Joye is something to experience.
Joye in Aiken
A nonprofit organization dedicated to making the very best in the performing arts available to our citizens, especially our students. Our annual performing arts festival and outreach program brings some of the world’s finest musicians, dancers, and actors to the charming, historic town of Aiken, South Carolina.
Annual Performing Arts Festival
The world's finest artists from The Juilliard School and beyond.
Jazz Camp
by Joye in Aiken & USC Aiken
Four amazing days of jazz instruction & performances.
Community Outreach
Joye provides inspiration and instruction to over 50,000 area students.
Joye in Aiken is the 2016 winner of the Elizabeth O’Neill Verner Award, South Carolina’s highest honor in the arts, for its Educational Outreach Program.
It is with deepest sadness that we announce the death of co-founder, Dr. Sandra Field.
Our 2025/2026 festival will be dedicated to Sandra’s memory and to honor her legacy. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations are greatly appreciated.