Other Festivals & Events
The Dulcimer Players News Festival and Workshop Guide features music festivals focused on mountain and hammered dulcimers.
This alphabetical list features other festivals that might be of interest to dulcimer players, including folk, bluegrass, and old-time music and dance festivals.
This list was last updated on April 20, 2024.
If you would like to see a festival included, please email the details to staff@dpnews.com.
Appalachian String Band Music Festival
Clifftop, West Virginia
July 31 - Aug. 4, 2024
The Ashokan Center
Music & Dance Camp Dates
Olivebridge, New York
Assorted events including the “Old Time Rollick” (June 7 - 9, 2024)
Barberville Pioneer Settlement
Barberville, Florida
Assorted events including monthly “Playing on the Porches,” the Annual Spring Frolic (April 6 - 7, 2024), and the Annual Fall Country Jamboree (Nov. 2 - 3, 2024)
The Berkeley Old-Time Music Convention
Berkeley, CA
Sept 18-22, 2024
Bluegrass in the Gorge
Menucha Retreat and Conference Center
Corbett, Oregon
May 30-June 2, 2024
https://menucha.org/programs/bluegrass
(Check out their other programs too!)
Blue Ridge Mountain Music Trails of North Carolina
North Carolina
Assorted music and old time events
Bluegrass Island Music Festival
Manteo, North Carolina
Oct. 17 - 19, 2024
Common Ground on the Hill (Maryland Folklife Center)
Westminster, Maryland
Roots Music & Arts Festival: July 13, 2024 (in-person)
Deer Creek Fiddlers’ Convention: May 1-31, 2024 (virtual); June 2, 2024 (in-person)
Traditions Weeks: June 24-28, 2024 (virtual); July 7-12 (in-person)
Edinboro Art & Music Festival
Edinboro, Pennsylvania
May 17-19, 2024
Folk Heritage Committee: Shindig on the Green & Mountain Dance and Folk Festival
Asheville, North Carolina
Shindig on the Green: Saturday evenings in July and August, 2024
Mountain Dance and Folk Festival: August 1 - 3, 2024
The Folk Project: The Troubadour Acoustic Concert Series
Morristown, New Jersey
Usually 7:30 p.m. on Fridays - check website for details and performers
Great Blue Heron Music Festival
Sherman, New York
July 5-7, 2024
Indiana Folk Music Society: 49th Annual Eagle Creek Folk Festival
Beach Shelter in Eagle Creek Park, Indianapolis
Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024
https://indianafolkmusic.org/folkFestival.html
Old Songs Festival
Albany, New York
June 28 - 30, 2024
Omaha Summer Arts Festival
Omaha, Nebraska
June 7-9, 2024
Smithsonian Folklife Festival
Washington, D.C.
June 26 – 30 and July 3 – 7, 2024
Smokey Mountains Bluegrass Festival
Waynesville, NC
October 12, 2024
Su and Jules Old-Time Jam
Virtual
Every Sunday and every other Tuesday, 8pm UK time
WUMB Acoustic Music Camps
Boston, MA
October 12, 2024
Week-long camps in July and August, and other music events throughout the year.
Big Muddy Folk Festival
Boonville, Missouri
TBD (was April 5 - 6, 2024)
Central Ohio Folk Festival
Lewis Center, Ohio [near Columbus]
TBD (was May 4-5, 2024)
https://www.columbusfolkmusicsociety.org/festival.html
Cheat River Festival
Albright, West Virginia
TBD (was May 3-4, 2024)