Festivals and Workshops Guide
Learn and advance your dulcimer playing.
Festivals are listed by date and alphabetically by state.
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This page was last updated on April 20, 2024.
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By Date
April
Buckeye Dulcimer Festival
April 17 - 21, 2024
Ashley, Ohio
buckeyedulcimerfestival.com
Dulcimer Jamboree
April 26-27, 2024
Mountain View, Arkansas
ozarkfolkcenter.ticketleap.com
The hammered dulcimer and mountain dulcimer contests are held at the Dulcimer Jamboree.
Both contests are sanctioned by the Walnut Valley Association in Winfield, Kansas
Pocono Dulcimer Festival
April 26-27, 2024
East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
poconodulcimer.club
The chair is Norm Williams, dulcinut@ptd.net
May
51st Southern Appalachian Dulcimer Festival
May 2 - 4, 2024
McCalla, Alabama
sdulcimer.files.wordpress.com
Colorado Dulcimer Festival
May 2 - 4, 2024
Littleton, Colorado
coloradodulcimerfestival.com
Winston-Salem Dulcimer Festival
May 4, 2024
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
winstonsalemdulcimerfestival.com
Lone Star State Dulcimer Festival
May 10-12, 2024
Glen Rose, Texas
lssds.com
The festival is also hosting the Lone Star State Mountain Dulcimer Championship and the Lone Star State Hammered Dulcimer Championship.
Both contests are sanctioned by the Walnut Valley Association in Winfield, Kansas
Berkeley Dulcimer Reunion IN PERSON
May 11, 2024
Berkeley, California
https://djhamouris.com/event/berkeley-dulcimer-reunion-in-person-2/
Youth Dulcimer Concert
Hosted by Erin Mae and Steve Eulberg
May 19, 2024; 5 pm EDT
Virtual
Way of the Dulcimer Retreat with Don Pedi (Spring)
May 23 - 26, 2024
Little Switzerland, North Carolina
donpedi.com
QuaranTUNE Summer Fest
May 30 - June 2, 2024
Virtual
virtualdulcimerfest.com
June
Orchestra Symposium
June 3-8, 2024
Laurel Springs, North Carolina
orchestrasymposium.com
Gebhard Woods Dulcimer & Traditional Music Festival
June 8-9, 2024
Morris, Illinois
gebharddulcimer.org
Blue Ridge Old-Time Music Week
June 9-15, 2024
Mars Hill, North Carolina
mhu.edu
Steve Kaufman's Acoustic Kamps
June 9-15, 2024 (Old Time and Traditional Week)
June 16-22, 2024 (Bluegrass Week)
Maryville, Tennessee
flatpik.com
Kentucky Music Week
June 23-28, 2024
Bardstown, Kentucky
kentuckymusicweek.com
Traditions Weeks
June 24-28, 2024 (virtual)
Westminster, Maryland
Common Ground on the Hill
Dulcimer Week in the Wallowas
June 30 - July 6, 2024
Lake Wallowa, Oregon
wallowadulcimer.com
July
Traditions Weeks
July 7-12 (in person)
Westminster, Maryland
Common Ground on the Hill
Ozark Roots Festival
July 11-13, 2024
Mountain View, Arkansas
The Dulcimer Shoppe
ODPC FunFest
July 18-20, 2024
Evart, Michigan
evartdulcimerfest.org
Dulcimer U
July 21-26, 2024
Cullowhee, North Carolina
wcu.edu
August
Kindred Gathering
Aug. 2 - 5, 2024
Copalis Beach, Washington
Kindred Gathering
Harps and Hammers Retreat, featuring Joshua Messick
Aug. 2 - 3, 2024
Montrose, Colorado
For details contact Robin Freed: 970-275-8996 or robinfreed@harpsandhammers.com
harpsandhammers.com
