The Woody Guthrie Folk Festival is held annually in mid-July to commemorate the life & music of Woody Guthrie. The festival is held on the weekend closest to July 14  - the date of Guthrie's birth - in Guthrie's hometown of Okemah, Oklahoma.

The Woody Guthrie Coalition, a not-for-profit, 501(C) 3 organization, is dedicated to preserving and promoting the legacy & music of Woodrow Wilson Guthrie through the Woody Guthrie Folk Festival as well as year-round cultural, musical, educational, & scholarly community outreach events that relate to Woody Guthrie & folk music.

Schedule of Events

July 10, 2024

7:00 pm: Woodyfest Retrospective With Ellis Paul, Joel Rafael, And Monica Taylor - Crystal Theatre

July 11, 2024

11:00 am: Open Mic Hosted By Dan Martin - Lou's Rocky Road Tavern
11:00 am: Secrets From The Woody Guthrie Archive - Crystal Theatre
11:30 am: House Band Happy Hour - Bound For Glory at The Hen House
12:30 pm: Jared Deck - Bound For Glory at The Hen House
1:00 pm: Deana Mccloud - Crystal Theatre
1:30 pm: Hank Woji - Bound For Glory at The Hen House
2:00 pm: Nellie Clay - Crystal Theatre
2:30 pm: Song Swap - Melissa Hembree, Peggy Johnson And Rt Valine - Bound For Glory at The Hen House
3:00 pm: Chris Buhalis - Crystal Theatre
3:30 pm: Gordon Mckinney - Bound For Glory at The Hen House
4:00 pm: Butch Hancock - Crystal Theatre
4:30 pm: Nancy Apple - Bound For Glory at The Hen House
5:00 pm: Annie Guthrie - Crystal Theatre
5:30 pm: Miss Brown To You - Bound For Glory at The Hen House
6:00 pm: David Amram - Crystal Theatre
6:30 pm: Don Conoscenti - Bound For Glory at The Hen House
8:30 pm: Red Dirt Rangers - Pastures Of Plenty
9:30 pm: Jamie Lin Wilson - Pastures Of Plenty
10:30 pm: John Fullbright - Pastures Of Plenty

July 12, 2024

11:00 am: Open Mic Hosted By Dan Martin - Lou's Rocky Road Tavern
11:00 am: Song Swap - Joel Rafael, Luke Callen And Nellie Clay - Crystal Theatre
11:30 am: Rt Valine - Bound For Glory at The Hen House
12:00 pm: paper chase! collecting and connecting woody, lead belly, pete seeger and the weavers and bob dylan - okfuskee county historical society
12:00 pm: The Folk Swingers - Crystal Theatre
12:30 pm: Peggy Johnson - Bound For Glory at The Hen House
1:00 pm: Susan Herndon - Crystal Theatre
1:30 pm: Song Swap - Adam: Amram, Serena Guthrie And Rory Hancock - Bound For Glory at The Hen House
2:00 pm: Growing Up With Woody - Okfuskee County Historical Society
2:00 pm: House Band Happy Hour - Crystal Theatre
2:30 pm: Jared Tyler - Bound For Glory at The Hen House
3:00 pm: All You Can Write Is What You See (Songwriting Workshop) - Okemah Public Library
3:00 pm: Song Swap - Ken Pomeroy, Sam: Doores And Tim Easton - Crystal Theatre
3:30 pm: Annie & Shivadas (Mo) Guthrie - Arlo Guthrie's Guthrie Center - Okfuskee County Historical Society
3:30 pm: carter sampson - bound for glory at the hen house
3:30 pm: song swap - riley downing, butch hancock and carter sampson - bound for glory at the hen house
4:00 pm: Crys Matthews - Crystal Theatre
4:30 pm: I Didn't Want To Tell You: Mental Health And Musicians - Okfuskee County Historical Society
4:30 pm: Song Swap - Dan Bern, My Politic And Chris Buhalis - Bound For Glory at The Hen House
4:30 pm: Tom Breiding - Lou's Rocky Road Tavern
5:00 pm: Travis Linville - Crystal Theatre
5:30 pm: Dan Martin - Lou's Rocky Road Tavern
5:30 pm: Native American Music Of Oklahoma - Okfuskee County Historical Society
5:30 pm: Selby Minner - Bound For Glory at The Hen House
6:00 pm: Jaimee Harris - Crystal Theatre
6:30 pm: Joe Baxter - Lou's Rocky Road Tavern
6:30 pm: Randy Crouch - Bound For Glory at The Hen House
8:30 pm: Willi Carlisle - Pastures Of Plenty
9:30 pm: Ken Pomeroy - Pastures Of Plenty
10:30 pm: The Deslondes - Pastures Of Plenty

