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FOOD VENDOR APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN for the 2023 Maryland Folk Festival

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The Maryland Folk Festival features a variety of regional and ethnic foods, as well as classic festival fare, that will take diners on a culinary journey around the Delmarva, America and the world, with choices to please every palate. The diversity of selections will include unique regional dishes such as the Chesapeake’s famed crabcake sandwich,… Read more »

Be Part of the 2023 Maryland Folk Festival Marketplace

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Are you an artist or craftsperson looking to showcase your work? Then look no further than the Maryland Folk Festival Marketplace! The Festival Marketplace will offer festivalgoers the opportunity to purchase the juried, handmade creations of artists and craftspeople from the State of Maryland and surrounding region. Whether your style is deeply traditional or a… Read more »

81st National Folk Festival Comes to a Close

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The City of Salisbury and the National Council for the Traditional Arts (NCTA) are proud to announce the final attendance estimates for the multi-year residency of the National Folk Festival in Salisbury, MD. Through five years of partnership from 2018 to 2022, including four in-person presentations of the festival, more than 400,000 people visited Downtown… Read more »

Delmarva Public Media to Broadcast Live from the 81st National Folk Festival

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Delmarva Public Media will once again broadcast live from the TidalHealth Stage all three days of the National Folk Festival on stations WSDL 90.7 and WESM 91.3. This invaluable service enables fans of the festival who are unable to attend in person to tune-in on their radios, or online at www.delmarvapublicmedia.org. Since the first year… Read more »

Artisans Selected for Festival Marketplace

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The 81st National Folk Festival is pleased to announce the talented artisans and craftspeople who will be featured in the festival’s juried Marketplace in 2022. Generously supported by the Perdue Family, the Festival Marketplace will offer attendees the opportunity to purchase handmade creations from 26 of the finest artists and craftspeople from Maryland and the Delmarva Peninsula. It will… Read more »

Family Area Activities & Street Performers are back!

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Family fun returns this year to the 81st National Folk Festival, August 26-28, 2022, in Downtown Salisbury, MD. This special interactive area features hands-on crafts, quiet games and active games, and other creative learning activities for young audiences and their families. The Family Area will also feature a variety of street performances sure to delight… Read more »

Maryland At Work

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Today, the 81st National Folk Festival announced the Maryland Traditions Folklife Area & Stage program, sharing details about the performers, craftspeople, and demonstrators who will be featured in this special area of the festival in 2022. The National Folk Festival is returning to Downtown Salisbury on a new weekend, August 26-28, 2022, for the final year of the event’s residency… Read more »

More Performers Announced for 81st National Folk Festival 

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The 81st National Folk Festival is excited to reveal several more performers who will be sure to enchant and delight attendees in Downtown Salisbury, MD, this August 26-28, 2022. This year’s festival will mark the final year of the event’s residency. In 2023, the festival will transition to the Maryland Folk Festival in Salisbury. Approximately… Read more »

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