Summer Old Time Gatherings
These gatherings/campouts are all about the jamming ~ no classes to get in the way of playing round the clock!
- Stickerville! June - The Old-Time jamming campout at Weiser National Fiddle Contest in Weiser, Idaho. stickerville.org
- Mule Barn Camp July - The Old-Time jamming campout at American Fiddle Tunes in Port Townsend, WA. mulebarncamp.com [This coordinates with American Fiddle Tunes, so if you want top-notch classes in all genres, it's just .5 mile from Mule Barn: https://centrum.org/festival-of-american-fiddle-tunes-the-workshop/ ]
- Centralia Campout August - Go ask your boss for the time off right away! centraliacampout.com
- Zigzag Old-Time Music Campout – Sept (Labor Day weekend) - Fiddles! Banjos! Guitars! Mandolins! Basses! Voices! Fun! Food! Campfires! Mountains! Community! zigzagoldtime.com
Winter Old Time Gatherings
- Dare To Be Square The D2BS-W Event is a weekend of square dance calling & music workshops, dancing, jamming, and tons of fun! This event has brought forth many new dance callers & musicians, spreading the square dance fever!
- Portland Old-Time Music Gathering ~ MLK weekend, January The Portland Oregon Old-Time Music Gathering is a grassroots volunteer-run festival that aims to celebrate and enrich the community of traditional old-time Appalachian-style stringband musicians. bubbaguitar.com/gathering
- Oly Old-Time Fest! President's Day weekend, February – Dedicated to teaching, learning and participating and sharing of traditional old-time fiddle music.
olyoldtime.org