There are many dulcimer festivals occurring all across the United States and abroad. Here, we provide a comprehensive list of all major past dulcimer festivals.
For a current list of known dulcimer festivals, click here.
2025
Below is a list of major dulcimer festivals events planned for 2025. This list is specifically geared for the mountain dulcimer or hammered dulcimer player. Check back often as this event list is frequently updated.
Festivals and workshops are a great way for dulcimer players to improve their skills and meet like-minded folks. Many dulcimer players get hooked after attending a dulcimer festival for the very first time.
Interested in promoting your dulcimer event? If your event is not listed below, feel free to drop us a line and add your dulcimer festival. We will do out best to add the event within 24-48 hours. For a list of past festivals, see our archived dulcimer festival list.
Dulcimer Festivals for 2025
JANUARY
Dulcimoon
January 10-12, 2025
Virtual
FEBRUARY
Central Florida Dulcimer Festival (Mt. Dora Dulcimer Festival)
February 8-10, 2024
The First Baptist Church of Mount Dora
1000 East First Ave. Mt. Dora, Florida 32757
The Mt. Dora Dulcimer Festival sports nationally known instructors for their workshop and a jam-packed schedule full of workshops, vendors, and socials.
QuaranTUNE Dulcimer Festival
February 13-16, 2025
Virtual
Dulcimer Doin’s
February 14-16, 2024
Maria Stein, Ohio
Sponsored by the Mountain Dulcimer Society of Dayton, Ohio. Email: dulcimerdoins@gmail.com
Castaway Music Cruise
February 22 – March 1, 2024
Homosassa, Florida
Southern Strings Dulcimer Festival
TBD, 2025 (was February 16-17, 2024)
Petal, Mississippi
Florida Gulf Coast Dulcimer Retreat
TBD, 2025 (was February 22-25, 2024)
Homosassa, Florida
For details contact: 417-207-4766, dogwoodmountaindulcimers@gmail.com, or
Facebook: dogwoodmountaindulcimers.
MARCH
Bells and Whistles: Hammered Dulcimer Day 2025
March 8, 2025
Virtual. Day-long event on Zoom
Contact: Steve Eulberg, steve@owlmountainmusic.com
Mountain Dulcimer Music Fest
March 14-15, 2025
Latham, New York
Featuring Susan Trump and Nina Zanetti. Contact: Lori Keddell, 518-246-0280
dulcimerassociationofalbany.com
26th Annual Dulcimer Workshop for Hammered and Mountain Dulcimer
March 15, 2025
Kansas City, Missouri
Featuring Linda Thomas and Duane Porterfield. To register, please contact Linda G. Thomas
4 Equidistant Dulcimer Day
TBD, 2025 (was March 12, 2024)
Virtual
This event is hosted by DulcimerCrossing.com.
Late-Winter Mountain Dulcimer Festival
TBD, 2025 (was March 9, 2024)
Kings Mountain, North Carolina
Ohio Valley Gathering
TBD, 2025 (was March 15-17, 2024)
Louisville, Kentucky
Palestine Old Time Music and Dulcimer Festival
TBD, 2025 (was March 21 – 23, 2024)
Palestine, Texas
Nonsuch Online Spring Hammered Dulcimer Workshop Day
TBD, 2025 (was March 23, 2024)
Virtual
Sandbridge Relaxed Week Hammered Dulcimer Retreat with Ken Kolodner & Mary Lynn Michal
TBD, 2025 (was March 24-30, 2024)
Sandbridge, Virginia or Virtual
Sandbridge Spring Week for Intermediate/Advanced Hammered Dulcimer with Ken Kolodner & Mary Lynn Michal
TBD, 2025 (was March 31-April 6, 2024)
Sandbridge, Virginia or Virtual
APRIL
Southern Wisconsin Dulcimer Festival
April 4, 2025 (Jam)
April 5, 2025 (Workshops/Concert)
First Lutheran Church, Janesville, WI
Baltimore Old Time Music Festival
April 18-19, 2025
Baltimore, Maryland
Hindman Dulcimer Homecoming
April 24 – 26, 2025
Hindman, Kentucky & Virtual Streaming
Buckeye Dulcimer Festival
April 23 – 27, 2025
Ashley, Ohio
English Country Dance for Harps and Hammered Dulcimers
April 20 – 25, 2025
John C. Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, North Carolina
Featuring Anne Lough and Lorinda Jones
A Day with Joe Collins
TBD, 2025 (was April 19, 2024)
St. Charles, Illinois
This event is sponsored by the Windy City Dulcimer Society. For more information, refer to https://forms.gle/KGJ4xCBpqxBPAcde6
Dulcimer Jamboree
TBD, 2025 (was April 26-27, 2024)
Mountain View, Arkansas
The hammered dulcimer and mountain dulcimer contests are held at the Dulcimer Jamboree. Both contests are sanctioned by the Walnut Valley Association in Winfield, Kansas.
