Thank you to the estimated 200,000 folks who came out to shimmy, shake, boogie and waltz with us this weekend
The weather was perfect, the music sublime in all its varied forms. And we couldn't have done it with out the dedicated staff, volunteers and sponsors who work year-round to make our seven stages sing. And thanks to all who "Made a drop in the bucket," with a record $92,000 collected!
Check out a gallery of photos by Skip Rowland
Now some memories from the last day of the festival from the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
Bucket Brigade Volunteers,
get your thinking caps on!
We are having a special Bucket Brigade T-Shirt Reconstruction contest to see which BB'er can make the coolest and/or funkiest wearable art out of their volunteer shirt! Check out the pics on Facebook to see all the great volunteer shirt pics! The three with the most "likes" on Facebook will win a $20 gift certificates to Plan 9 Music
Virginia Folklife Competitions
Did you catch any of the contests that were held in the Virginia Folklife area? See the list of winners!
It's not too late to buy a festival poster!
Every year we pick out a local artist to design the poster for our event. This year, our poster was designed by none other than Matt Lively. You can purchase your copy at our merchandise booths at the festival! Folk Festival merchandise is still available for sale so it's not too late to get your own copy.
SPONSORS: Altria | Dominion | MWV | The Community Foundation | Martin’s | Union First Market Bank | Richmond Times-Dispatch | Genworth | SunTrust | NewMarket | Richmond.com | Loveland Distributing Co | City of Richmond | Children's Museum of Richmond | National Council for the Traditional Arts | Virginia Folklife Program | Wells Fargo | WCVE | Virginia Commonwealth University | VCU Medical Center | Chrysler. Dodge. Jeep. RAM. Fiat. | VFH | JHI | JAMinc. | House of Hayes | SIR | Hot 100.9| NBC 12 | K95 | 96.5 KLR | 103.7 the River| Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield | Spring Rock Green | Comcast | Wells Fargo| Hilton Garden Inn | Plan 9 Music | GRTC Transit System | Virginia Waste Services | R.M.C. Events Staff | City Ice | VHDA | CW Richmond | National Park Service | Winn Transportation | Usry, Inc. | Precision Recycling Industries of Virginia
October 23, 2011 Richmond Folk Festival: Hot dogs, chaos, music make for a winning day (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
October 17, 2011
Groovin' on the James: Richmond Folk Festival 2011 (examiner.com)
Bucket Brigade Volunteers, 
