Golden Link presents the 55th Annual Turtle Hill Folk Festival

Enjoy a full day of folk music at the 55th Annual Turtle Hill Folk Festival, presented by the Golden Link Folk Singing Society at the Historic German House at 315 Gregory St, Rochester, NY on September 19, 2026.
The first festival started back in the 70s as a picnic held on a farm of one of the members, called Turtle Hill. The name stuck—although the festivals have changed locations over the years.
This year, our festival will be held at the Historic German House, located in the heart of Rochester’s South Wedge neighborhood. Built in 1908, the building has been recently restored, and we are confident it will be a memorable place to share another year with our folk-singing community.
The day will include a variety of workshops—centered around music, singing, and acoustic instruments. As in the recent past, we are bringing back The Submarine School—which has been a special favorite to lead us in songs we know and love.
To our workshop agenda, we have added an afternoon concert, performed by Katherine Gaffney & Benjamin Chandler, a Young Voices duo, new to us in the Rochester area.
You will not want to miss our evening concert given by David Francey and Bruce Molsky (see more information below).
Of course, we didn’t forget the food! No need to run out and get lunch, we will have it there for you. In the evening, we are planning a delicious hot buffet. This year, we are adding a cash bar during the supper hour.
More details to follow in our upcoming newsletters and website updates!
For more info: www.goldenlink.org/content.aspx?page_id=22&club_id=724073&module_id=335563