About

(The Lake Erie Folk Fest is produced by the Northeast Ohio Musical Heritage Association (NEOMHA). 

Contact NEOMHA Executive Director Sarah Kennedy for more information about the organization.

The 2025 festival is being held at Thwing Hall at Case Western Reserve University (daytime events) and Harkness Chapel (evening concert) in Cleveland’s University Circle, Ohio. Founded in 2016, the community celebration brings together Northeast Ohio’s diverse arts and traditional roots music communities.

Special thanks to guidance and support from:
Maggie McCaulkin 
Don Nash
Karen Walters
The Board of Folknet

Festival Committee

Dave Bardenstein, Accessibility

Dan Bond,* Facilities

Sara Finan,* Green Room Hospitality

Jerie Green, Marketing

Sarah Kennedy, Marketing, NEOMHA Executive Director

Don Nash,* Volunteer Coordinator

Ted Theofrastous,* Stage Manager

Nancy Tozer,* Business Director, Booking & Artist Management

* Member of NEOMHA Board

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