Kerrville Folk Festival

08/28/2026

Put this one on the bucket list, y’all. ✨🏜️🎶

If you’ve ever dreamed of taking your love of great songs on the road, may we suggest a pilgrimage to one of our sister festivals: Moab Folk Festival, happening in the truly otherworldly landscape of Moab, Utah.

And this lineup?! Rising Appalachia, Leftover Salmon, Craigie, Poltz, Bonnie Paine and so many more, surrounded by red rock cliffs, wide-open skies, and some of the most bizarrely beautiful scenery on planet Earth... ummm YES, PLEASE!

Independent music festivals like ours are special little ecosystems, built with a whole lot of heart, community, and people who believe gathering together around live music still matters. So if a fall road trip is calling your name, go see what our friends in Moab are creating.

Support independent festivals. See incredible music. Wander somewhere spectacular. Make some new friends. Come home with stories to tell around the Kerrville campfires!

Learn more about the Moab Folk Festival and start plotting that road trip!

✨Don’t miss this year’s amazing lineup! Moab Folk Festival 2026: November 6-8 in stunning Moab, UT 🏜️

Tickets are on sale & the full performance schedule is live! https://www.moabfolkfestival.com/tickets

🌵: Desert illustrations by our 2026 Poster Artist, Madeleine Greeson

08/12/2026

It would be so cool to do a screening at the Ranch!

Mike Williams, songwriter and performer, was at a party in Aspen, C...

08/06/2026

🌶️ Time to fire up the camp kitchens and put your chili where your mouth is.

Kerrville camps are known for some pretty elaborate outdoor kitchens, and this fall, it’s time to put them to the test!

The Quiet Valley Chili Cookoff is happening Saturday, October 24, with separate Meat Chili and Vegetarian Chili categories. This won’t be a traditional cookoff arena. Teams will prepare and serve their entries from their own campsites, and tasters will follow a map around Quiet Valley Ranch to sample the goods and vote for their favorites.

Compete for Judges’ Choice and People’s Choice honors, embroidered winner aprons, braggin’ rights, and, for our Judges’ Choice winners, a pair of passes to any weekend of the 2027 Kerrville Folk Festival!

Entry is $20 per chili, per team. Teams may enter once in each category with a separate registration and fee for each entry. All chili must be prepared on-site, and you’ll want to bring more than a household crockpot if you plan to keep the tasting public happy.

So gather your cooking crew, dust off the ol secret recipe, and show us what your camp kitchen can do.

Registration, full rules, prizes, and food-safety requirements are available now at kerrvillefolkfestival.org/chili.
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07/29/2026

Can’t wait for SWRFA and we are so excited for this lineup of official showcases!

Southwest Regional Folk Alliance 26th annual SWRFA conferenceSeptember 23rd-27th, 2026Austin, TX Building and Strengthening the Folk Music CommunityThe Southwest Regional Folk Alliance (SWRFA) is a non-profit organization whose mission is to build and strengthen the community around folk music and s...

07/28/2026

Welcome Home, festival family!

This October, join us for Quiet Valley Homecoming: A Weekend of Campfires, Community, and Kerrville Spirit.

This is a campout, not a festival. No traditional lineup. No packed programming schedule. Just a laid-back weekend back at the Ranch with campfires, community, a few surprises, and plenty of room for our Kerrville friends to make their own fun.

Camps are encouraged to host their own gatherings: hoot nights, song circles, art demos, shared meals, storytelling, creative workshops, or whatever Kerrville magic you’d like to bring. Let us know what you’re planning, and we’ll list community-led events on the webpage.

🌶️ We’ll also be hosting a Chili Cookoff with both meat and vegetarian categories. Details and sign-ups coming next week.

Weekend passes are $35 per person for the whole weekend. This small impact fee helps cover the basic costs of having folks on the Ranch.

Come camp, come reconnect, and come home to the Ranch this October.

More info at kerrvillefolkfestival.org

07/16/2026

Our hearts are heavy watching another round of flooding impact so many communities across the Hill Country.

To our Kerrville Folk Festival family who call these areas home, we’re thinking of you.

If you’re comfortable sharing, would you check in below and let us know:
💚 Where you are
💚 How you’re doing
💚 Whether your home or property has been affected
💚 If you need help, or if you’re safe and simply want to let your festival family know.

And if you’re able to lend a hand, keep an eye on the comments. Sometimes the greatest gift we can offer is helping a neighbor, sharing resources, or simply reminding someone they’re not alone.

This community has always shown up for one another. We’re hoping everyone is safe, and we’re holding space for those facing another difficult day.

We’re thinking of all of you. ❤️

07/02/2026

The 54th Kerrville Folk Festival may be wrapped, but we’re still listening. 💛

Today we sent out our post-festival feedback surveys, and this year we’re trying something a little different. Instead of one big looooong survey, we split things into three shorter mini-surveys so you can share your thoughts in the areas that matter most to you, or fill out all three as time allows.

The three surveys cover:
Music Programming, Future Booking & Workshops
Camp Experience, Ranch Facilities & Volunteer/Staff Interactions
Purchases, Vendors, Ticketing, Parking & Festival Marketing

Your feedback helps our leadership team understand what worked, what could be better, and how we can continue caring for this festival and community year after year.

So check your inbox, or visit the homepage of our website where you’ll find links to all three surveys. Pour a cup of coffee, revisit your Fest memories, and tell us what you think. We’re grateful for your time, your honesty, and your continued love for Kerrville. https://www.kerrvillefolkfestival.org/

06/25/2026

It’s hard to believe it has already been six weeks since Jamie Lin Wilson helped us kick off the 54th Kerrville Folk Festival!

Jamie was an especially meaningful choice to begin this year’s Festival. She was originally scheduled to play Kerrville’s 2025 Fourth on the River celebration on the banks of the Guadalupe, before that day was swept away by last summer’s devastating flood.

This year, we are honored to stand with our Kerrville community and our friends at The Arcadia Live for Fourth on the River in Louise Hays Park. We know it will be an emotional day of remembrance, reflection, and togetherness, but we are grateful to be part of the healing and rebuilding as we mark the anniversary of this tragedy.

In the midst of heartbreak, we also saw the very best of this community: neighbors helping neighbors, strangers becoming friends, and so much love and helpfulness rising to meet the loss.

Jamie Lin Wilson takes the stage at 5:15PM. We hope you’ll join us as we remember, celebrate, and continue moving forward together.

Fourth on the River Schedule:
3:15 PM – Los Juanos
5:15 PM – Jamie Lin Wilson
6:45 PM – Junior Brown
8:15 PM – William Beckman
9:45 PM – Fireworks
📸 slide 1: Blaine Wilson