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The Richmond Folk Festival will return to celebrate its 22nd anniversary on the weekend of October 9-11, 2026. The festival has become one of Virginia’s largest, drawing fans each year to downtown Richmond’s riverfront to celebrate the roots, richness, and variety of American culture through music, dance, traditional crafts, storytelling, and food. Featuring six stages and showcasing music and dance from more than 30 artists from around the nation and the world, the Richmond Folk Festival promises, as always, to return with a culturally diverse and impressive program.

We will meet at the bottom of the concrete stairs on Brown’s Island at 6:30pm and head to the
Dominion Energy Dance Pavilion.

Friday’s Schedule:
Altria Stage
6:30 – 7:30 Dr. Michael White Quartet (traditional New Orleans jazz)
7:45 – 8:45 Reverie Road (Irish)
9:00 – 10:00 Lucibela (Cabo Verdean)
CoStar Group Stage
7:30 – 8:30 Susana Behar (traditional
Sephardic song)
8:45 – 9:45 El Khat (Yemeni Jewish junkyard
band)
CarMax Stage
7:15 – 8:15 Wyatt Ellis (bluegrass)
8:30 – 9:30 Lil' Ed & the Blues Imperials
(Chicago blues)
Dominion Energy Dance Pavilion
7:15 – 7:45 Richard Day (Cajun dance lesson)
7:45 – 8:45 Seth Spell & Cajun Strong (Cajun)
9:00 – 10:00 El Laberinto del Coco (Puerto
Rican bomba)

THIS EVENT IS RAIN OR SHINE, so come prepared for the weather. There are 4 tented stages: The Dominion Energy Dance Pavilion, the CoStar Group Stage (both on Brown’s Island), the CarMaxStage, and the Family Stage. So, in the event of rain, you can enjoy the performances in a dry environment.