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Old-time music camps

Camps and workshops centered on old-time. 32 programs listed, 18 with upcoming dates posted, 12 offering scholarships.

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Oct 2026

  • Oct 21 to Nov 15, 2026 (several sessions)
    Augusta Heritage Center
    Elkins, WV, West Virginia·Workshops and intensives
    FiddleBanjoGuitarVocalsScholarships
  • Oct 22-25 (Fall camp), 2026
    Walker Creek Music Camp
    Petaluma area, CA, North Bay, CA·Workshops and intensives
    FiddleGuitarMandolinBanjoScholarships
  • Oct 23-25 (October Weekend), 2026
    Sore Fingers Week
    England, United Kingdom·Workshops and intensives
    GuitarBanjoMandolinFiddle

Nov 2026

Mar 2027

  • Mar 11-14, 2027
    Suwannee Banjo Camp
    Live Oak, FL, North Florida·Workshops and intensives
    BanjoFiddleGuitarMandolinScholarships

Apr 2027

  • Apr 8-11 (Fiddle Hell Online), 2027
    Fiddle Hell
    Massachusetts (in-person); online·Workshops and intensives
    FiddleMandolinGuitarBanjoScholarships

May 2027

  • May 14-16, 2027
    Banjo Camp North
    South-central Massachusetts·Workshops and intensives
    Banjo
  • May 21-23, 2027
    Ashokan Old Time Rollick
    Olivebridge, NY, Hudson Valley, NY·Workshops and intensives
    FiddleBanjoGuitar

Jun 2027

  • Jun 3-6, 2027
    Midwest Banjo Camp
    North Manchester, IN, Indiana·Workshops and intensives
    BanjoVocalsScholarships
  • Old Time Week Jun 13-19; Bluegrass Week Jun 20-26, 2027
    Steve Kaufman's Acoustic Kamp
    Maryville, TN, Tennessee·Workshops and intensives
    GuitarBanjoMandolinFiddleScholarships

Jul 2027

Aug 2027

Sep 2027

  • Sep 9-12, 2027
    American Banjo Camp
    Port Orchard, WA, Puget Sound, WA·Workshops and intensives
    BanjoFiddleGuitarMandolinScholarships

Nov 2027

Dates not posted yet

These run most years. The organizer has not posted the next dates, or we have not confirmed them yet.

  • TBD, 2027
    Miles of Music Island Camp
    Lakes Region, NH·Workshops and intensives
    SongwritingVocalsGuitarBanjo
  • Jun 16-21, 2027
    Summer Wheat Music Camp
    Remus, MI, Mid-Michigan·Workshops and intensives
    FiddleGuitarVocalsSongwriting
  • Last on record: Jun 21-27, 2026
    Allegheny Echoes Summer Workshops
    Marlinton, WV, Pocahontas County, WV·Workshops and intensives
    FiddleBanjoGuitarMandolin
  • Last on record: Jun 7-13, 2026
    Blue Ridge Old-Time Music Week
    Mars Hill, NC, North Carolina·Workshops and intensives
    GuitarFiddleBanjoBass
  • Last on record: Jun 14-17, 2026
    CBA Summer Music Camp
    Grass Valley, CA, Sierra foothills, CA·Workshops and intensives
    GuitarBanjoFiddleMandolin
  • Last on record: Jun 22-26 (Week 1, virtual); Jul 6-10 (Week 2, in person), 2026
    Common Ground on the Hill: Traditions Weeks
    Westminster, MD, Central Maryland·Workshops and intensives
    GuitarBanjoFiddleMandolinScholarships
  • Last on record: Jul 6-10, 2026
    DCBU Bluegrass & Old-Time Camp
    Westminster, MD, Central Maryland·Workshops and intensives
    GuitarBanjoFiddleMandolin
  • Last on record: May 24-28, 2026
    Live Oak Fiddle Camp
    Hallettsville, TX, South Central Texas·Workshops and intensives
    FiddleGuitar
  • Last on record: Jun 14 to Aug 14, 2026 (several sessions)
    Maine Fiddle Camp
    Montville, ME, Central Maine·Workshops and intensives
    FiddleGuitarMandolinBanjoScholarships
  • Last on record: Sep 25-28, 2026
    Manjimup Bluegrass & Old Time Music Weekend
    Manjimup, WA, Western Australia·Workshops and intensives
    BanjoMandolinFiddleGuitar
  • Last on record: Sep 3-6, 2026
    Nashville Clawhammer Camp
    Goodlettsville, TN, Nashville, TN·Workshops and intensives
    Banjo
  • Last on record: Jun 28 to Aug 1, 2026 (several sessions)
    The Swannanoa Gathering
    Swannanoa (near Asheville), NC, North Carolina·Workshops and intensives
    GuitarFiddleBanjoMandolin
  • Last on record: Sep 16, 2026
    Walnut Valley Festival Wednesday Workshops
    Winfield, KS, Kansas·Workshops and intensives
    GuitarMandolinBanjoFiddle
  • Last on record: May 23-25, 2025
    Folk College
    Huntingdon, PA, Central Pennsylvania·Workshops and intensives
    GuitarBanjoFiddleMandolinStatus unclear
  • No dates on record yet
    John C. Campbell Folk School: Music Classes
    Brasstown, NC, Western North Carolina·Workshops and intensives
    GuitarBanjoFiddleMandolinScholarships
  • No dates on record yet
    Julian Music Camp
    Julian, San Diego County, CA·Workshops and intensives
    FiddleMandolinGuitarBanjo