Gateway Dulcimer Festival
Aug. 2-4, 2024
Fairview Heights, Illinois
gatewaydulcimer.org
New England Dulcimer Days
(formerly “August Dulcimer Daze”)
Aug. 9 - 11, 2024
Dover, Vermont
augustdulcimerdaze.com
Chair: Ellen Pratt, eskbpratt@gmail.com
Redwood Dulcimer Day
Aug. 16-17, 2024
Virtual
redwooddulcimerday.org
Way of the Dulcimer Retreat with Don Pedi (Fall)
TBD, 2024
Little Switzerland, North Carolina
donpedi.com
Midland Folk Music Festival
TBD, 2024
Midland, Michigan
folkmusicsociety.org
September
Winfield Warm-Up Picnic
Sept 14, 2024 [Second Saturday]
Hosted by the Great Plains Dulcimer Alliance
Winfield, Kansas
gpdaks.org
Walnut Valley Festival
National Flat Picking Championships
Sept. 18 - 22, 2024
Winfield, Kansas
wvfest.com
19th Annual Sandbridge Intermediate Hammered Dulcimer Retreat with Ken Kolodner & Mary Lynn Michal
Sept. 21 - 28, 2024
Sandbridge, Virginia or Virtual
sandbridgedulcimer.com
19th Annual Sandbridge Intermediate/Advanced Hammered Dulcimer Retreat with Ken Kolodner & Mary Lynn Michal
Sept. 29 - Oct. 5, 2024
Sandbridge, Virginia or Virtual
sandbridgedulcimer.com
Upper Potomac Fall Dulcimer Retreat
TBD, 2024
Shepherdstown, West Virginia
upperpotomacmusic.info
October
Southern California Dulcimer Heritage Month of Music
TBD October 2024
In-person and virtual events all month
SCDH.org
QuaranTUNE Dulcimer Fall Fest
October 3 - 6, 2024
Virtual
virtualdulcimerfest.com
Dulcimer Chautauqua on the Wabash
October 3-6, 2024
New Harmony, Indiana
dulcimerchautauquaonthewabash.com
19th Annual Sandbridge Advanced Hammered Dulcimer Retreat with Ken Kolodner & Mary Lynn Michal
October 6 - 12, 2024
Sandbridge, Virginia or Virtual
sandbridgedulcimer.com
Black Mountain Music Festival
Oct. 12 - 17, 2024
Black Mountain, North Carolina
blackmountainmusicfest.com
Berea College Celebration of Traditional Music
TBD 2024
Berea, Kentucky
berea.edu
Winter Creek Reunion Acoustic Music Festival
TBD 2024
Bennington, Oklahoma
rrvdc.com
November
North-East Ohio Hammered Dulcimer Weekend
Nov. 1-3, 2024
Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
NEODulcimer.com
Nutmeg Dulcimer Festival
Nov. 8-9, 2024
Milford, Connecticut
nutmegdulcimer.com
Stephen Foster Dulcimer Retreat
Nov. 8-9, 2024
White Springs, Florida
stephenfosterdulcimerretreat.com
North Georgia Foothills Dulcimer Association Festival
Nov. 21-23, 2024
Virtual
ngfda.com
Baritone Dulcimer Day
TBD 2024
Virtual
djhamouris.com
2025
January
Dulcimoon
January 10 - 12, 2025
Virtual
dulcimoon.com
Dulcimer U Winter Weekend
TBD 2025 (was Jan. 2024)
Lake Junaluska, North Carolina
wcu.edu
Blues on Mountain Dulcimer Day
(hosted by DulcimerCrossing.com)
TBD 2025 (was Jan. 2024)
Virtual
playing-blues-on-the-mountain.simplerosites.com
February
Baritone Dulcimer Day
TBD 2025 (was Feb. 2024)
Virtual
djhamouris.com
Castaway Music Cruise
TBD 2025 (was Feb. 2024)
Homosassa, Florida
castawaymusiccruise.com
Central Florida Dulcimer Festival
TBD 2025 (was Feb. 2024)
Mount Dora, Fla.
centralfloridadulcimerfestival.com
Dogwood Mountain Dulcimers
TBD 2025 (was Feb. 2024)
Springfield, Missouri
Facebook: dogwoodmountaindulcimers.
