Dan Emmett Music & Arts Festival

The Dan Emmett Music & Arts Festival is a celebration of the arts in Knox County - all of the arts ? musical, visual, performing, creative, crafts, and more. The Festival-s slogan says it: ?Celebrate the Legacy? of Dan Emmett. Indeed, Emmett was a 19th century American icon in the evolution of music and performing arts. His influence is still felt today throughout the world as we look at contemporary comedy, music, and the like. Noted Professor Howard Sacks of Kenyon College stated that Emmett-s contribution to American music was ?enormous.? Simply put, it is the mission of the Festival board and staff to allow the community to rediscover Emmett-s ?Legacy? each year as we produce the greatest and largest annual arts event in Knox County, Ohio