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The Del McCoury Band at DelFest ’24 – photo courtesy of DelFest © Liz Pappas
Thanks to the folks at DelFest who shared these photos from the opening day of the 2024 festival, and the DelFest Academy, the instructional camp leading up to the main event.
![Campground scene at DelFest '24 - photo courtesy of DelFest © Heidi Holloway](https://bluegrasstoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/05232024-HeidiHolloway-01.jpg)
![DelFest '24 - photo courtesy of DelFest © Jay Strausser](https://bluegrasstoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/24.05.20_10.05.47_JayStrausser.jpg)
![2024 DelFest Academy prior to DelFest '24 - photo courtesy of DelFest © Jay Strausser](https://bluegrasstoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/24.05.20_16.58.51_JayStrausser.jpg)
![Evan McCoury at the 2024 DelFest Academy prior to DelFest '24 - photo courtesy of DelFest © Jay Strausser](https://bluegrasstoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/24.05.20_10.15.27_JayStrausser.jpg)
![DelFest '24 - photo courtesy of DelFest © Taylor Lewis](https://bluegrasstoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/24.05.23_10.16.54_TaylorLewis.jpg)
![DelFest '24 - photo courtesy of DelFest © Taylor Lewis](https://bluegrasstoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/24.05.22_19.37.29_TaylorLewis.jpg)
![Blowup Del at DelFest '24 - photo courtesy of DelFest © Sam Watson](https://bluegrasstoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/24.05.23_10.53.42_SamWatson.jpg)
![The Del McCoury Band at DelFest '24 - photo courtesy of DelFest © Gary Jared](https://bluegrasstoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/20240523-Gary-Jared-1.jpg)
![DelFest '24 - photo courtesy of DelFest © Taylor Lewis](https://bluegrasstoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/24.05.23_12.07.13_TaylorLewis.jpg)
![DelFest '24 - photo courtesy of DelFest © Taylor Lewis](https://bluegrasstoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/24.05.23_12.58.29_TaylorLewis.jpg)
![DelFest '24 - photo courtesy of DelFest © Heidi Holloway](https://bluegrasstoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/05232024-HeidiHolloway-16.jpg)
![DelFest '24 - photo courtesy of DelFest © Heidi Holloway](https://bluegrasstoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/05232024-HeidiHolloway-18.jpg)
![DelFest '24 - photo courtesy of DelFest © Heidi Holloway](https://bluegrasstoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/05232024-HeidiHolloway-49.jpg)
![DelFest '24 - photo courtesy of DelFest © Heidi Holloway](https://bluegrasstoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/05232024-HeidiHolloway-08.jpg)
![DelFest '24 - photo courtesy of DelFest © Heidi Holloway](https://bluegrasstoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/05232024-HeidiHolloway-48.jpg)
![DelFest '24 - photo courtesy of DelFest © Gary Jared](https://bluegrasstoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/20240523-Gary-Jared-09.jpg)
![Yonder Mountain Stringband at DelFest '24 - photo courtesy of DelFest © Taylor Lewis](https://bluegrasstoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/24.05.23_20.17.26_TaylorLewis.jpg)
![DelFest '24 - photo courtesy of DelFest © Heidi Holloway](https://bluegrasstoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/05232024-HeidiHolloway-02.jpg)
![The Del McCoury Band at DelFest '24 - photo courtesy of DelFest © Liz Pappas](https://bluegrasstoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/24.05.23_10.12.46_DanielDonato_LizPappas-1.jpg)