Shawano Folk Festival

media release: The 47th Annual Shawano Folk Music Festival is nestled within the wooded Mielke Park in Shawano, about 40 miles northwest of Green Bay. Mark your calendars for August 8-10, aim your car towards Mielke Park in Shawano and get ready for a great weekend at one of the best small folk music festivals anywhere. Enjoy Friday and Saturday evening concerts inside air-conditioned Mielke Arts Center, and outdoor daytime music performances on Saturday and Sunday, a dance workshop Sunday afternoon, a quilt raffle, crafters, great food, friends and our gloriously eclectic mix of great music. It’s Music Under the Trees at its best!

Making it even better, a family of eagles has made a home near one of the outdoor stages. Lucky festival goers can see and hear them carrying fish from Mielke Pond to feed their young during the festival. In case of rain, the show goes on inside Mielke Theater.

The 2025 line-up includes Band O’ Barley, Heather Styka, Stas Venglevski & Misha Litvin, Paul Cebar Tomorrow Sound Turkeyfoot Road, Jeff Pockat, Pat Wiley,Joe Crookston ,  The Oh Boys!,   Anne Hills ,  Cedric Watson w/ Ethan Moody, Flip of the Coin  fill out the line-up. Crafters line the park paths all weekend.

Schedule:

Friday, August 8, 6:00 pm - 6:45 pm: Friday while you wait, join some of the artists in the Food Tent for some conversation. What’s your favorite song?  It’s the question of the day. Let's talk about it.

Evening Concert, 7 pm, Mielke Arts Center.  Box Office opens at 6:00: Band O’ Barley, Heather Styka, Stas Venglevski & Misha Litvin, Paul Cebar Tomorrow Sound, MC: Joe Crookston

​Saturday, August 9, Evening Concert at 7 pm, Mielke Arts Center. Box Office opens at 6:00:  Joe Crookston, The Oh Boys, Anne Hills, Cedric Watson w/ Ethan Moody, MC: Heather Styka 

Ticket Prices : $28 evening concerts; $15 daytime; $80/weekend pass. (Children 12 and under free during the day.)