National Folk Festival

First presented in 1934, the National Folk Festival is the oldest multi-cultural traditional arts celebration in the nation. It is a large scale outdoor three-day event thatВ’s presented free to the public and celebrates the richness and variety of American culture. It features a broad array of music and dance performances, workshops, storytelling, parades, dances, craft exhibitions and culinary arts.

Now entering its 68th year, this traveling festival will be held in Richmond in both October 2006 and 2007. Musicians and craftspeople from every state and most U.S. territories participated in this uniquely American festival celebrating traditional folk arts when it first came to Richmond in 2005. Despite less-than-ideal weather, huge crowds attended every event.

The plans for this October are still in the works. We'll post any updates here.