Sam Hinton Folk Heritage Festival – FREE

Jun 6 2026 - 10:00 AM

Sam Hinton Folk Heritage Festival - FREE

Free Admission – All are welcome!

Come listen to top-rated musicians on the gazebo stage from 10 am to 4 pm.
There will be shaded seating for the audience members.
There will be storytelling in the Porter House from 12 noon to 4 pm.
A family/contra dance will be held in the Templars Hall from 1 to 4 pm.

Gazebo Mainstage Music Schedule:
10:00 am – Billy Lee and the Swamp Critters:  Gulf Coast Music – A gumbo of Cajun, Zydeco, Mardi Gras & Texas Swing
11:00 am – Kaylee Daughtery:  One of San Diego’s top jazz vocalists and songwriters
Noon – Nathan and Jessie: 
A unique blend of jazzy folk and blues on resonator guitars and accordion
1:00 pm – Whiskey and Burlap:  A local trio combing Americana, bluegrass, country, and folk music
2:00 pm – The Winter Sisters:  An original songwriting trio of local favorites Cathryn Beeks, Sande Lollis, and Bonnie Nicholls
3:00 pm – Fast Heart Mart:  A banjo blend of rock, folk, punk, old-time country, bluegrass, blues, rap, and Indian raga…or simply Punkgrass music

Storytelling in the Porter House, hosted by the Storytellers of San Diego
12 noon – Old Time Tales with Mindy Donner, Tammy Burmeister, and Aunt Li-Anne
1:00 pm – Treasure Tales with Emily Stamets and Aunt Li-Anne
2:00 pm – Wild West Tales with Emily Stamets, Linda Brown, and Marilyn McPhie
3:00 pm – Open Mic
Additional storytellers may be added to this schedule.