Walnut Valley Festival

About Walnut Valley Festival

Take your acoustic music love to a new level September 14-18, 2022 at the 50th annual Walnut Valley Festival. Top musicians from around the world will be gathering to provide over 200 hours of music on 4 stages, plus around the clock campground jams. Walnut Valley’s eclectic musical offerings include Americana, folk, bluegrass, cowboy, new grass, western swing and Celtic, just to name a few.

This festival is the home of the National Flat Pick Guitar Championship, the International Finger Style Guitar Championship and the National championships for the mandolin, bluegrass banjo, and both mountain and hammer dulcimers. Also included during the festival is the Walnut Valley Fiddle Championship.

This year’s professional performers include Béla Fleck's My Bluegrass Heart, featuring Billy Contreras, Sierra Hull, Justin Moses, Shaun Richardson and Mark Schatz , Rhonda Vincent and the Rage, Tim O'Brien Band, Crary, Evans & Barnick, The Steel Wheels, Marley's Ghost, Chris Jones & the Night Drivers, Pedersen, Flynn & Jorgenson, Damn Tall Buildings, John McCutcheon, Tom Chapin & Friends, JigJam,, Stephen Bennett with Bill Gurley, Beppe Gambetta, Shane Hennessy, Dave Stamey, 3 TRAILS WEST, Bryan Bowers, Roz Brown & Jim Ratts, Bing Futch, GASS, Andy May, Barry Patton, Socks in the Frying Pan, Still on the Hill, Linda Tilton, Green Flamingos, Pretend Friend, Kelly Hunt, Whiskey Mash Band, Weda Skirts, and Mark Alan Wade & Kyle Baker.

Participate in hands-on music workshops and enjoy food vendors providing various cuisines from Asian to BBQ plus a world-class arts and craft fair – all in a family friendly environment. Bring your acoustic instrument to enhance your festival experience by jamming in the campgrounds. A visit to this International Bluegrass Music Association Event of the Year award winner will become the highlight of your year and is likely to become an annual event on your calendar.