Boston Bluegrass Union

Picking Party at 4 pm – no tickets required for jamming.

The Boston Bluegrass Union (BBU) presents The Seldom Scene at Arrow Street Arts in Cambridge, MA on Sunday, September 27th, 2026. The concert honors both the founding of the BBU 50 years ago in September 1976, and also one of its guiding lights, Stan Zdonik, who passed away earlier this year.

With Stan’s legacy in mind, we come full circle to honor 50 incredible years of BBU bluegrass shows with this very special concert right back where it all started in Cambridge. Just a short walk across Harvard Square from the site of the first BBU show at the “big brown church with rooster on top” is Arrow Street Arts – a new acoustically state-of-the-art venue where we will hear The Seldom Scene, one of the most celebrated and influential bluegrass bands of all time!

The anniversary event will start at 4 pm when Arrow Street Arts opens up their beautiful multi-room space for jamming. Bring your instruments or just come listen; there’s no ticket required for the jamming portion of our anniversary celebration. There will be a cash bar on-site and a free instrument check available after the jams.

Arrow Street Arts is located at the intersection of Arrow St. and Mass. Ave. in Harvard Sq. in Cambridge. Since the concert is on a Sunday, there are lots of free parking spaces in and around Harvard Square. Concert seating is first come, first served with doors opening at 6:30 pm. Tickets are $40 ($45 for non-members and $20 for students with a valid ID) plus Ticketmaster fees. To access the different types of tickets, just click on the General Admission button. There are only 250 tickets available, so you’ll want to get yours soon!

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