What makes Florida unique? Is it the cuisine, crafts, stories, music or dance forms that reflect Florida’s cultural heritage? Just attend the Florida Folk Festival from 22- 24 May’ 09, at Stephen Foster State Folk Culture Center, White Springs, FL and see for yourself, what best defines Florida for you. Spread over 850 acres of land near the beautiful Suwannee river, the venue adds a special flavor to the festival. Florida Folk Festival as the name suggests, is held to celebrate music, arts and culture of FL, by organizing various shows, performances, art and craft exhibitions and workshops.
This prestigious event, held every year on the Memorial Day in FL, comes up with different themes every year, Florida’s Nature Coast being the one for present year. The scale of Florida Folk Festival can be imagined by the 11 stages, where around 300 performances would be held in the span of just 3 days! The festival is bound to attract many visitors since performers like Billy Dean, Grammy award winner, Doyle Dyles, a famous guitarist and the folk group Spanky and Our Gang, are going to perform in this festival. Besides attending these exciting shows, you can also have a feast at the numerous food vendors and stalls, which would offer different varieties of cuisine. You’ll also have the option to buy traditional art and crafts of Florida. As far as entry fee to Florida Folk Festival, White Springs, FL is concerned, it costs around $25 for one day visit and $50 for the whole 3 day event. While children under 6 years are not charged, you need to pay a nominal $5 for those between 6- 16 years.
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