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We hope to see you October 10-12, 2008 at the Richmond Folk Festival
     

We're already thinking about this year's festival!

Last year's festival was awesome, and we're already in the planning stages for this year's. If you're interested in becoming a food vendor, download the following guidelines and applications, Applications must be delivered to our office on or before the close of business on March 28, 2012. 

Check out a gallery of photos by Skip Rowland

 

Now some memories from the last day of the festival from the Richmond Times-Dispatch.

 

Virginia Folklife Competitions

Did you catch any of the contests that were held in the Virginia Folklife area? See the list of winners!

Folklife Competition

RFF 2011 posterIt'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.


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The Richmond Folk Festival draws more than 190,000 people to downtown Richmond, Virginia's historic riverfront making it one of Virginia's largest events. Click here to enjoy some images from previous festivals.

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

 

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Latest News

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)

October 17, 2011
Folk Gets Stronger (Styleweekly.com)

October 17, 2011
Folk Festival is Richmond at its best (Richmond.com)

October 17, 2011
Richmond Folk Festival breaks attendance record (Richmond Times-Dispatch)

October 15, 2011
Richmond Folk Festival Off to a Great Start (Richmond.com)

October 14, 2011
The Richmond Folk Festival Kicks Off Tonight (Richmond Times-Dispatch)

October 13, 2011
Lohmann: The artistc merits of the hot dog (Richmond Times-Dispatch)

October 13, 2011
The Hear & Now: Chris Bopst's 6 picks for the Richmond Folk Festival (Richmond Times-Dispatch)

Ocotber 13, 2011
Chartsandgraphs: The Richmond Folk Festival (RVAnews.com)

October 12, 2011
Richmond Folk Festival: At the Top of the List of What We Do Right (River City Rapids)

October 12, 2011
Five Artists to see during the Richmond Folk Festival (River City Rapids)

October 11, 2011
(The Unofficial) 2011 Richmond Folk Festival Guide (Style Weekly)


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