Blues on the Mountain Dulcimer Day
DulcimerCrossing.com
TBD 2025 (was Feb. 2024)
Virtual
Dulcimer Doin’s
TBD 2025 (was Feb. 2024)
Maria Stein, Ohio
daytondulcimers.com
Florida Gulf Coast Dulcimer Retreat
TBD 2025 (was Feb. 22-25, 2024)
Homosassa, Florida
gulfcoastdulcimer.com
Southern Strings Dulcimer Festival
TBD 2025 (was Feb. 2024)
Petal, Mississippi
March
4 Equidistant Dulcimer Day
(hosted by DulcimerCrossing.com)
TBD 2025 (was March, 2024)
Virtual
4-equidistant-dulcimer-day-24.simplerosites.com
Bass/Baritone Night
New Harmony Dulcimer Company
TBD 2025 (was March, 2024)
Virtual
jcdulcimer.com
Late-Winter Mountain Dulcimer Festival
TBD 2025 (was March, 2024)
Kings Mountain, North Carolina
jcdulcimer.com
Mountain Dulcimer Music Fest
TBD 2025 (was March, 2024)
Latham, New York
dulcimerassociationofalbany.com
Nonsuch Online Spring Hammered Dulcimer Workshop Day
TBD 2025 (was March, 2024)
Virtual
dulcimer.org.uk
Ohio Valley Gathering
TBD 2025 (was March 15-17, 2024)
Louisville, Kentucky
ohiovalleygathering.com
https://www.facebook.com/groups/Ohiovalleygathering/
Palestine Old Time Music and Dulcimer Festival
TBD 2025 (was March 21-23, 2024)
Palestine, Texas
oldpalmusic.com
Sandbridge Relaxed Week Hammered Dulcimer Retreat
with Ken Kolodner & Mary Lynn Michal
TBD 2025 (was March 24-30, 2024)
Sandbridge, Virginia or Virtual
sandbridgedulcimer.com
Sandbridge Spring Week for Intermediate/Advanced Hammered Dulcimer with Ken Kolodner & Mary Lynn Michal
TBD 2025 (was March 31-April 6, 2024)
Sandbridge, Virginia or Virtual
sandbridgedulcimer.com
Workshop for Hammered and Mountain Dulcimer
TBD 2025 (was March, 2024)
Kansas City, Missouri
Contact: Linda G. Thomas
April
Baltimore Old Time Music Festival
TBD 2025 (was April 19 - 20, 2024)
Baltimore, Maryland
baltimoreoldtimefest.com
Hindman Dulcimer Homecoming
TBD 2025 (was April 4 - 6, 2024)
Hindman, Kentucky & Virtual Streaming
troublesomecreekguitars.com
Nonsuch Online Spring Mountain Dulcimer Workshop Day
TBD 2025 (was April 6, 2024)
Virtual
https://www.dulcimer.org.uk/online-events-resources/online-events/
Southern Wisconsin Dulcimer Festival
TBD 2025 (was April 19 - 20, 2024)
Janesville/Elkhorn, Wisconsin
southernwisconsindulcimerclub.com
Waterbound Dulcimers Workshop
TBD 2025 (was April 6, 2024)
Goldsboro, North Carolina
waterbounddulcimers@gmail.com
By State
Virtual
Youth Dulcimer Concert
Hosted by Erin Mae and Steve Eulberg
May 19, 2024; 5 pm EDT
Virtual
John C. Campbell Folkschool Online
Classes for mountain dulcimer, flatfoot clogging, harp and other traditional skills.
Check back often to see what classes are offered online year-round.
Virtual
John C. Campbell Folkschool Online
Sandbridge Hammered Dulcimer Retreats
Relaxed Week: March 24 - 30, 2024
Intermediate/Advanced: March 31 - April 6, 2024
Intermediate: Sept. 21 - 28, 2024
Intermediate/Advanced: Sept. 29 - Oct. 5, 2024
Advanced: October 6 - 12, 2024
Sandbridge, Virginia or Virtual
sandbridgedulcimer.com
QuaranTUNE Dulcimer Festivals
Winter Fest: Feb. 1 - 4, 2024
Summer Fest: May 30 - June 2
QuaranTUNE Fall Fest: October 3 - 6, 2024
QuaranTUNE Christmas Concerts: TBD
Virtual
virtualdulcimerfest.com
Redwood Dulcimer Day
Aug. 16-17, 2024
Virtual
redwooddulcimerday.org
North Georgia Foothills Dulcimer Association Festival
Nov. 21-23, 2024
Virtual
ngfda.com
Alabama
51st Southern Appalachian Dulcimer Festival
May 2 - 4, 2024
McCalla, Alabama
sdulcimer.files.wordpress.com
Arkansas
Dulcimer Jamboree
April 26-27, 2024
Mountain View, Arkansas
ozarkfolkcenter.ticketleap.com
The hammered dulcimer and mountain dulcimer contests are held at the Dulcimer Jamboree.
