Woody Guthrie Folk Festival

27th Annual Woody Guthrie Folk Festival

The Woody Guthrie Folk Festival is held annually in mid-July to commemorate the life & music of Woody Guthrie. The festival is held on the weekend closest to July 14 - the date of Guthrie’s birth - in Guthrie’s hometown of Okemah, Oklahoma.

The Woody Guthrie Coalition, a not-for-profit, 501(C) 3 organization, is dedicated to preserving and promoting the legacy & music of Woodrow Wilson Guthrie through the Woody Guthrie Folk Festival as well as year-round cultural, musical, educational, & scholarly community outreach events that relate to Woody Guthrie & folk music.

Schedule of Events

8:30 am: Mary Jo's Pancake Breakfast - Lou's Rocky Road Tavern
10:00 am: Thlopthlocco Art Show - The Grind Coffee Shop
11:00 am: 7th Annual Ellis Paul Songwriting Workshop - Bancfirst
11:00 am: Children's Festival - Okemah City Park
11:00 am: Open Mic Hosted By Dan Martin - Lou's Rocky Road Tavern
11:00 am: Something To Say: Making Music That Matters - Crystal Theatre
11:00 am: Woody Guthrie Poets - Okfuskee County Historical Society
11:30 am: Luke Callen - Crystal Theatre
12:00 pm: House Band Happy Hour - Crystal Theatre
12:00 pm: Music That Matters - Q&A With Crys Matthews, Dan Bern, & Brad Raley - Okfuskee County Historical Society
12:30 pm: Song Swap - Jaimee Harries, Jared Tyler And Travis Linville - Bound For Glory at The Hen House
1:00 pm: book talk! the many worlds of david amram: renaissance man of american music - okfuskee county historical society
1:00 pm: My Politic - Crystal Theatre
1:30 pm: Kierston White - Bound For Glory at The Hen House
2:00 pm: Serena Guthrie - Crystal Theatre
2:00 pm: Woody Guthrie & Race: A Journey Of Reflection, Solidarity, And Activism - Okfuskee County Historical Society
2:30 pm: Carter Sampson - Bound For Glory at The Hen House
3:00 pm: All You Can Write Is What You See (Songwriting Workshop) - Okemah Public Library
3:00 pm: Dan Bern - Crystal Theatre
3:00 pm: Woody Guthrie Collective: Aimee Zoeller, Gus Stadler, Michele Fazio, Stephen Walden, And Natalie Jaser - Teaching Woody Guthrie: Creating Secondary And Higher Education Curriculum For Learning How To Live In Uncertain Times - Okfuskee County Historical Society
3:30 pm: Chris Blevins - Bound For Glory at The Hen House
4:00 pm: Amram: & Friends - Crystal Theatre
4:00 pm: Struggles And Victories: United Mine Workers Of America - Okfuskee County Historical Society
4:30 pm: Cassie Latshaw - Bound For Glory at The Hen House
4:30 pm: Gypsy Twang - Lou's Rocky Road Tavern
5:00 pm: Lead Belly - Okfuskee County Historical Society
5:00 pm: Song Swap - Crys Matthews, Willi Carlisle And Jaimee Harris - Crystal Theatre
5:30 pm: And Then There Were Two - Lou's Rocky Road Tavern
5:30 pm: Johnny Mullenax - Bound For Glory at The Hen House
6:00 pm: Tim Easton - Crystal Theatre
6:30 pm: Jacob Tovar - Bound For Glory at The Hen House
6:30 pm: Melissa Hembree - Lou's Rocky Road Tavern
8:30 pm: Beat Root Revival - Pastures Of Plenty
9:30 pm: Sad Daddy - Pastures Of Plenty
10:30 pm: James Mcmurty - Pastures Of Plenty

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