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"Way Down Upon The Suwannee River"
Since 1953, these folk artists have gathered to celebrate Florida's land and its people. As one of the oldest state folk festivals in America, the event now brings 30,000 concert-goers to the festival site each year to hear more than 200 music shows a day on
multiple stages. This is Florida's premier heritage event, with more than 600 of Florida's greatest folk and roots artists — a river of
talent! The Florida State Parks and Stephen
Foster Folk Culture Center State Park
especially, welcomes all citizen’s and visitors to the 50th annual
Florida Folk Festival as we celebrate a half-century of folk heritage. We invite you to come out for the very best Memorial Day Weekend event in
Florida! The Florida Folk Festival was voted "Best Cultural Festival in Florida" in 2000 and 2001 by FLORIDA LIVING and FLORIDA MONTHLY magazines!
An honored family tradition, the official
Florida Folk Festival is the cultural crossroads of the Sunshine State. Several thousand Florida school children, representing many public and private schools, become part of our extended family each year as they visit the festival and experience their cultural heritage. This year, at Festival 2002, we will have extended programming for children and
families. Seating capacities and performance areas are ample throughout the festival, including the Amphitheatre, Old Marble Stage, Traditional Folklife Areas and authentic Seminole Indian Family Camp, the Festival Marketplace,
and the crafts areas and Folk Arts Village. Free shuttle buses to every
stage and lots of expanded public comfort and security services will make this year’s
Florida Folk Festival the best it’s ever
been! Make sure to buy your tickets in advance. We expect record crowds for the concerts and special showcases that are being planned. Tickets go on sale early in the spring.
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Dance! Dance! Dance!
Dance the night away on the large, improved dance floor under our bigtop tent. Each hour brings a new and exciting band to the stage. Swing, Blues, Zydeco, Reggae, Latin, Jazz Roots, Bluegrass, Oldtime, Irish, Caribbean are favorites! |
| A Family Tradition
Don't miss the Folklife Area. Folk arts and fine crafts are available in the Folk Arts Village and Festival Marketplace! Gift items are hand-made by Florida artisans. |
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Visit the Seminole Family
Camp
Seminole and Miccosukee people prepare traditional foods and create colorful patchwork, beadwork, leatherwork, and distinctive dolls. Learn how to thatch a palmetto
chickee. |
For public health
and safety reasons, pets are not permitted in any area of the park during
the Florida Folk Festival, held each Memorial Day weekend.
Florida
Folk Festival
Celebrating Florida's
musical roots and folk traditions since 1953!
A program of the Department of Environmental Protection and
the Florida State Parks.
For more info, call the State of Florida's Nature & Heritage Tourism Center
in White Springs toll free at 1-877-6FLFOLK (1-877-635-3655). Click
here to bookmark
Florida Folk Festival |
May
24 - 26, 2002