Festival Hours: 11:00am - 8:00pm
Location: Sandy Creek Park * 400 Bob Holman Rd * Athens, Georgia.
Directions to park: Google Maps * Apple Maps
Festival Admission: Adults: $ 17; Students: $10; Under 14: Free
Park Admission: Free with Festival Admission
* Handmade Arts and Crafts Demonstrated and Sold
* Games and Activities for Children
* Local Food Vendors
* Please bring chairs and picnic blanket for seating on the lawn
* Jammers Welcome
Main Stage Music: Rebecca Sunshine Band (kids music, Athens), Marion Montgomery and Glyn Denham (acoustic guitar and harmonica blues, Athens), Veronika Jackson (gospel and folk singer/songwriter, Decatur), Búhos de Oro Mariachi Band (Atlanta), Jesse Williams (singer/songwriter, Chattanooga), Athens Cowboy Choir (traditional western songs, Athens), The Four O'Clocks (high energy, fiddle-driven old time music, Atlanta), Scott Low (blues band, Clayton). Performance Schedule Below
International Fire Circle Stage Music: Nathan and MikiLu Peters (hosts), FolieTrad (French and French-Canadian music, Athens), Beto Cacao (traditional and political songs from Mexico, Athens), Fawney Rig Beag! (high energy Irish music, Athens). Performance Schedule Below.
Demonstrators: Steve Sweetser (metal art and chalk bus), Rebecca Gilliard (sweet grass baskets), Daniel Bollinger (folk pottery), Tex Crawford (artist).
Artist Vendors: Cathy Pentz (jewelry), Mary Mayes (pottery), John Gingerich (vintage finds), Louise Norelle (jewelry), Michael Pierce (gourd grt), Ansley Grace (Songbird Soaps), Greg Krakow (textile art), Sam Granger (artist), Lorri Penn (artist), Todd McGlaun (pottery), Carolyn Dalusky (jewelry), Bendzunas Glass and Pottery, Rush Bink (painter), Chester and Gail Karwoski (minerals and semi-precious stones), Meredyth Howard and Le Ann Fleisher (textile art), Celena Schoen (folk potter), Cory Momany (bees and honey), and Morris Rowell (restored Harmony and Silvertone guitars).
Food Trucks: Aunt Jack's Peanut Shack (boiled and roasted peanuts and snacks), Cafe Racer (hamburgers and fries), Honeybee Baking (baked goods and sweets), Jittery Joe's Coffee (coffee, coffee and coffee), LaPa on Wheels (Mexican tacos, quesadillas, burritos), Mama Bird (granola), Rashe's Cuisine (Jamaican), Troop 1111 Sweet Shop and Snow Cones.
Folk Festival Core Committee: Tommy Jordan (director), Mary Mayes, Charlie Jameson (finance), Dick Daniels (music), Peter Loose (artists and demonstrators), Melanie Aaron (food trucks), Claire Campbell (merch and music), Barbara Edwards and David Bridges (volunteers and front gate), Clay Hinson (sound), Wes Garrison (Sandy Creek Park), Donna Alvermann (promotion), Stuart Whipple, Daniel Whitehead (first aid and security), Sunny Daniels, and Robert Mixon.
Owl Painting by Peter Loose, 2026
Produced by the Athens Folk Music and Dance Society
Co-Sponsored by Flagpole Magazine, Duplicating Systems, Inc, Athens-Clarke County Mayor's Office, Visit Athens, and Satisfactory Printing.
The Athens Folk Music and Dance Society would like to thank Mayor Kelly Girtz and the Athens-Clarke County Mayor’s Office and Hannah Smith at Visit Athens for their generous sponsorships of the 41st Annual North Georgia Folk Festival.