2010 Florida Folk Festival
May 28 - 30, 2010
Welcome to the 58th Florida Folk Festival, a three-day celebration of the music, dance, stories, crafts and food that make Florida unique. From Irish fiddle tunes and kumquat pie, to the wide varieties of music brought by immigrants, the state’s cultural heritage reflects the lives of generations of Florida families and communities. Throughout the Memorial Day weekend more than 300 performances give voice and meaning to Florida’s heritage.
This year's Festival theme is Folklife of Alachua County.We are currently accepting applications for performers, crafters, food vendors, luthiers, marketplace vendors, environmental & cultural heritage awareness exhibitors and volunteers for the 2010 festival. Applications must be postmarked by October 15, 2010 to be considered. Click on Participant Info to select and download the appropriate application for you.
At the Florida Folk Festival you can sit with the masters who keep cultural traditions alive. In jam sessions, demonstrations and workshops, try your own hand at playing mandolin, telling stories, or making a pine needle basket. Learn how to collect your family’s history, call a square dance, or the importance of native plant and animal species. Take a shopping excursion and visit with Florida’s traditional and contemporary craftsmen. Then dine on collard greens and cornbread, chicken pilau and hoppin’ john, shrimp gumbo, barbecue, curries, gyros and lime fizzes. As the sun sets, settle in for concerts by moonlight or dance the night away at the Heritage Stage. At the end of the day you’ll have discovered new corners of the state from the people who call Florida home.
Join us along the Suwannee River at Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park, home of the Florida Folk Festival for 58 years. The Festival is presented under the auspices of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Division of Recreation and Parks.
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