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Festival Hours11:00am - 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), Beto Cacao (traditional and political songs from Guatemala, Athens), FolieTrad (French and French-Canadian music, Athens), Fawney Rig Beag! (high energy Irish music, Athens).  Performance Schedule Below.

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Demonstrators: Steve Sweetser (metal art and chalk bus), Rebecca Gilliard (sweet grass baskets), Daniel Bollinger (folk pottery), Tex Crawford (artist).

 

Art 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 G (artist), Lori Penn (artist), Todd McGlaun (pottery), Carolyn Dalusky (jewelry), Bendzunas Glass and Pottery, PZ Hamilton (tin art), Darlene Rush Bink (painter), Marissa Mustard (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), Cricket Bancroft (textiles and pottery), Chris Hubbard (folk art), Eric Legge (folk art), 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), La Michoacana Es Natural (ice cream treats), LaPa on Wheels (Mexican tacos, quesadillas, burritos), Mama Bird (granola), Rashe's Cuisine (Jamaican).

 

Folk Festival Core Committee:  Tommy Jordan (director), Charlie Jameson (finance), Dick Daniels (music), Peter Loose (artists and demonstrators), Melanie Aaron (food frucks), 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, and Daniel Whitehead (first aid and security).

 

Owl Painting by Peter Loose

Produced by the Athens Folk Music and Dance Society

Co-Sponsored by Flagpole Magazine, Duplicating Systems, Inc, and Satisfactory Printing.

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