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2024 Funky Frets Uke Fest Schedule

2024 Funky Frets Uke Fest — our 9th Funky Frets Ukulele Festival taking place Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, October 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th in Boyertown, PA USA .

Based on feedback from attendees, some that have been coming since the 1st Funky Frets Uke Fest and the number of photos and comments being posted online. for the first time we finished off the festival, Sunday at The Carousel at Pottstown . And it was a hoot with everyone having a great time.

Thursday

October 3, 2024

Fellow Ukers kept showing up at the Funky Frets Music Store on Thursday, so for 2023 we've added Thursday night jam as the store for 2023 and doing the same for 2024 to the festival fun.

All events at The Funky Frets Uke Fest are Pet Free • No PETS Allowed

If can't get enough ukulele and want to get a ukulele jump on the weekend.

Informal Open Mic & Jam @ Funky Frets Music Store

Funky Frets Music Store, 124 N. Chestnut St., Boyertown, PA 19512 USA • Latitude: 40.322342 Longitude: -75.625069

4pm — ???

Friday

October 4, 2024

Trinity Church, 250 Sweinhardt Rd, Boyertown, PA 19512 • Latitude: 40.322342 Longitude: -75.625069

Registration and Concert

4pm

  • 3pmRegistration, hang out, jam and visit a few selected vendors that will be setup Friday night.
  • 4pm — 5pm — Learn a Country Line Dance with Jack Kohler
  • 5pm — 6pm — Dinner
  • 6pm — Concert Doors open
  • 10pm to Midnight — Late Nigh Jam @ Funky Frets Music Store COncert Stage

Evening Concert

6pm

  • 6 — Concert Doors open
  • Finale

After Concert Jam @ Funky Frets Music Store

Funky Frets Music Store, 124 N. Chestnut St., Boyertown, PA 19512 USA • Latitude: 40.322342 Longitude: -75.625069

10PM to Midnight

If you haven't had enough ukulele it continues at the Funky Frets Music Store Concert Stage.

  • 10PM to Midnight — Plenty of parking on-street and in the rear of the store.

Saturday

October 6, 2024

Trinity Church, 250 Sweinhardt Rd, Boyertown, PA 19512 • Latitude: 40.322342 Longitude: -75.625069

All Day Festival, Vendors, Concerts, Workshops, Lunch, Dinner with Open Mic hosted by Funky Frets

Doors Open: 8:30am

Doors open for registration and pickup your festival badges and goodies.

9am — 4pm

Vendors open and Workshops by Festival Performers .

Morning Workshop Sessions

Once the workshop schedule goes through a final tweaking we will email you a Workshop Registration Form. It is very important to fill this out so we can place the workshops in the correct rooms. All attendees festival badge has their selected workshops on the back of the badge.

There will be six workshop sessions at 9am, 10am, 11am, 1pm, 2pm and 3pm with 3 or 4 workshop choices per slot. Workshop levels are beginner to advanced and everything in between.

Here is the workshop schedule (rooms will be clearly marked):

9am

  • Coming Soon... with TBD

10am

  • Coming Soon... with TBD

11am

  • Coming Soon... with TBD

Lunch

12-1pm

Lunch is included in your festival ticket.

Afternoon Workshop Sessions

1pm

  • Coming Soon... with TBD

2pm

  • Coming Soon... with TBD

3pm

  • Coming Soon... with TBD

Evening Dinner & Open Mic

4-6pm

Catered Evening Dinner & Open Mic. Sign-up sheet for Open Mic will be available at morning registration.

Evening Concert

6pm

  • 6 — Concert Doors open
  • 6:15
  • 20 Minute Intermission
  • TBD
  • Finale

After Concert Jam @ Funky Frets Music Store

10PM to Midnight

If you haven't had enough ukulele it continues at the Funky Frets Music Store concert stage.


Sunday

October 6, 2024

Funky Frets Uke Fest Sunday Morning Jam & Open-Mic

Join us on The Carousel At Pottstown9am to 12 noon.

The Carousel At Pottstown, 30 W King St, Pottstown, PA 19464 click here for map
Latitude: 40.247421 Longitude: -75.656601

The Historic Carousel at Pottstown is the second oldest operating Philadelphia Toboggan Company wooden carousel in the United States.

Curt & Uke
enjoying The Carousel at Pottstown

Curt, TJ & Ali

Funky Frets Sunday Group Photos

The October 6th, Sunday Groups Photo will be @ 11am. We missed a few last year so we are scheduling it to let everyone know.

Just browsing over both books, they look fantastic! I'm a guitarist and uke player for over 25 years and was thinking about writing a ukulele book but you've already written what I think are the best, most comprehensive and thorough books I've ever seen for the instrument. I just might end up buying every book you've written and I'll be giving my highest recommendation for your books to my friends and students. Thank you so much for taking the time to write such great books!Peter Rhee

Aloha, Curt, All I can say is WOW! What you have accomplished is simply incredible! All the bestGlen Hirabayashi, The Aloha Boys

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