Pocono Dulcimer Festival
TBD, 2025 (was April 26-27, 2024)
East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
For more information, please contact the chair Norm Williams, dulcinut@ptd.net
MAY
51st Southern Appalachian Dulcimer Festival
TBD, 2025 (was May 2 – 4, 2024)
McCalla, Alabama
Colorado Dulcimer Festival
May 2 – 4, 2025
Littleton, Colorado
There is a pre-festival class on May 1.
Way of the Dulcimer Retreat with Don Pedi (Spring)
TBD, 2025 (was May 23 – 26, 2024)
Little Switzerland, North Carolina
Winston-Salem Dulcimer Festival
TBD, 2025 (was May 4, 2024)
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Lone Star State Dulcimer Festival
May 9 – 11, 2025
Glen Rose, Texas
The festival is also hosting the Lone Star State Mountain Dulcimer Championship and the Lone Star State Hammered Dulcimer Championship. Both contests are sanctioned by the Walnut Valley Association in Winfield, Kansas
Berkeley Dulcimer Reunion
TBD, 2025 (was May 11, 2024)
Berkeley, California
Dogwood Mountain Dulcimers
May 17, 2025
Springfield, Missouri
All-day workshop with Joe Collins (mountain dulcimer) and Ilace Mears (hammered dulcimer).
For details contact: 417-207-4766, dogwoodmountaindulcimers@gmail.com, or
Facebook: dogwoodmountaindulcimers.
JUNE
QuaranTUNE Summer Fest
June 5 – 8, 2025
Virtual
Orchestra Symposium
TBD, 2025 (was June 3-8, 2024)
Laurel Springs, North Carolina
Gebhard Woods Dulcimer & Traditional Music Festival
June 14 – 15, 2025 (tentative)
Morris, Illinois
Steve Kaufman’s Acoustic Kamps
June 8 – 14, 2025 (Old Time and Traditional Week)
June 15 – 21, 2025 (Bluegrass Week)
Maryville, Tennessee
Blue Ridge Old-Time Music Week
TBD, 2025 (was June 9-15, 2024)
Mars Hill, North Carolina
Kentucky Music Week
June 22 – 27, 2025
Bardstown, Kentucky
Dulcimer Week in the Wallowas
June 29 – July 5, 2025
Lake Wallowa, Oregon
Traditions Week
TBD, 2025 (was June 24-28, 2024)
Virtual
Laurel Springs, North Carolina
JULY
59th Annual Shindig on the Green
July 5, 12, 18, 26 (2025)
Asheville, North Carolina
Ozark Roots Festival
TBD, 2025 (was July 11-13, 2024)
Mountain View, Arkansas
This event is sponsored by The Dulcimer Shoppe.
Traditions Weeks
TBD, 2025 (was July, 2024)
Westminster, Maryland
This event is sponsored by Common Ground on the Hill.
Dutchland Dulcimer Gathering
TBD, 2025 (was July 12-13, 2024)
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Featuring Bill Collins and Butch Ross
ODPC FunFest
July 17 – 19, 2025
Evart, Michigan
Dulcimer U
July 20 – 25, 2025
Cullowhee, North Carolina
The 98th Annual Mountain Dance and Folk Festival
July 31 – August 2, 2025
Location TBA (near Asheville, North Carolina)
AUGUST
59th Annual Shindig on the Green
August 9, 16, 23 (2025)
Asheville, North Carolina
Chromatic Dulcimer Day
TBD, 2025 (was Aug 10, 2024)
Virtual
Kindred Gathering
TBD, 2025 (was Aug. 2 – 5, 2024)
Copalis Beach, Washington
This event is sponsored by Kindred Gathering.
