Farm Aid Announces 40th Anniversary Festival

Farm Aid announced that its 40th anniversary festival will take place September 20, 2025, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The event will launch a year-long celebration of four decades of impactful advocacy, historic cultural moments and unforgettable music. Farm Aid 40 — a full day of music, family farmers, HOMEGROWN food, and agricultural experiences — will feature performances by Farm Aid board members Willie Nelson, Neil Young (and the Chrome Hearts), John Mellencamp, Dave Matthews (with Tim Reynolds), and Margo Price, as well as Billy Strings, Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats, Trampled by Turtles, Waxahatchee, Eric Burton of Black Pumas, Jesse Welles, Madeline Edwards, and more artists. Farm Aid’s HOMEGROWN Village features hands-on activities engaging festivalgoers with exhibits about soil, water, energy, food, and farming. The year-long anniversary celebration launched by the festival will feature a variety of special events and initiatives to honor 40 years of action, showcase historical music moments, highlight the strength of the farm movement, and create opportunities for long-time supporters and new ones to join in.