Recurring events

• 1s & 3rd Sunday in 2026, our Downtown Frederick Jam, 12:30-3:30pm

• 4th Sunday of the month @ Donna's house in Windchester VA, 2-6pm

• 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month,  City-State Public House in DC, 6:30-9pm 

• Tuesday night jams moving from Green Room to Bluebird Pub in Baltimore

• Wednesday Night Jams @ The Barn in Harpers Ferry WV. 6pm Celtic, 7:30 old time

• 1st Wednesday jam at Hub City Brewery, 25 W Church St, Hagerstown, MD. 5:30pm?

• 3rd Wednesday of the month @ Takoma Park Busboys & Poets 7:30

• 1st & 3rd Wednesday jams (except summer) Common Ground @ Westminster MD, 7-9pm

• Thursday Night Jams @ Barns of Rose Hill in Berryville VA, 5-8 pm 

• Friday Old Time Jam on WAMU live streaming with host Brad Kolodner, 12-3pm

• Friday night Babson Jam, 13808 Drake Drive, Rockville MD, 7-11 

• 3rd Friday of the month @ River House in Capon Bridge WV, 6 pm

2026

Sep 5 Janine Smith & the Bone Shakers at Shepherdstown contra dance. Sat 7:30

Sep 6 Old Time Frederick jam in downtown Frederick at the Y Arts Center, 115 East Church Street, Frederick MD [map]. Every 1st & 3rd Sunday 12:30-3:30pm

Sep 6 Square dance with Hoppin' Molly (band) and Kim Forrey (caller), Rockland Farms Winery,  14531 Montevideo Rd, Poolesville MD. Sun 5-8pm

Sep 7 Lawnbuster potluck party at Kolodners' house, Baltimore MD. Labor Day noon-8pm

Sep 10-12 Watermelon Pickers Fest, Berryville VA. Thur-Sat

Sep 11-13 Rockbridge old time festival, Glen Maury Park in Buena Vista VA. Camping starts Tue, events Fri-Sun

Sep 13 Sandy Jam at New Market Plains Vineyards, Monrovia MD. Sun 1-5pm Cancelled.

Sep 16 Jonathan's 3rd Wednesday Jam @ Takoma Park Busboys & Poets 7:30

Sep 17-20 Hoppin John, Catham County NC. Thur-Sat nites

Sep 17-19 Appalachian Festival at Frostburg University, MD.

Sep 19 Saturday morning grass mowing party for The Old Time Weekend.

Sep 19-20 Bay Grass Festival featuring Geraldine. Sandy Point, Annapolis MD

Sep 20 Hoppin' Molly band at Bluemont Fair in Bluemont VA. Sun 2-4pm

Sep 20 Old Time Frederick jam in downtown Frederick at the Y Arts Center, 115 East Church Street, Frederick MD [map]. Every 1st & 3rd Sunday 12:30-3:30pm

Sep 22 Kolodners' Baltimore Old Time Jam at the Bluebird, Baltimore MD. Tue 7pm

Sep 24-27 The Old Time Weekend aka John Brown's Dream, Thur-Sun. Includes Friday night square dance with Hoppin' Molly (band) and Ron Buchanan (caller). Register with us for details. 

Sep 24-27 Happy Hollow old time music festival in Nelsonville OH. Lineup: Rhys Jones, Erynn Marshall & Carl Jones, Earl White, Janie Rothfield, Paul Kirk, John Harrod · Pete & Ellen Vigour, Jim Childress, Mark Olitsky, Whitt Mead, Will Carter, Hilarie Burhans

Sep 25-27Appalachian Heritage Festival at Shepherd University. 2026 lineup: Dave Bing, Jake Blount, Becky Hill, Kathy Fink & Marcy Marxer, Linda Tate

Sep 25-27 WV Mountain Heritage Arts and Crafts Festival, Kearneysville WV. Lineup includes The New Southern Cowtippers and Critton Hollow.

Sep 25-26 The Black America Fest in New Orleans

Sep 27 Manor Mill 4th Sunday Jam. Sun 2:30-5:50

Oct 2-4 Waterford Fair, Waterford VA. Lineup includes the Hoppin' Molly band two days. 

Oct 4 Old Time Frederick jam in downtown Frederick at the Y Arts Center, 115 East Church Street, Frederick MD [map]. Every 1st & 3rd Sunday 12:30-3:30pm

Oct 4 Singer/songwriter Erin Ash Sullivan. Darnestown Presbyterian Churuch, 15120 Turkey Foot Rd, Gaithersburg MD. Donations support education & advancement of women through P.E.O. International. Sun 2pm

Oct 11 FSGW Picnic in the (covered) bumper car pavillion at Glen Echo. Sat 11:30-5pm.

Oct 17 Memorial Celebration for Rock Howland. At Slim's -- ask us for directions. Sat 1:30

Oct 18 Old Time Frederick jam in downtown Frederick at the Y Arts Center, 115 East Church Street, Frederick MD [map]. Every 1st & 3rd Sunday 12:30-3:30pm

Oct 24 Gravy Soppers at Myersville farmers market, 9am-noon

Oct 24 DC Square Dance Collective, Sat 7:30

Oct 31 The "I-70, I-270" jam for musicians turning 70 at Fox Haven Farm, Jefferson MD. Bring a snack or drink to share. Sat 1-5pm

Nov 6 Folkways by the Fire: the music, culture, and craft traditions of Appalachia from the 19th and early 20th centuries. Snook Farm Historic Park, Frederick County. Fri 5-8pm

Nov 14 DC Square Dance Collective, Sat 7:30

Dec 12 FOB jam at Fox Haven Farm in Jefferson, MD. Bring a snack or drink to share. Sat 2pm

Dec 19 Critton Hollow at Barns of Rose Hill. 7:30

2027

April 16-17 Baltimore Old Time Music Festival in 2027

Jun 12 Jams in Pennsylvania. Ask for details. Potluck Sat 5pm.