Harps and Hammers Retreat, featuring Joshua Messick
TBD, 2025 (was Aug. 2 – 3, 2024)
Montrose, Colorado
For more details about this event, contact Robin Freed: 970-275-8996 or robinfreed@harpsandhammers.com.
Gateway Dulcimer Festival
TBD, 2025 (was Aug. 2 – 4, 2024)
Fairview Heights, Illinois
New England Dulcimer Days (formerly “August Dulcimer Daze”)
TBD, 2025 (was Aug. 9 – 11, 2024)
Dover, Vermont
For more detail about this event contact chair Ellen Pratt (eskbpratt@gmail.com) or Bonnie Leigh, CMP (bonnie@nedulcimerdays.com)
Redwood Dulcimer Day
TBD, 2025 (was August, 2024)
Virtual
Way of the Dulcimer Retreat with Don Pedi (Fall)
TBD, 2025 (was August, 2024)
Little Switzerland, North Carolina
Midland Folk Music Festival
TBD, 2025 (was August, 2024)
Midland, Michigan
SEPTEMBER
Hymns with Dulcimer U
TBD, 2025 (was Sept. 13, 2024)
WCU At Biltmore Park, Asheville, NC OR Virtual
Upper Potomac Fall Dulcimer Retreat
TBD, 2025 (was September, 2024)
Shepherdstown, West Virginia
Winfield Warm-Up Picnic
TBD, 2025 (was September, 2024)
Winfield, Kansas
This event is hosted by the Great Plains Dulcimer Alliance.
Walnut Valley Festival & National Flat Picking Championships
TBD, 2025 (was Sept. 18 – 22, 2024)
Winfield, Kansas
20th Annual Sandbridge Intermediate Hammered Dulcimer Retreat with Ken Kolodner & Mary Lynn Michal
TBD, 2025 (was Sept. 21 – 28, 2024)
Sandbridge, Virginia or Virtual
OCTOBER
Southern California Dulcimer Heritage Month of Music
TBD, 2025 (was October 19, 2024)
In-person and virtual events all month
Fall Acoustic Folk Jam
All Acoustic Instruments Welcome! Focus – Mountain Dulcimers
Led by Doug Thomson and Leo Kretzner
QuaranTUNE Dulcimer Fall Fest
TBD, 2025 (was October 3 – 6, 2024)
Virtual
Dulcimer Chautauqua on the Wabash
TBD, 2025 (was October 3-6, 2024)
New Harmony, Indiana
Winter Creek Reunion Acoustic Music Festival
October 10 – 13, 2025
Bennington, Oklahoma
19th Annual Sandbridge Advanced Hammered Dulcimer Retreat with Ken Kolodner & Mary Lynn Michal
TBD, 2025 (was October 6 – 12, 2024)
Sandbridge, Virginia or Virtual
Berea College Celebration of Traditional Music
TBD, 2025 (was October, 2024)
Berea, Kentucky
Black Mountain Music Festival
TBD, 2025 (was Oct. 12 – 17, 2024)
Black Mountain, North Carolina
NOVEMBER
Nutmeg Dulcimer Festival
TBD, 2025 (was Nov. 8-9, 2024)
Milford, Connecticut
Way of the Dulcimer Retreat with Don Pedi (Online)
TBD, 2025 (was Nov. 2 – 3, 2024)
Milford, Connecticut
North-East Ohio Hammered Dulcimer Weekend
TBD, 2025 (was Nov. 1 – 3, 2024)
Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
Stephen Foster Dulcimer Retreat
TBD, 2025 (was November 8 – 9, 2024)
White Springs, Florida
3rd Annual Baritone Dulcimer Day
TBD, 2025 (was November 9, 2024
Virtual
2024 Teachers: Erin Mae, Joe Collins, Karen Mueller, Lorinda Jones
Southern California Dulcimer Heritage Fall Event
TBD 2025 (was November 17, 2024)
Virtual
Hammered Dulcimer Workshop with Dave Neiman
‘Dave’s Favs: French, Quebecois, Old Time Tunes’
North Georgia Foothills Dulcimer Association Festival
TBD, 2025 (was November 21 – 23, 2024)
Virtual
DECEMBER
Quarantune Christmas Concert Series
TBD, 2025 (was December, 2024)
Virtual
2023
Dulcimer U Winter Weekend
January 5-8, 2023
Lake Junaluska, NC
Dulcimoon
January 13-15, 2023
Virtual
QuaranTUNE 9.0
February 2-5, 2023
Virtual
Central Florida Dulcimer (Mt. Dora Dulcimer Festival)
February 9-11, 2023
The First Baptist Church of Mount Dora
1000 East First Ave. Mt. Dora, Florida 32757
The Mt. Dora Dulcimer Festival sports nationally known instructors for their workshop and a jam-packed schedule full of workshops, vendors, and socials.
