NC Folk Festival Guide

The official mobile guide to the North Carolina Folk Festival — three days of free live music in downtown Greensboro, September 18–20, 2026.

Dozens of artists. Multiple stages. Food, drink, shops, and hands-on folklife traditions from around the world. This app puts the whole weekend in your pocket.

THE LINEUP, YOUR WAY Browse every artist and every set. Switch between a schedule view and an artist view, narrow by day, stage, or genre, or search for the act you came for. Artist pages carry bios, genres, links, and music and video you can play right in the app.

BUILD YOUR WEEKEND Tap the heart on any artist, set, restaurant, bar, or shop to save it. Your Favorites screen becomes a personal festival plan — and if you turn on notifications, the app reminds you before a favorited set starts, so you're not watching the clock.

SHARE YOUR LINEUP Send friends a link to the acts you're seeing. They can open it on any phone, no app required, and plan to meet you there.

EAT, DRINK, SHOP Full listings for festival food vendors, bars, and the makers' marketplace, with menus, categories, and photos — plus downtown Greensboro's own restaurants and shops for when you want to wander off the grounds.

FIND YOUR ARTIST Not sure where to start? Take the artist quiz. Five quick questions about the music you love, and we'll match you with acts on this year's bill worth building your weekend around.

MORE TO EXPLORE

• Family Jams — a morning of live sets made for kids and grown-ups together
• Folklife — traditions, craft, and culture bearers from across the state and beyond
• After parties — where the music goes when the stages go quiet
• Festival info — parking, accessibility, what to bring, FAQs, and more

STAY IN THE LOOP Opt in to notifications for schedule changes, weather updates, and day-of announcements straight from the festival. Everything also lands in an in-app inbox, so you can catch up on anything you missed.

WORKS WHEN THE SIGNAL DOESN'T Downtown gets crowded and networks get slow. The app keeps a copy of the lineup and listings on your phone, so the schedule is still there when the bars aren't.

PRIVACY, PLAINLY No account. No sign-up. No ads. No trackers, no analytics SDK, and nothing sold or shared. Anonymous crash reporting helps us fix bugs and can be turned off in Settings.

The NC Folk Festival is free, all ages, and rain or shine. Come hungry, bring a chair, and we'll see you downtown.