July 13, 2024

8:30 am: Mary Jo's Pancake Breakfast - Lou's Rocky Road Tavern
10:00 am: Thlopthlocco Art Show - The Grind Coffee Shop
11:00 am: 7th Annual Ellis Paul Songwriting Workshop - Bancfirst
11:00 am: Children's Festival - Okemah City Park
11:00 am: Open Mic Hosted By Dan Martin - Lou's Rocky Road Tavern
11:00 am: Something To Say: Making Music That Matters - Crystal Theatre
11:00 am: Woody Guthrie Poets - Okfuskee County Historical Society
11:30 am: Luke Callen - Crystal Theatre
12:00 pm: House Band Happy Hour - Crystal Theatre
12:00 pm: Music That Matters - Q&A With Crys Matthews, Dan Bern, & Brad Raley - Okfuskee County Historical Society
12:30 pm: Song Swap - Jaimee Harries, Jared Tyler And Travis Linville - Bound For Glory at The Hen House
1:00 pm: book talk! the many worlds of david amram: renaissance man of american music - okfuskee county historical society
1:00 pm: My Politic - Crystal Theatre
1:30 pm: Kierston White - Bound For Glory at The Hen House
2:00 pm: Serena Guthrie - Crystal Theatre
2:00 pm: Woody Guthrie & Race: A Journey Of Reflection, Solidarity, And Activism - Okfuskee County Historical Society
2:30 pm: Carter Sampson - Bound For Glory at The Hen House
3:00 pm: All You Can Write Is What You See (Songwriting Workshop) - Okemah Public Library
3:00 pm: Dan Bern - Crystal Theatre
3:00 pm: Woody Guthrie Collective: Aimee Zoeller, Gus Stadler, Michele Fazio, Stephen Walden, And Natalie Jaser - Teaching Woody Guthrie: Creating Secondary And Higher Education Curriculum For Learning How To Live In Uncertain Times - Okfuskee County Historical Society
3:30 pm: Chris Blevins - Bound For Glory at The Hen House
4:00 pm: Amram: & Friends - Crystal Theatre
4:00 pm: Struggles And Victories: United Mine Workers Of America - Okfuskee County Historical Society
4:30 pm: Cassie Latshaw - Bound For Glory at The Hen House
4:30 pm: Gypsy Twang - Lou's Rocky Road Tavern
5:00 pm: Lead Belly - Okfuskee County Historical Society
5:00 pm: Song Swap - Crys Matthews, Willi Carlisle And Jaimee Harris - Crystal Theatre
5:30 pm: And Then There Were Two - Lou's Rocky Road Tavern
5:30 pm: Johnny Mullenax - Bound For Glory at The Hen House
6:00 pm: Tim Easton - Crystal Theatre
6:30 pm: Jacob Tovar - Bound For Glory at The Hen House
6:30 pm: Melissa Hembree - Lou's Rocky Road Tavern
8:30 pm: Beat Root Revival - Pastures Of Plenty
9:30 pm: Sad Daddy - Pastures Of Plenty
10:30 pm: James Mcmurty - Pastures Of Plenty

July 14, 2024

12:00 pm: Hoot For Huntingtons - Crystal Theatre

Date:
July 10-14, 2024

Location:
various venue in Okemah, OK 74859

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