The 39th Annual
North Georgia Folk Festival
Saturday, September 28, 2024
Sandy Creek Park * 400 Bob Holman Rd
Athens, Georgia
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Gate opens 10:30am
Kids Activities 11:00am - 3:00pm
Art Vendors 11:00am - 6:00pm
Music 12:00pm - 9:00pm
Dear Friends of the North Georgia Folk Festival -
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Mark your calendars for the 39th Annual North Georgia Folk Festival on Saturday, September 28, 2024 at Sandy Creek Park in Athens, Georgia.
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We have a great line up of music, art, food and activities ready for you and are super excited to get our families back together for our annual gathering.
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Here's what you can look forward to:
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Music (TBA)
Food trucks featuring a wide variety of cuisines and desserts.
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Skilled crafts people demonstrating their art and traditional crafts.
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Traditional, handmade arts and crafts
Traditional wheel-thrown and hand built pottery.
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Please plan to join us for a great day at the park.
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Claire Campbell + Tommy Jordan
Co-Directors, North Georgia Folk Festival
The North Georgia Folk Festival celebrated its 30th year in October, 2014. This video, "A Taste of the 2014 North Georgia Folk Festival" by Neil Rosenbaum, features performances by Norman Blake, Bluebilly Grit, and The Skillet Lickers, along with interviews and memories of past performers now gone.
Contact Us
Please contact one of our co-directors:
Claire Campbell <agoldensummer@yahoo.com> or
Tommy Jordan <tombob.d41@gmail.com> with any questions about the festival or use the contact form here.
The North Georgia Folk Festival is produced by volunteers from the Athens Folk Music and Dance Society in partnership with Athens-Clarke County Leisure Services.
Co-Sponsored by Duplicating Systems, Flagpole, Good Dirt Clay Studio, WUGA-FM, and Satisfactory Printing.
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The Athens Folk Music and Dance Society is an Athens, Georgia-based 501-c3 Non-Profit Organization dedicated to celebrating, sharing and sustaining traditional arts and music. More at www.Athensfolk.org
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This program has been supported in part by the Georgia Council for the Arts through the appropriations of the Georgia General Assembly. GCA also receives support from its partner agency - the National Endowment for the Arts.
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Performers, Artists and Crafts People
