National Folk Festival in Richmond

The National Folk Festival -- a touring multifaceted festival of Americana that stays in a different city for three years, then moves on -- will unfold for the first time in Downtown Richmond throughout the weeked of Oct. 7 -- 9. From the view at this desk this festival has all the look of a well-planned special event that should go over like Gangbusters, build on its success and be a boon to River City.

From the festival's web site: "The [67th] National Folk Festival celebrates the roots, richness and variety of American culture through music, dance traditional craft, storytelling and food. This event is a large-scale FREE three day event. The festival features over 25 of the nation's finest performing groups and crafts people, seven stages of continuous music and dance, craft exhibits and demonstrations, a Folk Arts Marketplace, children's area and delicious regional and ethnic foods." Click here to get more info.