Both contests are sanctioned by the Walnut Valley Association in Winfield, Kansas
Ozark Roots Festival
July 11-13, 2024
Mountain View, Arkansas
The Dulcimer Shoppe
California
Berkeley Dulcimer Reunion IN PERSON
May 11, 2024
Berkeley, California
https://djhamouris.com/event/berkeley-dulcimer-reunion-in-person-2/
Southern California Dulcimer Heritage Month of Music
TBD October 2024
In-person and virtual events all month
SCDH.org
Colorado
Colorado Dulcimer Festival
May 2 - 4, 2024
Littleton, Colorado
coloradodulcimerfestival.com
Harps and Hammers Retreat, featuring Joshua Messick
Aug. 2 - 3, 2024
Montrose, Colorado
For details contact Robin Freed: 970-275-8996 or robinfreed@harpsandhammers.com
harpsandhammers.com
Florida
Stephen Foster Dulcimer Retreat
Nov. 8-9, 2024
White Springs, Florida
stephenfosterdulcimerretreat.com
Illinois
Gebhard Woods Dulcimer & Traditional Music Festival
June 8-9, 2024
Morris, Illinois
gebharddulcimer.org
A Day with Joe Collins
Sponsored by the Windy City Dulcimer Society
April 19, 2024
St. Charles, Illinois
https://forms.gle/KGJ4xCBpqxBPAcde6
Gateway Dulcimer Festival
Aug. 2-4, 2024
Fairview Heights, Illinois
gatewaydulcimer.org
Indiana
Dulcimer Chautauqua on the Wabash
October 3-6, 2024
New Harmony, Indiana
dulcimerchautauquaonthewabash.com
Kansas
Walnut Valley Festival
National Flat Picking Championships
Sept. 18 - 22, 2024
Winfield, Kansas
wvfest.com
Winfield Warm-Up Picnic
Sept 14, 2024 [Second Saturday]
Hosted by the Great Plains Dulcimer Alliance
Winfield, Kansas
gpdaks.org
Kentucky
Berea College Celebration of Traditional Music
TBD Oct. 2024
Berea, Kentucky
berea.edu
Kentucky Music Week
June 23-28, 2024
Bardstown, Kentucky
kentuckymusicweek.com
Maryland
Traditions Weeks
June 24-28, 2024 (virtual)
July 7-12, 2024 (in person)
Westminster, Maryland
Common Ground on the Hill
Michigan
Midland Folk Music Festival
TBD, Aug. 2024
Midland, Michigan
folkmusicsociety.org
ODPC FunFest
July 18-20, 2024
Evart, Michigan
evartdulcimerfest.org
Mississippi
Missouri
New York
North Carolina
Blue Ridge Old-Time Music Week
June 9-15, 2024
Mars Hill, North Carolina
mhu.edu
Dulcimer U
Winter Weekend: TBD, 2025
Dulcimer U Duets: TBD 2025 (was March 8, 2024)
Summer Weekend: July 21-26, 2024
Lake Junaluska, North Carolina
wcu.edu
Way of the Dulcimer Retreat with Don Pedi (Spring & Fall)
May 23 - 26, 2024; Fall TBD
Little Switzerland, North Carolina
donpedi.com
Winston-Salem Dulcimer Festival
May 4, 2024
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
winstonsalemdulcimerfestival.com
Black Mountain Music Festival
Oct. 12 - 17, 2024
Black Mountain, North Carolina
blackmountainmusicfest.com
Ohio
Buckeye Dulcimer Festival
April 17 - 21, 2024
Ashley, Ohio
buckeyedulcimerfestival.com
North-East Ohio Hammered Dulcimer Weekend
Nov. 1-3, 2024
Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
NEODulcimer.com
Pennsylvania
Pocono Dulcimer Festival
April 26-27, 2024
East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
poconodulcimer.club
The chair is Norm Williams, dulcinut@ptd.net
Tennessee
Steve Kaufman's Acoustic Kamps
June 9-15, 2024 (Old Time and Traditional Week)
June 16-22, 2024 (Bluegrass Week)
Maryville, Tennessee
flatpik.com
Texas
Lone Star State Dulcimer Festival
May 10-12, 2024
Glen Rose, Texas
lssds.com
The festival is also hosting the Lone Star State Mountain Dulcimer Championship and the Lone Star State Hammered Dulcimer Championship.
Both contests are sanctioned by the Walnut Valley Association in Winfield, Kansas
Vermont
New England Dulcimer Days
(formerly “August Dulcimer Daze”)
Aug. 9 - 11, 2024
Dover, Vermont
augustdulcimerdaze.com
Chair: Ellen Pratt, eskbpratt@gmail.com
Virginia
Sandbridge Hammered Dulcimer Retreats
with Ken Kolodner & Mary Lynn Michal
Relaxed Week: March 24 - 30, 2024
Intermediate/Advanced: March 31 - April 6, 2024
Intermediate: Sept. 21 - 28, 2024
Intermediate/Advanced: Sept. 29 - Oct. 5, 2024
Advanced: October 6 - 12, 2024
Sandbridge, Virginia or Virtual
sandbridgedulcimer.com
West Virginia
Upper Potomac Fall Dulcimer Retreat
TBD, Sept. 2024
Shepherdstown, West Virginia
upperpotomacmusic.info