The National Folk Festival, the nation's longest-running traditional arts event, kicks off its three-year Jackson residency ...

The National Folk Festival Musical artists have been announced that will be coming to downtown Jackson from November 7-9 2025. Courtesy photo The six artists can be found in the list below. For more ...

The event is expected to draw 60-80,000 in attendance in year one and growing to 150,000 in the third year, the National Folk Festival will become a major new arts event for the city.

Organizers with the National Folk Festival announced six additional artists who will appear at the 82nd National Folk ...

Jackson is set to make history as the first Mississippi city to host the National Folk Festival. The traveling celebration of ...

The National Folk Festival, a free three-day event, will begin its three-year residency in Jackson, Mississippi, in November 2025. Six new artists have been added to the 2025 lineup, joining eight ...

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The very first National Folk Festival was in 1934, and 2025 will be the 82nd National Folk Festival, and so it’s a festival that travels to a new host city for three-year residencies.”The events will ...

The celebrated Montana Folk Festival returns to Uptown Butte Friday for a weekend of free performances of varied music genres ...

The festival runs from noon to 10 p.m. today and noon to 6 p.m. on Sunday. Parking is limited Uptown, but people can leave their cars at the Butte Civic Center and ride shuttles to the Uptown area ...

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