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Richmond Folk Festival

A free, three-day festival in October that celebrates the roots & richness of American culture.

08/25/2026

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! 🧡 We're looking for 800+ amazing people to help make the magic happen at , October 9-11!

Whether you're joining the Bucket Brigade, helping as a Safety Es**rt, or supporting the Family Area, every volunteer makes a difference. Plus, you'll get some pretty great perks:

👕 FREE volunteer T-shirt
🅿️ FREE close-in parking during your shift
🎟️ Discount at the merchandise tent
🎉 Special invite to the after-party with festival performers
📧 Advance notice on artist lineups and festival news

Sign up today and be part of the Richmond Folk Festival tradition! Link in bio! 🔗

08/20/2026

The Richmond Folk Festival returns to Downtown Richmond’s riverfront October 9-11, 2026! 🎶

For more than 22 years, this free festival has brought hundreds of thousands of people together at Brown’s Island and along the riverfront to celebrate music, dance, traditional crafts, storytelling, food and cultures from around the world.

With six stages and more than 30 performing groups, it’s one of Virginia’s largest and most beloved events.

📲 For event details, visit richmondfolkfestival.org!

08/19/2026

This week's Encore is jazz, R&B, and funk band The Blackbyrds! 🎸

🎙️Tune in this Saturday to Encore: The Richmond Folk Festival presented by VPM! Listen every Saturday at 5 PM on 93.1 FM, 107.3 FM, and VPM.org!

08/18/2026

Join us on Downtown Richmond’s riverfront Friday-Sunday, October 9-11 to immerse yourself in the roots, richness and variety of American culture through music, dance, traditional crafts, storytelling and food! 🪕🥘🥁

🎙️ Meet the second group of artists joining us for the 2026 Richmond Folk Festival, including four traditions brand new to Richmond stages!

Dr. Michael White Quartet
🎶 traditional New Orleans jazz
📍 New Orleans, Louisiana

El Khat القات
🎶 Yemeni Jewish junkyard band
📍 Berlin, Germany

El Laberinto del Coco
🎶 Puerto Rican bomba
📍 San Juan, Puerto Rico

Lucibela
🎶 Cabo Verdean
📍 Praia, Cabo Verde

New York Tibetan Ensemble(Himalayan Language and Cultural Program)
🎶 Tibetan opera, folk song and dance
📍 New York, New York
Seth Spell and Cajun Strong
🎶 Cajun
📍 Estherwood, Louisiana

Pastor Scott & The Sons of Promise of Phila
🎶 gospel
📍 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Susana Behar
🎶 traditional Sephardic song
📍 Miami, Florida

Tradition-ILL: the Indigenous Hip Hop Connection
🎶 hip hop and powwow dance
📍 Washington, D.C.; Edmonton, Alberta; and Los Angeles

➕ Get to know the artists, hear audio samples and watch videos at richmondfolkfestival.org/performers or at the link in our bio! 🔗

08/13/2026

This week's Encore is classic country artist Melissa Carper!

🎙️Tune in this Saturday to Encore: The Richmond Folk Festival presented by VPM! Listen every Saturday at 5 PM on 93.1 FM, 107.3 FM, and VPM.org!

08/11/2026

We’re halfway to our $30,000 Friends of the Festival goal! 🎉 Help us get the rest of the way.

Friends of the Festival help sustain the performances and programs that make the Richmond Folk Festival one of Virginia’s largest artistic and cultural gatherings.

With a $1,000 contribution, you’ll receive:
🖼️ A limited-edition, signed and numbered festival poster
🅿️ Two weekend parking passes
🚩 Recognition at the festival and online
📌 A commemorative Friends of the Festival lapel pin
🎙️ Advanced artist and festival news

📲 Become a Friend of the Festival at richmondfolkfestival.org/donations

08/06/2026

This week's Encore is Armenian band Richard Hagopian Ensemble! 🪘

Tune in this Saturday on VPM at 5 PM on 93.1 FM, 107.3 FM and VPM.org - and listen every Saturday at 5PM!

07/29/2026

This week's Encore performance is juré group The Broussard Sisters! 🎶

Tune in Saturday on VPM at 5 PM on 93.1 FM, 107.3 FM, and VPM.org - and listen every Saturday at 5 PM!

07/25/2026

WE NEED YOU to Volunteer! 📲

The festival is a wonderful place for civic, school, church, and office organizations to volunteer, or simply sign up with your best friend to spend a day together at the Festival!

We especially need help filling the following positions:
🪣 BUCKET BRIGADE - We need energetic, smiling folks roaming the site with our signature orange buckets looking for "drops in the bucket". These donations to the festival will help with production of the next festival.

⚠️ SAFETY ES**RT - Walk alongside the artists' vans clearing pedestrian traffic with a whistle (and a smile). Wear comfortable shoes, you'll be doing a lot of walking.

👥 These are great group assignments for folks who want to work together where you can chat with festival patrons and hear some music all at the same time!

📲 Register now at richmondfolkfestival.org/volunteer

07/24/2026

This week's Encore performance is from blues group Diunna Greenleaf and Blue Mercy! 🎸

Tune in this Saturday on VPM at 5 PM on 93.1 FM, 107.3 FM, and VPM.org - and listen every Saturday at 5 PM!

Address

500 Tredegar Street
Richmond, VA
23219

Telephone

+18047886466

Website

http://www.richmondfolkfestival.org/

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