Three days of music, food, and craft
Come join us June 26–28 at Riverfront Park in North Little Rock. Filter by day and stage to find what calls to you.
Festival Schedule
our full line up
Explore the wealth of culture from around the Natural State. Pick your event and time and click through to learn more about each exhibitor and performer.
Friday, June 26
4:30 PM
The People’s Stage
Festival Kickoff + Dylan Earl
4:30 PM
The Common Thread
Building Community Traditions
5:00 PM
Cultural Crossroads Stage
Ballet Folklórico
5:00 PM
Front Porch Stage
Clarke Buehling
5:30 PM
The Common Thread
Mosaic Templars Presents: Braiding Hair, Intertwining Community
6:00 PM
Cultural Crossroads Stage
Line Dancing Workshop with JT Line Dancers
6:15 PM
The People’s Stage
The Tie Hackers
6:30 PM
The Common Thread
AFTA Closing Remarks
7:15 PM
The People’s Stage
Iyuana Childs
8:30 PM
The People’s Stage
Bobby Rush and His Band
Saturday, June 27
All Day / Ongoing
Front Porch Stage
Community Purple Hull Pea Shelling on the Porch
11:00 AM
The People’s Stage
Movement Music Parade (at Clinton Presidential Library)
11:00 AM
The Common Thread
Old Time Scene: Ozark Strings
12:00 PM
The People’s Stage
Nick Shoulders, Nokosee Fields, and Roy Pilgrim
12:00 PM
Cultural Crossroads Stage
Women's Ballads with Jude Brothers, Carolina Mendoza, and Cindy Woolf
12:00 PM
The Common Thread
Celebrating the Arkansas Living Treasure Award
12:30 PM
Front Porch Stage
Paw Paw on the Porch
1:00 PM
The People’s Stage
Papa Rap
1:00 PM
Cultural Crossroads Stage
Pickin' Circle with the Rackensack Folklore Society
1:00 PM
The Common Thread
Colorful Traditions: Glass Bead Making in the Arkansas Ozarks
1:30 PM
Front Porch Stage
McSpadden Dulcimers
2:00 PM
The People’s Stage
Pam Setser, Tim Crouch & Danny Dozier
2:00 PM
Cultural Crossroads Stage
The Meadow Makers
2:00 PM
Front Porch Stage
The Widder Wilcox
2:00 PM
Trolley Performances
Clarke Buehling (Trolley)
2:00 PM
The Common Thread
Bharatanatyam: Indian Classical Dance
3:00 PM
The People’s Stage
The Creek Rocks
3:00 PM
Cultural Crossroads Stage
Jig Dance Workshop I with Keith Symanowitz
3:00 PM
Front Porch Stage
Paw Paw on the Porch
3:00 PM
Trolley Performances
Clarke Buehling (Trolley)
3:00 PM
The Common Thread
The Evolving Legacy of the Committee of 100 for the Ozark Folk Center
3:45 PM
Cultural Crossroads Stage
Classical Indian Dance with Anupriya Krishnan
4:00 PM
The People’s Stage
Willi Carlisle
4:00 PM
The Common Thread
Forging Heritage: Knifesmithing in Arkansas
4:15 PM
Cultural Crossroads Stage
Ballet Folklórico
5:00 PM
The People’s Stage
Nick Shoulders
5:00 PM
Cultural Crossroads Stage
Jig Dance Workshop II with Keith Symanowitz
5:00 PM
Front Porch Stage
Phyllis Hammonds and Helena's Walnut Black Business District
5:00 PM
The Common Thread
Building Community Traditions
6:00 PM
The People’s Stage
Living Waters
6:00 PM
Cultural Crossroads Stage
Community Square Dance with Pete Howard Band / Willi Carlisle Calling
7:00 PM
The People’s Stage
Chris DeClerk Band + The Delta Soul Singers
7:00 PM
The Common Thread
AFTA Closing Remarks
8:30 PM
The People’s Stage
Lucinda Williams and Her Band
Sunday, June 28
11:00 AM
The People’s Stage
Living Waters
11:00 AM
The Common Thread
AR Folksong Digital Archive
11:30 AM
The People’s Stage
Cory Winters Sacred Harp Singers
12:00 PM
The People’s Stage
Artists United
12:00 PM
The Common Thread
Delta Dreams Realized
12:30 PM
The People’s Stage
The Blankenship Family
1:00 PM
The People’s Stage
Rebecca Shipman Coffey Band
1:00 PM
The Common Thread
Sacred Harp: Shape Note Singing in Arkansas
1:30 PM
The People’s Stage
Honoring Bishop Robinson
1:45 PM
The People’s Stage
The Delta Soul Singers
2:00 PM
The Common Thread
Celebrating Georgia Hudson
2:15 PM
The People’s Stage
Chrissy P
2:45 PM
The People’s Stage
The Legacy Gospel Choir
3:00 PM
The Common Thread
AFTA Closing Remarks
5:00 PM
White Water Tavern
Pete Masri
5:30 PM
White Water Tavern
Carolina Mendoza
6:00 PM
White Water Tavern