among Bluegrass friends. 

The OATS Festival is a family oriented event with a Potluck style picnic Thursday night to kick off the festival, Childrens' activities all weekend, an extensive performer lineup on the main stage, and new this year, the Roots and Branches stage. 

OATS is a 501c3 charitable organization and is entirely run by volunteers.

Be sure to check out pictures from the 2010 OATS Festival.