Banjo Extravaganza Festival – July 18 & 19

🎶🪕 Banjo Extravaganza Festival – July 18 & 19 at Hagood Mill! 🪕🎶

Get ready for a toe-tappin’ weekend celebrating the rich sounds of Appalachian banjo and folk traditions!

🎤 Friday, July 18 – 6:30 PM
🎶 Early Banjo History with Clifton Hicks – a fascinating look at the instrument’s journey from Africa to Appalachia.

🎼 Saturday, July 19 – Live Music Lineup:
🕙 10:00–10:25 AM – Blaine Chappell
🕥 10:30–11:00 AM – Barrow Wheary
🕚 11:00–11:45 AM – Owen Grooms & Bob Buckingham
🕛 12:00–12:45 PM – Murphy Campbell
🕐 12:45–1:45 PM – Clifton Hicks
🕜 1:50–2:50 PM – Carson Moore & Jesse Eads
🕒 3:00–3:45 PM – Dan Gellert

🛠️ Plus: Folk art demos (blacksmithing, pottery, quilting, & more), artisan vendors, food trucks, and the 1845 water-powered gristmill in action!

⛺ Camping is available onsite – just $10 per person per night (ages 10+), $15 for both nights, and FREE for kids 9 & under!

🎟️ Festival Admission just $10 (kids 9 & under free) – includes entry to the Petroglyph Site

🚗 Free parking | ⏰ Gates open at 10:00 AM
📍 138 Hagood Mill Rd, Pickens, SC

You may also like the following events from Hagood Mill Historic Site:

• This Sunday, 29th June, 01:00 pm, Canning Basics 101 – Preserves Class in Pickens
• Next Saturday, 5th July, 09:00 am, Blacksmithing Jewelry Class in Pickens
• Next month, 12th July, 10:00 am, Backyard Summer Foraging Class 1: Pain Relief with Wild Lettuce, Plantain & Nettles in Pickens

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