Richmond Folk Festival 2026
About
The free Richmond Folk Festival draws around 200,000 people to the city's riverfront and Brown's Island each October for three days of roots music, dance, traditional crafts, storytelling and food from across America and the world.
Highlights
- Free three-day roots-music festival drawing ~200,000 people
- Multiple stages on Brown's Island and the riverfront
- Traditional crafts, dance, storytelling and global food
Practical tips
- Richmond is ~2 h from DC — easy as a long day or overnight
- It's free, but donate via the festival 'buckets' to keep it going
- Weekends are busy; Friday evening is the calmest
Where it is
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