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