The Woody Guthrie Folk Festival is held annually in mid-July to commemorate the life and music of Woody Guthrie. The festival is held on the weekend closest to July 14 – the date of Guthrie’s birth – in Guthrie’s hometown of Okemah, Oklahoma.
Thank you to our 2022 Sponsors & Grantors!
Philip E. Landers Foundation | Okemah Casino | Friends of the Festival | Oklahoma Humanities | BancFirst | Mike Rice | Dolores Huerta Labor Institute| United Mine Workers of America | East Central Electric COOP | Eric & Dana Wilson | Hart Driver Solutions
The Woody Guthrie Coalition, a not-for-profit, 501(C) 3 organization, is dedicated to preserving and promoting the legacy and music of Woodrow Wilson Guthrie through the Woody Guthrie Folk Festival as well as year-round cultural, musical, educational, and scholarly community outreach events that relate to Woody Guthrie and folk music.