Below, we have listed a tentative schedule of events for the upcoming 39th annual Fort Armstrong Folk Festival.

Festival Hours

July 29, Thursday 5:00pm until 10:00pm
July 30, Friday 5:00pm until 10:00pm
July 31, Saturday NOON until 10:00pm
August 1, Sunday NOON until 9:00pm


Entertainment Schedule


Thursday, July 29th

6:00 p.m. Opening Ceremonies Main Stage
6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. “Lowlander Highlanders” (folk and ethnic music) North Stage
6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. “Kittanning Fireman’s Band” Main Stage
7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. “Madison Starr and T.O.G”. (guitar folk and pop duet) North Stage
8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. “Red McWilliams” (Celtic music) North Stage

Friday, July 30th

6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. The Happy Timers (traditional polka music) Main Stage
6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. “Lowlander Highlanders” (folk and ethnic music) North Stage
7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. “Madison Starr and T.O.G”. (guitar folk and pop duet) North Stage
8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. “Red McWilliams” (Celtic music) North Stage

Saturday, July 31st

1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. “Claire Osborne’s Music Students” North Stage
1:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Pittsburgh Philharmonic Orchestra (big band music) Main Stage
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. “Armstrong Community Theater” North Stage
3:00 p.m.- 4:30 p.m. “Pine Creek Community Band” (big band music) Main Stage
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. “Jimbo the Clown”(clown/magician/stand-up comic) North Stage
5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. “Red McWilliams” (Celtic music) North Stage
5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. “Fiddle Contest” (featuring many of Western PA’s finest fiddlers!) Main Stage
7:00p.m. - 10:00 p.m. “Kim Thomas and Diamonds in the Rough” (traditional country) Main Stage
7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. “Madison Starr and T.O.G”. (guitar folk and pop duet) North Stage
8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. “ Guitarist/Vocalist Ava Bosco”(country and Gospel music) North Stage

Sunday, August 1st

1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. “Ziggy’s Bagpipers”(Scottish bagpipers) Main Stage
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. “Armstrong Community Theater” North Stage
2:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. “Helen Hamlet and Kenton Kovach”(ventriloquist and folk music) North Stage
3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. “Mass Transit” (oldies and classic rock) Main Stage
6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. “Red McWilliams” (Celtic music) North Stage
7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. “Madison Starr and T.O.G”. (guitar folk and pop duet) North Stage
7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. “The Jentz Band” (variety) Main Stage
8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. “Guitarist/Vocalist Ava Bosco”(country and Gospel music) North Stage
(Boss Sounds, P.A. for the day) Main Stage



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