Festival Info

Sisters Folk Festival is September 7 – 9, 2018

Weekend passes for the 2018 Festival are $150 and available HERE

Important information about Festival ticketing:

Ticket-holder bears all risks, including cancellation of the event, or any parts of the event, due to inclement or dangerous weather, fire, smoke or other Acts of God. Sisters Folk Festival Inc reserves the right to cancel the event, or any parts of the event, in circumstances we deem unsafe for ticket-holders, musicians and festival attendees. In case of such a cancellation, tickets will not be refunded.

  • Tickets are refundable until June 1, less a $10 per ticket handling charge.  After June 1 there are no refunds.
  • Ticket-holders MUST have their scanable ticket to receive their wristband. You can either print it out or we can scan it from your phone.
  • Event pass does not guarantee ticket-holder a seat at any venue or at any particular performance. The festival has multiple stages, but no one venue can accommodate all ticket-holders. Occasionally a venue will be filled to capacity.
  • You will need to present your scanable ticket(s) at General Check-In at the festival to exchange it for your all-event wristband. All ticket-holders must come to the General Check-In tent, where our volunteers will put on your wristbands, giving you access to all our venues.
  • Wristbands are non-transferable and non-replaceable.
  • Sisters Folk Festival is a rain-or-shine, hot-or-cold event. 
  • There are no single-day tickets for Friday or Saturday of the festival. Single-day tickets for Sunday will be put on sale at a later date.
  • You will receive a link to a scanable ticket which you will need to present to receive your all-event wristband. If you lose or do not receive your ticket(s), please contact us BEFORE August 1 for a re-issue.
  • If you sell or give your pass(es) to someone else, they must have either the printed, scanable ticket(s) or the .pdf file of the ticket(s) that was emailed to you to pick up their wristbands.
  • Youth 5 and under do not need a ticket, but they must sit in your lap and not occupy a seat.
  • Weekend passes for the Festival typically sell out in June.

     

Click on the image to the left and view the official event guide published by The Bulletin for the 2017 Festival-that-wasn’t (but would have been awesome). 

The Sisters Folk Festival is a three-day celebration of roots music from blues to bluegrass, held the weekend following Labor Day in beautiful Sisters, Oregon.

Many greats have shared their talents since the initial Festival in 1995, including but not limited to:
Ian Tyson, Natalie MacMaster, Jesse Winchester, Chris Smither, Dave Carter, John Gorka, Cheryl Wheeler, Ruthie Foster, The Subdudes, The Waifs, Tim O’Brien, The Wailin’ Jennys, Jon Cleary, Frank Solivan and Dirty Kitchen, Lake Street Dive, Anais Mitchell, Shakey Graves, Eric Bibb, Richard Thompson, Shawn Mullins, and many more.

The Festival hosts eleven stages, including an 900-seat venue at the Village Green Park in downtown Sisters, and 1,100 seats at Sisters Art Works.

Sisters is located in the foothills of the Cascade Mountain Range and the Three Sisters Wilderness Area, the community of Sisters is a wonderful place to live and visit. Outdoor recreational opportunities in and around Sisters are endless, with mountains, rivers and lakes at your back door. Bike or ride horseback on the many beautiful mountain trails, or golf at any number of first-rate courses. Gift, home & garden, clothing and antique shops abound for the shopper in your group, or just relax and enjoy the clean air and incredible mountain views. There is truly something for everyone in Sisters.

Parking (including handicap-accessible parking) is available near all the venues. Oh, and by the way, parking is still free in Sisters. If you need additional help, stop by the Information Booth at Village Green for assistance. Seating in all venues is provided. There is no need to bring your own chairs.

During the festival food & drink are available at the Village Green and Sisters Art Works, as well as most of our other venues. Many of our venues are restaurants and festival goers are welcome to bring their food (either purchased from one of our food vendors or from home) into the tented venues at Melvin’s Market, Village Green and Sisters Art Works. Beer and wine must remain in designated areas. There are also many great restaurants along the walking routes between stages.

Only certified ADA assistance animals are permitted in venues.