Florida Gulf Coast Dulcimer Retreat
February 23-26, 2023
Homosassa, FL
Southern Strings Dulcimer Festival
February 24-25, 2023
Petal, MS
To register, contact Janise Edmiston at janise@edmiston.org or text 601-433-2596
Mountain Dulcimer Music Fest
March 3-5, 2023
Latham, NY
Castaway Music Cruise
March 4-8, 2023
Homosassa, FL
4 Equidistant Dulcimer Day
March 11, 2023
Virtual
24th Annual Workshop for Hammered and Mountain Dulcimer
March 18, 2023
Kansas City, MO
To register, please contact: Linda G. Thomas
Hymnfest
March 18, 2023
Blairsville, GA
To register, please contact: mandytyner.com
Ohio Valley Gathering
March 24-26, 2023
Clarksville, IN
Buckeye Dulcimer Festival
April 19-23, 2023
Ashley, OH
Pocono Dulcimer Festival
April 28-29, 2023
Stroudsburg, PA
Winston-Salem Dulcimer Festival
May 6, 2023
Winston-Salem, NC
The Orchestra Symposium
May 29-June 2, 2023
Laurel Springs, NC
QuaranTUNE Dulcimer Festival 10.0
June 1-4, 2023
Virtual
Gebhard Woods Dulcimer & Traditional Music Festival
June 11-12, 2023
Morris, IL
Steve Kaufman’s Acoustic Kamps
June 11-17, 2023 (Old Time and Traditional Week)
June 18-24, 2023 (Bluegrass Week)
Maryville, TN
Kentucky Music Week
June 25-30, 2023
Shepherdsville, KY
11th Annual Dulcimer Week in the Wallowas
July 2-8, 2023
Lake Wallowa, OR
Ozark Roots Festival
July 13-15, 2023
Mountain View, AR
ODPC FunFest
July 13-15, 2023
Evart, MI
Harps and Hammers
August 4-6, 2023
Montrose, CO
For more details about this event, please email: robinfreed@harpsandhammers.com
Gateway Dulcimer Festival
August 3-5, 2023
Fairview Heights, IL
Dulcimer Daze
August 11-13, 2023
Dover, VT
Upper Potomac Fall Dulcimer Retreat
September 8-10, 2023
Shepherdstown, WV
QuaranTUNE Dulcimer Festival 11.0
September 28-October 1, 2023
Virtual
Black Mountain Music Festival
October 14-19, 2023
Black Mountain, NC
North-East Ohio Hammered Dulcimer Weekend
November 3-5, 2023
Cuyahoga Falls, OH
2022
47th Eagle Creek Festival
September 17, 2022
Indianapolis, IN
50th Walnut Valley Festival
September 14-18, 2022
Winfield, KS
Homer Ledford Dulcimer Festival
TBD – Likely August, 2022
Winchester, KY
Redwood Dulcimer Day
August 19-20, 2022
Virtual/Online
Gateway Dulcimer Music Festival
August 5-7, 2022
Four Points by Sheraton Conference Center
Fairview Heights, IL
9am – 11pm daily. Instructional classes for mountain and hammered dulcimer players, autoharp, and ukulele with jamming , vendors, and evening concerts by the instructors.
Ozark Roots Dulcimer Festival
TBD – Likely July, 2022
Mountain View, AR
Dulcimer U Summer Week
TBD – Likely July, 2022
Cullowhee, NC
Dutchland DulciZOOM Gathering
Cancelled for 2022, but will be scheduled for July, 2023!
Virtual/Online
The Original Dulcimer Players Club (ODPC) FunFest
July 14-16, 2022
Evart, MI
A three day, outdoor, family-friendly traditional acoustic music festival. Workshops for all types of instruments and all levels. Evening concerts. Open jamming. Camping. For more info, please visit our website and find us on Facebook. Located at the Osceola County Fairgrounds in Evart, Michigan.
