Who’s Performing At The 2026 Kentuck Festival? See The Full Lineup

TUSCALOOSA, AL — The Kentuck Festival of the Arts has announced its music and spoken word lineups for the 55th annual festival, set for Oct. 17-18 at Snow Hinton Park in Tuscaloosa.

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The two-day festival will feature performances from Lydia Loveless, Will Stewart, Electric Blue Yonder, Seth Panitch, Charlie "Tin Man" Lucas, Pure Products and numerous other musicians, writers and storytellers.

"Kentuck could not claim to represent southern art and culture without including music, writing, and storytelling," Kentuck Art Center and Festival Executive Director Exa Cork said in a statement. "We are proud to offer a selection of nationally-recognized artists, as well as local stars."

Here's the complete lineup:

*Brother Ben Music Stage*

Saturday, Oct. 17

• 9:30-10:30 a.m. — Asa J. Harris
• 11 a.m.-noon — Elliott Devaughn
• 12:30-1:45 p.m. — Electric Blue Yonder
• 2:15-3:30 p.m. — Sam and the Big Boys
• 3:45-5 p.m. — Will Stewart

Sunday, Oct. 18

• 10-11 a.m. — Vulcan Eejits!
• 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. — Wanda
• 1-2:15 p.m. — Ham Bagby and the Siege
• 2:30-4 p.m. — Lydia Loveless

*Kathryn Tucker Windham Spoken Word Stage*

Saturday, Oct. 17

• 9:30 a.m. — University of Alabama undergraduate creative writing students
• 10:30 a.m. — University of Alabama MFA creative writing students
• 11:30 a.m. — Pure Products
• 1 p.m. — 10 Minute Plays
• 2 p.m. — Seth Panitch
• 3:30 p.m. — 10 Minute Plays

Sunday, Oct. 18

• 11 a.m. — University of Alabama undergraduate and MFA creative writing students
• Noon — Black Warrior Review
• 1 p.m. — "Southern Voices," including Charlie "Tin Man" Lucas
• 3 p.m. — 10 Minute Plays

Music and spoken word performances are part of a festival that will also feature more than 270 artists, children's activities, folk and contemporary craft demonstrations, food trucks and local craft beer.

Admission is $15 per day or $25 for a weekend pass.

Children 12 and younger are admitted free, while general admission tickets and VIP packages are available through the Kentuck Art Center.

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