2012 Richmond Folk Festival

Now for one of my favorite RVA annual events – The Richmond Folk Festival!  The festival actually used to be part of The National Folk Festival tour where Richmond was one of 28 stop for 3 years.  But then after 2007, the national festival decided to move to Nashville (psssshhhhh).  But the point of the national festival was to bring attention to folk and inspire cities to start their own festivals (hence the 3 year stops in certain cities).  Well it worked!  The festival became such a popular event, Richmond decided to start putting on its own folk festival and it has now became an 8-year tradition.  Usually held in late September or early October, the 3-day free event has more than 30 performing groups on seven stages, a “Virginia Folklife demonstration” area, children's activities, a folk arts marketplace, regional and ethnic foods and more

The Richmond Folk Festival is produced by Venture Richmond in partnership with the National Council for the Traditional Arts (NCTA), the same organization that produces the National Folk Festival. Other producing partners include the City of Richmond, Virginia Foundation for the Humanities, the National Park Service, the Library of Virginia and the Children’s Museum of Richmond.  Check out the Richmond Folk Festival website for more info! Richmond Folk Festival site

This year the festival was held from October 12-14.  Sadly I was only able to make it on Sunday, the last day, because I was out of town.  But trust me, this event is so awesome I would’ve been in there all three days if I could.  Here’s a photo recap of my visit.  Hope to see you guys there this fall!