The festival celebrates recording artist Gamble Rogers who died trying to save a drowning swimmer in 1991. His passion for balladry and storytelling shaped American folk music. The festival has honored that tradition since 1995 by bringing to the stage international and national artists, as well as local and regional performers.

The 2022 event will include more than 30 musical acts, with headliners The Steel Wheels, an Americana band from the Virginia mountains. See the full lineup below.

Along with three full days of great music, the Gamble Rogers Music Festival will offer plenty of food and drink available at the Colonial Quarter’s restaurants and beverage sales areas, a jam area, merchandise, and more.

New this year, the Riberia Gardens stage, located across the street from Colonial Oak Music Park, will feature youth-friendly performances and activities including a ukulele workshop, storytelling, hands-on music-making, and family-friendly music.

Tickets are $60 for the 3-day event; $20 for Friday, May 6; $30 for all-day Saturday, May 7; and $20 for Sunday, May 8. Purchase tickets at gamblerogersfest.org

2022 LINEUP

The Steel Wheels

The Florida Troubadours

Passerine

Pierce Pettis

The Driftwoods

Victoria Jackson

Remedy Tree

The Carpetbaggers Band

Brian Smalley

Wild Shiners

Sam Pacetti

Dewey Via Band

Michael Jordan

Bad Dog Mama

Madi Carr

Red and Chris Henry’s All Star Band

Grant Peeples

Davis Loose and the Loose Cannons

Bear and Robert

Fiona Maura

John Dickie and Collapsible B

The Skinny

Lonesome Bert’s Thick and Thin String Band

Joe Mark

Colton McKenna

The Dunehoppers

Ron and Bari

Lee Hunter

Jerry Mincey

The Ashley Gang

Jamie DeFrates

Amy Hendrickson

The Morrow Family Band

Hart Line

Paul Linser

Better Half

Free Rangers

Marianne Lerbs