Spring Rock Green: 7202 Midlothian Turnpike, corner of Chippenham Pkwy
The Diamond: 3001 North Boulevard
Friday - 4:30 - 10:30.
Saturday - 11:30 - 10:30
Sunday - 11:30 - 6:30
The buses will leave every 15 minutes.
The First Richmond Folk Festival October 10-12, 2008
Last year, nearly 175,000 people came down to downtown Richmond's riverfront to celebrate the roots, richness and variety of American culture through music, dance traditional crafts, storytelling and food.
This year will offer the same overwhelming excellence you enjoyed last year, with a whole new list of performers, artists and exhibitors.
Hours of Operation:
Friday, October 10 6PM-10:30PM
Saturday, October 11 Noon-10:30PM
Sunday, October 12 Noon-7PM
FREE SunTrust Shuttles
FREE parking and FREE shuttles are available from both Spring Rock Green (formerly Beaufont Mall – directly across the street from Cloverleaf Mall) and the Diamond, for your convenience. All shuttles will stop at two festival locations: one at 2nd Street and one at 5th Street.
Shuttle hotline: 804-358-4782
Downtown Parking
Parking at the festival is easy. Multiple $5 parking lots are available downtown.
- Central Parking
Riverside on the James, 901 E. Byrd Street
Riverfront Plaza, 901 E. Byrd Street
Shockoe Bottom, 100 Virginia Street
Crowne Plaza, 555 E. Canal Street - Standard Parking
212 E. Cary Street
300 E. Cary Street (between 3rd & 4th on Cary)
4th & 5th Cary and Canal Streets - 6th & Cary Streets
6th & Canal Streets
5th & Canal Streets
8th & 9th Cary Street (Dominion lot - 824 E. Cary Street (between 8th & 9th on Cary)
- City Parking
7th and Franklin
Main and Foushee
FREE Handicap Parking
Handicap parking is available in the RMA parking deck located downtown on the block between 9th and 10th Streets and Byrd and Canal Streets. Entrance to the lot is on Canal Street. A traffic control officer will be on hand to allow properly identified vehicles into the lot. Shuttles will be available at 9th and Canal Streets for transportation to the site. For onsite assistance, visit any of our four information booths.
In the Event of Rain:
The Richmond Folk Festival will go on, rain or shine. In the event of rain, please visit information booths located throughout the festival to receive an updated performance schedule.
(There are 3 extra large tented stages so in the event of rain you can enjoy the performances in a dry environment.)
Admission:
The Richmond Folk Festival is a FREE event — you can enjoy the performances, demonstrations, and family area at no cost. Food, drink and merchandise are for sale.
Hearing Impaired Interpretation:
Check on site at The Community Foundation Information Booths, or in the Festival Pocket Guides, for the specific interpreted performances.
Emergency Services/First Aid:
Emergency service centers will be a the Richmond Folk Festival. Please check back closer to the festival fo details and locations.
Restrooms:
Portable restrooms and hand-washing stations will be located in numerous locations throughout the festival.
NO Pets:
DO NOT BRING PETS (other than service animals) to the festival. We expect very large crowds and your pets will be more comfortable at home.
Lost People:
If a child or person in your party gets lost please approach a volunteer immediately. Volunteers will have access to persons with radios, who can get you help right away.
Bucket Brigade:
Help keep the Richmond Folk Festival a FREE event! A group of community volunteers carrying orange buckets will be circulating the festival asking for your support. All donations made through the bucket brigade help directly cover the costs of the festival. Thank you in advance for your support!
Your Presence is Your Permission:
Special photographers and videographers have been hired by festival organizers to document the event. Some images may be used in later promotional materials. Your presence at the event is seen as your permission for such promotional use by the non-for-profit organizers.
Richmond Folk Festival GOES GREEN!
Everywhere you turn at this year’s Richmond Folk Festival, you will be able to help our environment! For the first time this year recycling is available throughout the festival site sponsored by T.F.C Recycling. From glass to plastic to paper, you can place it in a bin for reuse. Also, food vendors at this year’s festival are using recyclable serving products. Many are using containers made from corn, sugar and potatoes have been created to form serving platters, cups and utensils that allow them to completely biodegrade!
We are fortunate to have a wonderful volunteer core from Benedictine High School who are serving as our official GREEN TEAM at the Richmond Folk Festival. They will assist you in making sure you place your products in the correct containers and are helping us GO GREEN!
Capital One In The Schools
Through the generous support of Capital One, the Richmond Folk Festival will fill Richmond city school auditoriums and classrooms with performances and presentations of deeply-rooted cultural expressions.
The week prior to the festival master musicians and artists including Vieux Farka Toure, San Jose Taiko, Mark Halata, Nadeem Dlaikan and Friends, Grupo Cimarron, Ernesto Gomez and David Amoroso and Eddie and Alonzo Pennington will visit 14 public elementary and middle schools. Together, the artists and students share music, song, craft, stories and memories that will last a lifetime.