Jun 02 - 03 2018
Washington Folk Festival 2018

Washington Folk Festival 2018

Presented by Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture at Glen Echo Park

One of the most popular events of the year at Glen Echo Park, the Festival attracts close to 10,000 visitors. Free to the public and held rain or shine, the Festival features over 450 musicians, storytellers, dancers, and crafters from the greater Washington area. Presented by the Folklore Society of Greater Washington and the Glen Echo Park Partnership, the Washington Folk Festival is a celebration of this region's rich cultural diversity. International performers share the music, dance, and cultural traditions they brought from their original homes while American performers showcase a variety of musical traditions that developed in this country.
Five stages simultaneously present music and dance for a total of nearly 70 hours of live performance. The festival also includes a storytelling stage, dance workshops in the Spanish Ballroom, a craft marketplace in the Bumper Car Pavilion, and many spontaneous picking sessions in the Park’s picnic grove. Stroll through the craft marketplace in the  Bumper Car Pavilion, join a dance workshop in the Spanish Ballroom, go for a ride with a tall tale at the Storytelling Stage, or take a ride on the restored 1921 Denzel carousel. There is something for everyone at the Washington Folk Festival.
Admission Info

Free Admission

Phone: 301-634-2222

Dates & Times

2018/06/02 - 2018/06/03

Location Info

Glen Echo Park

7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo, MD 20812

Parking Info

Ample free parking in a large lot off of Oxford Road (off of MacArthur Blvd.)