Philadelphia Folk Festival
| Philadelphia Folk Festival | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Folk, country, blues, folk rock |
| Dates | Four days on the third week of August |
| Location(s) | Upper Salford Township, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Years active | 1962–2022 |
| Founders | Kenneth S. Goldstein, Bob Siegel, Gene Shay, David Baskin, Esther Halprin, et al |
| Website | www |
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The Philadelphia Folk Festival is a folk music festival held annually at Old Pool Farm in Upper Salford, Pennsylvania, just outside of Philadelphia.
The four-night, three-day festival is produced and run by the non-profit Philadelphia Folksong Society and staffed almost entirely by volunteers.
The event hosts contemporary and traditional artists in genres under the umbrella of Folk, including World/Fusion, Celtic, Singer/Songwriter, Folk Rock, Country, Klezmer, Blues, Bluegrass, Hip/Hop, Spoken Word, Storytelling, and Dance.
Each year the event hosts over 35,000 visitors and nearly 7,000 campers at the Old Pool Farm. The event presents over 75 hours of music with local, regional, and national talent on its stages.
The Festival is one of the longest-running folk music festivals in the United States, since it began in 1962.