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2019 Fly In Festival & Robin Kessinger WV State Flatpick Contest
August 24, 2019 @ 9:00 am - 11:30 pm
$20 – $50The Fly In Festival is a Bluegrass, Old Time Music, Americana, and Acoustic Music Festival held the last weekend in August. The festival is located on the beautiful Robert Newlon Airpark & Campground, along the Ohio River just North of Huntington (Lesage) West Virginia. The festival grounds open the evening before the event for camping, jamming, and gathering.
A Pot Luck Dinner is held on Thursday evening. Some of the region’s best Old Time, Bluegrass and Americana Bands will be performing, as well as Airplane Tours, Sky Diving, and Camping. Primitive Camping and a limited number of Full Hook-Up RV sites are available. Food and Drinks will be sold by the Fly In Cafe.
2019 Schedule
Gates Open Thursday August 22nd, 2019 !
– Pot Luck Dinner / Welcome / Jamming / Camping
**Kayak/Canoe Float Trip Saturday August 24th at 10:00 am**
Friday August 23rd *** Fly In Café Closed except Festival Attendees
4:00 – 5:00 – Big Possum String Band
5:00 – 6:00 – Bobby Maynard & Breakdown
6:00 – 6:00 – String Therapy
7:00 – 8:00 – Appalachian Express
** 7:00 – Flag Skydive Demonstration **
8:00 – 9:00 – Kenny & Amanda Smith Band
9:00 – 10:00 – Don Rigsby
10:00 – Late – Schultz Creek
Saturday August 24th **Fly In Café Closed except Festival Attendees
** 9:00 am – 11:00 am – Instructional Workshops by Robin Kessinger & Guests **
** 10:00 am — Kayak/Canoe Float Trip
** 11:00 am – 3:00 pm – Robin Kessinger WV State Flatpick Guitar Contest **
3:00 – 4:00 – Mud Hole Control
4:00 – 5:00 – The Kentucky-Fied Pickers
5:00 – 6:00 – Snakewinder
6:00 – 7:00 – The Black Mountain Bluegrass Boys
** 7:00 – Jake Krack / Flag Skydive Demonstration **
7:00 – 8:00 – Danny Paisley & The Southern Grass
8:00 – 9:00 – The Grascals
9:00 – 10:00 – The Bing Brothers Band & Jake Krack
10:00 – 11:00 – Julie & Kelly Ray Davis
11:00 – Late – ULTRA SOUND
Emcees – Pete Kosky, & The “Bo Man” Bo McCarty, & Michelle Wallace
Schedule Subject to Change
For more information, tickets, or questions please visit https://flyinfestival.com/ or call (304) 733-1240
Single Day Pass: $30 Weekend Pass: $50 Primitive Camping: $20