The 2025 Banjo Gathering will be held in Carrboro/ Chapel Hill, North Carolina from Thursday, October 30 to Sunday, November 2, at the Hampton Inn & Suites Chapel Hill-Carrboro.
This is the first time the Banjo Gathering has been in North Carolina, and we are planning a visit to the Southern Folklife Collection at the UNC Library, as well as celebrating 20 years since the first Black Banjo Gathering and North Carolina banjo makers, players, stylings. As always, we also welcome presentations and panels that explore the history, design, and cultural context of the banjo. Click here to submit a panel or presentation proposal.
The Gathering consists of three full days of presentations, exhibitions, and a banjo marketplace for studying, buying, selling, and trading historical and vintage banjos, parts, and related items. We also have banjos from some of the world’s finest instrument makers available to view and buy/trade.
Since 1998, the Banjo Gathering has been the platform for banjo collectors, researchers, instrument builders, and musicians to share new scholarship and findings about the banjo as a historical, cultural, and built object.
The Gathering consists of three full days of presentations, exhibitions, and a banjo marketplace for studying, buying, selling, and trading historical and vintage banjos, parts, and related items. We also have banjos from some of the world’s finest instrument makers available to view and buy/trade.
Since 1998, the Banjo Gathering has been the platform for banjo collectors, researchers, instrument builders, and musicians to share new scholarship and findings about the banjo as a historical, cultural, and built object.
Registration
$250 - Full Access (early bird price) to the 2025 Banjo Gathering including a field trip to the UNC Library and collections, live presentations, virtual recordings, special presentations, and more!
Hotel Information
Presentations, panels, and the display will be at the Hampton Inn & Suites Chapel Hill-Carrboro. Centrally located in Carrboro and walking distance to Franklin Street in Chapel Hill, the hotel includes complimentary breakfast and is next to coffee shops, a brewery, the Weaver Street Market grocery store, and restaurants.
You can reserve a room using this link or by calling the hotel directly at 919-969-6988 and mentioning the group code “910” or “The Banjo Gathering” prior to the cutoff date of 9/14/25 to receive the discounted group rate of $209 a night. The rate includes complimentary breakfast and free WiFi. If you are interested in sharing a room with someone, we've created this roommate request form so you can connect with others.
You can reserve a room using this link or by calling the hotel directly at 919-969-6988 and mentioning the group code “910” or “The Banjo Gathering” prior to the cutoff date of 9/14/25 to receive the discounted group rate of $209 a night. The rate includes complimentary breakfast and free WiFi. If you are interested in sharing a room with someone, we've created this roommate request form so you can connect with others.
Presentations & Panels
This is the first time the Banjo Gathering has been in North Carolina, and we are planning a visit to the Souther Folklife Collection at the UNC Library, as well as celebrating 20 years since the first Black Banjo Gathering and North Carolina banjo makers, players, stylings. We welcome presentations and panels related to these topics, as well as those that explore the history, design, and cultural context of the banjo.
Submissions are open until SUNDAY, JUNE 30, 2025! Please read more and fill out the form below.
Submissions are open until SUNDAY, JUNE 30, 2025! Please read more and fill out the form below.
