Only 22 days away: The 51st Annual Alaska Folk Festival, April 6-12, 2026
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6:30pm, Thu. Apr. 9

Holy Cricket!

Juneau Featuring: Ella Kelly, Ruby Kresge, Lucas Parker, Hayden Kado, Hailey Gerdts, Kaylee Brown , Alli Frazier, Joseph Rossman

Musical friends from University of Alaska Southeast. Brought together by forced proximity on the smallest campus ever. we love each other. and the music.

6:45pm, Thu. Apr. 9

Dennis and Dona Townsend

Tacoma, WA Featuring: Dennis Townsend, Dona Townsend

A few tunes to celebrate!

7:00pm, Thu. Apr. 9

Harmiddler Brothers

LA-ID-AK Featuring: Grant Dermody, Bob-o Bell, Bob Banghart

Voices in mirror are closer than they appear.

7:15pm, Thu. Apr. 9

The Dorset

Juneau, AK Featuring: Flordelino Lagundino, Jennifer Lagundino, Daryl Lagundino

A family singing folk-rock.

7:30pm, Thu. Apr. 9

Scott Gates and The Senators

Oakland, California Featuring: Scott Gates, Yoseff Tucker, Jack Kinney, Zach Sharpe

Forged from years of picking at west coast festivals, this group's aggressive approach to music both explores and defines the California bluegrass sound.

7:45pm, Thu. Apr. 9

Josh Fortenbery

Juneau

Local purveyor of neurotic folks songs and existential country.

8:00pm, Thu. Apr. 9

Willi Carlisle

Guest Artist

8:45pm, Thu. Apr. 9

Caleb & Reeb and the Cali Cutups

Orcas Island, WA Featuring: Reeb Willms, Caleb Klauder, Brandon Godman, Zach Sharpe, Jack Kinney

Songs of love, story songs, soulful country, mandolin & guitar.

9:00pm, Thu. Apr. 9

Dirtbag

Featuring: Bo

One man band

9:15pm, Thu. Apr. 9

Tramwreck

Gustavus/Douglas/Juneau Featuring: Tania Lewis, Jamie Marks, Dave Kovach, TJ Lazar, Sergei Morosan, Colin Osterhaut

Unbridled, undammed and unapologetic feral beach grass with a flavorful folky flair.

9:30pm, Thu. Apr. 9

Dream Team

Seattle, WA Featuring: Elise Leavy, Hailey Pexton, Ethan Lawton, Patrick M'Gonigle, Forrest Marowitz

A dream of gospel crooners, old love songs, original bops & the occasional raven's caw. Newly born west coast band DREAM TEAM will surely melt your hearts.

9:45pm, Thu. Apr. 9

Attempted Pancake

Mount Vernon, WA Featuring: AJ Lee, Jan Purat

Featuring AJ Lee and longtime fiddler from Blue Summit, Jan Purat: They sound like the memory of a brunch you never ate, yet somehow make it feel real.

10:00pm, Thu. Apr. 9

Galvanizing Some Hope

ANC and JNU Featuring: Alyse Surratt Galvin, Sean Galvin, Miles Allen, Ryan McLaughlin

Get ready for some toe tapping tunes and singing along with songs that fill your heart with love, laughter and tears - sometimes all at the same time!

10:15pm, Thu. Apr. 9

Natalie & Patrick

Juneau Featuring: Natalie Wojtala, Patrick Wojtala

From the Blue Ridge to the Gulf of Mexico, our sound is a fusion of Appalachian Bluegrass and American Folk songwriter.

10:30pm, Thu. Apr. 9

JZAAM

Fairbanks, Alaska Featuring: Amanda Bent, Maggie Riley, Jody Hassel, Kendra Calhoun, and friends on bass, and whatever!

Torch songs and gypsy jazz combine with percussion, guitar, accordion, horns, for retrosexual international swing.

Emcee: Erin Heist
Stage Manager: Anne Fuller
Alaska Folk Festival

51st Year — April 6-12, 2026

Main Stage | Centennial Hall, 101 Egan Dr.
Dance Stage | JAHC, 350 Whittier St.
Juneau, Alaska