2025 Folk Fest Nightlife Guide

For 50 years, the Alaska Folk Festival has brought together music lovers from Southeast Alaska and beyond. When you’re not catching the performances on the mainstage at Centennial Hall or tuning into the nightly broadcast on KRNN, you can find live music of all kinds playing throughout Juneau. From laid-back jam sessions to unique late-night sets, KXLL has got you covered to help you plan your after-hours Folk Fest experience. We’ll be updating it throughout the week with any schedule changes or new events, so check back for updates & make the most of Folk Fest’s 50th!

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Friday – Live Broadcast of Juneau Afternoon feat. Deke Dickerson Western Swing All-Stars 3 p.m. – 4 p.m. Join us in the studio for a special live audience experience! Come be a part of the show, enjoy the music in person, and see how it all comes together behind the scenes.

The Alaskan Hotel & Bar

Monday – Open jam session 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., Karaoke w/ Cherie Bowman 8 p.m. Tuesday – Open jam session 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., Bop Tops 6 p.m., Popcorn Princess 7 p.m., Brock & Jayden 8 p.m. Wednesday – Open jam session 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., Oceanview 6 p.m., The Psychotics 7:30 p.m., Bards of Mendenhell 9 p.m. Thursday – Open jam session 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., Nalimu 6 p.m., Anel and the Vatos 8 p.m., The Planktonics 10 p.m. Friday – Open Jam 12 p.m. – 4 p.m., R.O. Shapiro 5 p.m., Juneaucorns 6 p.m., Orbe and the Sungazers 8 p.m., Whiskey Class 10 p.m., Spanks William with 3 Chord Ho 12 a.m. Saturday – Open jam session 12 p.m. – 5 p.m., Quinton Woolman-Morgan & Coty Davis 5 p.m., Flavor Text 6 p.m., The Rain Dogs 8 p.m., Dude Mtn 10 p.m. Sunday – Open jam session 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., Todd Grebe & Cold Country 7 p.m., The Panhandle Crabgrass Revival Band 9 p.m., Big Chimney Barn Dance 10:30 p.m. The Crystal Saloon

Monday – Lisa Denny 6 p.m., Luke Weld and Heather Mountcastle 7 p.m., Bobb Family Band 8 p.m. Tuesday – Ryan Irvin 6 p.m., Keep the Pool Open 7 p.m., Nalimu 8:30 p.m. Wednesday – Juneaucorns 7 p.m., Going Steady 8 p.m., Joel Forlines 9 p.m. Thursday – Michael Kirkpatrick 7 p.m., Kennedy Jo 8 p.m., The Centuries 9 p.m. Friday – Fear Boner 6 p.m., The Rain Dogs 7 p.m., Fanboy 8 p.m., The Getting Strangers 9:00pm, Magical America 10 p.m., Dude MTN 11 p.m. Saturday (Main Room) – Valley Below 4 p.m., Big Sissy 6 p.m., Caleb & Reeb 8 p.m., Raisin Holy Hell 10:30 p.m. Saturday (Upstairs) – Fanboy 8 p.m., Magical America 10 p.m. Sunday – Spank Williams 5 p.m., Hot Club Of Juneau 8 p.m. Drip Drop Wondershop

Tuesday – Big Sissy 7 p.m. Wednesday – Torah Zamora, David Fure 7 p.m Thursday – Joel Forlines, Savannah Lecornu 7 p.m Friday – Quinton Woolman Morgan, Caleb Tomlinson 7 p.m Saturday – Anel Y Los Vatos 7 p.m Pottery Jungle

Hydrate & Caffeinate – Underground C onnection

Monday – Dara Rilatos 6 p.m., Alex K 6:25 p.m., Kennedy Jo 6:50 p.m., Middle Names 7:15 p.m., Air Jazz 7:40 p.m. Tuesday – Fysh Houck 6 p.m. Wednesday – June Bunch 6 p.m., Going Steady 6:25 p.m., Carey Seward 6:50 p.m., An Alaskan Traveler 7:15 p.m., Keep The Pool Open 7:40 p.m. Thursday – Marie Reid 6 p.m., Elise Leavy 6:25 p.m., T Vidic & S Roberts 6:50 p.m., Tora Zamora 7:15 p.m., The Forest That Never Sleeps 7:40 p.m. Friday – Samantha Georg 6 p.m., Spit Shake 6:25 p.m., Marian Call 6:50 p.m., Marc Mintz 7:15 p.m., R.O. Shapiro 7:40 p.m. Devil’s Club Brewing

Open Jam Sessions upstairs, all week! Monday through Sunday 11 a.m. – 9 p.m.

Downstairs :

Monday – Bollywood Dance Workshop w/ Nimmy 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. Tuesday – Beginning Clogging Dance Workshop w/ Annie B. 6 p.m. – 8 p.m., Lowdown Hoedown 8 p.m. – 10 p.m. Wednesday – Beginning Two Step Dance Workshop w/ Joey B. 7 p.m. – 8 p.m., Josh Fortenbery + Friends 8 p.m. – 10 p.m. Thursday – Whiskey Class 8 – 9 p.m., The Rain Dogs 9 p.m. – 10 p.m. Friday – Zaccy 2hats – syth-ish-esia – Interactive AV Dance Party 7 p.m. – 9 p.m., Boiler Room DJ Sets 9 p.m. – 2 a.m. Saturday – Boiler Room DJ Sets 9 p.m. – 2 a.m. Sunday – Dude Mtn + Friends Jam Session 4 p.m. – 6 p.m. The Rookery

Monday-Friday – Musician Popup 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. Jam session style The Imperial Bar

Thursday – The Valley Below Band 8 p.m., Maridon and the Prime Cuts 9:30 p.m. Friday – The Centuries 9 p.m. The Red Dog

Wednesday – The Centuries 8:30 p.m. Thursday – Taking Care of Bluegrass 8:30 p.m. Friday – Reeb Wilms, Caleb Klauder & Friends 9:30 p.m. Saturday – Big Chimney Barn Dance 7:00 p.m., The High Costa Livin’ 9:30 p.m. Spice Café & Gallery

Thursday – Gypsy Jazz Quartet 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. (John Unzicker, Ben Higdon, Ceann Murphy, Bob Banghart) Friday – Classical Guitar 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. (Dan Hopson) Saturday – Irish Quartet 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. (Heather Parker, Carl Schrader, Tony Yorba, Chris Meade) Spice Restaurant

Thursday – Classical Guitar by Randall Wollfenberge 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. Friday – Classical Guitar by Randall Wollfenberge 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. Saturday – Classical Guitar by Randall Wollfenberge 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. JAHC

Friday – Coffee and Jam 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. If you have an event you’d like us to include in the guide, feel free to reach out to kelly.aicardi@ktoo.org .

2025 Folk Fest Nightlife Guide

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