JACKSON, Miss. ( WJTV ) – Officials with the National Folk Festival announced a special program will be held on November 16, 2024.

The one-day kickoff event will provide a taste of what’s to come at the nation’s premier celebration of the artistic traditions of all Americans. It will feature an eclectic and dynamic program, ranging from Cajun to South Asian Kuchipudi dance, and from blues to salsa dura.

The free event will take place at the “Welcome to Jackson” mural at the intersection of State and Pearl Streets. Organizers said seating will open at 3:30 p.m., with music from 4:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

The National Folk Festival is the nation’s longest-running traditional arts event, a free, three-day, outdoor multicultural celebration of the nation’s finest traditional artists. It’s producing organization, the non-profit National Council for the Traditional Arts (NCTA), works with a new local host community on a three-year cycle to present the National Folk Festival. Jackson was selected to host the traveling festival from 2025-2027.

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