20th Richmond Folk Festival taking place this weekend

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The Richmond Folk Festival is celebrating 20 years this weekend at Brown’s Island!

The festival will be held from Friday, Sept. 27 through Sunday, Sept. 29 and will feature six stages with more than 30 artists from around the world.

“We could not be more excited,” Stephen Lecky, director of events at Venture Richmond, told 8News. “Music, food, crafts, family activities. It’s fun for everybody.”

The festival will take place during the following hours:

• Friday, Sept. 27: 6:30 p.m. – 10 p.m.
• Saturday, Sept. 28: 12:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
• Sunday, Sept. 29: 12:00 p.m. – 6 p.m.

This year, ongoing construction of the city’s new riverfront amphitheater is changing some of the festival’s layout. The festival will now span from Brown’s Island to 2nd and Byrd Street.

“We’ve added an onsite shuttle this year that’ll take folks from down here on Tredegar – 7th Street area up to 2nd and Byrd Street for all the fun things that are happening up there,” Lecky said.

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A variety of musical acts will be offered including bluegrass, flamenco and rockabilly. A full performance schedule can be found here .

Festivalgoers can also participate in a 20th anniversary parade on Saturday. The parade will start at 5:30 p.m. after a short performance by the Treme Brass Band on Tredegar Street. Free signs will also be handed out to the public.

Off-site parking will be available on Saturday, Sept. 28 and Sunday, Sept. 29 at Dogwood Dell, located at 600 South Arthur Ashe Boulevard. Riders can pay $5 per roundtrip for a shuttle bus that will take them to Byrd Street. The bus will run roughly every 30 minutes during the following hours:

• Saturday, Sept. 28 – 11:45 am–10:00pm
• Sunday, Sept. 29 – 11:45 am–7:00pm

The Richmond Folk Festival is free and open to the public.

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