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Free & all-ages Downtown Greensboro 3 days · 5 stages Rain or shine
Cone Health presents NC Folk Fest — Find Common Sound

A free weekend of music from across North Carolina and around the world — September 18–20, downtown Greensboro.

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FREE ADMISSION 63 artists · 54 genres DOWNTOWN GREENSBORO all ages · rain or shine SEPTEMBER 18–20 · 2026 all free · all weekend · all welcome
01 / HEADLINERS

Don't miss
these acts.

Molly Tuttle
Folk Indie
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Molly Tuttle

St. Paul & The Broken Bones
R&B Soul
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St. Paul & The Broken Bones

The Roots
Jazz Hip-hop
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The Roots

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The Roots
Jazz Hip-hop
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The Roots

OKAN
Afro-cuban Latin Jazz

OKAN

Molly Tuttle
Bluegrass Indie
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LINER

Molly Tuttle

Jacob Sharp
Americana Bluegrass

Jacob Sharp

Bandits On The Run
Folk Bluegrass

Bandits On The Run

02 / THE BIG TENT

Every tradition.
One festival.

Acoustic Afro-cuban Alt-rock Americana Appalachian Ballet Folklorico Beats Bluegrass Blues Cantautora Contemporary Jazz Country Country-western Dance Flamenco Folk Folk Jazz Folk-pop Folk-rock Funk Gnawa High Land Dance Hip-hop Honky-tonk Indie Indie-pop Indie-rock Instrumental Interactive Irish Jazz Latin Latin Jazz Mexican Folk Neo-soul Old-time Percussion Peruvian Dance Pop Psychedelic R&B Rap Reggae Reggaeton Rock & Roll Roots & Grooves Samba Shanty Singer-songwriter Soul Swing Dance Tap Dance West African World
03 / GET INTO THE MUSIC

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04 / MORE TO DISCOVER

Your next favorite set.

Rett Madison
Country-western Blues

Rett Madison

Ritmos Peruanos
Peruvian Dance World

Ritmos Peruanos

Irish Jam with Gavin Douglas
Irish World

Irish Jam with Gavin Douglas

Amelia Day
Folk Indie-pop

Amelia Day

Ballet Folklorico Mexican Traditions of Julio Ruiz
Ballet Folklorico World

Ballet Folklorico Mexican Traditions of Julio Ruiz

King M Dot
Soul Acoustic

King M Dot

Murphy Campbell
Americana Old-time

Murphy Campbell

NC Youth Tap Ensemble
Tap Dance Dance

NC Youth Tap Ensemble

Jackie Venson
Soul Blues

Jackie Venson

OKAN
Afro-cuban Latin Jazz

OKAN

La Gozadera: NCFF Edition — A Latin Dance Experience with Maria Gonzalez & DJ Jonathan Vizcuña a.k.a. Jon.Viz
Dance World

La Gozadera: NCFF Edition — A Latin Dance Experience with Maria Gonzalez & DJ Jonathan Vizcuña a.k.a. Jon.Viz

Karla Davis
Country Singer-songwriter

Karla Davis

Bala Roots
World

Bala Roots

Illiterate Light
Americana Folk-rock

Illiterate Light

Medicine Singers with Lee Ranaldo (Sonic Youth) & Yonatan Gat (Monotonix)
Percussion World

Medicine Singers with Lee Ranaldo (Sonic Youth) & Yonatan Gat (Monotonix)

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