Old Songs Festival

02/28/2026

We expect to open the ticket gate on Monday, March 2, 2026! Find out more about the Festival on this page: festival.oldsongs.org/

12/30/2025

It's not too late to make an end-of-year donation to support Old Songs at oldsongs.org/support/ ❤

The extended Old Songs community has made it possible for us to continue succeeding in our mission for the past 48 years — keeping traditional and traditionally based music and dance alive — through our annual festivals at the Altamont Fairgrounds as well as concerts, dances, jams of all kinds, and educational programs offered at the Old Songs Community Arts Center in Voorheesville.

For 2026:
We have a great winter/spring concert line-up, including local, nationally, and internationally touring artists. We’ll continue all our Community Arts Center programs and look to increased participation. We’re looking forward to the 46th Annual Old Songs Festival, June 26–28 — mark your calendars now and bring your friends, kids, grandkids! We have extensive activities for those under 18, including participating in the Great Groove Band and Chorus, music for families, crafting, and more.

We continue to face the challenges of rising operating costs, funding cuts, and shrinking grant opportunities. Now more than ever, we rely on your donations to help keep ticket prices reasonable for all events. In-person attendance at our festival and concerts is growing. Competition for arts funding is at an all-time high, so every dollar of support helps to sustain our programs and focus energy where it matters most: keeping our traditional music and dance community engaged, vital, and growing.

There are many ways you can financially support Old Songs, including matching gifts (corporate or individual), direct donations (one-time or monthly), legacy donations, bequests, securities donations, artist and/or festival sponsorships, and instrument donations. Go to: support.oldsongs.org or contact us if you would like to support us in any of these ways. All donations, large or small, are important, and we are grateful for each one. Thank you for providing financial support in the past and/or giving your time and moral support as a volunteer. We hope you are once again able to support Old Songs in these or other ways.

Beyond financial support, please share the joy of Old Songs — come to a concert or the festival with a first timer, take a class, check out the open mic, join in a jam, or become a volunteer! Check out volunteer opportunities: volunteer.oldsongs.org/

Whether with dollars or time, your donation helps to keep our community strong, connecting us through the music, uplifting us in times of trouble and joy, feeding our souls.

12/24/2025

07/05/2025

See you next year in Altamont!

To learn more about Old Songs and our mission to keep traditional music and dance alive in the New York State Capital Region through the presentation of festivals, concerts, dances, and educational programs: oldsongs.org/

07/05/2025

If you have a minute today, we would love to hear about your Old Songs Festival experience! Please fill out our evaluation, and you could win free tickets to next year's festival! Click on this link: feedback.oldsongs.org

Thanks!

07/02/2025

We would love to hear about your Old Songs Festival experience! Please take a minute to fill out our evaluation, and you could win free tickets to next year's festival! Click on this link: feedback.oldsongs.org

Thanks!

06/29/2025

Help us wrap up our final day of our 45th year at Old Songs Festival by coming to our big Sunday Afternoon Concert on the Main Stage today (6/29) at the Altamont Fairgrounds in Altamont, NY, starting at 3:45 pm! Look at this lineup! It's going to be a fun time and we hope you can join us!

Tickets at the gate for cash, check, or charge.

See you soon in Altamont!

06/28/2025

TONIGHT (Sat. 6/28) at 6:30 pm! Join us for the Saturday Night Old Songs Festival concert on the Main Stage at the Altamont Fairgrounds, Altamont, NY. The Evening Concerts will be ASL interpreted by our Festival friend, Jake Thomas.
It's our 45th year and we're going to have a GREAT time! We want you to be in the Saturday night concert crowd!

Spend the day or spend the afternoon/evening with us. Stay after the concert for the late-night singing and dancing starting at 11 pm! Tickets at the gate for cash, check, or charge.

A quick look at the Grid will tell you who is performing when and where: grid.oldsongs.org/

Learn more about Old Songs and our mission to keep traditional music and dance alive in the New York State Capital Region through the presentation of festivals, concerts, dances, and educational programs: oldsongs.org/

See you TONIGHT in Altamont!

06/27/2025

TONIGHT (Fri. 6/27) at 6:30 pm! Some old favorites and some new favorites to mark our 45th year! Join us for the Friday Night Old Songs Festival concert on the Main Stage at the Altamont Fairgrounds, Altamont, NY. The Evening Concerts will be ASL interpreted by our Festival friend, Jake Thomas.

Come purchase something wonderful at the Artisan area, enjoy supper at one of our great food venues, and stay for the evening concert! Tickets at the gate for cash, check, or charge.

A quick look at the Grid will tell you who is performing when and where: grid.oldsongs.org/ The fun continues after the concert at 11 pm with Late Night Singing and Dancing!

Learn more about Old Songs and our mission to keep traditional music and dance alive in the New York State Capital Region through the presentation of festivals, concerts, dances, and educational programs: oldsongs.org/

We can't wait to celebrate Old Songs with you!

06/24/2025

Old Songs is this weekend! Will we see YOU there?
More Info about the best folk festival around: https://festival.oldsongs.org/

06/16/2025

Order your Old Songs Festival tickets in advance: festival.oldsongs.org/tickets/ Stay safe online, and only order your festival tickets from the Old Songs website. There are ticket pirates out there who will tell you a good story - but don't believe it!

Take a look at the Grid today to see who's performing when and where: grid.oldsongs.org/

Learn more about Old Songs and our mission to keep traditional music and dance alive in the New York State Capital Region through the presentation of festivals, concerts, dances, and educational programs: oldsongs.org/