FSGW 2026 Washington Folk Festival Schedule of Events for Chautauqua Stage sponsored by Takoma Park Folk Festival

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Key to the Types of Events
@ Blues
# Celtic
$ Contemporary, singer-songwriter
% Family Friendly
& International
* Middle-Eastern
§ Old-timey, bluegrass, country
‡ Traditional, miscellaneous

Sunday Schedule

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As of 8/16/2026 12:38 subject to change
Sunday, August 23
Chautauqua Stage sponsored by Takoma Park Folk Festival
12:00 PM
Charlie Bryant $
Charlie Bryant
12:15 PM
12:30 PM
Lydia Martin §
Lydia Martin
12:45 PM
1:00 PM
1:15 PM
Paraguayan Harp &
Hector Muñoz and Ulises Rodriguez
1:30 PM
1:45 PM
2:00 PM
Rick Franklin & Tom Mindte @
Rick Franklin and Tom Mindte
2:15 PM
2:30 PM
2:45 PM
3:00 PM
Washington Toho Koto Society &
3:15 PM
3:30 PM
3:45 PM
4:00 PM
Zavash Shadmehr *
Jalal Kimia and Zavash Shadmehr
4:15 PM
4:30 PM
4:45 PM
Samovar &
5:00 PM
5:15 PM
5:30 PM
5:45 PM
Music of Middle Eastern Jewish and Arabic Communities *
Laith AlAttar, Charlie Baum, Hazan David Evgey, Ahmed Karam, Aaron Shneyer, David Shneyer and Assaf Suberry
6:00 PM
6:15 PM
6:30 PM
6:45 PM

Start the Festival at 11:45 am by walking around the park to the bagpipe playing of Eric Rice-Johnston.

The Foggy Bottom Morris Men will perform ritual dances from the Cotswold region of England at 1pm near the main entrance to the park.

The Foggy Bottom Morris Men will perform ritual dances from the Cotswold region of England at 3pm near the main entrance to the park.