41st Annual North Georgia Folk Festival

The Athens Folk Music and Dance Society will present the 41st Annual North Georgia Folk Festival on Saturday, October 10, 2026, at Sandy Creek Park in Athens, Georgia. The day-long program will showcase musicians, artists and craftspeople from North Georgia and surrounding areas. Admission to the festival is $17 for adults, $10 for students and free for kids under 14. The festival ticket price includes admission to the park. Full information is available at www.athensfolk.org and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/athensfolk.

41st Annual North Georgia Folk Festival
Saturday, October 10, 2026
Sandy Creek Park, 11:00 am - 8:00 pm
400 Bob Holman Road, Athens, Georgia
Adults: $17 * Students: $10 * Under 14: Free
Park admission (ages 4-62): Included in festival ticket

Main Stage: 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). 

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).

In addition to a great variety of folk music, we also will have handmade arts & crafts vendors and 
demonstrators, games and activities for kids, and plenty of great local food trucks. It will be a great day for your whole family. 

Seating is on the lawn so please bring chairs and picnic blankets. We will have a jam tent set up in the woods behind the festival, so bring your instruments if you want to jam.

Produced by the Athens Folk Music and Dance Society (AFMDS). 
Co-Sponsored by Duplicating Systems, Inc., Flagpole Magazine, A-CC Mayor’s Office, and Visit  Athens

Contact for interviews or more info
Tommy Jordan, Director
Email: NorthGeorgiaFolkFestival@gmail.com
Cell: 706-338-3111
Website: www.athensfolk.org