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Banjo Extravaganza is July18-19

PICKENS — The Banjo Extravaganza Festival returns to the Hagood Mill Historic Site on Friday, July 18, and Saturday, July 19, offering a weekend of toe-tapping tunes, Appalachian heritage and traditional artistry.

The festival begins Friday at 6:30 p.m. with “Early Banjo History with Clifton Hicks.” Hicks, a well-known performer and historian, will lead a musical journey tracing the banjo’s roots from West Africa and the Caribbean to its rise in 19th-century American music.

Saturday, July 19 – A Full Day of Music and Heritage
The celebration continues Saturday with a full lineup of old-time musicians honoring

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