Indiana Dulcimer Festival
July 8-10, 2022
Woodburn, IN
Dulcimer Week in the Wallowas
July 3-9, 2022
Wallowa Lake, OR
Focused on the mountain dulcimer, Dulcimer Week offers morning classes and electives from beginner to advanced, plus evening jams, open mic, staff concert, and July 4th fireworks at the lake. Students have time off each day to rest, practice, or explore the area.
Kentucky Music Week
June 19-24, 2022
1070 Bloomfield Road
Bardstown, KY 40004
Kentucky Music Week offers a full five days of instruction in a wide variety of traditional arts including all levels of fretted dulcimer and hammered dulcimer, classes in ukulele, guitar, banjo, fiddle, autoharp, penny whistle, vocal classes, old-time craft classes, and much, much more! Over 150 class choices are offered this year with something for everyone at this Kentucky dulcimer festival!
Gebhard Woods Festival
June 11-12, 2022
Goold Park, Morris, IL
Concerts, workshops, vendors, jamming and old-time dancing are the order of the day in Morris, just 65 miles from Chicago. Concerts and workshops, held both days, with breakfast and lunch available.
The Crooked Road Dulcimer Festival
May 26-29, 2022 (no festival in 2021)
Ferrum College, Ferrum VA
This is a 3 day festival jam-packed with workshops, mini-concerts and jams. Breakfast, lunch and dinner is available on Friday and Saturday, with breakfast only on Sunday. Festival goers are housed in Dyer Hall and Clark Hall, Ferrum College’s residence facilities. Each room has its own bathroom. Rooms are double occupancy, private rooms are available.
Dulcimers at Halsway
May 23-27, 2022
Crowcombe, Somerset, UK
Hammered Dulcimer Rendezvous
May 19-22, 2022
Sandy, OR
Berea Traditional Mountain Dulcimer Gathering
May 19-20, 2022
Berea College, Berea, KY
Berkeley Dulcimer Gathering
May 13-15, 2022
Virtual/Online
The Berkeley Dulcimer Gathering is a weekend of hands-on workshops on mountain and hammer dulcimers, plus faculty concerts. Classes are aimed at all levels of players, from complete novice to advanced musicians. Local and national music educators, with many decades of teaching experience, bring their skill and knowledge for a fun and engaging gathering. Featuring Wendy Songe, Steve Eulberg, DJ Hamouris, Dusty Thorburn, and more.
Berkeley Dulcimer Gathering
May 13-15, 2022
Virtual/Online
Autoharps and Dulcimers Too!
May 13-15, 2022
Olivebridge, NY
49th Annual Southern Appalachian Dulcimer Association Festival
May 1-7, 2022
McCalla, AL
Winston-Salem Dulcimer Festival
TBD – Likely May, 2022
Winston-Salem, NC
Buckeye Dulcimer Festival
April 27-May 1, 2022
Ashley, OH
Pocono DulcimerFest
April 22-23, 2022
Virtual/Online
Held with separate workshops on the mountain and hammered dulcimer and a final concert on Saturday night. Lunch can be purchased at the venue, with dinner on your own. There are 3 hotels in East Stroudsburg fairly close to the venue.
Menucha Dulcimer Festival
April 18-21, 2022
Corbett, Oregon (In-Person)
Join us for 3 days of music-making at the Menucha Retreat and Conference Center. Menucha’s mission is enriching lives through hospitality, learning, reflection and renewal.
Upper Potomac Spring Dulcimer Fest
March 25-27, 2022
Virtual/Online
Palestine Old Time Music and Dulcimer Festival
March 24-26, 2022
Palestine, TX
Mid-Winter Mountain Dulcimer Festival
March 5, 2022
Shelby, NC
Mountain Dulcimer Music Fest
March 4-6, 2022
Latham, NY
Castaway Music Cruise
February 28-March 5, 2022
Tampa, FL
Central Florida Dulcimer & Autohop Festival (Mt. Dora Dulcimer Festival)
February 10-12, 2022 (no festival in 2021)
The First Baptist Church of Mount Dora
1000 East First Ave. Mt. Dora, Florida 32757
The Mt. Dora Dulcimer Festivals sports nationally known instructors for their workshop and a jam-packed schedule full of workshops, vendors, and socials.
