22nd Annual Banjo Gathering

Since 1998, the Banjo Gathering has been the platform for banjo collectors, scholars, instrument builders, and musicians to share new findings about the banjo as a historical, cultural, and design object.

Set against the backdrop of Norfolk's 400-year role as a key port city, this year's themes--Banjos Across the Water and Inspirations for Contemporary Banjos--explore how banjo history is shaped by travel, commerce and industry across the world's waterways, and how contemporary makers use historical banjos as well as domestic and international art and design as inspiration for their instruments.

Visit oduartstix.com for a detailed schedule of events.