Recurring events

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

• 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 jams at the Green Room (3600 Hickory Ave Baltimore), alternates old time or bluegrass by week

• 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 

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

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

2026

Jan 3 Shepherdstown WV Dance. Sat 7:30

Jan 4 Old Time Frederick jam in downtown Frederick at the Y Arts Center, 115 East Church Street, Frederick MD [map]. 1st & 3rd Sun, noon-3pm

Jan 10 Baltimore square dance at Mobtown Ballroom, Sat 7:30pm

Jan 13 Kolodner jam at Green Room in Baltimore. Tue 7-10pm

Jan 16-18 Jam days in Morgantown WV

Jan 18 Old Time Frederick jam in downtown Frederick at the Y Arts Center, 115 East Church Street, Frederick MD [map]. 1st & 3rd Sun, Sun noon-3pm

Jan 18 FOB jam, Chevy Chase MD. Sun 2-5 pm 

Jan 18-20 Old time music retreat in Morgantown WV 

Jan 24 DC Square Dance Collective. William Brauneis Stringband, Kim Forry calling. Sat 8am NOT CANCELLED

Jan 25 Sanderson jam, Glen Echo. Sun 3-6pm CANCELLED due to snow

Jan 25 Manor Mill Jam , Sun 2:30-5:30 CANCELLED due to cannibalism

Jan 30 - Feb 1 Chesapeake Winter Bluegrass Festival.

Feb 1 Old Time Frederick jam in downtown Frederick at the Y Arts Center, 115 East Church Street, Frederick MD [map]. 1st & 3rd Sun, Sun noon-3pm

Feb 13 Kolodners at Barns of Rose Hill. Fri 7-9pm

Feb 15 Old Time Frederick jam in downtown Frederick at the Y Arts Center, 115 East Church Street, Frederick MD [map]. 1st & 3rd Sun, Sun noon-3pm

Feb 21 Baltimore square dance at Mobtown Ballroom, Sat 7:30pm

Feb 22 Manor Mill Jam , Sun 2:30-5:30 CANCELLED due to snow

Feb 25-Mar 1 old time jams in Morgantown WV (ask for details)

Feb 27-Mar 1 Worley Gardner winter festival, and old time music retreat, in Morgantown WV.  

Mar 1 Old Time Frederick jam in downtown Frederick at the Y Arts Center, 115 East Church Street, Frederick MD [map]. 1st & 3rd Sun, Sun noon-3pm

Mar 4 Jam at Hub City Brewery, 25 W Church St, Hagerstown, MD. 1st Wed 5:30pm?

Mar 7-8 fiddle master class at Mark's (ask for details)

Mar 7 DC Square Dance Collective. Sat 8-11pm 

Mar 7 Critton Hollow Stringband benefit concert, Capon Bridge WV. Sat 7pm

Mar 10 Kolodners' old time jam at the Green Room, Baltimore. Tue 7pm. 

Mar 15 Old Time Frederick jam in downtown Frederick at the Y Arts Center, 115 East Church Street, Frederick MD [map]. 1st & 3rd Sun, Sun noon-3pm

Mar 15 Manor Mill Jam , Sun 2:30-5:30

Mar 19-22 old time music get together in Floyd VA

Mar 28 Baltimore square dance at Mobtown Ballroom, Sat 7:30pm

Apr 5 Old Time Frederick jam in downtown Frederick at the Y Arts Center, 115 East Church Street, Frederick MD [map]. 1st & 3rd Sun, Sun noon-3pm

Apr 5 Manor Mill Jam , Sun 2:30-5:30

Apr 17-18 Baltimore Old Time Music Festival.

Apr 19 Old Time Frederick jam in downtown Frederick at the Y Arts Center, 115 East Church Street, Frederick MD [map]. 1st & 3rd Sun, Sun noon-3pm

Apr 23-26 MerleFest, Wilkesboro, NC

Apr 25 Critton Hollow in Hancock MD. 4pm workshops, 7 pm concert

May 3 Old Time Frederick jam in downtown Frederick at the Y Arts Center, 115 East Church Street, Frederick MD [map]. 1st & 3rd Sun, Sun noon-3pm

May 8-10 Dare to be Square, Dumfries VA

May 14-17 Musicalia private party, 3rd rainy weekend in May.

May 17 Old Time Frederick jam in downtown Frederick at the Y Arts Center, 115 East Church Street, Frederick MD [map]. 1st & 3rd Sun, Sun noon-3pm

May 21-24 DelFest in Cumberland MD

Jun 5-6 Mount Airy (NC) old time & bluegrass festival

Jun 6 - Jason in Richmond VA

Jun 13 Gravy Soppers at Barnstormers. Details TBA.

Jun 19-21 (??) Brandywine Revival of Old Time Music, West Chester PA

Jun 28 - Jul 4 Fiddle, Banjo, Mando Week at Swannanoa Gathering, Asheville NC.

Jul 4 (?-?) Smithsonian FolkLife Festival, Federal Mall, Washington DC. 

Jul 12 - 18 Old Time Week at Swannanoa Gathering, Asheville NC.

Jul 24 - 28 Clifftop pre-festival camping WV. Fri - Tue

Jul 28 - Aug 1 Guitar Week at Swannanoa Gathering, Asheville NC.

Jul 29 - Aug 2 Appalachian String Band Music Festival, Clifftop WV. Wed - Sun

Aug 3-8 Old Fiddlers' Convention, Galax VA

Aug 3-8 Galax (VA) Old Fiddler's Convention

Aug 27-30 Crooktop in Bradford PA

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

Sep ?-? Appalachian Heritage Festival at Shepherd University (2025 page)

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

Sep 17-16 Appalachian Festival at Frostburg University, MD.

Sep 24-27 The Old Time Weekend aka John Brown's Dream, Thur-Sun. Register for details.

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