Richmond Folk Festival 2026 Schedule

Festival Hours

* Sign Language Interpreted Performances

12:00 – 12:40 New York Tibetan Ensemble (Tibetan opera, folk song, and dance)
1:00 – 1:40 Wyatt Ellis (bluegrass)
2:00 – 2:40 Agalisiga "Chuj" Mackey (country)
3:00 – 3:40 El Khat (Yemeni Jewish junkyard band)
4:00 – 5:00 The Chuck Brown Band (go-go)
6:00 – 7:00 Mariachi Mariposas (mariachi)
7:15 – 8:15 Lil' Ed & the Blues Imperials (Chicago blues)
8:30 – 9:30 El Laberinto del Coco (Puerto Rican bomba)

12:00 – 12:40 Tradition-ILL: the Indigenous Hip Hop Connection (hip hop and powwow dance)
1:00 – 1:45 Songs of Heartbreak, Heaven, & Home—Sons of Promise, Mariachi Mariposas, John Williams & Aodan Coyne (Reverie Road)
2:00 – 2:45 New York Tibetan Ensemble (Tibetan opera, folk song, and dance)
3:00 – 3:45 Susana Behar (traditional Sephardic song)
4:00 – 4:45 Dr. Michael White Quartet (traditional New Orleans jazz)
5:00 – 5:45 Taking a Break(down): Strings & Steel—Donovan Bourque (Seth Spell & Cajun Strong); Seva Venet (Dr. Michael White Quartet); Tashi Dhindu & Tenzin Jamyang (New York Tibetan Ensemble); Wyatt Ellis

12:00 – 12:45 Susana Behar (traditional Sephardic song)
1:00 – 1:55 Dr. Michael White Quartet (traditional New Orleans jazz)
2:15 – 3:10 *Celebrating America at 250: Singular Soundscapes in American Music—Dr. Michael White, Gregory Stafford & Seva Venet (Dr. Michael White Quartet); El Laberinto del Coco; Ed Williams (Lil' Ed & the Blues Imperials); Seth Spell, Kegan Navarre & Mitch Schexnyder (Seth Spell & Cajun Strong)
3:30 – 4:15 Brinae Ali Quartet (tap dance)
4:30 – 5:15 Mamadou Diabaté & Percussion Mania (balafon master)
6:15 – 7:15 Agalisiga "Chuj" Mackey (country)
7:30 - 8:15 Sons of Promise (gospel)
8:30 - 9:30 Insun Park & Generals (Korean traditional mask dance and rock music)

12:30 – 1:30 Seth Spell & Cajun Strong (Cajun)
1:45 – 2:45 Insun Park & Generals (Korean traditional mask dance and rock music)
3:00 – 4:00 Swanky Kitchen Band (Caymanian kitchen dance music)
4:15 – 5:30 El Laberinto del Coco (Puerto Rican bomba)
6:30 – 7:45 Mamadou Diabaté & Percussion Mania (balafon master)
8:15 – 9:30 *The Chuck Brown Band (go-go)

3:30 – 4:00 Tradition-ILL: the Indigenous Hip Hop Connection (hip hop and powwow dance)

12:00 – 12:40 Mariachi Mariposas (mariachi)
1:00 – 1:55 Take a Bow: World Fiddle Traditions—Eyal El Wahab (El Khat); Mayra Garcia & Priscilla Espinoza (Mariachi Mariposas); Winifred Horan & Katie Grennan (Reverie Road); Samuel Rose & Paula Scott (Swanky Kitchen Band)
2:15 – 3:00 El Khat (Yemeni Jewish junkyard band)
3:15 – 4:00 Insun Park & Generals (Korean traditional mask dance)
4:15 – 5:00 Speaking the Same Language: Music & Cultural Preservation—Chuj Mackey, Susana Behar, New York Tibetan Ensemble
5:15 – 6:00 Reverie Road (Irish)

12:00 – 12:40 Brinae Ali Quartet (tap dance)
1:00 – 1:55 Breaking the Mold: New Directions in Traditional Dance—Brinae Ali Quartet, Insun Park & Generals, Tradition-ILL
2:15 – 3:00 Tradition-ILL: the Indigenous Hip Hop Connection (hip hop and powwow dance)
3:15 – 4:00 Seth Spell & Cajun Strong (Cajun)
4:15 – 5:00 Sons of Promise (gospel)
5:15 – 6:00 El Khat (Yemeni Jewish junkyard band)

12:00 – 12:45 Desiree Roots (presented by JAMinc)
1:00 – 1:30 Horn's Punch & Judy (Punch & Judy puppetry)
1:45 – 2:30 New York Tibetan Ensemble (Tibetan folk opera, song, and dance)
2:30 – 2:40 Junior Ranger Swearing-In
2:45 – 3:30 Erin Lunsford (presented by JAMinc)
3:45 – 4:30 Tradition-ILL: the Indigenous Hip Hop Connection (hip hop and powwow dance)
4:45 - 5:15 Horn's Punch & Judy (Punch & Judy puppetry)

12:00 Square Dancing, Richmond Style (presented by the Virginia Folklore Society)
2:00 Lua Project (Mexilachian y Appalachiano Music and Dance)
3:00 Semilla Cultural (Puerto Rican Bomba and Plena)
4:00 Discussion/Free Dance with Dance Revolution partners
5:00 Thapasya School of Dance (Folk Dances of India)
6:00 Cakewalk