festival canceled
The Wayne Henderson Music Festival & Guitar Competition Production Committee has voted to cancel the 2021 Festival due to Covid-19. With consideration of public and musicians safety we sadly make this decision. However, we are proud to be awarding Scholarships for 2021 to young musicians and groups. The winners will be posted soon!
Thank you all for your continued support and we will see you on the third
Saturday of June 2022, Rain or Shine!
About the Festival
On the third Saturday of every June at Grayson Highlands State Park in Mouth of Wilson, Virginia, the Wayne C. Henderson Music Festival and Guitar Competition features some of the region’s best traditional musicians!
Festival Scholarships
Each year, a percentage of the festival proceeds has been set aside to fund scholarships to “aid young, local, traditional musicians in continuing their music exploration and education.”
The Guitar Competition
Every year at the festival we hold a guitar competition. Five awards are presented with the first place guitar winner receiving a coveted handmade Henderson guitar!
Donate To The Festival
Every donation helps! Our priority is funding scholarships.- We are a non-profit and have a very small production committee, every year we rely on a large number of wonderful volunteers the weekend of the festival.
- We are extremely frugal with overhead expenses so we can direct as much money as possible toward scholarships.
- We have awarded more than $320,000 in scholarships over the years.
You can donate by credit card or check.
Links & News
Wayne's Performances
All Those Years
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2020 Winners
Individual and group scholarship winners announced.
Our Donors
Thanks to our supporters, who help make the festival possible.