It started as a way to fill a bad booking weekend in 1998, but now after more than 20 years, the campfire. festival has become the single-biggest way that Passim develops new talent and celebrates the Boston area’s amazing music scene. Originally called, “On the Cutting Edge of the Campfire,” the festival combined the idea of artists sitting around the campfire playing music with our commitment to bringing new talent to discerning listeners.
Today, the campfire. festival is as much about the community as it is about the music. “In the round” performances with songwriters swapping tunes are as common as solo and band sets throughout the course of each day of the festival. Labor Day weekend will be a virtual festival, featuring live and recorded performances from artists all over the world.
Festival Info
Enjoy this preview of the festival artists:
All times below are in Eastern Daylight Time.
2020 Labor Day Weekend campfire.
Friday, Sept 4th
5pm
5:30pm
6:30pm
7pm
7:30pm
8pm – round curated by Basic Folk podcast
9pm
10pm
Libby Weitnauer & Bella White
10:30pm
Saturday, Sept 5th
5pm
5:30pm
6pm
6:30pm
7pm
8pm
8:30pm
9pm
10pm
10:30pm
Sunday, Sept 6th
5pm
6pm
6:30pm
7pm
7:30pm
8:30pm
9pm
9:30pm
10pm
Kalliope Jones in-the round, feat.
Alouette Batteau
Amelia Chalfant
Isabella DeHerdt
10:45pm
Chris Walton
Monday, Sept 7th
5pm
5:30pm
6pm
6:30pm
7pm
8pm
8:30pm
9pm
9:30pm
10pm