top of page
TICKETS 2026

Here are links for buying tickets.

Ticketed events are: 
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday night events,

and the instructional workshops

Everything else is FREE!!
 

A LA CARTE TICKETS: 

Tickets for these events will be available at the door, but you can save a little $$ and be assured of a ticket by buying in advance.  

For the Fri. night show at the Freight, there is a $9 service fee if you buy online or via phone.  You can avoid that fee by purchasing tickets in person at the Freight box office.

Wed Night Sept 16 - (Night 1) - Kickoff Square Dance at Ashkenaz
Doors @7pm, music at 8:00 pm

  • Forty Drop Few

  • The Canote Twins

  • Round robin callers

  • Old Time Jam hosted by TBA

Tickets:  $20 general admission, kids 12 and under free.

Tickets will also be available at the door.

Thurs Night Sept 17 - (Night 2)- Concert at La Peña
Doors @6pm, Show @7pm

  • Joseph Decosimo & Stephanie Coleman

  • Brandon Godman

  • Black Banjo & Fiddle Fellowship 2026 Cohorts: Samaria Marley, Shanice Richards, Samuel Wilkins, Genell Zuciya

Tickets are $39 in advance, $44 day of show (including a $3.60-3.89 fee)

Friday night Sept 18 (Night 3) - Concert at the Freight

Doors @6pm, Show @7pm

  • Alice Gerrard w/ Reed Stutz & Suzy Thompson

  • Justin Robinson w/ Aaron Cooper

  • Forty Drop Few

Tickets are $30 in advance, $35 day of show (plus a $9 fee if you buy online or via phone - you can avoid the fee by purchasing tickets at the Freight box office).

Youth/Student (21 and under): $15 (plus $9 fee)

Sat night Sept 19 - Night 4 - Square Dance Party at Ashkenaz
Doors @7pm, Event @8pm

  • Joseph Decosimo, Stephanie Coleman & Friends

  • Justin Robinson & Aaron Cooper

  • Skillet Licorice

  • Callers Janine Smith, Evie Ladin

  • 7:30pm Clogging Workshop with Evie Ladin

  • 8pm Song Circle hosted by Mark Olson & Penny Critchlow

  • 9pm Old Time Jam led by Forty Drop Few 

Tickets $20 in advance (includes fees); $25 day of show.  Student discount price: $15

Kids 12 and under FREE

Tickets will also be available at the door.

Workshops

Please visit the WORKSHOP PAGE for details about the instructional workshops.

Workshops

Send us a message by completing this form:

KPFA logo

OUR FUNDERS:  We greatly appreciate the generous support of Sage Foundation, Berkeley Civic Arts Commission; Sam Britton; Alameda County Art Commission; and Bill Graham Memorial Foundation. 

Thanks also to our nonprofit sponsors:   Ashkenaz Music & Dance Community Center, KPFA-FM, and the California Bluegrass Association

 

Extra-special thanks to our Valiant Volunteer Coordinator, Lael Sigal, and of course to all our volunteers – they make the BOTMC possible!

 

© 2026 Berkeley Old Time Music Convention

bottom of page