Augusta Heritage Center Summer Workshops
A music camp for adults in West Virginia.
Status check
Is Augusta Heritage Center Summer Workshops still open? Yes.
Augusta Heritage Center Summer Workshops is active as of 2026. The schedule, per the operator: July 2026: Cajun/Creole & Classic Country Week (Jul 6-10), Blues Week (Jul 13-17), Old-Time Week (Jul 20-24). Confirm dates on the official site before booking travel. Adult camps change venues and weekends more often than kids' camps do.
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- Status
- Active
- Location
- Elkins, West Virginia, USA
- Format
- week-long themed workshop weeks (residential options)
- Season
- July 2026: Cajun/Creole & Classic Country Week (Jul 6-10), Blues Week (Jul 13-17), Old-Time Week (Jul 20-24)
- Price
- workshop tuition typically several hundred USD per week; lodging separate
- Adults only
- No (some sessions admit younger participants)
- Type
- Established operator
- Official site
- augustaartsandculture.org
- Socials
Augusta Heritage Center Summer Workshops is based in West Virginia and runs a longer, multi-night stay. Its angle is music. The fact sheet above has the hard numbers; the rest of this page is context.
A 50-year-old Appalachian folk arts camp where adults study blues, Cajun, and old-time music face to face with master artists for a week at a time. Evenings fill with dances, jams, and concerts, capped by a festival in Elkins City Park. In 2026 the workshops moved from the Davis & Elkins campus to downtown Elkins.
The experience
The format: week-long themed workshop weeks (residential options). Plan real time off. This runs longer than a weekend, and the extra nights are where the camp part actually happens. One note: it isn't strictly adults-only. Some sessions admit younger participants, though most campers are grown.
Cost
Published price: workshop tuition typically several hundred USD per week; lodging separate. There's no simple rate card, so ignore any number you see on a third-party site and ask the operator. For calibration: most all-inclusive adult camp weekends in North America run $400 to $1,000.
Where and when
The venue is in Elkins, West Virginia. Timing, straight from the operator: July 2026: Cajun/Creole & Classic Country Week (Jul 6-10), Blues Week (Jul 13-17), Old-Time Week (Jul 20-24).
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