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2026 Kennedy Creek Old-Time Music Festival

The Kennedy Creek Old-Time Music Festival takes place every autumn at the Kennedy Creek Resort in Suches, GA. Participants are invited to reserve cabins, yurts, or campsites, and food is available at the resort restaurant. Guest artists lead jams, teach workshops, and present concerts, but the main event is always jamming with friends. Admission is free thanks to the support of this year’s festival sponsors: the American Musicological Society, Miss Moonshine Dance, Fiddler Bourbon, and Fit Fiddles.

The 2026 Kennedy Creek Old-Time Music Festival will take place 10–13 September 2026. Admission is free, but attendees intending to stay overnight should reserve accommodations at the Kennedy Creek Resort.

Thursday, 10 September

7:30 p.m.: Open Jam with Max Godfrey and Maggie Hill

Friday, September 11

10:00 a.m.–12 p.m.: Georgia Jam with the Corn Tippers

1:30 p.m.–3:00 p.m.: Dance Workshop with Angela Wood, assisted by Nathan Varga

3:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m.: Instrument Workshops

5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.: Concert – The Four O’Clocks

7:30 p.m.: Georgia Jam with Sarah Adams and Friends

Saturday, 12 September

10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.: Instrument Workshops

  • Fiddle with Evan Kinney
  • Banjo with Max Godfrey
  • Harmony Singing with Maggie Hill and Jenna Shea Mobley

11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.: Dance Workshop with Nathan Vargo, assisted by Angela Wood

2:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.: Fiddle Contest (Rules & Regulations)

7:30 p.m.: Square Dance with the Corn Tippers

Sunday, 13 September

10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.: Gospel Singing with Ann Whitley and John Day

Organized in Partnership With

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