05/28/2026
We hate to see this, but we can certainly understand the reasoning. The increase in all costs of putting on a festival or music series since we began is substantial.
We must recognize the Levitt Family Foundation, Appalachian Regional Healthcare, double kwik stores and many other sponsors who make Levitt AMP Whitesburg possible.
We encourage everyone to support live music whenever you can! And, of course, join us beginning next Thursday, June 4 for ten weeks of high quality live music from across the United States. All family friendly and all FREE TO THE PUBLIC!!!
Important Update: Healing Appalachia 2026
Hope in the Hills has made the difficult decision to cancel the 2026 festival. Rising production costs and the current economic environment mean we need to focus our resources where they have always mattered most - recovery programs at the heart of this mission.
This is not the outcome we wanted. Hope in the Hills will continue its year-round mission - leveraging music to support recovery, funding addiction prevention and spreading hope and community through our many growing partnerships across Appalachia and beyond.
Healing Appalachia will return September 10 and 11, 2027 at Boyd County Fairgrounds in Ashland, Kentucky. The mission continues, and we will be back.
