2026 Festival Window
Gates Open: Friday, July 24, 2026 at 12:00 PM
End: Saturday, July 25, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Stidham Old Time Music Gathering
Every July, the Stidham Old Time Music Gathering brings musicians, families, neighbors, and visitors to Tomahawk, Kentucky to play and hear the old-time music of Appalachia. It happens at Webb Music Shop on South Milo Road.
This is three days of stage music, workshops, porch jams, and the kind of gathering where young musicians learn from elders and people who don't know each other become neighbors around a tune. It's rooted in this place and the people who've kept the music alive here.
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About the Stidham Old Time Music Gathering
The Gathering happens over a weekend in July at Webb Music Shop—a place where working musicians have gathered for decades. You'll hear stage music all day and night, go to workshops taught by musicians who know the tunes, and hear informal jams happening in porches and corners.
It's designed to be accessible—affordable tickets, family-friendly, and a place where you can come as a listener, a student, a performer, or just someone who wants to be around the music and the people keeping it alive in this part of the country.
The festival is proudly supported by Hope in the Hills / Healing Appalachia. We are grateful for their support of this community-centered event.
Dates and Hours
Venue
James E. Webb Musical Repair and Sales
South Milo Road, Tomahawk, Kentucky 41262
The festival site has been listed online as both 1214 South Milo Road and 1213 Milo Road. For GPS, use the venue name along with Tomahawk, KY.
2026 Schedule
Friday, July 24
Workshops
- 1:00 PM - Songwriting Workshop (Phill Barnett and Anabel Peterman)
- 2:00 PM - Fiddle Workshop (Jimmy Webb)
Concerts
- 3:00 PM - Ditch Lillies
- 4:00 PM - Phill Barnett and the Rockhouse Renegades
- 5:00 PM - Chuck Robertson Project
- 6:00 PM - Braxton and Chase Lafferty
- 7:00 PM - Kill Devil Hillbillies
- 8:00 PM - Adalyn Ramey
- 9:00 PM - Them Lasses
Saturday, July 25
Workshops
- 1:00 PM - Guitar Workshop (Peyton)
- 2:00 PM - Old Time Banjo Workshop (Banjoey Webb)
- 3:00 PM - Appalachian Dancing (Carla Gover)
- 4:00 PM - Banjo Workshop (John Haywood)
Concerts
- 2:00 PM - Turtle Mountain
- 3:00 PM - Violet and the Newsroom
- 4:00 PM - Webb Twins and Peyton
- 5:00 PM - Karly Dawn Milner
- 6:00 PM - Elijah Bedel
- 7:00 PM - Carla Gover
- 8:00 PM - John Haywood
- 9:00 PM - Sarah Kate and Leo
- 10:00 PM - Martha Spencer
Tickets and How to Support
Tickets are tiered so everyone can come: $25 (Student or sliding scale), $35 (Standard), or $45 (Pay-it-Forward).
If you can pay the full amount, it helps us offset costs for young musicians and families who might not otherwise be able to attend. Everyone gets the whole Gathering—three days of music, workshops, and the community.
Directions
Tomahawk is located on Route 40, approximately 10 miles from US 23. Most travel routes to the area are four-lane highways, with only the final mile and a half on smaller local roads.
Destination: James E. Webb Musical Repair and Sales, South Milo Road, Tomahawk, KY 41262
Driving tip: set your map destination to the venue name in Tomahawk, KY to avoid confusion between 1213 and 1214 numbering references used across listings.
Festival Rules
- No dogs allowed.
- No glass containers are permitted inside the event area. Transfer beverages into a cup.
- Children under 16 must be supervised by an adult.
- Primitive camping only. Attendees may arrive Friday to choose a campsite.
- Campers must be off the grounds by 1:00 PM after the festival weekend.
- Campfires are permitted.
- Organizers reserve the right to refuse entry.
- No ATVs except those already on the property.
Stay in the Loop
Want lineup updates, workshop announcements, and volunteer info? Reach out and we will keep you posted for the next Gathering.
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