Schedule at a Glance
Pre-Conference Events
Wednesday, April 20, 2022, 1 pm CT: Insider’s Guide to 2022 Hybrid Conference
Thursday, April 21, 2022, 11 am – 2 pm CT: Centering Disability Summit
Tuesday, April 26, 2022, 4 pm – 6 pm CT: One-on-One Networking Meetings (register here)
Thursday, April 28, 2022: Folk DJs Unlocked
Tuesday, May 3, 2022, 4 pm – 6 pm CT: One-on-One Networking Meetings (register here)
Friday, May 6, 2022, 12 pm – 2 pm CT: One-on-One Networking Meetings (register here)
Monday, May 9, 2022, 7 pm – 9 pm CT: Spotlight Showcases
Tuesday, May 10, 2022, 11 am – 1 pm CT: One-on-One Networking Meetings (register here)
Tuesday, May 10, 2022, 7 pm – 9 pm CT: Spotlight Showcases
Wednesday, May 11, 2022, 7 pm – 9 pm CT: Spotlight Showcases
Wednesday, May 18, 2022
10 am – 2:30 pm CT: Compose Your Career x FAI (in-person only)
3 pm – 4 pm CT: First Timer’s Orientation
7 pm – 9 pm CT: International Folk Music Awards
10 pm – 9 am CT: Virtual Private Showcases
10:30 pm – 3 am CT: Private Showcases (in-person only)
Thursday, May 19, 2022
9 am – 9:30 am CT: All Regions Coffee and Gathering
9:30 am – 10:30 am CT: Regional Gatherings
10:30 am – 12:30 pm CT: Book your own Meeting
10:30 am – 12:30 pm CT: Meet the Folk DJs (in-person only)
11 am – 12:30 pm CT: Panels & Gatherings
12 pm – 4 pm CT: Exhibit Hall
1 pm – 2 pm CT: Peer Sessions and Panels
2 pm – 3 pm CT: CommUNITY Gathering: Folk Forward
3 pm – 4 pm CT: Group Gatherings (in-person only)
3 pm – 4 pm CT: The Black Opry Hour (online only)
4:30 pm – 9 pm CT: Official Showcases
10 pm – 9 am CT: Virtual Private Showcases
10:30 pm – 3 am CT: Private Showcases (in-person only)
Friday, May 20, 2022
8 am – 9 am CT: Yoga
9 am – 9:30 pm CT: First Timers Coffee (in-person only)
9 am – 12:30 pm CT: Panels & Gatherings
9:30 am – 1 pm CT: Folklorist Summit (in-person only)
10 am – 12 pm CT: Book your own Meeting
10:30 am – 11:30 am CT: Wisdom of the Elders
12 pm – 4 pm CT: Exhibit Hall
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm CT: Madeleine Peyroux Keynote Address, Artist In Residence
2 pm – 4 pm CT: Panels & Gatherings
2 pm – 4 pm CT: Book your own Meeting
3 pm – 4 pm CT: The Black Opry Hour (online only)
4:30 pm – 9 pm CT: Official Showcases
10 pm – 9 am CT: Virtual Private Showcases
10:30 pm – 3 am CT: Private Showcases (in-person only)
Saturday, May 21, 2022
8 am – 9 am CT: Yoga
9 am – 12 pm CT: Panels & Gatherings
10 am – 11:30 am CT: Archive Challenge
10 – 12 pm CT: Book your own Meeting
12 pm – 4 pm CT: Exhibit Hall
12 pm – 12:30 pm CT: Shirley Collins Keynote Interview
1 pm – 4 pm CT: Panels & Gatherings
1 pm – 4 pm CT: Book your own Meeting
3 pm – 4 pm CT: The Black Opry Hour (online only)
4:30 pm – 9 pm CT: Official Showcases
10 pm – 9 am CT: Virtual Private Showcases
10:30 pm – 3 am CT: Private Showcases (in-person only)
Sunday, May 22, 2022
9:30 am – 3:30 pm CT: Creative Resilience: The Art of Mass Gatherings in Kansas City
8 pm CT: Closing Party at the American Jazz Museum