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

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

Oct 24 DC Square Dance Collective, Sat 7:30

Oct 25 Manor Mill 4th Sunday Jam. Sun 2:30-5:50. This week at Amy's, 109 N Second St, New Freedom, PA

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 1 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

Nov 3 Kolodners' Baltimore Old Time Jam at the Bluebird, Baltimore MD. Tue 7pm

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 7 Tumbleweeds at at Something Earthy Pottery Studio, Laytonsville, MD. Sat 10-4pm

Nov 14 DC Square Dance Collective, Sat 7:30

Nov 15 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

Dec 5 Hoppin' Molly benefit concert. St Paul’s Episcopal Church, 1914 Ballenger Creek Pike, Point of Rocks, MD. Sat 4-5pm

Dec 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

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

Dec 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

2027

Feb 5-7 Staunton Old Time Music Gathering with Janie Rothfield. Register. 

April 16-17 Baltimore Old Time Music Festival in 2027

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

Jun 12 Barnstormers 20th Year. All day Saturday. Tour the barns all morning. Art auction and food sale 3-5pm with music by the Gravy Soppers. 

Jun 19 Gravy Soppers at Milkhouse Brewery. Sat 5-8pm

July 19-23 Jason is busy

July 23 Clifftop pre-festival pre-camp line-up starts 9AM on Thursday

July 30 Clifftop pre-festival camping starts 1pm Friday

Aug 4-8 Clifftop festival  in Clifftop WV

Sep 3-6 (?) Fiddlin' Bear festival at Lake Genero PA [2026 page]

Sep 6 Labor Day. Late this year!

Sep 6 Kolodners' Lawnbuster Jam party. Labor Day Monday noon-8pm.

Sep 10-12 (?) Watermelon Pickers' Fest, Berryville VA. [2026 page]

Sep 10-12 Rockbridge Mountain Music & Dance Festival, Buena Vista VA. Weekend after Labor Day.

Sep 17-19 (?) Appalachian Festival at Frostburg University. [2026 page]

Sep 17-19 (?) Hoppin John Fiddlers' Convention [2026 page]

Sep 23-26 Our 4-day music event in 2027, the Old Time Weekend / John Brown's Dream.

Sep 24-26 (?) Appalachian Festival at Shepherd University, Shepherdstown WV [2026 page]