SALISBURY – While the National Folk Festival concluded a five-year run in Salisbury last weekend, officials say they are already planning for next year’s legacy festival.
From Aug. 26-28, downtown Salisbury hosted its fifth and final National Folk Festival. Over the weekend, roughly 350 artists, including musicians, dancers, storytellers and craftspeople, took part in festivities that attracted attendees from near and far.
“This year was special because we were able to have different programs that we weren’t able to have last year because of COVID …,” said Caroline O’Hare, festival manager. “It was lovely to have those aspects of the festival, as it adds to the feel of the festival.”
The National Folk Festival – a free, outdoor event produced by the National Council of Traditional Arts (NCTA) – celebrates arts, culture and heritage through live performances, workshops, demonstrations, children’s activities and more.
In 2018, the event made its way to Salisbury for the first of a three-year residency on the Eastern Shore. And after two successful festivals, organizers were forced to postpone the 2020 season in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and move the event to 2021 with a smaller footprint and additional safety measures.
Just what we need Jake’s dream continues we are not the Inner Harbor in Baltimore and our nasty river is no place to hold anything but the boat ramp that exists there. Jake can’t admit failure and stupid things take down the sticks in the roads to direct bike paths that we don’t need, all those round abouts I have not seen one person riding a bike all summer long except way down Riverside Drive Extd where there is scenery and they don’t require bike paths and yet people enjoy it down there. While your at it Jake maybe you should take a ride around the city and see the dump the city really is we have abandoned businesses, houses, a chain link fence around the Elks Club that is rusty and falling down, remember chain link fences is one of your pet peeves but only if they surround someone’s yard. I guess Lowes & Home Depot don’t sell paint anymore because a lot of slum rentals have no paint left on them and weeds that are 15′ and above weeds. But home owners are fined if they don’t take care of their properties why do the slum lords not have the same violations. Take off your rose colored glasses Jake and all your minions take a ride around and really see what we see every day. Code & Compliance is trying to do a really good job why don’t you take an example from them.
polishing a turd!
How many people actually attended the folk festival? Some people went, stayed fifteen minutes and left. Did anyone actually go and stay several hours?