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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 35 artists · 35 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
Americana Folk
HEAD
LINER

Molly Tuttle

The Roots
Jazz Hip-hop
HEAD
LINER

The Roots

CROWD FAVORITES

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The Roots
Jazz Hip-hop
HEAD
LINER

The Roots

OKAN
Afro-cuban Latin Jazz

OKAN

Jacob Sharp
Americana Bluegrass

Jacob Sharp

Bandits On The Run
Folk Bluegrass

Bandits On The Run

William Prince
Country-western Folk

William Prince

02 / THE BIG TENT

Every tradition.
One festival.

Acoustic Afro-cuban Alt-rock Americana Bluegrass Blues Cantautora Contemporary Jazz Country Country-western Dad-pop Folk Folk Jazz Folk-pop Folk-rock Funk Gnawa Hip-hop Indie Indie-pop Indie-rock Jazz Latin Latin Jazz Neo-soul Pop R&B Rap Reggae Reggaeton Rock & Roll Shanty Singer-songwriter Soul World
03 / GET INTO THE MUSIC

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SPOTIFY PLAYLIST

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04 / MORE TO DISCOVER

Your next favorite set.

Emerson Bruno
Folk-rock Singer-songwriter

Emerson Bruno

Brass Queens
Jazz Funk

Brass Queens

Evan Blackerby
Folk Americana

Evan Blackerby

Leroy Pridgen IV
Jazz Blues

Leroy Pridgen IV

Jackie Venson
Soul R&B

Jackie Venson

Abigail Dowd
Neo-soul Singer-songwriter

Abigail Dowd

SUSTO Stringband
Bluegrass Americana

SUSTO Stringband

OKAN
Afro-cuban Latin Jazz

OKAN

The Queen Bees
Folk-pop

The Queen Bees

Bandits On The Run
Bluegrass Folk

Bandits On The Run

Aaron Lee Tasjan
Americana Folk

Aaron Lee Tasjan

Florencia & the Feeling
Funk Folk-rock

Florencia & the Feeling

Ranford Almond
Americana Singer-songwriter

Ranford Almond

Andrew Scotchie
Folk-rock Blues

Andrew Scotchie

Karla Davis
Singer-songwriter Country

Karla Davis

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