Kennedy Creek Oldtime Music Festival Sept 30-Oct 3rd 2021, Kennedy Creek Resort, Suches, 30 September to 3 October

Kennedy Creek Old Time Music Festival
September 30th - October 3rd
@ Kennedy Creek Resort
Suches , Ga.
About this Event
JUST ADDED: Single Night Tent and RV camping. Listed under "Add Ons" Kennedy Creek 2021 Old Time Music Festival LineupThursday 9/30~ 3:00p Check in (Main Gate)6:00p Pot Luck (Main Stage Pavillion)Friday 10/1~ 8:00a to 9:30a- Breakfast(Lodge)10:00a to 12:00p-Open Jam ( Main Stage Pavillion) Ann Whitley12:00p to 1:30-LUNCH!!(Lodge)2:00p to 3:30p-Intro to Clawhammer banjo w/Frank Lee(Main Stage Pavillion)3:30p to 5:00p- Open Jam(Main Stage Pavillion)w/Esther Morgan Ellis5:30p to 7:00p- DINNER(Lodge)7:30p to 8:30p- Concert with Frank and Allie Lee of the “Freight Hoppers”9:00p to ? -Pickin Everywhere!!!!!!Saturday 10/2~8:00am to 9:30am- Breakfast!!!(Lodge)10:00a to 12:00p- Slow-Moderate Jam(Main Pavillion) w/Doug and Cindy Olsen( No Crooked tunes or Cindy gets out spoons)12:00p to 1:30p- LUNCH!!!!2:00p to 3:30p- Workshop-Advanced Fiddle w/Emily Schaad(Main Pavillion)2:00p to 3:30p-Workshop-Beginner Fiddle w/ Meredith McIntosh (Lodge Porch)4:30p-5:30p-Workshop- “Playing Tunes on the Banjo You DON’T know John Herrmann (Main Pavillion)6:00p to 7:30p- DINNER!!!8:00p to 9:15p- Concert with “The Craggy Mountain Newfounders” Emily Schaad-John Herrmann-Meredith McIntoshSunday 10/3~8:00a to 10:00a- BREAKFAST!!!11:00a- Departures, SEE YA NEXT YEAR!!

Welcome to the First Annual Kennedy Creek Old Time Music Festival located at Kennedy Creek Resort in Suches Ga., in the Blue Ridge mountains, just minutes from downtown Dahlonega. We'll have 3 Days of jamming, camping, fiddle , guitar, and banjo workshops with Emily Schaad, John Herrmann, Meredith McIntosh, Frank and Allie Lee with concerts Friday and Saturday evening with The Freighthoppers and The Craggy Mountain Newfounders , good eats available, all in the beautiful setting of the North Georgia Mountains. (Please see "add-ons" section in the ticket area for camping, lodging and meals)

PLEASE BE VACCINATED FOR THE SAFETY OF OTHERS- SITE NOTE RESPONSIBLE FOR COVID 19 TRANSMISSION

NO DOGS Please
Check in Thursday 9/30 after 3:00 PM...No Check-ins after 11:00PM
Please vacate by 11:00 Sunday October 3rd
No amplifiers (Except Cindy's small uke bass amp)
Lanyards and or wristbands to be worn by all attendees.
Showers and restrooms available to all campers, wash behind your ears.

LODGING:

UPDATE: ALL CABINS AND BUNKHOUSES HAVE BEEN RENTED, HOWEVER THERE ARE(AS OF 9/15) ROUGHLY 17 BEDS LEFT IN THE DORMITORY(8.5 BUNKBEDS). 2 YURT STYLE TENTS ARE NOW AVAILABLE AND CAN BE BOOKED THROUGH KENNEDY CREEK RESORTS WEBSITE https://kennedycreekresort.com/yurt/ .

THE FESTIVAL SITE IS ROUGHLY 40 ACRES, PLENTY OF CAMPING SPACE, NO HOOKUPS, DUMPING AVAILABLE AT TURNERS CAPGROUND ABOUT 30 MINUTES AWAY.

Kennedy Creek Resort’s Log Cabins are your “home away from home”. They feature luxurious accommodations complete with gourmet kitchen, dining/living room, two bathrooms, “rocking chair” front porch, screened back porch overlooking a mountain stream in a lush fern forest setting. Each cabin has a downstairs bedroom with a king size bed and an upstairs bedroom with two twin beds. In addition to the two bedrooms, the Bearcat, Husky & Piper cabins have a loft area above the kitchen with two full size beds. The Mustang cabin has two bunk beds (4 twins) in this loft area, instead of the two full beds. The Cub cabin only has the king size bed downstairs and two twin beds in an upstairs loft. Cabins have satellite TV with VCR/DVD, AM/FM & CD, wood burning fireplace (wood not included) and gas grill. Cabins do not have telephones, there is a cell phone tower nearby. Cabins have all necessary kitchen, bedroom and bath linens.There are also designated areas around the cabins with picnic tables and fire rings.

Also available are 4 bunkhouses or "Mini cabins" with Heat and Air as well as a dorm house for those seeking comfort on a budget.