Colorado Dulcimer Festival
February 4-5, 2022
3601 West Belleview Ave., Littleton, CO
This dulcimer festival provides an opportunity for players of both the hammered and mountain dulcimers to learn, listen, and share a magical musical experience in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. Discounted rates available at Comfort Suites in Lakewood, CO. An evening concert rounds out both days of the festival.
2021
31st North Georgia Foothills Dulcimer Association Fall Festival
November 18-20, 2021
Lodge of the Unicoi State Park resort in Helen, GA
Workshops will be taught for both mountain and hammered dulcimer. Ukulele ones will be added for extra fun because Hawaiian dulcimer instructor Ehukai Teves will be there as well as his wife, the very well known Lois Hornbostel. The other instructors are Joe Collins, Matthew Dickerson, Nancy Galambush, Judy and Rick House, Anne Lough, Jim Miller, Michael Shull, Rick Thum, and Mary Lynn van Deventer. In addition, there will be faculty concerts Thursday and Friday nights; a student/faculty band playing for a contra dance Saturday night; jamming all over the place day and night; vendor, luthier, and swap tables; and a Sunday morning gathering. You can eat and stay at the Lodge or at the many motels/hotels and restaurants in nearby Alpine Helen. Cabins and camping sites are available in addition to the lodge rooms.
The Stephen Foster State Park Dulcimer Retreat
November 13, 2021
Online (the Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park is not yet open for indoor gatherings)
A weekend of fun and fellowship along with workshops, jam sessions and evening concerts. The Stephen Foster State Park Dulcimer Retreat will be hosted by dulcimer master, David Beede. The retreat will offer in-depth instruction and techniques on the mountain dulcimer and hammered dulcimer instruments. Traditional music is celebrated with workshops offered for beginning, intermediate and advanced students, taught by nationally recognized instructors. Registration begins October 1 for this one day event on Saturday, November 13
11th Annual New Mexico Dulcimer Festival (Stay at Home!)
October 15 – 16, 2021
Location: Albuquerque, NM
Departing from our normal 2-day in-person festival with a host of different activities, one day online (stay at home) festival including Zoom webcam mountain and hammered dulcimer workshops throughout the day and a prerecorded evening concert by our teaching staff.
Mountain dulcimer: Lance Frodsham (Vancouver, WA), Butch Ross (Signal Mountain, TN), Irma Reeder (Albuquerque, NM). Hammered dulcimer: Joshua Messick (Black Mountain, NC), Katie Moritz (Yorkville, IL), Karen Alley (Winnipeg, Canada), Scott Reeder (Albuquerque, NM)
Sponsors: AppleMtnMusic.com, City of Albuquerque Urban Enhancement Trust Fund, and the Music Guild of New Mexico.
The Nutmeg Dulcimer Festival
October 1-3, 2021
Online Festival
Online festival for 2021. Featuring the extraordinary Cristian Huet from France and National Champion Grant Olson on mountain dulcimer, the elegant MiMi Hashizume from Japan, and legendary third-generation player Bill Robinson on hammered dulcimer. More than 80 workshops for all levels of players, embracing traditional, contemporary, and international music. Three concerts, vendors, and as much of a being-there social vibe as we can create online.
Ouibache Music Festival
September 24-25, 2021
Tippecanoe County Amphitheater
4449 State Road 43 North
West Lafayette, IN 47906
The Ouibache Music Festival is a roots music festival that takes place the last full weekend in September at the beautiful Tippecanoe County Amphitheater in West Lafayette, Indiana. Musicians from all over the world will gather to play tunes, share stories, and commune with one another. The laid back attitude of the festival allows musicians of all types and skill levels to take time away from the daily routine of life and just enjoy the sweetness of playing a guitar or singing a song.
Gateway Dulcimer Music Festival
August 6-8, 2021
Four Points by Sheraton Conference Center
Fairview Heights, IL
Featuring Mike Anderson, Joe Collins and Lorinda Jones on Mountain Dulcimer. Janis Huff, Rick Thum and Mark Alan Wade on Hammer Dulcimer; Debbie Porter on Mountain Dulcimer & Ukulele; Karen Daniels on Autoharp and Danny Shepherd on Percussion Instruments. Concerts Friday and Saturday 7 pm.
Original Dulcimer Players Club Funfest
July 15-17, 2021
Osceola County Fairgrounds, Evart, MI
The ODPC Funfest is billed as the largest gathering of hammered dulcimer players in the world. In addition to the dulcimer, all acoustic instruments are welcome at the festival. This is a camping event. Bring your tent. Food and drink are available from vendors.
