The 30th Annual Washington Folk Festival will be held on Saturday, June 5 and Sunday, June 6, 2010. The festival runs from Noon to 7:00pm on Saturday and Sunday at Glen Echo Park. Rain or Shine! The festival is FREE to the public.The 30th Annual Washington Folk Festival showcases the diversity of traditional music in the Washington area. All musicians, storytellers, dancers, and craftspeople live in the the greater Washington metropolitan area and volunteer their talents to put on a first class festival of national renown. With performances representing cultures from around the world as well as around the country, it is your chance to find out what is going on in the folk communities of the area.This Year's Program
For a look at this year's program click here. For a look at the craft exhibitors at the this year's festival click here. PerformersIf you are a local musician, dance group, or storyteller interested in being considered as a performer in the Festival, please contact one of the Program Committee Co-Chairs: Mia Gardiner, or Carol Lite.
We strive to maintain a variety of traditional genres on our stages, and select performers based on musical quality as well as the tradition represented.
CraftsWe are looking for a few new crafters. If you are interested you can find more information by clicking here, or by contacting the WFF Crafts Co-Chairs, Rita Ferrara and Bill Day.VolunteersThis is an all-volunteer event: everyone, including the performers, planners, technicians, and sound engineers, EVERYONE donates their services. We Need You! Tell us about some of your talents and interests and we will find a place for you to contribute to the Washington Folk Festival's ongoing success. During the festival, we need help with stage crews, information booths, parking, food service, trash patrols, theater ushers, volunteer and performer check-in, chronicling live performances, and facilitating last minute changes. In addition, we also need volunteers every weekend in May to help prepare for the festival. To volunteer click here. The Program For Last YearFor a look at the 2009 programclick here.
For a look at the craft exhibitors at the 2009 festival click here.Parking and Metro AccessGlen Echo Park is located at 7300 MacArthur Blvd. Because of the popularity of the Festival, Glen Echo Park does not have enough parking for everyone. To accommodate our Festival patrons, GEICO is providing satellite parking at the GEICO campus in Friendship Heights, MD. GEICO is located just two blocks west of Wisconsin Avenue on Western Avenue. The Festival provides free continuously running shuttle buses to and from the festival site. You can also ride METRO to the Friendship Heights Station, walk the short distance to GEICO and ride the free shuttle.
Festival Support
The Washington Folk Festival is pleased to once again have WAMU 88.5 FM as its Festival Media Sponsor. This will be the 10th year WAMU has supported the Festival with its on air sponsorship. WAMU 88.5 FM serves more than 457,000 listeners in Virginia, Maryland, and the District of Columbia with news, public affairs talk programs, and traditional American music. Tune to WAMU on Saturday night for Traditions with Mary Cliff from 11:00pm to 1:00am and on Sunday for a traditional music sampler including: Bluegrass Overnight from 1:00am to 6:00am; Stained Glass Bluegrass 6:00am to 10:00am; The Ray Davis Show noon to 3:00pm; The Dick Spotswood Show 3:00pm to 4:00pm; and The Thistle and Shamrock 4:00pm to 6:00pm. Log on to www.bluegrasscountry.org for 24 hour bluegrass music
Mia Gardiner, or Carol Lite. We strive to maintain a variety of traditional genres on our stages, and select performers based on musical quality as well as the tradition represented. If you are a craftsperson interested in exhibiting at the Festival, please contact Rita Ferrara.
For the Festival, we will have off-site parking with free shuttle busses to access Glen Echo Park, and the busses will also service a nearby Metro station. There will be drop-off facilities at the park for performers and crafters.
