Saturdays in Saxapahaw Organizers Crowdfunding

Saturdays in Saxapahaw have been a popular destination for North Carolina music lovers for more than ten years.

The free events feature free music and a farmers market.  There are also activities for the children.  The series runs every Saturday afternoon from May until through the end of August.   The organizers are seeking help from the public to sustain Saturdays in Saxapahaw.

An Indiegogo campaign was launched in April.  The campaign wraps up on Friday, May 13.  Organizers hope to raise $10,000.  Like all crowdfunding efforts, there are rewards for donating.  The rewards include getting your name mentioned by a performer, passes to the nearby Haw River Ballroom, and a private yoga class.  As of early Friday afternoon, almost $9,000 had been raised.

The funds will go towards paying staff, improvements to facilities, and new sound equipment.  Organizers also hope to continue their “Trust the Bus” series.  The event will continue to be free.  But, as always, organizers will pass around a “Swan Bucket” each week for the band.

Saturdays in Saxapahaw 2016 Band Schedule

May 7: Village Band of Chapel Hill, Zambamboogie, Diali Cissokho, Luis Del Rio
May 14: Shiloh Hill
May 21: Mason Via Band
May 28: Blue Cactus
June 4: Kamara Thomas & the Night Drivers
June 11: Curtis Eller’s American Circus
June 18: Josh Moore
June 25: Django Haskins
July 2: Skylar Gudasz
July 9: The Forryst Bruthers
July 16: Lizzy Ross
July 23: Gasoline Stove
July 30: Dynamite Brothers
August 6: John Howie Jr.
August 13: Sarah Shook
August 20: Jonathan Byrd
August 27: Piedmont Regulators

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Saturdays in Saxapahaw Organizers Crowdfunding

Saturdays in Saxapahaw have been a popular destination for North Carolina music lovers for more than ten years. The free events feature free music and a farmers market.  There are also activities for the children.  The series runs every Saturday afternoon from May until through the end of August.   The organizers are seeking help […]

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