Ozark Roots Dulcimer Week
July 16-18, 2020
Wildflower Bed & Breakfast
106 E. Washington
Mountain View, AR 72560
Workshops, jams, and many other events will be held in the Court Square. This is the first year for this festival. Info at cssmith13364@gmail.com.
Menucha Mountain Dulcimer Fest
April 19-21, 2021 (2022 date not yet announced)
38711 East Historic Columbia River Highway, Corbett, OR
If you can’t make it for the full 3 days, consider just coming for Saturday, a one-day “Dulcimersion” day designed for beginners new to playing the instrument. Breakfast, lunch and dinner available Thursday-Saturday. Overnight housing is included in admission for the full festival.
2019-2020
Ohio Valley Gathering
March 13-15, 2020 (no festival in 2021, will resume in 2022)
Radisson Hotel Louisville North (Clarksville, IN)
There are is plenty of time to socialize and jam through the Fiddle Walk (bring your tiara, feather boas, beads, gloves, the works)! 40 plus vendors will be selling handmade music instruments and related items all weekend. Be sure to talk to the builders, listen to the sounds, try out, and buy new instruments, and ask for help from the luthiers with any dulcimers (or other instruments)! It’s one of the most popping Kentucky dulcimer festivals!
The 21st Annual Mid-Winter Dulcimer Festival
March 7, 2020 (2021 date not yet announced)
LeGrand Center
1800 East Marion Street
Shelby, NC 28150
The 21st Annual Mid-Winter Dulcimer Festival is a one-day mountain dulcimer festival with workshops for every level of player. It features 24 workshops from which participants can choose 4. There are two great concerts and lunch as well!
Southern Strings Dulcimers Festival
February 21-22, 2020 (2021 date not yet announced)
1123 Hwy 42, Petal, MS
This is a 2-day festival held all day on a Friday and Saturday with an open mic performance on Friday night. Workshops on both the ukelele and the dulcimer are offered. Lunch and dinner available both days.
Winter Dulcimer Weekend
January 3-5, 2020 (2021 date not yet announced)
Bardstown Middle School
410 N 5th St, Bardstown, KY 40004
This 3 day Kentucky dulcimer festival features over 9 hours of instruction on the dulcimer and ukulele. The Ramada offers 2 hot breakfast buffets with a lunch and supper buffet on Saturday and a lunch buffet on Sunday.
24th Annual Heartland Dulcimer Fest
November 1-2, 2019 (canceled for 2020, 2021 date not yet released)
First Christian Church, 1811 N. Miles St
Elizabethtown, KY 42701
A fun Kentucky dulcimer festival including a wide range of guest artists and instructors with opportunities to meet and greet. There are also workshops, lunch and dinner options, and instrument rentals.
The Great American Dulcimer Convention
September 27-28, 2019 (canceled for 2020, 2021 date not yet announced)
University of Kentucky’s 4-H Center in Jabez, KY
The Great American Dulcimer Convention has become an annual showcase of old, new, traditional, and cutting edge music for lap and hammered dulcimers at this Kentucky dulcimer festival. Many audience members return every year, so it’s like a family reunion for dulcifolk, as well!
Homer Ledford Dulcimer Festival
August 30-31, 2019 (canceled for 2020, 2021 date not yet announced)
Winchester, KY
The 6th annual Kentucky dulcimer festival features a variety of classes.
Roscoe Village Dulcimer Festival / Coshocton Dulcimer Days Festival
June 14-16, 2019 (not held for 2020, 2021 date not yet released)
Central Ohio Technical College: Montgomery Hall
200 N. Whitewoman St., Coshocton, OH 43812
This is the 44th consecutive year that a dulcimer festival is held in Coshocton, Ohio. The mission of this festival is to preserve a part of our Appalachian heritage by focusing on its music. The main components are the workshops, headliners’ concert, Mid-East Regional Championships, mini-concerts, and jam sessions.
Virginia Beach Dulcimer Gathering
April 13, 2019 (canceled in 2020, 2021 date not yet announced)
691 Princess Anne Rd., Virginia Beach, VA
Tentative light dinner and house concert with a jam on Friday night, April 7. Saturday has workshop classes all day with breaks and lunch at 12:30 pm. The day ends with a concert at 3:30 pm.
